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    <title>Society of Vintage Characters upcoming events</title>
    <link>https://vintagecharacters.ca/volunteer-events</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Hope Mission Downtown Location (Monday, August 31, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 19px;" face="Verdana, sans-serif"&gt;Hope Mission Volunteer Opportunity&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p&gt;The Society of Vintage Characters are continuing to work with Hope Mission at the downtown location.&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;We will&amp;nbsp; run our next event in August and following the shift treat our volunteers to Tim Horton’s for coffee and conversation.&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;Date and Time&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;Monday August 31st – from 9:45 AM – 1:00 PM&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;7 Volunteers&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;Location and access:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;Hope Mission Downtown Location&amp;nbsp;9908 106 Ave NW&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;There is 3-hour parking on 107&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; Avenue&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;between 99 Street and 101 Street&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;Please review the following if you would like to participate.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;Since volunteers may be working in direct contact with vulnerable individuals, Hope Mission takes extra precautions to protect both the volunteers and those who are being served.&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;You will be required to sign a waiver. Please access the form using the link below and be prepared to sign at the event.&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://vintagecharacters.ca/resources/Documents/Hope%20Mission%20Waivers.pdf" title="Hope Mission Waiver Form" target="_blank"&gt;Hope Mission Waiver Form&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;Hope Mission Dress Code:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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        Closed toed footwear –&amp;nbsp;flip flops and sandals are not allowed.
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        No sleeveless or skin-baring apparel,&amp;nbsp;including tank tops.
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        Legs must be covered to the knee including shorts.
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        No clothing with suggestive or offensive logos.
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  &lt;p align="center"&gt;You are required to wear the appropriate attire for your shift.&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#37302D"&gt;Interested in volunteering?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#37302D"&gt;Registration is open now.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#37302D"&gt;Please contact&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#37302D"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Dave Colburn&amp;nbsp;by email&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:davecolb@yahoo.com"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;davecolb@yahoo.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://vintagecharacters.ca/event-6791843</link>
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