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Dear Staff and Volunteers,
On Thursday February 21st, 2008 the
DX celebrated the 2nd annual Volunteer Appreciation
Dinner. This event is to show our appreciation for
all the hard work that our volunteers put in here
at the DX in 2007. Every volunteers that joins our
team is looking for a way to give back to the design
community. Our Volunteer programs consists of 56 volunteers
that range from weekly volunteers that staff have
the pleasure of seeing once a week to special event
volunteers whom we see on an event basis. Regardless
of the amount of time these volunteers give, their
assistance and help is priceless. Being a non-profit
organization we depend on them to voluntarily give
their time to us to help out with things like the
box office, administration, exhibit installation and
tear down, and special events like the Annual Funraising
Gala and the DXA's.
Daniela Mason |
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DX Volunteer Appreciation Night
Time: 6:15pm
Place: Spring Rolls at the Atrium On Bay
Attendees: Katie Biernat, Nicole Pamcapara, Kathleen Almeida, Kathrin Hyun, Jessica Li, Jade Kwong, Cindy Xin, Don Otto, Bryndal Bennett, Debbit Bunze
Please click here to see pictures taken of the evening.
I would like to thank Gary Hanrahan for attending the dinner. It is really great to have support from other staff members to let the volunteers know how much we appreciate all of the help they gave us.
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DX Volunteers of 2007
We currently have over 50 active volunteers and we
continue to recruit volunteers for a variety of positions
and projects on an on-going basis. In 2007 our volunteers
logged just under 1500 hours at the DX. Every year
the Design Exchange awards two outstanding volunteers
for their time given in 2007. This year the two volunteers
that received this award were Kristi Showers and Debbie
Bunze.
Kristi is currently living in Chicago as a graphic designer. She started volunteering here in October 06 during her studies at International Academy of Design. She worked projects like the CONNECT rack card, the DXA graphics and helped alot with the Japan Opening tickets. She completed research for our Canadian Design Directory and a complete compiled list of every museum in Canada. In 2007 we awarded her with an honorarium of $200 for the amazing amount of time and dedication she gave to the DX. We miss you dearly Kristi.
Debbie is currently living in Toronto with her husband
aspiring to become a full time graphic designer. Coincidentally,
Debbie was also in the graphic design program at the
International Academy of Design like Kristi. Debbie
helped out many times in the resource centre for Daniela.
She also volunteered at the CNE at our booth for a
day. She helped tremendously with the gala; sewing
pillows, gift bag stuffing and even during the event
was greeting guests with Dianne Ward. She was very
comfortable behind the desk and was up for any and
all jobs around the office. Thanks for all your help
Debbie, we miss you around here.
It's important to show each volunteer that they are needed and appreciated. No matter what job it could be, big or small they are here to help. Please make sure you get to know our volunteers, say "hi" to them, get to know them and get familiar with their schedules. the more they feel like part of the team the more eager and willing they are to help.
Our volunteers come and go as most of them are in
school and are very busy with their studies or trying
to break into the industry. 2007 was a very successful
year for recruiting volunteers. 2008 has proven to
already have a positive response to the many job postings
that have been put online for volunteering. Please
keep those projects coming so we can keep those volunteers
busy and show them how valuable they really are to
the Design Exchange!
Below are comments made by staff about how helpful our volunteers are...
"Debbie Bunze is the best thing since sliced bread"
Catherine Molnar
"Debbie brought maturity,
professionalism and a willingness to roll up her sleeves
- particularly around the Gala."
"Kristi wanted to get something valuable out of her time here and did some excellent graphic work for us."
Claudine Crangle
"The volunteers are great here. They're delightful to work with and always enthusiastic about helping around the DX. Our volunteers take time out from their busy to schedules to lend us a hand and we appreciate them tremendously. They also enjoy working with us because everyone in our staff are friendly and some take the time to get to know our volunteers. Some of our volunteers have developed good relationships with us and our staff."
Jessica Li
"The volunteers who have contributed to our 2007 season have been a dedicated, flexible and industrious team of workers. They have helped significantly with our day-to-day administration duties, maintenance of our website and museum space and have been very generous with their time in preparation of large events, our speaker series, and exhibition openings. Our team of volunteers are always eager to help with the plethora of tasks the Design Exchange offers on a daily basis, ranging from being the "elevator attendant" to simple design projects and integrating updates onto our website."
Jade Kwong
"Trinette was so helpful and accommodating with our camp logo redesign! Her kicky design is sure to boost our summer registration!"
Katie Weber
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Kristi Showers
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Debbie Bunze
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Volunteer Your Time And Learn About Design!
The DX has programs, lectures and many activities
for the public, and we need your help! We are always
looking for new people to join our volunteer corps.
Whether its working on an event, graphic or web design,
or assisting in our admin. office, you can be sure
your time and help will make a difference! Your energy
and imagination will help us deliver our programs!
Find out how to register call Daniela Mason at 416
216 2160 or daniela.mason@dx.org
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