Spring food preservation news: Reflections of the past year, improvements for the year to come, & your feedback requested! Though we’re still months away from the first harvests, we’re working hard at improving our two-year-old food preservation program. In January, Isabelle and Karine hosted a food preservation season debrief. It was a great opportunity to identify what people love, and to use the brainpower …
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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 …
Help feed our worms
Friends and fans of red-wigglers, here’s an exciting opportunity to help out our vermicomposting collective. Every week, volunteers from the collective feed kitchen scraps to the worms in our vermicomposting room and in turn, rich fertilizer is produced. If you are interested to get your hands dirty and learn a bit more about vermicomposting systems, come join our collective members on …
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, …
BEEKEEPING COLLECTIVE: SEEKING NEW MEMBERS!
Calling all beekeeping enthusiasts! Santropol Roulant’s Beekeeping Collective is seeking new members! We are looking for volunteers with a broad range of experience in order to create a good mix of people to keep our hives healthy and happy. The collective’s mission is to help spread sustainable, democratic, and local beekeeping practices.We are a group of beekeepers who come together …
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2016 AGM: CALLING ALL CANDIDATES!
Are you a member of the Roulant? Would you like to further your involvement in the Roulant by joining the Board of Directors? Submit your application to run for election at our next Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday March 31st, 2016! During the AGM, members of the Roulant – that is, anyone who has been a client, volunteer, staff …
Board of Directors: Thank you Dave, Welcome Suzanne!
The Roulant’s Board of Directors recently experienced a transition, as Dave McNeil stepped down as Treasurer of the Board, and Suzanne Bourque was selected as a replacement. Santropol Roulant’s Board is legally responsible for overall governance, and provides leadership, direction, and oversight for the development of long-term strategic plans and organizational policies. They’re also responsible for supporting the organization’s financial …
Our Volunteers in the News!
We recently had the opportunity to host Myriam Fimbry, a journalist from Radio-Canada’s Desautels le dimanche, at the Roulant. Myriam interviewed Halia Flores, Lola Montes and Andrea Strom-Rancourt, three of our Meals-on-Wheels volunteers, about their involvement in our Volunteer Program. In particular, the radio piece focused on how newcomers use volunteering as a way to integrate into their new home and …
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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Info Session: Vermicompost Collective
In the new year the Vermicompost Collective is planning to take on new projects and increase its capacity: both in terms its worm population and compost produced. In order to achieve these goals the collective is looking for new members and will hold an information session on January 16th to boost its ranks. If you’d like to get involved in a …