Meet our volunteer drivers!

I have been a Volunteer Driver since January 2022.  I decided to join Urban Rural Rides to be helpful to a lot of people in need of...

Hello,
My name is Jean and I have been a resident of Moncton since the age of 6.
After my retirement in June 2022, I was looking for a place to volunteer. I began my search at the South East Volunteer Center. Debbi introduced me to the Urban Rural Rides service and in November 2022 I joined the group to do 2 afternoons a week. The service is very well organized and the hours are flexible.
The customers are friendly and always very grateful. I encourage everyone to get involved and offer some of their time to assist those who need help.

Hello,
My name is Jean and I have been a resident of Moncton since the age of 6.
After my retirement in June 2022, I was looking for a place to volunteer. I began my search at the South East Volunteer Center. Debbi introduced me to the Urban Rural Rides service and in November 2022 I joined the group to do 2 afternoons a week. The service is very well organized and the hours are flexible.
The customers are friendly and always very grateful. I encourage everyone to get involved and offer some of their time to assist those who need help.

Hello,
My name is Jean and I have been a resident of Moncton since the age of 6.
After my retirement in June 2022, I was looking for a place to volunteer. I began my search at the South East Volunteer Center. Debbi introduced me to the Urban Rural Rides service and in November 2022 I joined the group to do 2 afternoons a week. The service is very well organized and the hours are flexible.
The customers are friendly and always very grateful. I encourage everyone to get involved and offer some of their time to assist those who need help.

I am surprised by this honor. I am a retired nurse and I love helping people live better. My role as a volunteer driver allows me to enjoy a rewarding retirement. I also keep busy as a knitter and transform wood into buttons and accessories. I also work as a mentor for newcomers for the Vitalité Health Network. I am very busy, but my role as a driver is important and I want to give it a certain priority in my life, because people appreciate the service I provide them so much.

After retiring 2 years ago for the second time.  We moved back in NB. This time I decided to volunteer instead of keeping on working. I spend most of my life on the road, so being home full time allows me to be available to help…

Grew up in London, Ontario and have lived in a few different provinces. I am a type 1 diabetic. I owned a business selling and installing granite, and was featured in a magazine for my work. I have worked as a maintenance worker doing pretty much everything. I have knowledge and experience at plumbing, electrical, and building and repairing many things. I have every tool known to man.

The opportunity to become an Urban Rural Rides driver came almost a year ago and I thought it was a good fit for both the URR and myself.  I was born and raised in Arthurette which is now in the District of Tobique Valley.  I left to go to university,  returning to Arthurette to teach at my old high school, Tobique Valley High 12 years later.  (Learn more)

I am Anne Roussel. I have been retired for a long time, but I needed a challenge that was not too demanding. So, through a friend, they were looking for volunteers to drive people in need to go shopping or to appointments in the Northwest Region. Since June I have been responding to the need for transportation and I have had the opportunity to meet and expand my circle of acquaintances. I feel useful.

Hi, my name is Elsie Doucet and I live in Moncton.
In 1995 I started working for UPS as a customer service representative and was promoted to supervisor one year later. In 2015 I decided to semi-retire but continued working as an inbound representative, working mornings only, until our center closed in 2021.