On April 21st, the Roulant welcomed community members, virtually and in person, for its 2022 Annual General Meeting. Over 110 voting members, neighbours and friends came together to celebrate all we accomplished as a community this past year and participate in the Roulant’s democratic process. A Word of Gratitude Thank you to everyone who tuned in from home and attended …
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Four Places to Buy Roulant Seedlings this Season
The Roulant Farm is kicking off the season with its largest seedling sale ever! We’ve produced about 60 varieties of vegetables, fruits, flowers and herbs that will be available at 4 points of sale. Here are the details of each point of sale where you can find our seedlings during the month of May! Where? When? What time? At the …
The First Festivities of the Season at the Farm!
As part of the Cultiver Montréal 2022 Festival, the Roulant Farm opens its doors to you! A festive day full of surprises awaits on May 21st, where you will meet your farmers, discover the exciting projects underway and breathe the fresh air of Senneville. When: Saturday, May 21, 2022What time: 11:00 AM to 3:00 PMWhere: Ferme du Roulant, across from …
Join Your Community at the 2022 AGM
Santropol Roulant officially and warmly invites you to this year’s Annual General Meeting. Every year, we host the AGM for members to elect our Board of Directors and to invite the community to look back at the last year’s activities and see what’s to come. This year, the decision has been made to stream the event online via YouTube Live, …
Introducing your candidates for the Board
This year, we have seven candidates vying for five spaces on our Board of Directors. Three candidates are up for re-election, joined by four new nominees who are running for the first time. How will you cast your vote? Read on to learn more about your choices for the Board. If you are asking yourself what exactly is a Board …
JEDI: The Roulant’s Journey Continues
In the last months the Roulant has taken some big steps on the importance of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI). Working with Julie Savaria, we conducted an analysis of our staff demographics and shared that back with staff. As they say, if you want to improve something, you’ve got to measure it! Following that exercise, Julie sat down with …
Multiple job offers!
Make an impact in your community through engaging careers in social change! The Roulant is looking for people with skills and experience in fundraising and communications, farm production and program development, and community outreach and support to contribute to an effervescent and rich community project. Leverage your creativity and relationship-building skills as a Fundraising & Communications Officer to engage with …
Protecting the Community
The Meals-on-Wheels is an essential service that helps keep seniors with a loss of autonomy or with limited mobility active in their community. We have made every effort since the beginning of the pandemic to create special moments between these clients and other members of the Roulant community, all while keeping safety a top priority. Due to the increase in …
Thank you Brooke
After five years at the Roulant, our colleague Brooke is moving on to new challenges at Community Food Centres of Canada. Brooke arrived at the Roulant in the spring of 2016 and has left her mark on the Roulant through the many projects she has successfully led. She began as Communications Coordinator, then moved on to Partner Engagement Coordinator. In …
5 Ways to Increase Your Seasonal Giving Impact
2021 has been a year of ‘more’. More need for food security and social inclusion in our community. More meals produced and distributed by the Roulant than ever before. More expenses associated with the increased activity. But there is more room for impact, too. With the recent launch of our Winter Campaign, where we appeal to our community to help …
A look back at the farm season
The farm produced a lot of vegetables and fruit in 2021! The season started with a particularly warm month of May. Even before the baskets started, strawberries, arugula, lettuce and herbs were asking to be harvested! It’s a change from the cold springs that forced us to postpone the first baskets! This is a reality of farming; no matter how …
Why Santropol Roulant does not have a waiting list for its Meals-on-Wheels service
Santropol Roulant will have delivered 27,000 meals in 2021. That’s the same as in 2020, its other record year. 120 Meals per Day The capacity of our Meals on Wheels service is determined by two criteria:1- the maximum number of meals we can prepare each day with our current kitchen resources = 120 meals;2- the number of clients who receive …