CALL thrives on volunteers who make a difference by sharing their experiences, interests, hobbies, skills and talents. Every volunteer has a story that makes the programs offered by CALL diverse, educational, interesting and fun, enriching people’s lives. There are endless possibilities as a volunteer with CALL and you are invited to bring good things to other members by contributing one time, on a short term or ongoing basis. This is your opportunity to engage in meaningful activity while pursuing life long learning. 

MAKE A DIFFERENCE - VOLUNTEER!

CALL thanks all members, current and past, for your volunteer efforts. Your contributions are sincerely appreciated. THANK YOU!

Please email Volunteer Coordinator we would be happy to talk about the opportunity and forward your interest to the appropriate person!

WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO CALL’S FUTURE SUCCESS?

CALL’s Board of Director’s determines the organization’s future direction and ensures it operates effectively in the present. 

The Board meets in-person once a month for approximately two hours.  It is a working Board so each member has a specific area of responsibility.  The Board is currently seeking four new Chairs: Programming, Volunteers Membership and Communications,  Brief descriptions of each of these positions is below.  

Detailed descriptions of the roles are available.  If you would like to explore the possibility of joining the Board, please contact by email or phone either:

Andy Peters (Nominations Chair) Email Andy 403-660-6662

Melvin Pasternak (Nominations member) Email Melvin 403-818-7993

Brief descriptions of each of the positions are below:

Volunteer Bookkeeper

Do you like spreadsheets and reconciling bank accounts? Even if your answer is a qualified “maybe” please consider getting in touch for more information. CALL is looking for a volunteer to provide bookkeeping assistance to the treasurer. We use Quickbooks Online to record our financial transactions and Excel to prepare reports for the Board of Directors. The treasurer’s assistant role would require a time commitment of about 10 hours a month and may entail the following:

The program Chair loves learning and nurturing the development of new courses as well as ensuring existing ones thrive.  This person ensures there are Coordinators for the different interest group areas and special events.  He or she should have good facilitation skills to lead the Program Committee meetings.

The Volunteer Chair is a matchmaker.  He or she leads a committee which matches volunteers with the needs of CALL.  He or she gathers information on the skills and interests of CALL members so they can be suitably placed in volunteer roles.  To accomplish this goal, positions are advertised by email or the newsletter.

The membership chair can speak the language of technology.  He or she leads a committee which keeps the database of all CALL members.  They help make sure waivers are kept when needed.  The membership committee is present at CALL Cafes and lectures if people want to join.  They plan activities which help integrate new members into the CALL culture.

The Communications Chair is a fun position for someone with a flair for writing.  The Chair works with a committee that crafts the CALL newsletter, emails to members and posts on social media This position helps shape the communications policies and directions of CALL.