Volunteers

EVENT CONVENORS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS WANTED

Members with sales and event management experience who are willing to co-ordinate events and actively seek cash donations, sponsorships and prizes in the community are needed to serve as Event Convenors and Event Committee members for the DAMES Golf Tournament and Art a la Mode.

Interested Members may forward a covering letter and resume to Christina Burns, Executive Director, at director@thelindsaygallery.com.

Any Gallery members who would like to be a member of any Committee, please leave your name at the Gallery, 324-1780.

EDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIR AND VOLUNTEERS WANTED

The Lindsay Gallery currently partners with the Lindsay Branch of the City of Kawartha Lakes Library to host school visits from children of all grade levels, with visits primarily from grades JK – Grade 5. Over 400 students, teachers and parents visited the Gallery in June 2011, with another 225 visiting in October and November 2011.

The Education Committee Chair will:

Work in conjunction with the Executive Director to develop marketing material to advertise the program to local schools
Work with the Executive Director to recruit and train Education Committee Volunteers
Schedule volunteers based on need (5-15 visits during each exhibit for approximately 5-6 exhibits each year)
Develop new ideas for activities for the children to complete after their Gallery visit

This position is ideal for a retired teacher or a recent teachers college graduate.

Interested Members may forward a covering letter and resume to Christina Burns, Executive Director, at director@thelindsaygallery.com.

OTHER VOLUNTEER POSITIONS

There are several openings available to members who would like to become volunteers in the Gallery. Time commitments are up to the individual but most volunteers commit approximately 3-8 hours a month to a particular activity.

Hosts and Hostesses at Openings Receptions and Meetings. These volunteers set up the refreshments table and acts as hosts and hostesses in welcoming Gallery guests. Training provided .
Docent-Receptionists for Saturdays, and occasional week days, to keep the Gallery open for visitors when staff are unavailable. Three hour shifts. Training provided.
Meeting “set up” helpers when gallery is used for a meeting, which involves bringing chairs and the podium up from the basement, then taking them back down to the basement.
Graphic Designers - These volunteers assist with developing promotional material for events and assisting with the design of the newsletter.
Poster/Marketing Assistants - These volunteers will assist with putting up posters of special events around Lindsay, Bobcaygeon and Fenelon Falls
Community Outreach - assist with information booths set up at local events such as the Lilac Festival, or at the Lindsay Square Mall.
Bingo Helpers - assist one Wednesday evening a month (approximately) to sell cards or take cash (5:30pm - 7:15 pm).

For more information, please contact Christina Burns, Executive Director, at 705-324-1780 or director@thelindsaygallery.com.

VOLUNTEERS NEWS

The Board is proud to announce that their two nominees for the 2011 Volunteer Service Awards were accepted by the Ontario Honours and Awards Secretariat. The certificate and pins were presented by Rick Johnson , MPP at a special ceremony at the Lindsay Armouries in May.

Ann MacLeish - 5 years
Ann was an elected Board Member from 2004 to March 2010. She served as Fundraising Committee CoChair, convening the annual golf tournament and Art à la Mode, a dinner which is our major annual fundraiser. She was a bingo volunteer and assisted as a volunteer supervisor with children’s art programming. She continues to volunteer as a Docent and Reception hostess.

Marg Istchenko - 5 years
Marg Istchenko was an elected Board Member from 2005 to March 2011. She served as fundraising Committee CoChair, convening the annual golf tournament and Art à la Mode, a dinner which is our major annual fundraiser. She was our Bingo convenor, scheduling the volunteers for the weekly bingo shifts. She was also a member of the curatorial committee. She continues to volunteer as a Docent and Reception hostess.

Congratulations to Marg and Ann. We thank them for all of their hard work and continued support.

We are always looking for eager new volunteers. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact Christina Burns, Executive Director, at 705-324-1780 to discuss available opportunities.

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For Past Volunteer News go to the Archives page

30th Anniversary Banner .

30th Anniversary Banner

Conceived to mark the 30th anniversary of the incorporation of The Lindsay Gallery in 2006, this colourful four-metre canvas banner (shown right) hangs in the Lindsay Public Library branch's stairwell leading to the Lindsay Gallery on the second floor.

Each 5x6 inch square was individually created and handpainted by members and friends of the Gallery. Spaces in the two top rows of the banner were done by some of the Gallery's original members, including Marion Larocque, Sandra Ackert, and Lois Smith Brennan. Longtime members Brenda Milner and Dorothy DeNure are also represented near the top of the banner. The banner was the inspiration of Gallery member Jane Stewart who saw the project through to completion over a period of many months.