Twenty local groups and organizations looking for volunteers had the chance to take part in a volunteer market at the Dauphin Active Living Centre, Saturday afternoon.

The market included a presentation from Volunteer Manitoba, as well as Martijn van Luijn, economic development manager for the City of Dauphin, and Jerry Joss, who spoke about his own volunteerism.

Deborah Slonowsky, Dauphin and Area Welcoming Communities Coalition co-ordinator with Regional Connections, said there is no limit to the number of volunteers they can use.

“Because we need volunteers sometimes just to work at an event, which will be a two-hour commitment. And sometimes volunteers will want to commit to a longer term like being a language buddy, which might take place over several months, sometimes years. And those flourish sometimes into a friendships that becomes a lifelong thing,” she said, adding they will go with whatever the volunteer is looking for.

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