8th Avenue Gardens Little Library
A neighbour and I were interested in fostering more community connections around our condo building and neighbourhood. We are both regulars at a few free little libraries nearby and realized...
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Who doesn’t love Bunnies? Bunnies?! Bunnies! :)
To some-bunny special 🙂 “So, what does ‘pull a rabbit out of your hat’ mean?” Our facilitator, Anne, asked with a smile.Everyone was looking down and pondering. Anne was facilitating...
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School Streets Dance and Popsicle Party
We had some dance parties! The City of Vancouver shut down the street in front of the Lord Selkirk Elementary School for a limited time after school for a month...
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Tagalog Time YVR in Hastings-Sunrise
From June to September 2023, my neighbor-turned-friend (nickname: Jean) and I organized bi-weekly “Tagalog Time YVR: Conversation Classes” for Filipinos/non-Filipinos and their loved ones. We met our participants while flyering/postering...
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Community Veg
With the grant from NSG, we were able to build a lovely community garden. Neighbours and friends came together to clean up, dig out, and build a raised garden bed...
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Adding Diversity to Our Seed Kits
We prepared around 500 bundles of seeds, which community members could combine together into kits of seven packets. With our grant, we were able to offer seeds for vegetables and...
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Paint & Meet
Our NSG project, “Paint and Meet,” is a children’s painting party. This event offers children an opportunity to socialize while learning the art of painting. It’s a delightful way for...
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Nature Photos at Copley Community Orchard
The event “Nature Photos at Copley Community Orchard” was very well received by the community. The project was led by volunteers at Copley Community Orchard and community artist Brittney Appleby....
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Way to Shade
We had a really “cool” time bringing our project to life. We connected with our neighbours in two ways: an Instagram account @Way2Shade and through in-person events. The Instagram account...
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