Get Involved with FEW
Focus for Ethnic Women relies on dedicated volunteers throughout the year. There are many different opportunities to get involved with our agency.
 Volunteer
Board of Directors
Guest Speakers
Volunteer Application Form
Donations
Volunteer
Volunteering with FEW enables you to:
- Engage in meaningful activities to benefit women of your community
- Learn new skills
- Practice and improve your previously acquired skills
- Network with people and make new friends
- Learn about new cultures
- Contribute to your community
Volunteer activities include, but are not limited to:
- Reception (greeting and directing visitors, answering, screening and directing phone calls, providing program information, etc.)
- Office assistance (photocopying, typing, faxing, researching, liaising with staff, etc.)
- Best-Dressed Boutique (organize donated clothing, assist participants with appropriate clothing choices, marketing, etc.)
- Board of Directors & other committees
Please click here to download the Volunteer Application Form.
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Board of Directors
Interested candidates may also pursue opportunities to become a member of FEW’s Board of Directors.
To join the Board, a candidate must:
- Possess a specific set of professional skills
- Be available for a monthly time commitment of 3-6 hours (minimum commitment of 2-3 years)
Focus for Ethnic Women Board of Directors 2008-2009
NAME |
OCCUPATION, EMPLOYER |
Elizabeth Adrian
President |
Career Advisor - Cooperative Education & Career Services
University of Waterloo |
Deepa Ahluwalia
Vice President |
Equity and Inclusion Officer
Waterloo Region District School Board |
Colleen Sargeant
Secretary |
Administrative Assistant to the Mayor of the City of Waterloo |
Dina Zahir
Treasurer |
Senior Accountant
Spinrite LP, Listowel |
| Olive Coke |
Candidate for Chartered General Accountant Designation
Financial Services - Primerica |
| Popy Dimoulas |
Epidemiologist
Regional Municipality of Waterloo |
| Cecilia Marroquin |
Certified Immigration Practitioner
Jennifer Roggeman, Professional Corporation, Law Office |
| Amy Zister |
Business Owner
Seven Shores Trading |
| Liz Flewwelling |
Support Coordinator
Extend-A-Family |
| Cynthia Cartelle |
Associate Lawyer
Sobara, Schumacher, McCann |
| Diana Bucatura |
Dental Claims Adjudicator
Manulife Financial, Waterloo |
| Suzanne Fletcher |
Technical Trainer
City of Waterloo |
Parnaa Bradley is on maternity leave for a year.
Please click here to download the Volunteer Application Form.
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Guest Speakers
Guest speakers are a valuable addition to Skills Unlimited, FEW’s employment assistance program. Their contributions include mock interviews, providing examples of good customer service, and discussing hiring procedures and life skills.
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If you are a business professional/manager
and are interested in sharing your knowledge with FEW participants, please contact us. |
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Donations
FEW is very grateful to community members for their support. Your help makes it possible for more and more immigrant and visible minority women to reach their goals.
Monetary Donations
All monetary donations benefit our participants by directly supporting FEW’s programming. Please make cheques payable to Focus for Ethnic Women, Waterloo Region Inc. For cash donations, please stop by our office.
We are happy to provide our supporters with tax receipts for the amount donated.
Business Services
As a not-for-profit agency, FEW benefits greatly from free or discounted professional services from community members and businesses. If you are interested in donating your services – for example: marketing, graphic design, writing, life coaching, motivational speaking, etc. – please contact us.
We happily provide tax receipts for all offered services and can arrange recognition through our newsletters, website, etc.
Office Items
The FEW office is currently looking for items such as:
- Items for silent auctions
- Fabrics (for the sewing program)
- Sewing machines (in good condition)
- Business clothing
If you have any other items you think our agency could use, please contact us.
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Best-Dressed Boutique
The Best-Dressed Boutique, one of FEW’s most recent initiatives, collects gently-used business attire from local women to prepare FEW clients for job interviews and employment.
Program graduates are invited to browse the racks and select a complete outfit to get them on their way.
We happily accept:
- Suits
- Blazers
- Blouses
- Skirts
- Pants
- Dresses
- Shoes
- Purses
- Jewelry
Items may be dropped off at our office location.
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