Trudi
How long have you been volunteering with SBC Volunteer Centretre?
Since September 2001. I was one of the first volunteers to start when the Centre first opened.
What was your first job in the Jewish Community
Previous to the Volunteer Centre opening, I stuffed envelopes at the JNF, helped with mail-outs for the Vancouver Holocaust Centre, and assisted in the Isaac Waldman Library .
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Tamara Find
My Personal Life (edited by Judy Stern)
I was born and grew up in South Africa . I lived in a suburb of Johannesburg . I was born profoundly deaf from the German measles. I attended King David School . I had a difficult time to understand the teacher as everyone else in the class could hear. So I transferred to another school called St Vincent School for the Deaf which was easier for me and I learned South African sign language. In 1988 I went to the Art Foundation College for graphic design for one year. We did everything by hand as there were no computers at that time. I had been working at various graphic design jobs from 1995 ¨C 2000.
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Angeles Arien
The Goose Story
Next fall, when you see geese heading south for the winter, flying in V formation, you might consider what science has discovered as to why they fly that way.
As each bird flaps its wings, it creates uplift for the bird immediately following. By flying in V formation the whole flock has at least 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own. People who share a common direction and a sense of community can get where they are going more quickly and easily because they are travelling on the thrust of one another.
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Stacy Friedman
Volunteer Coordinator Intergenerational Landed Learning Project at the UBC Farm 
The Volunteer Centre at Shalom BC is welcoming and accessible and I have appreciated their support. Partnering with the Centre helped connect our project (the Intergenerational Landed Learning Project at the UBC Farm) with passionate and compassionate seniors and other volunteers who contribute their time, knowledge, and care to the children of our project. The children have had so much fun growing their own food and eating the food they grow. The relationships that are formed are priceless.
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