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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH
Habitat for Humanity Build Day
Habitat for Humanity's goal is to mobilize volunteers and community partners in building affordable housing and promoting homeownership as a means to breaking the cycle of poverty.
Please join Ismaili CIVIC at “Build Day” with Habitat for Humanity. Build Day provides volunteers with a unique opportunity to help build a home. No construction experience or gear is required! The team building begins when you arrive on a Habitat for Humanity build site.
In this outdoor activity, participants learn new skills together, work in collaborative groups to complete building tasks and accomplish something meaningful for their community as a cohesive team.
Event Day: Saturday September 28, 2019
Time: 9:30AM - 3:30PM
Address: 8180 Ash Street, Richmond, BC
Number of spots: 20
Age Minimum: 16 years old
Quest Food Exchange
Quest Food Exchange’s program focuses on the redistribution of quality surplus food, primarily through our Not-For-Profit Grocery Market model. The program has been created to ensure that people living on low income have access to affordable, healthy food.
In this indoor activity, participants will be sorting and organizing donations of food and household items.
Event Day: Saturday September 28, 2019
Time: 10:00AM - 2:00PM
Address: 13890 104th Avenue, Surrey, BC
Number of spots: 10
Age Minimum: 16 years old
Burnaby Park Cleanup **EVENT FULL**
The Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department ensures that community members have opportunities for personal growth through leisure activities. The Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department requires volunteers to assist with park restoration initiatives in order for the Burnaby community to enjoy these facilities.
In this outdoor activity, participants will be equipped with tools to clean up the park to restore it to its natural state.
Event Day: Saturday September 28, 2019
Time: 1:00PM - 4:00PM
Address: Deer Lake East, Burnaby, BC (Map with exact location will be shared with participants closer to the event)
Number of spots: 50
No age minimum (under 15 requires parental supervision)
Greater Vancouver Food Bank **EVENT FULL**
The Greater Vancouver Food Bank aims to build strong, connected communities through the power of food and employs principles of sustainability, education, training, and quality nutrition to achieve this goal.
In this indoor activity, participants will be sorting and organizing donations of food and household items.
Event Day: Saturday September 28, 2019
Time: 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Address: 8345 Winston Street, Burnaby, BC
Number of spots: 25
Age Minimum: 16 years old
Victoria Jamatkhana Block Clean-Up
Please join Ismaili CIVIC at Victoria Jamatkhana Block Clean-up; a clean-up of the area surrounding the Jamatkhana and Memorial Park. Everyone is invited including colleagues, neighbors, friends and family!
In this outdoor activity, participants will be equipped with tools to clean up the sidewalks and Memorial Park to restore it to its natural state.
Event Day: Saturday September 28, 2019
Time: 2:00PM - 3:30PM
Address: 1200 - 1250 Esquimalt Road, Victoria, BC
Number of spots: 50
No age minimum (under 15 requires parental supervision)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH
Lookout Society **EVENT FULL**
The Lookout Society provides housing and a range of support services to adults with low or no income who have few, if any, housing or support options.
In this indoor activity, participants will be sorting and organizing in kind donations of food and household items.
Event Day: Sunday September 29, 2019
Time: 10:00AM - 1:00PM
Address: Powell Street Getaway - 528 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC
Number of spots: 10
Age Minimum: 18 years old
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity's goal is to mobilize volunteers and community partners in building affordable housing and promoting homeownership as a means to breaking the cycle of poverty.
Please join Ismaili CIVIC at “Restore” with Habitat for Humanity (Indoors). In this indoor activity, participants will sort through various inventory items and produce an inventory count.
Event Day: Sunday September 29, 2019
Time: 9:30AM - 3:30PM
Address: 977 Enterprise Street, Burnaby, BC
Number of spots: 17
Age Minimum: 16 years old
Shoreline Cleanup
The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is a national conservation program that provides Canadians the opportunity to take action in their communities wherever water meets land, one bit of trash at a time.
In this outdoor activity, participants will be equipped with tools to clean up the park to restore it to its natural state.
Event Day: Sunday September 29, 2019
Time: 10:00AM - 1:00PM
Address: Minoru Park, Richmond, BC (Map with exact location will be shared with participants closer to the event)
Number of spots: 50
No age minimum (under 15 requires parental supervision)
Evergreen
Evergreen actively engages Canadians in creating and sustaining healthy urban environments in schools and public spaces, housing and transit systems, and communities themselves.
In this outdoor activity for youth only, participants will remove invasive species and restore the park to its natural habitat. All equipment and supplies will be provided at the event.
Event Day: Sunday September 29, 2019
Time: 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Address: Moodyville Park - 759 E 3rd Street, North Vancouver, BC
Number of spots: 30
No age minimum (under 15 requires parental supervision)
TD Tree Planting **EVENT FULL**
TD’s goal is to plant 1 million new trees by 2030 as part of the “Ready Commitment”. Since launching this goal in 2017, they have planted more than 96,000 native trees and shrubs in communities across Canada and the U.S. This year, up to 10,000 volunteers and hundreds of community partners will help plant another 38,000 trees.
In this outdoor activity, participants will be equipped with tools to plant trees in the assigned location.
Event Day: Sunday September 29, 2019
Time: 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Address: 1215 Cecile Drive, Port Moody, BC
Number of spots: 10
Age Minimum: 16 years old
Ronald McDonald House **EVENT FULL**
Ronald McDonald House supports 2,000 families each year who depend on the houses in BC and the Yukon to help provide a warm, welcoming environment for ill children and their families.
In this indoor activity, participants will be sorting, organizing and sanitizing the toy room.
Event Day: Sunday September 29, 2019
Time: 1:00PM- 5:00PM
Address: 4567 Heather Street, Vancouver, BC
Number or spots: 15
Age Minimum: 16 years old (16-18 requires a parental guardian)
I agree to waive all claims that I have or may in the future have against His Highness Prince Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili Council for Canada, and local Councils (including, without limitation, the Ismaili Council for British Columbia (collectively, the “Council”), the organizers (the “Organizer”) of Ismaili CIVIC (the “Event”), sponsors and affiliates of the Event and other persons acting on behalf of the Council or the Organizer or assisting with the Event in any manner whatsoever (collectively, the “Releasees”), as a result of my or my child’s participation in the Event due to any cause whatsoever including negligence, breach of contract, or any other duty of care. I agree to assume all risks associated with my or my child’s participation in the Event, including personal injury or damage or loss to personal property.
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