The Duncan Craig Laurel Awards recognize non-profit organizations and charities that further their objectives through exceptional creativity and innovation. Applications are due May 31.

The VolunteerMatch roster of March webinars is full of useful topics:
March 5: Single Days of Service: Make 'em Work!
March 7: The New Volunteer Manager's Toolkit
March 12: Where Do I Go From Here? Engage Volunteers in New Ways
March 14: Engaging Pro Bono and Skills-Based Volunteers
March 26: Writing Accurate and Useful Volunteer Position Descriptions
March 28: Measuring Success: How to Strategically Assess Your Program
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In this webinar, presenters will:

• Describe age-friendly principles and the current strategy to support age-friendly planning and implementation in Ontario
• Describe accessibility principles and how the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities (AODA) Act impacts provincial and municipal planning
• Explore the ways in which age-friendly and accessibility principles complement each other
• Use Barrie, Ontario as a case example to demonstrate how linking age-friendly and accessibility planning can strengthen local work

Are you struggling to figure out what needs to be done to wrap up your nonprofit's accounting at year end? This webinar will cover financial best practices for nonprofits, with a focus on how organizations can simplify their year-end process. Participants will learn the accounting fundamentals that nonprofits need to know, as well as details on tools and processes that can help to streamline your back-end processes.

This webinar will help you understand the value of succession planning to nonprofits (and the risks of poor or non-existent transition plans). Topics covered:

• How organizations grow and change over time - and how leadership needs change as nonprofits grow
• Why "just doing it yourself" is seldom the best choice
• Short-term contingency plans vs. long-term transition plans (you need both)
• Tangible tips for training and empowering others to lead

The City of Edmonton is creating an updated corporate policy, Accessibility for People with Disabilities C602. Public engagement is an important part of this policy development work.

Opportunities to provide feedback will begin at the end of February with five public drop-in sessions in locations across the city. Please join one of the sessions and provide your feedback on a draft of the policy. 

Learn more about this policy work at edmonton.ca/accessibilitypolicy.

The Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers Association offers two weekly opportunities for you to enjoy music and dancing:

Pleasantview Community Hall (10860 57th Ave.)
$4
Plus: Group fiddle lessons or workshop for beginner/intermediate level
7 - 8 p.m.
$5 for members (annual membership $15)
Call Ava at 780-962-8857 or Barbara 780-906-6862 for more information.

North Glenora Community Hall (13535 109A Ave.)
$5
Call Wayne at 780-722-9428 for more information.

Email [email protected] to learn more.

The group is comprised of committed musicians who like to play, sing and share new material with band members. They perform from time to time at WSAC and other seniors' centres. If you have mastered the basics on your instrument, enjoy singing, and are willing to share new material with others, you might find this group of interest. Call 780-483-1209 for more information.

Enjoy a time of friendship and fun at CLSA's special Cuppa Corner Shrove Tuesday event. Tickets include three pancakes with sausages or bacon plus a refreshment. For more information, call 780.496-7369.

This walking class includes a warm up, cool down, lots of stretching, balance work with the occasional lower body strengthening exercise. This is a great low impact class for seniors. Call 780-496-2997 for more information.

My Sundays with Normand is a book of 77 poems written by Adele Fontaine to honor the difficult process of grieving for her husband. These poems soon became a way for her to spend time with him, reflecting on their lives together in order to cope with the sadness she was feeling. Join Adele as she shares some of her poems and engages in conversation about how she feels his presence deep in her bones every time she flips open her MacBook to begin writing. Registration requested but not required. Call 587-987-3200.

Come out and watch the curling action on the big screen. Bring your friends and family. Hot dogs, beans, and fresh buns will be served for dinner. Wine and beer available for $4. Purchase tickets by March 6. Call 780-451-1925 for information.

Enjoy cocktails and an Irish tunes sing-a-long at 4:30 p.m. followed by Irish stew and biscuits for supper. Fun casino games begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets on sale in advance February 20 to March 13 if not sold out. At the door admission may be available for the fun casino only (no meal) for $15. Call 780-468-1985 for information.

If you can spare some time between 4 and 7 p.m. on weekday evenings, Meals on Wheels could use your help picking up frozen meals as well as groceries from the office in Oliver. It is a great way to get involved and help deliver food to those who need it. If you're interested, visit www.mealsonwheelsedmonton.org or call 780-429-2020.