Author: vlok

Hi folks,

 

The deadline for tickets has been extended to Tuesday, March 27, so if you haven’t already purchased your $20 ticket, you have two extra days to get it!  No tickets will be sold at the door, so come over to International House‘s front desk during lunch or in between classes and secure your place at IPP’s last-ever Formal.  Join us on Friday March 30 6PM at the University Golf Club, or you’ll wish you were there!

 

Here’s more info on the event: https://blogs.ubc.ca/internationalpeerprogram/2012/03/07/ipp-year-end-formal/

 

Happy New Year everyone!

We hope your winter break was fun-tastic.  Now that we’re back for the new semester, we thought we’d do it in style.  Come to International House this Saturday 7th for IPP’s Welcome Back event, featuring co-ordinated Bhangra dancing.  Learn to dance – what better way to keep warm this January?  That’s not all.  There will also be refreshments, games, and prizes!  And, hold on to your hats folks, it’s all FREE.  Bring your friends, too.  This will be a great occasion to connect with others, learn about the International Peer Program, and meet its Peer Leaders and international students.  If you’re not already a part of IPP, who knows, you just might want to join after all the fun you will have this Saturday.

Facebook Event Page Here

Upcoming in January is the IPP trip to Rogers Arena for a Vancouver Canucks ice hockey match versus the Los Angeles Kings.  Stay tuned for more info!

 

Hello IPP!

Canadian Thanksgiving was a few weeks ago, and American Thanksgiving is yet to come. At this juncture, IPP would like to invite you to its very own International Thanksgiving, called the IPP Celebration of Thanks!

In late October and early November, it is really easy to get lost in the waves of schoolwork and other commitments. We think this is the perfect time to pause and consider what we have already accomplished, and who has given their time to help us achieve our goals. We believe this is also a great time to think about to whom and for what we want to show our deepest gratitude. Having a support system like the International Peer Program fosters a sense of community among its participants. We can practically call the IPP community a second family!

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To celebrate the relationship between our International Peers, Senior Peers, and Group Leaders, we warmly invite IPP participants to International House for some group activities.

Afterward, we will leave International House for a volunteer project. Because what better way to show gratitude than to give back?

And finally, having worked up the appetite, every group will receive a gift card to a restaurant nearby their project placement. Enjoy an IPP Thanksgiving meal together!

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Please contact your Senior Peer to sign-up for this event by Tuesday, November 1st. Tuesday November 1st will be the last day we will count you in.

Any questions and (if you do not have a Senior Peer/interested in joining IPP) RSVPs can be sent to vincent.lok@ubc.ca.

The event will take place on Saturday, November 5th at International House at 1PM.

***We will leave International House before 3:00PM to get to our volunteer sites.

 

Volunteer Project Locations:

Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House – Mostly moving furniture and painting.

DTES NH Info

Food Philosophy

Vision, Mission & Mandate DTES NH Oct 2010

Aboriginal Front Door – Cleaning and organization, giving out cold weather items and candy on the corner of Main & Hastings

UBC Farm (weather permitting)

Chinatown – Educational tour and Litter Patrol (Plastic gloves and garbage bags will be provided)

Stanley Park

Jericho Beach

Kitsilano Beach

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Keep checking back for updates to the Celebration of Thanks!