Volunteer Spotlight
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Volunteer Spotlight: Poy Zong
Meet Poy Zong. Poy is a new immigrant to Canada. She worked six weeks as part of a co-op project with Habitat Halton-Mississauga last year. When she lived in China she was a manager in a large media company. Originally she was worried about adapting to marketing in…
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Volunteer Spotlight: John Petrie
Meet John Petrie. John has been volunteering with Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga in our ReStore for two 1and a half years. John says he began volunteering after his working situation changed, and he wanted to do something useful with his time. “I’ve always been kind of interested in public housing,…
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Journey with Habitat: Nate’s Co-Op Experience with HFHHM
Hi. My name is Nate. Nate Burguete. And I am a co-op student at Habitat. It’s as simple as that. But things weren’t always that simple… On Friday May 26th at 9:49am I got a text from my co-op teacher telling me that the Manager of Volunteers…
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A Family Volunteers Together and Grows Together
It’s hard to chat and hammer, Linos Frantzeskakis says, but he and his two kids have managed to work in some conversations and laughs on Habitat build sites. They’ve also bonded. “We’ve had a good time and a valuable time, doing something together to help someone else,” says…
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Meet Darlene
For many people, volunteering comes from the desire to help others. For some, it could be as simple as volunteering at a local school, or a more complex position such as construction or welcoming new refugees. Regardless of the volunteer work, it’s all about making a difference within your…
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Meet Pasquale
For 45 years Pasquale Manna worked as a florist in his own business, but after passing down his company to his daughter Manna needed something to devote his time to during his retirement. He was actually ‘recruited’ to be a volunteer while walking past one of the Habitat…
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Meet Sam
For Samantha “Sam” Troughton helping and caring for others is second nature, stemming from the strength and determination that was inspired by her own mother and father. Along with her coffee obsession and her love of hiking, Troughton is extremely passionate about volunteer & humanitarian work, having done…
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Meet Roger
Roger Lower has been a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity for almost 8 years working as a product tester in the Burlington ReStore. Expressing a love of woodworking, cabinet making, electronics, and robotics, Lower has always been interested in various types of equipment and their parts/functions; considering himself a…