We caught up with Shelley Odishaw to learn about her volunteer journey, and we found that she has a great deal of expertise on the subject. Shelley shares that that when her children were small, she began volunteering with Relay for Life initially on the planning committee (when they lived in the U.S.) and she continued this work firstly when the family moved to Canada. When her children started school, she obtained her first Board experience, sitting on School Councils and F

We caught up with Pam, now working in the role of Individual Giving Officer at Calgary Opera, looking to gain some insights from her on volunteerism and how it can significantly impact your career. Pam’s introduction to volunteering came when she was raising her kids, looking for an outing where she could learn some new parenting techniques and do some good at the same time. At a local women’s resource centre, Pam took a six-week course and discovered that in addition to the