Author: Betel Centre

Flu season is upon us, and we want to remind all our community to stay home if you are feeling unwell. Staying home when you are sick is important to avoid spreading the illness and making your friends, our volunteers, other members, and our staff sick, to recover properly, and allowing your body the time… Continue reading Staying Home When Your Are Sick

After time spent at home raising a family, Joyce Solomon was ready to re-enter the workforce and had little experience to put on her resume. For 30 years, she has volunteered with La Leche League providing information and support to women on breastfeeding. She wanted to expand her skills in other areas and decided to… Continue reading Feature Volunteer – Joyce Solomon

As we approach the winter season,  some of  our regular Meals on Wheels volunteers travel south to escape the cold and snow. It is also a time when our seniors rely most on the Meals on Wheels program as the weather brings an increase in loneliness and isolation. Over the next few months, we will… Continue reading Meals on Wheels Volunteers Urgently Needed for the Winter Months

Another great day with the BMO corporate volunteers! It was our pleasure to welcome back the corporate volunteers from Bank of Montreal (BMO). As part of the United Way Day of Caring initiative, 13 staff from BMO volunteered with our Meals on Wheels program. Despite the dismal weather, the BMO team brought their energy and enthusiasm… Continue reading BMO Corporate Volunteers Deliver Smiles and Meals!

Recently a group of Betel members returned from a two week cruise of the Western Mediterranean, tanned, invigorated, relaxed, but definitely not prepared for the winter that arrived on November 11th! Memories of the sun, sand and sea, and all the good times, however, will carry us through the next few cold, winter months. We… Continue reading Betel Sails the Western Mediterranean Sea!