Calling out to all our lovely volunteers! We will be hosting a Fall community lunch for our Meals-on-Wheels client-members and would love your help. We are looking for gentle hosts, drivers/passengers, decoration aficionados and of course kitchen volunteers to make this gathering as warm and inviting as possible. The event will take place at Santropol Roulant, 111 rue Roy Est, on Thursday September …
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McGill Students on Wheels – Seeking New Executives
Santropol Roulant is seeking new McGill University student representatives to be in charge of the McGill Students on Wheels association beginning in September 2016. Another school year is around the corner, and our Volunteer Program is preparing for the arrival of many new student volunteers. McGill Students on Wheels is a student association that helps recruit volunteers on campus to help …
Stories of Santropol Roulant – Atabak
Atabak – Volunteer I moved to Canada five years ago from Iran. I didn’t know anything about Montreal at the time that I decided to move, not even that it was a French city. I chose to move to Montreal simply because I had a few friends here and when you immigrate to a new country and leave your family …
Transitions in the volunteer program
With the latest additions to the team come some shifts in our volunteer program. We’d like to introduce you to a new team member and update you on Ben’s new role. Ben and Sev are both able to address your questions and will both work very closely together. So if you aren’t sure who to contact, just give either a …
Rue Fermier: Community Picnic Countdown!
Rue Fermier, Santropol Roulant’s 21st anniversary community picnic, is just around the corner! Come join our volunteers, clients and neighbours around the table, with activities for all ages and a vegetarian BBQ and potluck. When: Thursday July 21st, from 3pm to 9pm Where: Outside of the Roulant (111 Roy East) between Colonial and De Bullion Cost: Free entrance, drinks and food for sale at affordable prices …
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Rue Fermier – Seeking Volunteers !
Hello volunteers! Our community picnic event will take place July 21st and we need your help to ensure the success of this day! So come by lend a hand, then stay for the party and enjoy the activities. Volunteer tasks before July 21st Decorations (boards, banners and other fun stuff to make the street look great) Handing out flyers Food prep and …
Invitation to Rue Fermier
We invite you to come celebrate FOOD – PEOPLE – COMMUNITY and the Roulant’s 21st birthday with a community picnic and block party. This year, the third edition of our summer community celebration: Rue Fermier, will take place in two steps. The first one will be a community picnic where volunteers, clients, neighbors and others are invited to join us …
From the Roof to the Sidewalk – A Growing Installation at the Roulant
Hello handypersons! ‘From our front door to the sidewalk’, is a new summer project to extend the Roulant and its roof garden beyond the building into the 2 parking spots out front. This timing coincides with an opportune invitation from the city to create a green space on Roy. Invitation: Makers – we need you! Experienced carpenters and gardeners are …
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Food Preservation Season is Here!
Are you eager to spend more time in the Roulant kitchen? Good news, harvest time and Food Preservation season is upon us! We’ll be turning delicious Montreal-grown fruit and veggies into non-perishable food items. Think homemade salsa, dehydrated tomatoes, pear jam, kimchi and sauerkraut, just to name a few! Anyone is welcome in the kitchen, experienced or not. When: Tuesdays & Fridays …
Calling all pick leaders for les Fruits défendus
Les Fruits Défendus is looking for motivated, energetic and autonomous individuals to lead our urban fruit harvests throughout the summer! Les Fruits Défendus is Montreal’s volunteer-led urban fruit harvesting collective which connects local fruit tree owners with volunteer harvesters and helps ensure that this valuable local food resource does not go to waste. As a pick leader, you will have a …
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Board Game Night!
Looking for a place to get your game on? Following on the success of other Volunteer Program mini-FUN(d)raisers such as Trivia Night and Bingo Night, why not join us at our first inaugural Board Game Night! Our games master and host, Jean-Fred, is preparing a varied selection of board games for you to try your luck at. What: The Roulant’s …
Deliver Veggie Baskets by Bike
Calling all volunteer cyclists! On June 17th, we will begin delivering fresh veggie baskets to our meals-on-wheels clients. While some of these deliveries will be done by car, most will be done by bike to the Mile End, Centre Sud, Ville Marie and Westmount neighbourhoods. In order to do so, we need your help! When: Friday afternoons, beginning at 3:30pm Where: …