The ChangeTheWorld - Ontario Youth Volunteer Challenge is a campaign to encourage and increase youth volunteerism and to encourage and foster a life-long commitment to volunteering. This year there are 21 volunteer centres across Ontario who will be participating, including Volunteer MBC. The initiative is a challenge for youth to get involved by volunteering and to be a force for change and for good in their local community.

The Challenge will be held during National Volunteer Week (April 18 to 26) through to May 9, 2010.

Volunteer MBC's goal is to engage over 550 youth across the Region of Peel in events being held in their school communities by “adopting a cause”. Youth volunteers will plan and run events for their schools that will raise awareness for their adopted cause, which will also help to raise the profile of youth volunteering and awareness of local community organizations.

For 2010, Volunteer MBC has created a ChangeTheWorld Youth Advisory Committee who have been tasked with working with the high schools across the Region of Peel to provide support for activities and events.

Here’s how it works:

• Option #1
  
  
  • Join an existing event - click here to view a list of confirmed events

• Option #2
  
  
  • ‘Adopt a cause’ that your school or student group is most interested in supporting (click here for a list of Volunteer MBC Agency Members)
    
    
  • Select or create an activity or event to promote the cause (click here for a list of ideas)
    
    
  • Register your activity or event with Volunteer MBC
    
    
  • Create a plan for your activity or event (click here for some helpful resources)
    
    
  • Make it happen and don’t forget to tell us all about it
    
    
  • Receive recognition for your volunteer hours!
    
    
  • Have a ton of fun!
    

Do you have a new or existing community activity or event that will be held anytime between April 18 to May 9, 2010 that youth could volunteer and support? Click here to register your activity or event with the ChangeTheWorld - Ontario Youth Volunteer Challenge!

The ChangeTheWorld - Ontario Youth Volunteer Challenge is an initiative of the:
www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/changetheworld/