Do you love urban fruit? The Fruits Défendus collective is seeking new members! Getting involved We are seeking individuals who will be available to attend weekly meetings and commit an additional 2 or 3 hours of their weekly schedule to the collective from March through to November. Other volunteer opportunities for people interested in harvesting fruit or becoming harvest leaders will …
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The New Delivery Backpacks Have Arrived!
Did you know that Santropol Roulant is one of the only meals-on-wheels in Quebec that delivers a service 5 days per week, by foot and by bike, to close to 300 people living with a loss of autonomy? To accomplish this daily feat, we are proud to announce the arrival of our newest fleet of custom made backpacks! Our recent …
Harvesting your stories
We have been shaking things up a bit in the volunteer orientation sessions and we are looking for your stories to help bring to life our descriptions of the Santropol Roulant volunteer experience! If you have volunteered in the kitchen, on meal deliveries, or in our gardens, send us your anecdotes so that we can use them in our revamped …
The Froot Cup is Back!
Soccer enthusiasts, rejoice! The Froot Cup comes back again with a full day of soccer! Once more, it will be a friendly co-ed Tournament where all the teams compete to claim the coveted Froot Cup trophy. When: Saturday, May 30th 2015, 10am-5pm Where: Concordia Stadium, 7200 Sherbrooke St. W, Montreal – Maisonneuve Field How much: $2500 for corporate teams $500 …
Women & Trans* Night at SantroVélo
Did you know that SantroVélo, our community bike shop, is opened the 1st Saturday of each month to welcome people who identify as female or transgendered? What: This is an opportunity for women and transgendered folks to feel empowered in a space traditionally defined as masculine! If you self-identify as such, you are invited to come work on your bike, lend a hand or …
Welcome, Newcomers!
Three lovely ladies have joined the team in the last couple of weeks and we want you to meet them! With Amadea leaving for other challenges (and a big trip around the world!), we are pleased to introduce Marie, our new Social Entrepreneurship and Marketing coordinator! Coming from the restaurant industry, food has always been the means by which Marie wanted to create value and unique …
Our Senneville Farm: an urban and peri-urban food system
While we continue to deliver warm meals throughout the winter and host events with our client members, we also spend a lot of time planning for the upcoming high season, in our agriculture program. We’ve been working for years to have better control over the origin of our food products. This desire is reflected in our suburban farm in Senneville, a learning field in agriculture and a …
2015 AGM: Official Invitation!
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) this year will take place on Thursday March 26th, 2015, starting at 5:30pm, and you are all invited! Don’t miss the most important governance event of the year! Here is your official invitation! The AGM is much more than an annual discussion about our hopes and dreams, our past accomplishments and our challenges for the …
Survey: We need your input!
Calling all current and past volunteers, client-members, donors, board members and staff! We invite you to feed our work by answering the survey below. The purpose of this survey is to assess Santropol Roulant’s impact in the area of community engagement. By answering these questions, you are helping us determine if the Roulant’s activities are engaging people to the degree …
The Return of Trivia Night!
Is your trivial knowledge not proving to be the ideal conversation-starter you had hoped it to be? Come share your frivolous fun facts and put them to good use! What: The Roulant is hosting a Trivia Night Fun(d)raiser! When: Wednesday March 31st from 7:30 to 9:30pm (doors open at 7pm) Where: Santropol Roulant (111 Roy east, corner Coloniale) Cost: $10/person, teams …
Job Offer: *Deadline Extended* Meals-on-Wheels Coordination Internship
A chance to work with our client members and volunteers, learn about the daily operations of our Meals-on-Wheels program, and participate in our approach to collaborative leadership – the MOW internship is an enriching way to spend 6 months at the Roulant! Read the document below for the full job posting. Please note that to apply for this position you must …
2015 AGM: Calling All Candidates!
Are you a member of the Roulant? Would you like to further your involvement in the Roulant as an administrator and join the Board of Directors? Submit your application for the election at our next Annual General Meeting (AGM) (Thursday March 26th, 2015, starting at 5:30pm)! During the AGM, members of the Roulant – that is, anyone who has been a …