Community Re-union “After” the Pandemic
We had a fun party to unite the neighbors on March 12, 2022. Thanks to the volunteers and the council team members, we used the small amount of $500 to...
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Green Team Garden Project
I have always had a fondness for gardening, and after becoming Co-President of my high school’s Green Team, I yearned for a way to share this passion with the rest...
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Walk-Safe Kits
Thanks to the funding of Youth-Neighborhood Small Grants, I was able to put together sidewalk safety packages for 60 school-aged children, mainly 5th graders from my elementary school. I chose...
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Richmond Runners’ Pizza Party
When I first planed my project I planned to hold the event in summer, hence the idea of an outdoor pizza party, but soon realized that I needed to complete...
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The University Experience Panel
The University Experience Panel was inspired by our team’s experiences with transitioning into post-secondary. As a team, we represent 3 different stages of post-secondary life: senior high school student, freshman...
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Introduction to Taiko Drumming
This was a great mulicutural project during the pandemic. It helped to bring the community out of their homes and have a sharing of positive Asian culture through Japanese Taiko...
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Holiday Cheer
Our Truro Drive Block Watch Group has not been able to have a gathering since the summer of 2019. This project included all of the 42 households on our blockwatch...
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Sound of Christmas
The 2021 Christmas was extremely cold with snowy weather and rising cases of Omicron variant. This Christmas was also special and sweet for the families at Holly community who participated...
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Bringing a Neighbourhood Together Through Christmas Carolling
Our neighbourhood used our Small Neighbourhood Grant towards a two-day Christmas carolling event in our local area. Because our Richmond neighbourhood had suffered from a string of break-and-enter incidents, we...
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