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Snap a photo of your delicious creation and be entered to win a prize! Prizes are awarded for Adults (18+ years) and Child/Youth (17 and under) Deadline for entries is Monday, December 17th! Photos can be emailed to Trinidy Schmidt at [email protected] or be submitted through the Explore County of Northern Lights Facebook page.

A whole new section has been launched on Explore County of Northern Lights website, an entire page dedicated to Volunteering! On the page you will find:

• Volunteer Sign Up: a section for community members interested in volunteering to submit their info and be connected to organizations looking for volunteers
• Volunteer Call Out: Organizations looking for volunteers to join their board/organization or help with an event. Your volunteer opportunity will be advertised in the Explore and County media channels (website, Facebook, newsletter, etc.)
• Volunteer Recognition Submission: The goal is to recognize our community volunteers through-out the year. Organizations and community members can submit an individual or group of people to receive a special recognition. The individual/group will be featured in the County Newsletter and Explore Facebook page. Because this program is new, it is in the growing stage! I am open to suggestions/ideas on how to expand it 😊
• Volunteer Resources: All of the non-profit/volunteer training & resources that were under Community Resources page is also on this page (Not new, but still awesome!)
• Events & Organizations Needing Volunteers: Towards the bottom of the page, you will see lists of organizations and events that are currently looking for volunteers.

Other features:

• Event & Organizations listings can now be enabled to display ‘This Organization/Event is looking for Volunteers!’
• The page link is embedded into a homepage button at the top of the web-page, for easy access across the website.

You can access the page at www.explorecountyofnorthernlights.com/volunteer

This page, resources, and features are all open to community members and organizations that are in the County and Towns of Manning, Peace River and Grimshaw.

Planning a community event and not sure where to start? Print this basic check list off and you won't forget a step! If you're still stuck, unsure of the next step, etc. Give Trinidy Schmidt, our Community Services Coordinator for the County of Northern Lights a shout! She can be reached at 780-836-3348 ext.238 or email at [email protected]