Hello everyone, My name is Shirel Finkelshtein and together with my partner Sarah Livingstone we are the CanU NSA representatives for the CanU Nursing Program. Thank you to all of those that visited our booth during the Summer 2024 intake orientation. We appreciate you showing interest in becoming a CanU Volunteer and hope that your semester is going well! I would like to give you a brief introduction about CanU so that you can have a better understanding of the program. CanU is a Winnipeg-based charitable organization that inspires hope and confidence in the leaders of tomorrow through its out-of-school mentorship program for youth in Grades 5-12 here at the University of Manitoba. There are over 65 Winnipeg schools that participate in our program, with over 500 youth coming to CanU each week and over 800 volunteers that help make it all happen. As a CanU volunteer:

* You will guide the CanU students through hands-on scenarios and lesson plans related to different health situations, as well as basic nursing skills. * You will meet people from a variety of positions, including other nursing students and NSA members at the University of Manitoba. * Flexible hours. The program will take place in the evening and will follow your university schedule, which means it will not conflict with exams or holidays. * You will receive co-curricular credit from the University of Manitoba when you volunteer at CanU. * You will gain valuable insight and experience into your future career, as well as gain skills and experience in working with young students.

For this Summer term, Sarah and I have been planning two special CanU sessions that will take place in our HGC skills lab. We have finalized the program and are now ready to recruit our volunteers! The summer events will take place on July 16th and July 17th. The events will be programed for the Aspire group (grades 7-9). We are expecting up to 20 students for each event, therefore we would love to have as many volunteers as possible! Both sessions will be 1.5 hours in length, and as a volunteer you will be there from 5:00pm till 7:00pm (half an hour after the events end to help with clean up). As a volunteer, you are not obligated to attend both events and may attend only one (both will follow the same program). After recruitment, we will be inquiring about which day(s) volunteers will be able to attend. We will also be hosting a vertual orientation on the evening of July 15th to help our volunteers be prepared for the program. Further details will be provided after recruitment.

The link to sign up is: https://t.me/+s4JM6hr10q00NjEx If you have any questions or concerns regarding the CanU program or NSA, please do not hesitate to contact me at finkelss@myumanitoba.camailto:finkelss@myumanitoba.ca ! Thank you,

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