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 …
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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 …
Send Us Your Plastic Bags!
Do you unwittingly, and unwantingly, collect plastic bags until they overflow under your sink or in your cupboards? Fret not; they can have a second and even a third life. During meal deliveries, we sometimes have to leave our fresh and delicious meals at our client’s doors, hanging in plastic bags. You see where this is going, eh? Please bring your extra plastic bags to the …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
Meals-on-Wheels Calendar: A Taste of our Program
Over the holiday season, we sent a new meal calendar to our meals-on-wheels clients, like we do every year. The meal calendar is a critical tool that enables our client-members to maintain their autonomy over their food decisions. It allows each client to be more informed about what they eat, and to choose the days that they want to receive a meal …
Check-Up: A Look Under the Hood of a Meals-on-Wheels
We are delighted to share with you the results of a three-year project in food safety and nutrition to improve our Meals-on-Wheels service and to ensure that our work has a growing impact on the well-being of elderly Montrealers. As part of this project, we developed a website called Check-up. Here, health professionals (and everyone else) can freely access tools, …
Volunteering in the New Year
As the new year begins, our volunteer program is in full swing. Throughout January, we are recruiting volunteers to help us with our meals-on-wheels service, in the kitchen, administrative tasks and especially on deliveries. If you have excellent hand writing, the fundraising team would love your help during office hours (9am-5pm). Email Meghan for more info. As a reminder, the …
Help Us During the Holidays!
Looking for a way to give back over the holidays? Come give us a hand in the kitchen or on deliveries throughout December and early January. No matter if you’re available for just one day or several, we would love to have you! Ask us about family volunteering for meal deliveries too! As a reminder, the meals-on-wheels schedule runs from …