No need to be a top chef to make great meals; No need to be a bike courier to deliver meals-on-wheels at the Roulant… You just need to be passionate! Launched by our friends and partners at the Volunteer Bureau of Montreal, the contest #PasBesoinDe (NoNeedTo) aims to promote volunteer action for young Montrealers 18 to 35 years old. We invite the Roulant’s volunteers to participate and …
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A Fruitful Week
This past week Les Fruits Défendus, the urban fruit harvesting collective, had its most successful week of 2015. The collective harvested 1138 lbs of fruits in just 8 days from all over the city (Cote des Neiges, Ahuntsic, Rosemont, Villeray, Plateau Mont Royal, Mercier Hochelaga Maisonneuve and Ile des Soeurs). 6 pick leaders and over 25 volunteers visited 13 tree owners during over …
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Harvest Moon Gala: Volunteers Requested
We’re looking for volunteers to help out at our annual Gala coming up on October 29th. We particularly need volunteers to help with the following tasks: – pre-event setup – driver / buddy for Meals-on-Wheels clients – bus person / dishwasher Please contact Ben if you’re interested in volunteering at the event. Want to get crafty and help with the decorations in …
Invitation to our Intergenerational Outing
Volunteers: Join in and help out! This October the Roulant is organizing an outing to the Biodome. Meals-on-wheels clients, volunteers and staff members will take part in this intergeneretional fall outing complete with lunch and snacks provided by our talented kitchen team. You will have the pleasure of getting to know a client more in depth while accompanying them through the …
Garden Tear Down: Volunteers Needed
Join us at the Edible Campus to help us tear down our gardens at McGill University Friday, October 9th from 10am-4pm! Dress warmly and be prepared to get dirty! In case of rain, the activity will be postponed to the following day. You are encouraged to stay for the whole activity, but drop-ins are also welcome. Please email Carlo to sign up and feel free to bring your friends. Thank you to everyone …
McGill Students on Wheels Needs Your Help!
McGill Students on Wheels is a student association from McGill University that helps recruit volunteers on campus to help with our meals-on-wheels program. On Wednesday Sept 30th, Santropol Roulant will be hosting an introductory session for new volunteers who want to get involved. If you are a McGill student looking to volunteer in the community sector, meet new people, and …
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Green Wall Unveiled!
A green loft at the Roulant Thanks to your plant clippings and construction help, we now have a magnificent green space in our second floor loft (see pics below)! This green wall adds a new dimension to urban gardening at the Roulant and also serves as a storage space in the loft. We invite you to come see the wall during your next visit …
Calling all Volunteers
Volunteers, we need your help filling meals on wheels and agriculture shifts! The end of August is a time of year when we need to call upon volunteers to help fill empty slots on the volunteer schedule. Whether you are available for one or many shifts, any and all help is appreciated. Here are some of the volunteer opportunities where we especially need your help: Meals-on-Wheels program …
Tomatothon September 9th!
Do you love canning? Or want to try it for the first time? If you miss canning tomatoes with your Nonna, love local, organic produce and despise wasting, or simply enjoy a good hard day’s work, then come on out to our first ever Tomatothon! We will blanch, peel, simmer and can tomatoes for 12 hours! Who knows how many jars we’ll fill! …
Come help us with canning!
Summer is almost over (we said almost!) but our food preservation volunteer shifts are in full swing! For the past couple of months, staff and volunteers have been 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. As fruits and veggies continue to pour into …
Intergenerational Gardening Project
The Roulant’s gardens have expanded beyond our 3 gardening sites and can be found in some of our meals-on-wheels clients’s homes (since 2013)! The Intergenerational Gardening Project was started 2 years ago by 4 Katimavik interns, including Claudia Atomei and Tassia Camoes Araujo, two close Roulant friends, volunteers and past staff members, . The project offers gardening opportunities to meals-on-wheels clients in their homes …
Rue Fermier: Community Celebration Countdown!
A birthday celebration, street party, local food showcase, workshop explosion, timeline exhibition, Iron Chef competition, musical jamboree all rolled into one. May the countdown begin! Rue Fermier, Santropol Roulant’s 20 anniversary community celebration is just 8 days away! Over here at the Roulant, staff and volunteers have been busily planning and preparing for weeks to welcome you. We’re extending the invitation …