{"id":1398,"date":"2020-11-12T11:06:02","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T16:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/volunteer.circleofcare.com\/?p=1398"},"modified":"2022-01-21T11:07:45","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T16:07:45","slug":"motivating-our-volunteers-through-our-recognition-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/volunteer.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/12\/motivating-our-volunteers-through-our-recognition-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Motivating Our Volunteers Through our Recognition Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

On November 10, 2020, Circle of Care volunteers were celebrated and recognized at our Volunteer Recognition Event. The event, which has always been held in-person in previous years, was moved to a virtual format for the first time.<\/p>\n

The event recognized the years of service of our volunteers, and featured a motivational talk by guest speaker Paul Rosen.<\/p>\n

Paul spoke about how he discovered sledge hockey after a right leg amputation when he was 39. After intense training, he went on to win a gold medal for Canada at the 2006 Turin Paralympics as their goaltender. He became a celebrated athlete \u2013 his mask was displayed in the Hockey Hall of Fame, and he received a Diamond Jubilee Medal. But Paul had developed an addiction to pain killers and alcohol and slipped into deep depression, even while putting on a brave face to continue giving motivational talks. After a failed suicide attempt, Paul hit rock bottom. He shared, with refreshing openness, his struggles with addiction and mental health, and how volunteerism helped turn his life around.<\/p>\n

You can read more about Paul and his story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thank you to Paul for sharing his story with us, and thank you to our outstanding and amazing volunteers for the incredible work they do in the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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