Volunteer Muskoka

Huntsville Volunteer Development program was created in 2012, with the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation. It was a huge success, generating 100s of volunteers. Due to this accomplishment, further funding was received from OTF. The main purpose of this funding was to re-launch the program and create a Volunteer Muskoka Virtual Centre, based out of the Huntsville/Lake of Bays Chamber of Commerce. In early 2014 Volunteer Muskoka was born. The District and all lower tier municipalities are working together on this new regional program and sit on a collaborative Advisory Committee. The vision for Volunteer Muskoka is to Develop a skilled, diverse and sustainable volunteer base, that engages and connects with Muskoka community organizations. The new program will include on-line resources, recruitment tools and volunteer training. Some training has already taken place, but to better serve the Muskoka Community, the Volunteer Muskoka Advisory Committee wanted to identify the training needs. To establish exactly what each community’s needs were, Volunteer Muskoka representatives are interviewing stakeholders and volunteers. Community conversations are taking place throughout Muskoka. These session will include open conversations, Q & A regarding the training courses and the soon to be launched online portal.