This past year we were fortunate enough to have the support of more than a dozen teams, from companies all across Montreal who took a break from their busy work weeks to lend a hand delivering meals, chopping veggies in the kitchen and even getting their hands dirty in the garden. To close out 2013, we had an amazing (and …
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Santropol Roulant’s Beekeeping Collective is seeking new members!
Calling all beekeeping enthusiasts: Santropol Roulant’s Beekeeping Collective is seeking new members! We are looking for a broad range of volunteers in order to create a good mix of people to keep our hives healthy and happy. We are a group of beekeepers who work to support the permanence and sustainability of the beekeeping community in Montreal. To this end, we support …
Holiday Recap & Photos!
The holidays are an especially joyful, festive and bustling time of year at Santropol Roulant! The Annual Intergenerational Holiday Brunch was once again a great success. We welcomed more than 100 members (clients, volunteers, staff, donors and board members) into our office for good food, good cheer and good music (courtesy of McGill’s oldest acapella group, Tonal Ecstasy). Thanks also to …
New and Familiar Faces
Extra! Extra! The new issue of Words-on-Wheels, our client-member newsletter, is hot off the press! In this latest edition, titled “New and Familiar Faces,” we feature cover model Mrs Shanker, introduce new team members and interview one of our longest-running volunteers, the one and only, Matt B. In addition to meal delivery, community events, phone chats, surveys and more, W-o-W is …
Amplifying Voices Video #5: Meals-on-Wheels
Amplifying Voices is a video project that explores the lives and realities of six seniors who receive meals-on-wheels from Santropol Roulant. Santropol Roulant: This mini video showcases how Jan, Anne, Alda, Augustine and Rosanne use Santropol Roulant’s meals-on-wheels service. Who participated? Santropol Roulant’s meals-on-wheels clients and volunteers collaborated to create these videos. While the clients provided the content by sharing their …
Amplifying Voices Video #2: Day-to-Day and Pastimes
Amplifying Voices is a video project that explores the lives and realities of six seniors who receive meals-on-wheels from Santropol Roulant. Day-to-day and Pastimes: This video focuses mostly at time spent alone. What does a typical day look like, what brings pleasure and pride, and what is more difficult? Who participated? Santropol Roulant’s meals-on-wheels clients and volunteers collaborated to create these …
Amplifying Voices Video #1: Meet the Stars
Amplifying Voices is a video project that explores the lives and realities of six seniors who receive meals-on-wheels from Santropol Roulant. Meet the characters: Our six stars share a bit about who they are, where they come from and what they’re about. Kateri Décary, Meals-on-Wheels Director at Santropol Roulant, tells us a bit about the meals-on-wheels clients. Who participated? Santropol Roulant’s meals-on-wheels …
Corporate Team Building with W Hotel!
Throughout this past year, we had the pleasure of hosting employees from W Hotel at Santropol Roulant. They were one of our corporate groups who helped prepare and deliver meals for our Meals-on-Wheels Program once a month. Some came to lend a hand chopping vegetables, baking cakes and preparing tasty food for 100 meals-on-wheels clients in the kitchen, and others …
Intergenerational Apple-Picking Event
Santropol Roulant is proud to announce that we’ve added a fourth intergenerational event to our 2013 calendar! Our intergenerational events such as the holiday brunch, summer brunch, and sugar shack outing serve as unique opportunities to bring people together across generations and cultures. Next Thursday October 17th, meals-on-wheels clients, staff and volunteers will venture to a local apple orchard just 45 …
Torrential Tomatoes
It’s practically raining tomatoes which is why we invite you, dear volunteers, to come help transform these terrific tomatoes into canned salsa, sauce and other preserves. On Wednesday September 11th, lend us a hand in the kitchen and maybe learn a trick or two about canning. There will be a second session the following week on September 18th. Sign up …
Watatow! Come Set-up Our Garden
This is it! Your excuse to get outside, get dirty and get digging. Santropol Roulant’s garden big set-up day is coming soon! When: Friday April 26th from 10:00am to 4:00pm (postponed to Saturday April 27th in case of bad weather) *Please note: You don’t need to come for the entire length of the event, please feel free to arrive and …
The Gazette: Creating community in a kitchen
Yesterday we had the pleasure or seeing The Gazette publish a wonderful article about the Roulant. Thank you Susan Schwartz for such lovely coverage. To access the article on The Gazette’s website, click here. To download a copy of the archived PDF (below), click here.