Paws for Health is a pilot project to help reduce student stress and increase wellbeing. During summer 2013, a volunteer pet owner from Pets and Friends will visit the Wellness Centre with their fluffy companion to spend some quality time with students.
Visit http://students.ubc.ca/paws-for-health-pet-visits to meet the Pets-in-residence, and to register for a session!
The UBC Farm is proud to present its 3rd annual Joy of Feeding event, a very popular event that sells out quick! Joy of Feeding is a celebration of whole foods, culture and cooking. 16 home cooks of different ethnic backgrounds will offer you tastes of their family recipes at this international food fair and fundraiser for the UBC Farm. This is an all-ages event, filled with children’s activities, multicultural beats and delicious food!
Tickets go on sale on June 1st at Choices Market locations and online at joyoffeeding.com. Please visit their website for more information and event updates or stay connected in Facebook.
What makes someone a leader? Did Ghandi, Mandela, Gretzky or Kennedy have a solid understanding of the theory of leadership, or was it something else entirely? Most leadership training focuses on the theory of leadership, but doesn’t explain how to apply that theory naturally, in the most difficult situations where it’s needed the most.
That’s why entrepreneurship@UBC is happy to host a cutting edge Leadership Course this summer: and you’re invited to take part! This week-long workshop works with participants to allow them to be leaders naturally, without having to think about and apply any theory. The course takes place on campus from June 26 to July 3rd, and is open to all students, alumni, faculty and staff of UBC.
Registration is open now! For more information, or to register yourself for the course, simply visithttp://leadership.entrepreneurship.ubc.ca
Let us build a farm!
Changing one school at a time
Grow good food for all
Hello Everyone!
We are thrilled to announce that in partnership with Vancity, the Real Estate Foundation of BC, the Vancouver Foundation, the City of Vancouver, and the Vancouver School Board (along with many other awesome partners and collaborators) we are excited to grow another school farm at David Thompson Secondary June 1-4.
Together we’ll grow healthy foods for the school community and engage students in experiential learning. We’d love for you to come and join us in building this new farm!
When: June 1, 2, 3, 4
Where: David Thompson Secondary School map here
Time: 9:30am – 1pm, 1:30pm – 5pm each day.
Please choose a time block you can commit to and fill out this form to send your RSVP!
What to wear: Clothes you can get dirty in! Long pants! Closed toed shoes! Gardening gloves, Rain-Gear: we’ll be working outside rain or shine.
What to bring: Water bottle, snacks, a willingness to have fun – at our farm events we work, laugh, eat, have a great time.
Please email all questions and RSVPs to volunteer@freshroots.ca
If you cannot commit to a block of time, feel free to drop by and say hi.
With a fistful of fertile soil,
The Fresh Roots Farm Team
The Botanical Garden Nursery requires a student to work weekends and statutory holidays in our nursery on South Campus. This position will be shared with one other student.
Principal duties include: watering container plants in glass and polyhouses, monitoring environmental control systems and reporting problems, light cleanup jobs both inside and outside, performing a quick security check of the premises (reporting problems to Campus Security), and watering outdoor hanging baskets and planters at the main garden during the summer months.
This position reports directly to the Botanical Garden Nursery Horticulturist or other designated horticultural staff.
Pay: $15.00/hr
Applicants should be available for about one hour on Friday to receive instructions for the upcoming weekend and be able to work independently. Please note that although this is a weekend position, the job is shared so that the successful candidate will work two out of four weekends per month and usually four hours per day. Be prepared to work statutory holidays (including Christmas). A background in Horticulture or Plant Science and an interest in temperate plants are preferable but not essential.
Please direct your enquiries to:
Kevin Kubeck
Botanical Garden Nursery Horticulturist
604 822 4801
Monday to Friday (7:00 am to 2:30 pm)
Or
Carol Janeczko
Acting Administive Manager
604 822 4186
Monday to Friday (8:00am – 4:00pm)
A home with a commercial kitchen and a business (Soup du Jar) in the Kootenays is for sale! Located north of Nelson, BC by Slocan Lake, you can live out your culinary dream in this home that features a full and newly-built commercial kitchen to make all-natural soups from locally-sourced ingredients as part of your business.
For more information about this business venture, please visit the website or contact Jeff.
Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House (Fraser/Broadway) has 3 summer student positions.
Consider a career helping others while building a stronger community: Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House is part of the Association of Neighbourhood Houses of British Columbia (ANHBC). We value a diverse workforce and encourage qualified candidates from all communities to apply. To see listings within ANHBC refer to the link above. Please refer to the specific contact and application instructions in each posting.
Summer Student Roles
Closing date for applications: May 27th at 4:00pm
The Urban Agriculture Facilitator will work to increase educational opportunities in the area of urban agriculture through the;
Urban Farmer Field School (http://spec.bc.ca/farmer-fieldschool)
SPEC’s School Gardens Project (http://spec.bc.ca/school-gardens)
and the Westside Community Food Market (http://spec.bc.ca/westside-community-food-market)
The student will:
• Support the Urban Farmer Field School Coordinator in planning & facilitating classes on
sustainable urban agriculture;
• Market the Urban Farmer Field School to community groups and businesses in Downtown
Vancouver;
• Provide support to the school garden community groups that maintain the food gardens during
the summer months;
• Provide promotion and volunteer coordination support to the Westside Community Food
Market.
Hours and Wage
35 hours a week at $12/hour, starting May 27th and running until August 30th.
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to admin@spec.bc.ca by 4 PM, Friday May 17th.
More information can be found on SPEC’s main-page http://www.spec.bc.ca/
DREAM GREEN SUMMER CAMP
The Community School Team from David Thompson Secondary in South Vancouver are offering a 2 week summer camp called DREAM GREEN ! from July 15 to July 25th 8:30-3:00pm (Monday to Thursdays)
They are looking for some passionate and motivated post – secondary students with an interest in the environment, sustainability and healthy living to work with us to create a fun summer opportunity for kids aged 8-12. We need help planning and facilitating before and during the camps.
If you have the time, interest and a desire to engage children in some exciting programming please contact us ASAP. We are willing to be flexible with your schedule and would love to have some post-secondary students involved in the field to help us create awareness and an engaging young people in caring for our planet!
We do require any volunteers to have a criminal records check and to participate in orientation and training for the camp.
Please contact Teri Corcoran or Holly Geddert at 604-713-5886 or tcorcoran@vsb.bc.ca or hgeddert@vsb.bc.ca if you are interested or would like more information.
The Canadian Diabetes Association is organizing a Chinese Diabetes Expo on June 15 and need volunteers! The Special Events Crew will provide operational assistance to CDA staff and the highest quality of customer service for event participants and/or donors.
Desirable Attributes and Skills
Volunteers must be available for orientation on June 7 (6-7:30pm) and the day of the event, June 15 (9am-2:30pm) for 4-8 hours. If you are interested, please contact Jennifer McKlay (jennifer.mclay@diabetes.ca) with your contact information, languages spoken, ability to attend the Orientation and availability on June 15.
