Download: Your COMMUNITY SERVICE FORM

As stated in Ontario Secondary Schools, Grade 9 to 12:  Program and Diploma Requirments, 1999 (OSS), every student must complete a minimum of 40 hours of community involvement activities as part of the requirements for an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD).  The purpose of the community involvement requirement is to encourage studens to develop an awareness and understanding of civic responsibility, of the role they can play, and the contributions they can make in supporting and strengthening their communities.

At St. Marcellinus, we support and assist students in finding many volunteer opportunities.  Some are posted below.  Students are also invited to come to Guidance and check out our bulletin board that is updated with a wide variety of opportunities.

NCC Volunteer Opportunity

http://40hours.ca/

www.volunteermbc.org/change.aspx

http://www.volunteernow.ca/welcome/forty_reasons.htm

Please be sure that your volunteer experience is "eligible".  Ineligible activities include activities:

• that are a requirement of the class in which the student is enrolled;
• takes place during the time allotted for the instructional program on a school day;
• takes place in a factory, if the student is under 15 years of age;
• takes place in a logging or mining environment if the student is under 16 years of age;
• takes place in a work place other than a factory, if the student is under 14 years of age and is not accompanied by an adult;
• would normally be performed for wages by a person in the workplace;
• involves the operation of a vehicle, power tools, or scaffolding;
• involves the administration of any type or form of medication or medical procedures to other persons;
• involves handling of substances classed as "designated substances" under the Occupational Health and Safety Act;
• requires the knowledge of a tradesperson whose trade is regulated by the provincial government;
• involves banking or handling of securities, or the handling of jewelry, works of art, antiques, or other valuables;
• consists of duties normally performed in the home (ie, daily chores) or personal recreational activities.

In addition, the following are also INELIGIBLE:

• any activitiy that provides direct financial benefit or gain to the student or the student's immediate family;
• any association with an organization, or an organization activity, that does not comply with the ethical and religious standards, policies and procedures of the DPCDSB.