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Ready to share with the community how your project went? You can submit your story here.
I received funding in fall 2020 to pilot a 2-day beginner’s carving workshop in the Toquaht village of Macoah on the north coast of Barkley Sound. The event was a...
Read MoreLast weekend, we had more than 50 players and many more spectators from close and far gathering at the community hall and sitting around the chess boards. Over 24 kids...
Read MoreThe community pantry project began in March and is still running – it provides a barrier-free opportunity for anyone living in Alert Bay to access pantry items. We did this...
Read MoreMembers of Piece Arch Quilters’ have different life experiences, but our uniting feature is that we all love quilting. Our Wee Care program consists of making quilts for babies as...
Read MoreFirst of all, thank NSG for supporting this project. As planned, we have implemented this project in two steps: 1. Offline Preparation In first phase, each participant prepared a 1-to-5-minute...
Read MoreThis was a wonderful project to show thanks to frontline library heroes for their work during the pandemic. The project lead was a child who took the idea to her...
Read MoreIn preparation of Spring 2022, due to cold weather conditions, we’re off to a slow start. Just yesterday I was discussing whether or not to start planting with another member...
Read MoreI am sending you our project story almost a year after the project began because the story never seems to end! Our project continues to evolve and we have been...
Read MoreIt turned out that the planter boxes are very expensive. We changed our strategy to create a free community garden in the South Vancouver area. Instead we use the money...
Read MoreFree the Seeds achieved what we set out to do. We purchased seeds from William Dam Seeds and Saanich Organics, both suppliers of high quality organic, non-gmo seed. Additionally, one...
Read MoreGetting supplies to the islands around Surge Narrows has never been easy as it usually requires: • boat travel, often in bad weather, or darkness, or both • a 45...
Read MoreWith the support of Victoria Foundation’s Neighbourhood Small Grant, I was able to team up with youth, local businesses and community members to build Duncan’s first free community pantry! A...
Read MoreWhen your project is done, tell the world how it went. We’d love to see pictures, hear about what went well, lessons learned, or the impact you had on the people that came. It can be as short or as long as you want, with 300-400 words being the sweet spot. We love sharing really stand-out stories on our newsletter too.
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