Making a significant and consistent community contribution takes more than good intentions.
Rideau Place On-the-River,
a 107-suite retirement residence in Ottawa, is working hard and using the skills
of long-time, well-connected and respected local volunteers to make the good intentions
become realities.
"We've long been a civic-minded organization,"
says Rideau Place general manager Doug Wilson. "But when we wanted to increase
our community-outreach efforts, we approached a handful of high-profile Ottawa
residents to form our own Community Advisory Board."
Members of the
advisory board volunteer their time for on-site resident activities. They also
initiate events that have benefited a variety of causes.
The list is long and includes an annual Mayor's Canada Day Breakfast,
Odyssey Theatre in the Park and a Kiwanis Seniors' Fall Tea. The
advisory board also was the engine behind big band events at the
Canadian Museum of Civilization - featuring The Spitfire Band
and The Woody Herman Orchestra - in support of the new Shirley
E. Greenberg Ottawa Women's Health Centre.
"We've spread our tentacles quite widely
across the city," says Wilson, who is personally involved in a number of
volunteer capacities.
"Rideau Place On-the-River is the Chamber of
Commerce sponsor for the Ottawa Company of the Year Award and we run a standing
feature in Fifty-Five Plus magazine that recognizes the outstanding efforts of
local volunteers," he says. "Having our advisory board has been a benefit
to everyone - our residents and the community at large."
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