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Ryan heard about the 2008 event through the Facebook ad. He was looking for an opportunity to get involved in his community but was not sure where to start - Timeraiser offered him the starting point. 


Ryan has completed his pledge by volunteering with the Canadian Youth Business Foundation and Habitat for Humanity.  Ryan loved the Timeraiser concept and joined in the planning efforts for the 2009 event.


It has been an incredibly rewarding year of learning for Ryan and he feels a great debt to Timeraiser for giving him the start he needed.




John surpassed his 100 hour pledge and successfully completed over 127 volunteer hours. 

He chose to volunteer with a number of organizations including:

  • Canadian Youth Business Foundation, where he used his mentoring and business skills to assist a young entrepreneur starting up a Hydrotherapy spa. 
  • The Vancouver International Fringe Festival,  where he helped to bring together volunteers, staff and performers of the past and present and with,
  •  YouthCO, a society providing support and education for youth with HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C.
John is thankful to Timeraiser for having provided him with an opportunity to contribute to the community and decorate the bare walls of his new apartment!

Tami first heard about the Timeraiser
through a friend and decided to check it
out. The first organization she met at theTimeraiser was Santa In The City and
that ended up being the organization she
completed her pledge of 150 hours with.
She was a bit worried at first about
reaching the target of 150 hours because
she has never volunteered to such an extent.

It was with volunteering with Santa In
The City that she was able to fulfill her
Timeraiser pledge, while at the same
time fulfilling a child’s wish for Christmas.

One of the children asked for tickets to see the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tami was able to get him something even better
than tickets to the game, she arranged for him to attend an early morning Leafs
practice where he was able to meet and greet with some of the players.

Tami surpassed her original goal of 150 hours by December and is thrilled to
continue on with work with Santa In the City.