There are several recurring and upcoming events with explicit needs for volunteers from the community to help out. Unless otherwise specified, you can reach out to [email protected] to volunteer.
If you are a member of an organization of or know someone who helps out with an organization in our community (school parent council, churches, community groups, etc), please let us know about them at [email protected]. We are trying to build the CGOW Community Network and we could use your help.
If you have a neighbour or relative who lives nearby who you think may be interested in helping out with one of these events, forward this message or encourage them to join as a member of the community association and sign up to be a volunteer themselves. It’s free and being a member also gets you our monthly newsletter delivered directly to your inbox. We’re also running a friendly membership drive competition, each person you get to register earns you points towards bragging rights.
If you’re looking for other ways you can get involved in the community, check out our ‘CA Starter Kit‘.
Upcoming Events & New Initiatives
Several upcoming and potential events present opportunities to get involved in the planning and execution stages:
- Drop-in Kids Rec Activities (starting in January 2026): Looking for a additional volunteers to help run a free monthly drop-in time in a local gym space for a few hours. If you’re interested in helping to plan this or attending it, let us know.
- Later, this winter:
- Moonlight Ski (au clair de lune) – February 1, 2026: If helping to plan this event interests you, get in touch.
- Winter Carnival (d’hiver) – February 14, 2026: This fun annual event needs lots of volunteers to run smoothly. If you’re interested in helping out with planning or helping run the event on the day, please let us know.
How to Get Involved
Volunteer Positions
- Volunteer Coordinator
- Send regular updates to volunteer group about new and upcoming opportunities
- Help event planners find volunteers
- Help recruit new community volunteers
- Events Coordinator
- Keep track of upcoming events with leads
- Make sure events have a poster, date/time, RSVPs, booking, etc.
- Graphic Designer
- Help us to create posters, flyers, and other materials for events
- Support graphic design needs like logos or other graphics.
- A/V Expert/Coordinator
- Someone that can help out with in-person events that need video or sound to help set things up
- Can give advice for possible purchases in this area
- Local Experts/Coordinators
- We’d love to hear from you if you are interested in representing your specific area’s interests within the community association. Our boundaries include Convent Glen North and South, as well as Orleans Wood and everything north of St Joseph and west of Place d’Orléans, and we hear from some parts of the community much more than others.
- School Parent Council Liaisons
- If you’re affiliated with a parent council, in the community we’d love to be in touch to coordinate events where appropriate.
Please reach out if you’re interested!
Plan a New Event
The association is always considering new potential events, you can always see what we’ve got going on in our Roadmap. If volunteers are willing to take the lead on planning new events, the association is ready to support community building activities. These events could be something happening soon, or could be something to start planning now for next year.
Possible events that would need community volunteers to organize include:
- Walking groups,
- Social nights (for seniors, young adults, professionals, etc),
- Drop-In Activities for Kids
Getting involved now means you can help shape these events from the ground up.
Contact Us
One good way to get involved with community association event planning is to join the Community Forum on Discord, where much of the event planning and discussion takes place. For general inquiries or to share your own ideas, you can always email the association at [email protected].
