Last Thursday we enjoyed a beautiful outing to feast at l’Érablière Charbonneau! Some 60 clients, volunteers and staff took the road trip to Mont St Gregoire, building intergenerational relationships and community in one. The menu at the sugar shack was an extravaganza: crepes, ham, omelet and tourtière were all doused in delicious maple syrup. We ate like kings and queens! Though …
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Meals-on-Wheels: Home & Community Care
Did you know that our Meals-on-Wheels program is part of a continuum of services that contributes to home care, like cleaning support, health care service, pharmaceuticals deliveries, etc. The people that use these services are often, seniors, post hospitalisation patients, those who suffer from degenerative disease, mental health challenges or have reduced mobility. Staying at home is a less costly alternative for …
Job Offer: Coordinator of the Meals-on-Wheels Client Community
Join the Meals-on-Wheels team for an unforgettable experience working with the clients of our daily meal service. We’re looking for a caring and compassionate listener with a strong desire to build social change through social inclusion and food security initiatives. The application deadline is Monday, May 23rd at 9am, with an anticipated start date in mid-June. Please note that this …
Job Offer: Meals-On-Wheels Coordination Internship
Here’s a chance to work with our client members and volunteers, learn about the daily operations of our Meals-on-Wheels (MoW) program, and participate in our collaborative management structure. 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 …
Volunteer Drivers Needed!
Though Santropol Roulant is well known for meal deliveries by bicycle, two of our routes require car transportation. We are so grateful to our dedicated and supportive volunteer drivers who keep our client-members in Cote-des-Neiges and NDG well fed and well connected to our community all year long. Right now we are in special need of some extra volunteer drivers to …
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Intergenerational Sugar Shack Outing
Join us for our annual intergenerational maple syrup feast during the day on the 21st of April at Érablière Charbonneau. There will be laughs, fresh air, and (hopefully) gorgeous sunshine to share just 45 minutes South of Montreal. We’re looking for volunteer support in the two following areas: Meals-on-wheels clients joining us for the event will be paired with a volunteer …
Research project: Looking for volunteers
Calling all volunteers: Are you excited about research? Do you want to build your interviewing skills? The Roulant is looking for volunteers to carry out standardized interviews with clients of our meals-on-wheels service, to measure their level of food security. If you are available in the months of April-May and are excited about contributing to this project, please contact Kateri, the Director …
2016 AGM: OFFICIAL INVITATION!
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) this year will take place on Thursday March 31, 2016, starting at 5:15pm, and you are all invited! Don’t miss the most important governance event of the year! Here is your Official Invitation! Also, take a look at the Meeting’s Agenda. The AGM is much more than an annual discussion about our hopes and dreams, …
News from your friendly neighbourhood MOW
As you may already know, the Roulant prepares and delivers 100 meals per day to folks living with a loss of autonomy. But what exactly does that entail, and how can we ensure that each person receives a meal that they can actually eat and enjoy? We asked Kateri, our Meals-on-Wheels Director: How does the Meals-on-Wheels (MOW) program respond to …
A Holiday Thank You
Volunteers, donors, clients and friends, we were truly touched by your generosity, kind gestures and gratitude this holiday season! Over Christmas and New Years, you didn’t skip a beat dear volunteers, as you poured through our doors, serving up turkey dinner and tourtière, and delivering good food and cheer to clients who were eagerly awaiting a special holiday meal. Your …
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A Look Inside the 2016 Meals-on-Wheels Calendar
(Calendar pdf below) The 2016 meals-on-wheels calendar has arrived! Each year, we re-vamp our menu, based of survey feedback from clients, vegetable seasonality, and inspiration from our chefs and community members. We like to try a few new recipes each year, balancing vegetarian, meat and fish dishes, and tossing in a few fresh salads during the summer months. A meal …
A Big Thank You to Our Corporate Volunteers!
Towards the end of 2015, we were fortunate to have the help of several enthusiastic and motivated corporate groups. In November, three employees from Dream came to help prepare fresh meals for our client-members. They worked as part of a crew of six volunteers to cook the meal of the day (vegetarian chili), as well as the side dishes of fruit …