February
15
2024
Volunteer Spotlight: Dr. Guy Smith
Dentist on Demand Dr. Guy Smith has made smiles a little brighter at Siloam Mission since 2018. The volunteer dentist from Brandon has been semi-retired for several years but regularly makes the trek to Winnipeg to help community members. For him, the whole experience started with a tour of the Saul Sair Health Centre. “When […]
Tags: dentist, newsletter, Saul Sair Health Centre, Volunteer
April
19
2020
Cheers to Volunteers – National Volunteer Week 2020
It is National Volunteer Week 2020, and although we can’t be together right now, we still want to celebrate the commitment and contributions of Siloam’s volunteers. To all of our volunteers, THANK YOU. Volunteers contribute greatly to Siloam’s mission. Last year, between our registered volunteers and community members, 93,939 hours of volunteering were contributed. With […]
January
16
2019
For everything there is a season
John White fondly remembers a childhood marked by a love of hockey, art and writing. “In Grade 7, I came in third in all of Canada in writing,” he says. “I used to get up and help the teacher teach writing.” But John’s story is also marked by things he was forced to leave behind, […]
Tags: Community Stories, Recovery, Transition Services, Volunteer