Hello All,
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is David Arsenault, and I am the project supervisor for Canada World Youth in Cornwall this year. As you may know, our organization has been engaging youth from Canada and abroad in volunteer service, experiential education and community development programs since 1971, and is working in Cornwall this year for the first time .
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is David Arsenault, and I am the project supervisor for Canada World Youth in Cornwall this year. As you may know, our organization has been engaging youth from Canada and abroad in volunteer service, experiential education and community development programs since 1971, and is working in Cornwall this year for the first time .
As
preparations are underway I am asking for your assistance in spreading
the word throughout your community,
in your bulletin/newsletter, or online, as we continuously look to make
new connections in the community for meeting space, host families, work
placements and resource people. I would be happy to come by and put up a
poster in your space if there is an appropriate
board, to give a brief chat and/or network at any upcoming events you
may have.
This year Canada World Youth is excited to bring 18 youth volunteers (9 Canadian and 9 Vietnamese) from
October 20th
to December 21st,
2014, to live, learn, and volunteer in Cornwall. Specifically
we will be looking at issues related to gender and health in partnership
with local non-profit organizations. The youth will also share their
experiences from the first phase of the program in Vietnam (happening
from August to October) with the community through
host families and events.
We are looking for host
families (of
all kinds) to open their doors and share their lives with 2 youth
volunteers for the 2 month period (a stipend is provided); community
members
who can act as resource people either
about particular
aspects of Cornwall (be it politics, innovation, the arts, events etc)
or their own expertise; meeting space and activities to get involved in;
and for work
placements with community based organizations related to the health theme where the youth can volunteer 2-4 days a week.
We
greatly appreciate any support/leads/ideas you can offer and I am
looking forward to introducing these
youth to our fantastic community! I am happy to come by any time to
introduce myself and chat about the program or answer any questions by
email, phone or skype.
Attached to this email you will find a press release as well as a host-family search poster, both of which are for free distribution through your networks.
Attached to this email you will find a press release as well as a host-family search poster, both of which are for free distribution through your networks.
Thank you for your support,
David Arsenault
Project Supervisor / Superviseur de Projets
Canada World Youth, Youth Leaders in Action / Jeunesse Canada Monde, Jeunes Leaders en Action
Tel/Tél: (613) 870-1399
Email/Courriel: darsenault@cwy-jcm.org
Blog: cwycornwallvietnam.blogspot.ca/
Project Supervisor / Superviseur de Projets
Canada World Youth, Youth Leaders in Action / Jeunesse Canada Monde, Jeunes Leaders en Action
Tel/Tél: (613) 870-1399
Email/Courriel: darsenault@cwy-jcm.org
Blog: cwycornwallvietnam.blogspot.ca/