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Your 2020 AGM

Events, Gouvernance

on and Pier together with the entire team will present the achievements of the 2019 year and the organization’s financial results, plus you will be able to vote for the members of the next board of directors. Since this event will be online, please help us out by registering in advance. While we can’t meet you at the Roulant, we …

Changes to the Volunteering Program

COVID19, Volunteering - Personal

Nora et Janina préparent les frittatas en cuisine

We’re would like to thank all the volunteers who have committed their time to supporting us since the start of the pandemic, including those supporting us from their homes.  It would not be possible to continue doing our work without your help. Thank you for stepping in and stepping up! There have been many changes to our volunteer program over …

Thanks to our Corporate Team Builders & Volunteers!

Volunteering - Corporate

Santropol Roulant wrapped up a record-breaking second half of 2019 by welcoming nearly 200 employees from 15 companies for fun and meaningful team-building and volunteer activities. From farming to cooking to knocking on doors, we’d like to thank all of our Corporate Partners for choosing to increase their social impact through team building at the Roulant, and thank all the …

Rocking Around the Roulant

Staff

November was a rocky month for the Roulant team. First of all, we would like to congratulate Gaëlle and Jean-François Fournier for their second child. Jean-François will be out on paternity leave until January. Magali Casaubon already took the relay as Coordinator of the Meals-on-Wheels client community. Magali was the administrative manager of the Ferme du Roulant during the 2019 …

Thank You Volunteers

Events, Volunteering - Personal

Once again, thank you to all our volunteers you are such an important part of the Roulant community. The Volunteer Appreciation Party was a great success and we are proud to share with you some pictures that were taken by Arash and Robert, our volunteer photographers of the night. See you soon at the Holiday Brunch!

Community Farm Day at Ferme du Roulant

Agriculture, Events, Senneville Farm

Come discover and celebrate the Ferme du Roulant! This warm and friendly day will be filled with fun activities and time in nature. The event is made for the Roulant’s community, its volunteers, its basket members, its farmers and partners. Prepare for abundance and surprises! Please note that the farm is a 45 minute drive and that we will be …

Time to sign-up for your Organic Baskets

Basket, Senneville Farm

Did you know that this year marks a decade of vegetable baskets in the history of the Roulant! We started back in 2009, with 25 clients receiving produce grown at the McGill gardens. And since then it’s been a magical journey! Some of you have even been with us since our 1st year! The season starts now! Sign up once …

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Get inked for a good cause

Events, Fundraising

Come get a tattoo, and help finance the Roulant! WHAT? Flash tattoo day! WHO? Six tattoo artists will make a series of thematic “flash tattoos” to support the mission of the Roulant. The majority of the profits will be donated to help fund our programs on food security and production. WHEN? Sunday, April 7th. Registration will begin at 11 am! …

Volunteer Appreciation Party Photos

Events

At the beginning of the month, we celebrated the community by throwing a Volunteer Appreciation Party at the Roulant followed by a Karaoke session! We wouldn’t be able to do this work without the help of all of you and are forever grateful for everyone’s support and generosity. Thank you again to everyone who came, and hope you had an amazing …

Holiday Brunch Photos

Events, Meals-on-Wheels, Seniors

Happy New Year and Happy Holidays to all again! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season. Last month, we held our annual Holiday Brunch party at the Roulant, which ended up being the highest turnout ever! Over 40 of our Meals-on-Wheels clients attended the brunch, along with countless wonderful volunteers who helped prepare for the event over the course …

Workshop: Turkish cuisine

Kitchen, Kitchen Workshops, Recipes from our Community

After a 6 month hiatus, the Recipes from our community workshop series is returning in January 2019 with an exciting and diverse range of themes! For these workshops we invite the members of our community of all ages to share their recipes and culinary successes. We are very excited to welcome many new volunteer animators and continue to find ways to open up …