If you missed last month’s spring bicycle tune-up, never fear! Our community bike shop, SantroVélo, will be holding its 2nd Spring Tune-Up of the season! This event falls just in time for the 3rd edition of Urban Bike Week organized by the Montreal Bike Coalition. On tune-up day, volunteer bike mechanics offer a basic check-up and will do the repairs on 2 or …
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Job Offer: Communications and Design Internship
If you’re the type who dreams in Photoshop and who ponders communications strategies in the bath, maybe you’d like to come and spend 10 weeks with us this summer to help us make our 20th anniversary celebration the best it can possibly be! Please note that, to apply, you must be a full time student and intend to return to …
Intergenerational Sugar Shack Outing
Our annual intergenerational sugar shack outing is coming up soon! This special event is adored by clients and volunteers alike as it’s one of the only times of the year when we get to enjoy a fun outing in the countryside together. Calling all volunteers! We’re looking for about 15 drivers and 15 passengers to pickup and buddy with our meals-on-wheels client-members. Drivers …
A Trivia Triumph
Thanks to all who came out for a fun night of skill testing questions and FUN(d)raising at our 1st Trivia Night of 2015! You helped raise nearly $400 for the Roulant. Congratulations to the evening’s winners: Tied for 1st Place – Alcoholic Debutantes & The True Wafers, 2nd place – You’re a Quizard Harry. Stay tuned for the next FUN(d)raiser, …
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Learning from our elders: intergenerational cooking workshops
Santropol Roulant invites you to participate in a series of intergenerational cooking workshops. Over the coming months, elders of the community will lead cooking workshops on the topics of their choice, alone or in team with a volunteer. Over the course of the workshops, they will be invited to share their favorite recipes, secrets and techniques and impart their love for …
An AGM to Remember!
It was with great joy that we welcomed 150 members and guests in our space for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) last Thursday, March 26th. The AGM is the time of year when Santropol Roulant’s volunteers, clients, donors and staff elect members to the board of directors, thus influencing the governance of the organization. It’s also an event that brings …
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Setting up the McGill Gardens
Come help set up our garden! Winter may still linger in the air but we’re well past the spring equinox and the first shoots of green are showing up in the greenhouses, which means it’s time to set up our gardens! When: Friday April 24th from 10:00am to 4:00pm (postponed to Saturday April 25th in case of bad weather) We …
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: Tuesday March 31st from 7:30 to 9:30pm (doors open at 7pm) Where: Santropol Roulant (111 Roy east, corner Coloniale) Cost: $10/person, teams …
All About the 2015 AGM!
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 are the important documents to consult before the AGM Your official invitation The evening’s agenda Last year’s minutes The candidates’ presentation booklet The AGM is much …
Invitation – Volunteer Summit
Calling all former and current volunteers! The Roulant wishes to put your ideas and your opinion to good use. Join us for an evening of exchange and brainstorming around different themes relating to the day-to-day activities of the Roulant, including recent changes to the volunteer and meals-on-wheels programs. We would also like to harvest stories and anecdotes about your experiences at …
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 …