The April lunch and learn through the Parkland Chamber of Commerce will focus on volunteerism.
It is set for next Tuesday, April 30th at the Watson Arts Centre.
Carissa Caruk-Ganczar with the Chamber says this event will be slightly different from previous lunch and learns.
"This is an opportunity where we are going to have interaction with our participants, we can have some good table discussions, talk about some information, and come up with some tools. A lot of our chamber members are not only businesses but also non-profit organizations. So this is one of those topics that is a concern for a lot of organizations in our community."
Caruk-Ganczar explains plenty of good discussion during the event.
"How are recruiting people, how are we retaining people, as well as all kinds of organizations looking for board members. We will have a good discussion about what is working, what is not working among our organizations. We are going to dig into some of the trends and research happening across Canada, as well as some tips and tactics to think about and how do we shift some of our direction, how we are doing those things, how we may pull together resources and organizations, and what can we do to have those conversations."
Caruk-Ganczar feels we have a strong volunteer base across the region.
"We have great organizations and events, but even now post-pandemic we are seeing some of that shift as far as behaviour. Also, how do we incorporate more youth or newcomers to our community. And we will take a look at who else we are missing out there that might be wanting to get involved and what do we need to do to welcome them in a little bit more as well."
This lunch and learn is limited to 40 participants.
Chamber members interested in taking part are encouraged to register as soon as possible through the Chamber's website.
