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Volunteering

Volunteering at McMaster

Want to stay involved on campus?

Opportunities are frequently available for Mac retirees to continue to support our McMaster community, while participating in fulfilling and rewarding volunteer work. MURA provides information on available volunteer opportunities in its quarterly newsletter, MURAnews, and also sends notices via email. To be added to the MURA member email list, send a request by email to mura@mcmaster.ca.

Don’t want to volunteer alone? Most volunteer activities work well with a teamwork approach. So when you see an opportunity that appeals to you, get in touch with your retiree friends and volunteer as a team.

Volunteering off campus

A few major off-campus volunteer organizations

Volunteering news

  • Flamborough Volunteering Opportunities

    August 15, 2024 8:14 AM | Anonymous

    Flamborough Volunteering Opportunities

  • Cancer Assistance Program needs volunteer drivers

    November 15, 2022 7:05 PM | Anonymous

    Cancer Assistance Program needs volunteer drivers

  • Nankind [formerly Nanny Angel Network]

    July 27, 2022 2:55 PM | Anonymous

    Nankind [formerly Nanny Angel Network] has expanded free cancer support to the Hamilton area. Nankindprovides free in-home and virtual childcare support to moms with cancer and their children.

    Website https://nankind.com/volunteer/become-a-volunteer-angel/

    For more information or to volunteer please contact 416-730-0025 extension 218 or email volunteer@nannyangelnetwork.com.

  • Welcome Inn Community Centre

    July 27, 2022 2:53 PM | Anonymous

    Volunteers are sought for the Welcome Inn Community Centre’s Community Visitation program. Volunteers are matched up with seniors in the Hamilton area to talk by phone on a regular basis. The goal is to offer friendship and support in an effort to ease isolation and ensure seniors are able to live independently for as long as possible.

    For more information or to volunteer: https://welcomeinn.ca/volunteer/

  • Home Hospice Association

    June 01, 2022 11:40 AM | Anonymous

    As many of you are probably aware, there is a crisis in palliative and hospice care in Ontario. Home Hospice Association (HHA) is a not-for-profit, federally registered charity that delivers free palliative and hospice care to anyone, at any time, under any roof, at any age.

    We are asking you to become part of our volunteer force.

    The fact that boomers and seniors currently account for 45% of Ontario’s population means that we have an incredible resource from which to draw volunteers. We believe that volunteers of all ages are incredibly valuable. However, we know that boomers and seniors bring with them specific qualities, highlighted by:

    • Skill expertise developed over a lifetime
    • Appreciation and understanding of team work
    • Flexible schedule

    The benefits to you include, but are not limited to:

    • enhanced emotional and physical wellbeing
    • strengthened mental capacity
    • learning and skill development through new experiences

    Our clients are facing life-limiting illnesses. After online training, HHA volunteers confidently help in a variety of ways, from operational work such as event planning, to committee work, and hands-on caregiving in the home. The possibilities are as limitless as the skills our volunteers bring with them.

    For more information about HHA and how you can help, please go to our website https://www.homehospiceassociation.com/get-involved. There, you can read about our various programs and submit a volunteer application form.

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