Paul Huyer is a familiar face among the Shelter Movers Greater Toronto (SMGT) community. Since joining SMGT in November 2020, Paul has volunteered for over 400 hours – and counting, in both a Lead Mover and Move Coordinator capacity! Since his very first move, Paul has shown such enthusiasm to help others and an eagerness […]
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Meet Michelle! As the Volunteer Services Manager for Shelter Movers Waterloo Region (SMWR), Michelle works collaboratively with the executive team to ensure the volunteer onboarding process runs smoothly and efficiently, while obtaining objectives and fulfilling Shelter Movers’ mission. Michelle joined SMWR because she wanted to do something meaningful with her spare time and get more involved in the
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When Lorna Buchanan was looking for a way to give back during the pandemic, she decided to do some research. After visiting the city of Toronto’s website, she came away with a couple options. She discovered Shelter Movers last April, and the rest is history. Since then, she has been a volunteer on over 30
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Spotlight on Jules It’s a Monday evening between her working hours and a swimming session that Jules had spared her time to talk about her volunteering at Shelter Movers. She joined the team soon after arriving in Montreal and since has completed over 18 moves. Each one is unique and requires, as she said, the
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Congratulations to Jean-Philippe for being our chosen volunteer for this month’s volunteer spotlight. Last December, when Jean-Philippe had some spare time next to his day job, he noticed the volunteer posts for Shelter Movers Montreal and was inspired by our mission and services provided for people fleeing domestic abuse. Jean-Philippe is currently a Lead Mover
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This month, we wanted to talk to you about Daniel. Daniel is currently finishing a Master’s in Public and International Affairs at the University of Montreal. Once the pandemic started, he wanted to become involved in some of the areas that were especially hit hard. With the numerous femicides that kept rising, he knew that
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Say Hello to Marykate! Marykate is April’s volunteer of the month. Marykate has been with Shelter Movers Montreal since the start of our operations in September last year. She has seen the Montreal chapter grow steadily over those months. Marykate started as a move coordinator and has since evolved into a supervising role, but she
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It’s time to celebrate, we’ve reached our 600th move! This month we celebrate National Volunteer Week! The theme for 2021 is The Value of One, The Power of Many. Gratitude and hope drive each volunteer to contribute to building a safer environment for everyone. Every day, dozens of volunteers leave their homes to help women
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Since June of 2020, Shaneel has been volunteering with Shelter Movers as a mover, signing up for shifts to help out whenever he has free time. When asked why he began volunteering with Shelter Movers, Shaneel explained that he wanted to be able to better understand the experiences of survivors of interpersonal abuse. “As a
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