Opportunity Knocks - April 4, 2014

Well I held off on posting this week's Opportunity Knocks to bring you my Autism Awareness Month post yesterday so today I thought I'd start with getting back on the proverbial horse and sharing your weekly dose of where we can pitch in.
Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to share the post with friends and colleagues,  has submitted an item for inclusion,  or has sent a message to comment on the project.  I appreciate the support! 

Do you have an opportunity that you'd like to share? Please send it to me at tammy@easternontarionetwork.com

 ~ Tammy 

Brockville - The South East CCAC is seeking board members with a passion for creating vision and direction to help shape and lead a strategy to guide us over the next four years.  Your acheivements in business and/or governance will support a key leadership role in helping the CCAC realize its vision to provide outstanding care to every person, every day.  

For more information, or to apply contact Johanne Kot, Executive Assistant at Johanne.kot@se.ccas-ont.ca or call 613-966-3530 ext 4241.

Cardinal - The Cardinal Youth Group and Cardinal Community Garden are seeking fan blades - these can be from no longer functioning fans, car motors, lawn mowers etc. They would like to collect 15-20 of these. Please contact kariesml@yahoo.ca or call 613-657-1635.

Mountain:   The House of Lazarus Food Bank's most needed items this week are canned pasta, canned vegies, peanut butter, canned fruit and cereal. The Food bank is also in need of empty jars - spaghetti jars, baby food jars etc.  All shapes and sizes are needed.  Please contact 613-989-3830 or e-mail house.lazarus@gmail.com to donate.  

Prescott - The 7th Prescott Scouting Group is seeking community support to help send a contingent of youth from their joint Venturer Scout Company to Newfoundland in July 2014. Area Businesses and members of the community are invited to participate in their Sponsor 21 program - be one of 21 sponsors to donate $150 towards the remaining funds needed for the trip and in return the group will create a sign for each sponsor that will be displayed at all future fundraisers and scouting events. For more info please contact kariesml@yahoo.ca or call 613-657-1635.

Prescott - Cardinal - Spencerville - The Food for All Food Bank's most needed items this week are: Cereal (hot and cold), Sidekicks, boxed potatoes, canned pasta, canned sandwich meats, juice, sugar, margarine, pancake mix, and cheese whiz.  Please contact the location closest to you or call 613-925-2444 for more information.  

Smiths Falls: The Rideau Environmental Action League (REAL) is seeking volunteers for the REAL Deal Store, and for a variety of REAL activities.  Please contact volunteer coordinator Leann Merriman at 205-0818 for more info.  Save a step, and complete their volunteer application ahead of time so that they can suggest a position that's just right for you.  Download the application at: http://www.realaction.ca/pdfs/REAL%20Volunteer%20Application%20April%202008.pdf

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