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Volunteer of the Month

February 2024

Oleh Melnyk

Oleh Melynk volunteers as a Translator in our Language Services department. He comes to the Centre several times a week and spends hours verifying documents translated from Ukrainian into English…. Read More

January 2024

Fernanda Bendayan

Fernanda has generously volunteered as a Cooking and Nutrition Class Assistant since September 2002.  According to Nutrition Services Manager Briana Henry, “Fer has brought positivity and compassion to the cooking and nutrition program…. Read More

December 2023

Dariia Zaitova

Dariia volunteers as a Translator in our Language Services department (Language Bank). Although she recently arrived in Canada from Ukraine,… Read More

November 2023

Sandra Liliana Perdomo Rico

I am Sandra Liliana Perdomo Rico. I am a Technician in Advertising Graphic Communication and a professional Graphic Designer,… Read More

October 2023

Ginny Toni

Ginny joined the Immigrant Centre volunteer team five years ago as a Citizenship Class Facilitator…. Read More

September 2023

Manpreet Kaur

In spring this year, Manpreet joined the Immigrant Centre for her student internship in our Employment Services department…. Read More

August 2023

Harihar Shrestha

Harihar Shrestha volunteers in our Cooking Matters program, where he has proven himself to be consistent and dependable…. Read More

July 2023

Osita Ogidi

Osita Ogidi volunteers as a Conversation Group Facilitator teaching an English class once per week to newcomers…. Read More

May 2023

Grace Pelech

The Immigrant Centre is fortunate to have an incredible team of volunteers, who generously share their time and skills to help newcomers settle into their new life,… Read More

April 2023

Vasyl Dmytruk

My family and I arrived in Canada through the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) program…. Read More

March 2023

Galyna Kosova

I came from Ukraine under the protection program. I first heard about the Immigrant Centre from volunteers who received Ukrainian citizens…. Read More

February 2023

Nelia Resendes-Marques

Nelia Resendes-Marques volunteers as a One-on-One English Tutor. This is her story.

In 1972,… Read More