Volunteerism

SIRC Newsletter now available online: Volunteerism

Volunteerism is considered the backbone of Canada's sport and recreation system. Currently, Canada has over 6.5 million volunteers with 35% of those being involved in sport. Sport volunteers encompass people from all walks of life, from active and retired athletes, coaches and officials to professionals, parents and youth (and more) who want to help out in their community. Volunteers are the key to making sport possible for the physical, social and emotional development of children and adults, so it's important that we recognize and value their contributions to the sport community.

Read more: http://www.sirc.ca/newsletters/october12/index.html

Volunteering

SIRC Newsletter now available online: Volunteering

Volunteers play an extremely important role in the sport community - without these hard working people, many events simply would not occur. SIRC fully recognizes the value and vital role volunteers contribute every year so that we can continue to build upon our strong tradition of volunteering in sport.

Read more:  http://www.sirc.ca/newsletters/May13/index.html