CISV OTTAWA - 2023 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS COMING
CISV Ottawa plans on sending 3-4 Ottawa delegations to international programs. We won't know what programs are available until mid-November, so stay tuned! We also plan on hosting an International Youth Meeting here in Ottawa in July 2023. This will bring more than thirty 12-13 year olds from 8 different countries together for 15 days of life-changing activities. We need you to tell us what programs you are interested in - fill in our expression of interest survey. Deadline is November 8th!
Get Involved!
We always welcome new people to join the CISV Ottawa Board, for any amount of involvement, to help with specific tasks, or just to find out more about how CISV Ottawa works. Let us know if you are interested, please contact info@cisvottawa.ca. Thanks!! Here are some areas we could use help with (training & help provided by current volunteers!) - Communications - to write these handy informative emails, - Social Media - to post informative content on one or more of our Facebook, Instagram & Twitter accounts. works together with Communications & web person for a synchronized message - Web Site - do web page updates (in Wordpress), work with our webmaster to keep our web presence up to date and useful - Events - to find and book halls or other sites when we again have in-person events, like the Silly Chili chapter pot-luck, usually held in the spring. To volunteer for any of these roles, please email info@cisvottawa.ca or our Chair, Chris Lindberg chair@cisvottawa.ca
Join us at our next event
Regular CISV Ottawa board meetings are held monthly at the Board House (581 Highland Avenue). Board meetings are generally held on the first Tuesday evening of each month from 7-9pm. Email chair@cisvottawa.ca to confirm timing and location. The CISV JB Exec holds bi-weekly executive zoom meetings throughout the year to plan upcoming events. All 11+ are welcome. If you would like to join us to make new friends while developing leadership and communication skills, and being awesome, please contact jb.chair@cisvottawa.ca or instagram @cisvottawajb to find out more details.
Join CISV Ottawa's Junior Branch What is a CISV Junior Branch?
Junior Branch (JB) is the heart and soul of CISV. The JB is the group of young local CISVers between the ages of 11-25, who develop intercultural and leadership skills through educational and social activities.
What is JB exec?: The Junior Branch executive is the group of kids who plan events and minicamps. We hold bi-weekly zoom meetings throughout the year where we plan these events and have fun!
Join us to make new friends while developing new leadership and communication skills, and being awesome. Anyone age 11+.
Contact Alice & Poppy at jb.chair@cisvottawa.ca with any questions! Or instagram @cisvottawajb
Donate to CISV Ottawa through the GCWCC!If you work for the GoC, it's that time of year again, for the Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign! CISV Ottawa is a registered charity, and this year we are fundraising for a Youth Meeting we will be hosting next summer (2023), so we appreciate your donations more than ever!
To make CISV Ottawa one of the charities to which you designate your GCWCC donation, just search for CISV Ottawa from the list. It is there - so easy!
Thank you to everyone who is already donating to CISV Ottawa in this way - we greatly appreciate you! Thank you on behalf of the 11-year-olds, JCs, leaders, staff and volunteers working to make next summer's Youth Meeting another wonderful CISV experience!!
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