{"id":1804,"date":"2025-06-12T15:10:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T15:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1804"},"modified":"2025-06-12T16:48:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T16:48:04","slug":"volunteer-spotlight-meet-mike-postoff","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/news\/volunteer-spotlight-meet-mike-postoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Mike Postoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tell us a little about yourself, and what you enjoy outside of volunteering?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I like dining out with friends, and keeping up with the latest news of the world. I enjoy listening to classical music and spending time with my wife and friends.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why did you decide to volunteer with North York Community House?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I attended an event that featured organizations that need volunteers, and I liked what North York Community House focused on. Their focus on helping newcomers was important to me.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What has been the most meaningful part of your volunteer experience?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The feeling I get when I&#8217;m able to make a difference, and how volunteering helps me grow as a person.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>What\u2019s something new you\u2019ve learned while volunteering here at NYCH?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By helping others, I was helping myself.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s next for you, and do you see yourself continuing to volunteer in the future?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I continue to volunteer in my condo building where I live, alongside keeping in contact with the good friends I have made because of NYCH!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Is there any work or projects that you\u2019re currently working on that you\u2019d like us to promote?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As I mentioned, I&#8217;m involved with my Condo Building helping some residents Age in Place. I would like to mention the organization that facilitates this, they&#8217;re called <a href=\"https:\/\/norcinnovationcentre.ca\">Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORC)<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Mike, a dedicated NYCH volunteer whose passion for supporting newcomers has made a lasting impact in our community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1805,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[23,35],"class_list":["post-1804","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spotlight","category-volunteer"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}