Stone Soup Festival Volunteers needed

STONE SOUP FESTIVAL
WANTS YOU!!!
Hello!
Now, more than ever, people are aware of the issues of food security, the benefits of sharing resources, and eating ‘local’. Stone Soup celebrates the global diversity of food, the environment and its importance to the ‘culture’ of our community.

In the spirit of celebrating our global food community, Stone Soup will feature food vendors, artists, musicians, and presentations. Last year, we launched a new partnership with the Multicultural Family Centre in bringing the Fiesta de las Madres (Mothers Day Festival) to Stone Soup in celebration of the food and cultural traditions of Latin America.

This year, we’ve added a new segment to our festival – the Stone Soup Film Festival!
Last year’s festival was a success and we hope to introduce more films that emphasize the positive efforts being made to change our current food system and empower this generation to take action. Some films include:
“Guerrilla Gardening: Can you dig it?”
“What’s on your plate?”
“A thousand suns”
“Dirt” and more…

Volunteer on MAY 8Th, Saturday, and you’ll get a chance to experience 3 festivals all rolled into one!

Last year almost 30 volunteers helped to make our community event a success!
This year, you can make a difference too! Come join our volunteer family of over 60 individuals and be a special part of this festival!
Ways to assist:
STONE SOUP

Run operations and set-up, serve soup, host workshops (build a seed `bomb’!), assist vendors/artists…
Shifts: May 8, 9am-2pm or 1:30-6:30pm
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FiESTA de las MADRES

Run operations and set-up, assist vendors…
Shifts: May 8, 9am-2pm or 1:30-6:30pm
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STONE SOUP FILM FESTIVAL

Greet/welcome patrons, sell tickets, usher…
Shifts: May 8, 11:30am-4:30pm, 4pm-9pm or 7pm-11pm.

Positions fill up fast for this busy, creative festival, so don’t wait until the last minute, sign up now!
It’s a fun, great way to meet new people and give back to the community too! Plus, you’ll have a chance to snack all day and experience the festival in the best way possible – by volunteering!
If you’re interested, please email me with your choice of shift and position.
ORIENTATION takes place on WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, from 4:30-5:30pm at Britannia.
Hope to see you all soon!
Charlene Wee
Volunteer Program Coordinator
Britannia Community Services Centre
1661 Napier St
604-718-5860 or charlene.wee@vancouver.ca

ENDLESS KNOTS

This is David Fukuhara who designs & makes Knot Designs. He belongs to the International Guild of Knot Tyers . He exhibits in the Spring & Fall in Courtenay BC at festivals, as well Wooden Boat Festival at Granville Island, Britannia Xmas Artist sales etc..
He is 71 yrs young & started to do this at age of 12 yrs old.
He is one of our new members who loves to play bridge. The design you see is using only 1 cord. This is just a small sample of his work.
He may be reached at 604-251-4316. This is Original Celtic Knot Designs.
Wish him good luck.

Mar 27th Walking Group

Five people went on the walk, (Marilyn, Ken, Linda Susan & Giyoung a friend of Susan).
We went to UBC. We walked past the aquatic centre, gym and went to the shopping centre and had a snack and coffee at McDonald. We walked through Regent College and saw beautiful Magnolia trees. We walked down University Blvd. to Main Mall Blvd past the UBC libraryand discovered UBC has a Tim Horton and White Spot near the library. We walked to end of main mall to see beautiful scenic view of Howe Sound and Mountains overlooking a rose garden and the Chan Centre theatre. We walked back on West mall blvd and saw the Irving Barber Centre which part of it. It was built in 1923 after the great trek of UBC students in 1922 to demonstrate buildings (3 not built yet).
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) is a facility at the Vancouver campus of the University of British Columbia. The Learning Centre is built around the refurbished core of the 1925 UBC Main Library[1][2]. The Centre is named for Irving. K. Barber, philanthropist and a graduate of UBC.
There is a monument of Great trek in front of ubc library. It was a great walk and there is other areas to walk to at UBC.
walked lead by Marilyn

Mar 20 Walking group

March 20th walk , there were 5 people, Marilyn, Ken, Susan, Heesok,and a new friend of Susan . We took the Victoria bus to Richards and Hastings and walked to Northern Canada House, then we walked to Convention centre to the Cauldron and after we walked to Coal Harbour. We sat and had our lunch looking at the mountain it was beautiful day. We walked up Bute Street to Georgia to the BC Pavilion (Vancouver Art Gallery), which displayed the LEONARDO DA VINCI: THE MECHANICS OF MAN, this was excellent. It took 20 min. to get into the art gallery.
walk lead by Marilyn

Survey to Help Britannia

Britannia is taking steps to revitalize the site and our facilities, your opinions are valuble to us. Please respond the following survey. This will help us identify the priorites and vision of our members, residents and community members.

Reminder to distribute far and wide!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/somethingishappening

Lee carrried the torch again

She carried the torch on Friday for the Paralympic' s with Ann who ran alongside.

GINA,LEE,ANN & DIANE

Walkiing Group

Today they didn't walk but went to watch Paralympic curling to enjoy & support our team Canada!!
Walking group on March 13,2010, there were 8 People (Marilyn, Ken,Linda
Ssusan, Hewsok, Rosemarie,Louise, Flora) & we left Britannia at l0:30 am
on Victoria bus to Broadway station to catch the 99 to Main street and then caught the Main Street to 28 and Main. We walked to Hillcrest Park to curling Venue. Some of the people stop quickly at Sollys bagels before walking to venue. we saw wheel chair curling at 12:30 ROUND ROBIN CANADA PLAYING GREAT BRITAIN!!!
Horray for CANADA THEY WON 9 TO 2.
The other teams were Usa playing Korea usa won, germany playing Norway , norway won, and Swiss and Sweden playing. The Norway spectators were wearing the cute hats rainbow Viking hat and Great Britan spectators were wearing a couple cowbay hats with the Union Jack flag on them.
There were a lot of empty seats but it was fun the see, watch them play there style.
Lead by Marilyn walking group leader



Canada's curlers open Games with big win

Programs & Services

Hi there folks,
well the brochure is out for Spring.
New programs, bus trip,etc...
Registration will begin 16 Mar

One of our Ladies from the centre

EALADHA NA hEIRE

Featuring the Irish Art of Therese Milis
Opening Sat. March 13 2 - 4pm

Saint Patrick's Day March 17th 3 - 7 pm:

Come and celebrate with the artist.
Therese's art, along with the art of Jennifer Cocke will be at the Jem Gallery till mid April.
Gallery Hours are Wed -Fri. 1- 5pm, Sat. 11 - 5pm and by appointment.
Therese will be at the Gallery Sat. March 20th & 27th .
The Jem Gallery is located at #36 - 22 East Cordova and Carrall (in the Van Horne, entrance on Cordova in the gated sections, street side near the underground parking entrance)


thejemgallery@yahoo.com
theresemilis@shaw.ca

Saturday 06 Mar Walking Group

Saturday March 6 walking group
Marilyn,Linda, and Ken walked down Commercial Drive to Croatian cultural centre. Along the way we stop at 11TH and commercial at Moby Community Garden where they were having a workshop on planting seeds. We saw their community garden ( which is back of Giant Dollar store)and then we walked along the green way under the Skytrain there were beautiful blossoms and daffodils . We went to Croatian Centre as we were told there was craft sale but it was toy and computers swap. We then walked to Trout lake and around it, sat down for 20 mins. We then walked back to Commercial Dr. and met Judy and had a coffee at McDonald's. Linda and I went back to Britannia and listen to development proposal for AML and Britannia complex in Gym D.
Walk was lead by Marilyn