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Who are you ll} L‘htu'k Hokor loot tuouuti lhc room at the people .utcntlmg tout group's rcgulzu meeting the llt'\l tutu- ll gc‘lx together Most. it not till. he \ulunlt‘crx Sonic got lhctreqtcnxcs or .Illlltlllt‘l'dlllllll]\llLl.l1Ul lot‘ the most purl. tut-x pint itlc thctr tune and cllort \olunlarr l\ llmt ucil do you knou your volun- let'ix' In one group I hctongcli to, i remember .m oltlcr lcllou uho ucter said too much ttltett tlL'LINIUIl\ new needed or problems \l‘l\L'll But ltc did Mt) .t lot during thi.‘ breaks to the l1L|\Ii'lL‘\\ ol the meeting. and usulill} uhout \tunclhtng not related to the "I cam/anon at .tll. The distractions grew. JllLl m did the lllhlrulltllh among other ginup incntheh ‘\\’ho is this fellth 1’” "I wish he'll put uttcution'” "We sure are ,\ _l\llll‘:'l1lllL‘ llxlt'lllllg to his stories ttthtch unlit .trcn't wry Iunn} i " in it detailed surw} oi \ oluntecrorgunta anions in Canada. tlonc betneen Nm. I. l‘lNh .II'ILl (Jul. ll. WW. wine IlllCFC\[lll_fl Lit [\ ucrc i'ctcttletl. Du] you kntm that 5.3 llllllltll'l Cdflmlldli‘ volunteered their time .llltl \lxlll\ to groups and organizations? Or r volunteers? that over hall' of those volunteers were trout Ont-.nio‘.‘ And in Ontario. 29 per cent ol‘ all women volunteer. but only 22 per cent of men get involved with volunteer orguniuttions'.‘ Health groups and agricultural organi~ zillions. cuvironntentnlt religious and cul- tural groups were all surveyed. Also in- cluded were sports and recreation organi» unions. social services and those groups concerned with law and justice From this survey trends were revealed which are worth noting. - 7-1 per cent of all volunteers rated "meeting people or companionship" us an important reason for volunteer- ing. - 63 per cent believed strongly in help- ing others as their most important rea« son. ' 60 per cent felt "helping a cause they believed in" was their motivation for volunteering. - Enjoying the work (55 per cent) and a I'eeling ol~ accomplishment (54 per cent] were also cited as being very important. Do you know the volunteers in your organization? What motivates them? But. you ask. why should I know these people or why they're here? Because you may also have distractions at your meet. ings--the people who are not matched‘wen with jobs to meet their personal needs, They may be bored, or frustrated, or net interested. Both your organization and the indiviu. ual will lose out. The older gentleman was a recent widow and looking for a "night out". He wanted to meet people and make new friends, But none of us knew him very well, and it took a white to understand his needs. He eventually found a home on both the hospitality and membership recruit- ment committees. Do you know your volunteers? For more information about volunteers in Canada, please contact Statistics Canada for a copy of Giving Freely: Volunteers in Canada. by Doreen Duchesne. The cost is $28. Write to Publication Sales, Statistics Canada. Ot- tawa. KIA 0T6. The toll free order line is 1â€"800-267-6677. Chuck Bokar is a rural leadership rerun/- talt! with the Ontario Ministry ongricul- turf and Food, Guelph. Concern for environment put into action H} Helen \nderson “omen \ Institute members are conâ€" tcrncd .thout the cnnronntenl in thetr home tonitnunittcx and are taking to heart EllL’ll lllL’ntL' for the IlJLJU'x. Women and the l‘.ll\ ll‘ItlllTlL'lllrerrllll) and Community Ell‘ltl‘lltfll W] put thctr concern into ac, [ion Members decided to plant three white ‘PFLKL' new on _i property “hen.- their ln- «titutc hogan m Itllo. Just outstth the city l'l Slritlloi ll In South Ettxlhopc township. A rural \Llllttll ltuuw um built on the prop- crt} that your. and .t charter tnemher ol' llnihurxl W[. the late Mix». Mar} McP- hcrwn \tiggcucd the name Elnthursl l‘or Ilic \Llllllll because of the elm trees on the next willull proper!) . Thus the name I‘orthe wmmunuy \ ucwcst WI became Elmhurst le well. Since no clm trees were available for planting in the “His. Elmhurst WI members th.‘\L‘ to plant it l'lllL' spruce [tees to sustain 4nd Improve the environment in the com- munity \therc the Institute began. The planting of these trees prompted many more trees to be planted by individual members and their families around their Planting trim. fmm left In right are President Heather homes and out in the community. Helen Anderson is program coordinumr for Efmlturst WI. Schlotzltauer, Curator Irene Anderson. Summary-Tramm-er Beatrice Lowe and Helen Anderson. l Home At Country July. Aug. Sept. I‘J‘Jl)