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%Project!Sunshine!Young!Patrons!Circle!(YPC)!is!looking!for!young!professionals!in!Toronto!who!want!to!sit!on!the!board!of!a!great!charity,!and!experience!a!rewarding!volunteer!opportunity.!!!The!Project!Sunshine!Canada!Young!Patrons!Circle!(YPC)!is!a!diverse!group!of!young!professionals!dedicated!to!raising!awareness!and!funds!for!Project!Sunshine!Canada,!an!organization!which!brings!a!little!sunshine!to!sick!children!and!their!families!during!a!difficult!time.!!!The!Project!Sunshine!YPC!prides!itself!on!being!a!group!of!wellDconnected,!creative!and!passionate!young!leaders!in!Toronto!with!a!gift!for!having!a!good!time.!!!We’re!looking!for!people!with!the!following!experience:!!

!Don’t!see!what!you’re!looking!for?!That’s!okay,!we’ll!create!a!position!for!you!!

YPC%Membership%Criteria%%We!genuinely! love! spending! time! together! and! planning! programs! to! support! a! great! cause.!Accordingly,!both!new!and!returning!YPC!members!are!expected!to!abide!by!the!below!criteria:!!

1.! Commitment:! YPC!members! are!discouraged! from!missing!more! than!2!meetings.!!Meetings!take!place!biDweekly!on!Mondays!at!6:30pm!in!downtown!Toronto.!!

2.! Fundraising:! Each!member! has! an! individual! goal! to! sell! a!minimum! of! 10! tickets!collectively! to! the! various! YPC! events! that! take! place! over! the! year,! including! our!anchor!event!Shine!On!!and!any!supporting!seasonal!events.!

3.! Awareness:! YPC! members! are! expected! to! support! all! events! through! word! of!mouth!and/or!their!own!attendance.!

4.! Volunteering:! In!2016,! the!YPC!aims! to!donate!200!volunteer!hours! collectively! to!Project!Sunshine!Canada.!Accordingly,!each!individual!is!asked!to!contribute!7!hours!of!volunteering!over!the!calendar!year.!!!

If!you’re!creative,!take!initiative,!and!want!to!gain!yourself!a!seat!on!the!Project!Sunshine!YPC!Committee,!please!apply!by!Tuesday,%March%15,%2016!to!projectsunshineypc2016@gmail.com!!!!!

Graphic!and/or!web!designers!

Sales!/!Sponsorship!!!

Project!Managers!or!Organization!lovers!!

Finance!(CGAs/CFAs!we’re!looking!at!you!)!

Marketing,!PR!and/or!Event!Planning! Photographer!/!Videographer!!!

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!Please! send! your! (1)! application! statement% and! (2)! current! resumé! to!projectsunshineypc2016@gmail.com!by!Tuesday,%March%15,%2016.!%!Application%Statement%%Tell!us!a!bit!about!yourself!and!why!you’d!like!to!join!to!Project!Sunshine!YPC.!Some!topics!you!might!like!to!consider!include:!!!

•! How!did!you!learn!about!the!Project!Sunshine!YPC?!•! Do!you!have!any!past!and/or!present!volunteer!and!board!experience?!•! What! role! do! you! see! yourself! taking! on! the! YPC?! Any! special! skills! or! industry!

knowledge!we!should!know!about?!•! Have!you!attended!a!Project! Sunshine!YPC!event?!Do!you!have!any! ideas!on!how!we!

could!improve!or!events!we!could!implement?!The!sky’s!the!limit!!!•! Tell!us!something! interesting!!What's!your!best!dance!move?!Do!you!have!any!hidden!

talents?!!!Thank!you!so!much!for!your!interest!!Successful!applicants!will!be!notified!by!March!31st!and!the!first!YPC!meeting!for!new!members!will!take!place!on!April!11th,!and!biDweekly!on!Mondays!at!6:30pm!thereafter.!!

About%Project%Sunshine%Canada!Project!Sunshine!provides!free!educational,!recreational,!and!social!programs!to!children!facing!medical!challenges,!and!their!families,!in!ten!medical!facilities!across!Toronto,!the!GTA!and!Montreal,!as!well!as!in!international!locations.!Volunteers!selflessly!donate!their!time!to!deliver!programs!that!relieve!the!anxiety!of!the!young!patients!and!in!a!context!of!fun!and!play,!foster!in!them!the!courage!and!coping!skills!necessary!to!confront!procedures!that!lie!ahead.!http://www.projectsunshine.org/!!!!

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