Doors Open Winnipeg 2025 Ambassadors & Tour Guides
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| Organization Name: | Heritage Winnipeg |
| Address: | 509-63 Albert Street Winnipeg MB R3B 1G4 |
| Website: | http://heritagewinnipeg.com |
| Organizational Description: | Heritage Winnipeg promotes and encourages the conservation of historic/heritage structures and sites and attends to those matters which enhance and complement this purpose. Emphasis is on restoration, revitalization, preservation, education and advocacy, in order to augment the cultural inheritance of the community, with consideration for pertinent logistics and feasibility. |
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| Volunteer Opportunity Details | |
| Volunteer Opportunity ID: | 5725 |
| Description of Duties: | Heritage Winnipeg's Doors Open Winnipeg is a FREE annual event held on the last weekend of May, inviting the public to explore our built heritage treasures, cultural institutions and historic streetscapes. It is an opportunity for discovery, education, fostering community and appreciating Winnipeg's architectural and cultural heritage. Over 500 dedicated volunteers make this event a success each year! Doors Open Winnipeg volunteer shifts take place throughout the city on the event weekend between 9:00am and 5:00pm, and are usually three to four hours in length. You can volunteer for multiple shifts if desired. There are two types of volunteers: - Ambassadors greet visitors, maintain a visitor count and help distribute information |
| Skills Required: | All volunteers require excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to follow direction, work independently and lots of enthusiasm for Winnipeg's built heritage. If one of these positions describes your skills and interests, then we need you for Doors Open Winnipeg! |
| Skills Gained/Related Careers: | Your support will help us: - Foster public awareness and understanding of community history and local architecture If you love being active in your city and community, have an interest in architecture, history, heritage or city planning, enjoy dealing with the public, and care about Winnipeg, then you will be the perfect fit! Help Heritage Winnipeg celebrate the stories our buildings tell! |
| Age: | 18-30, 31-54, 55+ |
| Time Commitment: | Daytime , Weekend , Flexible Hours Doors Open Winnipeg volunteer shifts take place throughout the city on the event weekend (May 24th and 25th 2025) between 9:00am and 5:00pm, and are usually three to four hours in length. |
| Location of volunteer opportunity: | Winnipeg - Assiniboine South - Downtown - Elmwood - Fort Garry - Inkster - Point Douglas - River East - River Heights - Seven Oaks - St. Boniface - St. James-Assiniboia - St. Vital - Transcona |
| Does opportunity require a criminal record check? | No |
| Does opportunity require a child abuse registry check? | No |
| Opportunity is available to candidates that: | Fulfilling volunteer hours for school credit Are able to attend with a support person Uses a mobility device French speaking / Bilingual (French and English) |
| Organization will provide: | Certificate of recognition Training/Orientation |
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| Closing Date: | May 20, 2025 |
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