Who We Are

We are a local charity, providing coordinated volunteer services and connection to community resources for Saanich residents so they can continue to live independently with enhanced quality of life.

Get to Know Our Teams:

Staff Directory

Volunteer Advisory Council

Meet Our Volunteers

Board of Directors

Staff

Connect With Our Staff

In addition to all the volunteers who support our organization's mission, Saanich Volunteer Services Society runs on a small team of part-time staff.

Click the button below to find out who our staff are and how to get a hold of us.

Staff Directory

Volunteer Advisory Council

Our Council Members are a passionate team of active volunteers who make sure we are effectively supporting the needs of our clients. Watch the videos below to hear them share why they enjoy volunteering at SVSS:

Become a VAC Member

Margaret Cleghorn, VAC Member

Born and raised in Victoria, Margaret retired after 30 years in the financial industry. Volunteering since the age of 12 with various...

John Bunge, VAC Member

John is a retired civil engineer/planner, and has been driving for SVSS since October 2017. His work experience includes stints in...

Ron Gibbons, VAC Member

I’ve been married to my wife Judy for 45 years. We both grew up in North Vancouver, and moved to Victoria a year after we were married,...

Louise Taylor, VAC Member

I grew up in Nanaimo and in 1975 moved to Victoria to work for a private enterprise company where I worked for 40 years doing accounting...

Norman Gidney, VAC Member

Norman is a retired newspaperman and business magazine editor. He grew up in Burnaby and Vancouver and has lived here since 1973. He has...

Martin Bache, VAC Member

Further education- Mechanical Engineering. Most of my career has been in the heavy construction industry, working for Canron a major...

VAC

Meet Our Volunteers

Here are stories of some of the wonderful people who volunteer with us.
Interested in joining our team? Click here to find out more about volunteering with SVSS and apply online.

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Volunteer Log Form

Who We Are

We are a local charity, providing coordinated volunteer services and connection to community resources for Saanich residents so they can continue to live independently with enhanced quality of life.

Get to Know Our Teams:

Connect With Our Staff

Volunteer Advisory Council

Our Council Members are a passionate team of active volunteers who make sure we are effectively supporting the needs of our clients. Watch the videos below to hear them share why they enjoy volunteering at SVSS:

Meet Our Volunteers

Here are stories of some of the wonderful people who volunteer with us.
Interested in joining our team? Click here to find out more about volunteering with SVSS and apply online.

(250) 595-8008

Volunteer Log Form

Who We Are

We are a local charity, providing coordinated volunteer services and connection to community resources for Saanich residents so they can continue to live independently with enhanced quality of life.

Get to Know Our Teams:

Connect With Our Staff

Volunteer Advisory Council

Our Council Members are a passionate team of active volunteers who make sure we are effectively supporting the needs of our clients. Watch the videos below to hear them share why they enjoy volunteering at SVSS:

Meet Our Volunteers

Here are stories of some of the wonderful people who volunteer with us. Interested in joining our team? Click here to find out more about volunteering with SVSS and apply online.

Here are stories of some of the wonderful people who volunteer with us.
Interested in joining our team? Click here to find out more about volunteering with SVSS and apply online.