Why volunteer?

Volunteering with the Society is a great opportunity for you to make a positive impact in your community, be part of a team, share your experience, learn new skills and develop lasting friendships. Volunteers are critical to our accomplishments and we wouldn’t be able to support, inform and empower those touched by cancer without you.

When you join our nationwide team, you have the combined strength of volunteers from across the country standing behind you to help you make a difference in someone’s life.

Research has shown that volunteering not only helps you live longer, but it makes you healthier too!

Here are some quotes from Society volunteers about their experiences and why they volunteer with the Canadian Cancer Society:

“My work as a youth volunteer with the Canadian Cancer Society is really being recognized and appreciated.” Julia

“I wanted to show my gratitude towards the charity that probably kept my grandmother alive, alongside lots of other cancer survivors.” Karen

There are as many reasons why people volunteer as there are ways you can get involved. Apply today to get started.

National Volunteer Week is April 21 – 27, 2013

For 75 years, we have been with all Canadians in the fight for life. We have been relentless in our commitment to fund research and support Canadians touched by cancer. These efforts, combined with our work on prevention, are the foundation for a future where we will engage Canadians to change cancer forever.

As a volunteer of the Society, you are vital to our mission. During National Volunteer Week (April 21 – 27) and throughout the year, we extend our deepest gratitude for your many contributions and for your dedication to the Society and its work.

Without you, we would not be able to:

fund life-saving research into all forms of cancer
fight for public policies that make healthy living possible and protect Canadians from cancer-causing substances
be the leading source of comprehensive and reliable information about cancer
provide practical and emotional support so that no one faces cancer alone

Our anniversary is a great opportunity to reflect on our achievements and engage Canadians like never before to help us continue the fight for life.

Wishing each of you a happy National Volunteer Week and a successful and rewarding 75th Anniversary year.

Sincerely,

Don Paterson Martin Kabat

Chair, Board of Directors Chief Executive Officer