Category: Community Volunteering/Philanthropy

London Bridges is more than just a community service club at Western. It is a vibrant space where passionate students come together to make a meaningful impact while building lasting friendships. We connect Western students with the broader London community by offering diverse volunteer and fundraising opportunities that fit your interests and schedule.Whether you are eager to lend a hand, raise awareness, or simply meet like-minded peers who share your drive to make a difference, London Bridges is the perfect place to start. Together, we create meaningful connections within our team and across the community while enjoying fun social events, team activities, and unforgettable experiences. Join us and be part of a dynamic group that is committed to supporting causes that truly matter.

Heart & Stroke Western is a student organization dedicated to promoting heart health and preventing cardiovascular disease within the Western University community. In partnership with the Heart & Stroke Foundation, the club works to educate students about heart health, encourage active and healthy living, and raise funds to support life-saving research and initiatives.The club fulfills its mandate by running educational programs, organizing sports and wellness events, and hosting fundraisers that directly contribute to the Foundation’s mission. Through these activities, Heart & Stroke Western provides students with meaningful opportunities to learn, get involved, and take on leadership roles, all while making a positive impact on campus and beyond.

Trek for Teens is a charity ran by youth across the country, created to raise awareness and funds for homeless youth in Canada. Our vision is for at-risk and homeless youth across Canada to be healthy, happy, safe, and successful.

Best Buddies is an international non-profit organization with a chapter right here on Western campus. We as a club focus on creating opportunities and fostering friendships for people with IDDs (intellectual and developmental disabilities) by hosting events where the main focus is inclusivity and integration. We partner with Community Living London, which is an organization comprised of adults in the London community with IDDs. Western students can either join the club as a general member and attend events or apply to be a peer buddy and get matched one-on-one with an adult from the London community with an IDD (must pass a Vulnerable Sector Police Check and go through an interview process first).

Operation Smile is a non-profit club that supports medical volunteers to repair children’s cleft lips and cleft palates. More than 200,000 children are born with a severe cleft condition each year — often unable to eat, speak, sociailize or smile. In some places these children are shunned and rejected. And in too many cases, their parents can’t afford to give them the surgeries they need to live a healthy life. For only $240, Operation Smile can change a child’s life by giving the gift of surgery. With your help, how many lives can we change tomorrow?

WSCC works to improve the chances that patients in-need of stem cell transplantation will find the match they need to save their lives. Our work also aims to advance Canada’s blood health through blood donor recruitment and by supporting the activities of Canadian Blood Services. WSCC trains its members to advocate for patients requiring stem cell transplants, all while developing leadership and teamwork skills in the process.