June 2016 Village Vibe

June 2016

villagevibe News and views from the heart of Fernwood

Fernwood Refugee Road Hockey-a-Thon Scores Big Road hockey game wins with fun and friendship

›› Bobby Arbess

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n sweltering 30°C heat, rising off the blacktop of the basketball courts behind the Fernwood Community Centre on Friday, May 13th, an enthusiastic group of youth from the regular Fernwood NRG road hockey drop-in youths clashed sticks for 4.5 hours in a ‘Road Hockey-a-Thon’.

Raising money for Fernwood Sponsors Refugees’ campaign to support Syrian families settling in Fernwood, and joined by new immigrant and refugee youth through the Intercultural Association of Greater Victoria (ICA), they were successful in raising $324 towards the $350,000 fundraising goal to support a family’s first year in the Fernwood neighbourhood.

I had been brainstorming ways to engage Syrian refugee youth arriving with their families in Victoria through lighthearted activities that would give them a connection with their Canadian peers, their new country, and its most popular sport. I assumed many of the participating youth would have an intimate knowledge of soccer and, with the similarities between the two sports, it wouldn’t be a long-stretch for them to join in the fun and learn hockey in their new home. With limited numbers of youth at the regular road hockey dropin, I reached out to the ICA to welcome youth arriving in the country and invite them to join our group for an intercultural hockey experience.

For weeks on end, our youth (many of them involved in ice hockey leagues and looking for different ways to experience and express their utmost love of the game) had been asking when they would get the chance to show youth arriving in Canada from Syria how to handle a stick, deke, take a wrist shot, find the five hole, and, ultimately, score goals. Their eyes lit up with excitement when I told them that

Fernwood Drop-in Road Hockey group with youth from the ICA at their Road Hockey-a-Thon. Photo: Lee Herrin

they could introduce kids from other countries to hockey and also help raise funds to bring a refugee family to Victoria, just by playing their favourite game!

They got their chance to share their hockey skills with the ICA group, most of whom had never held a hockey stick yet who still jumped at the opportunity to give it a try. The co-ed group included youth from China, India, Pakistan, Japan and three young men from Syria who showed a particular gusto for the game. Hanni, the eldest youth in the ICA group, challenged the youth to a match-up between the ICA kids (who loomed a good foot in height over the younger regulars) and their Canadian-born counterparts. After going around in a circle making personal introductions, sharing country of origin and an intro to the rules of the game and skills demo from our kids, pinnies were donned and the contest began, red vs. blue.

Eighteen year-old Rhabia had instantly accepted the challenge of keeper and

dawned goalie pads and stopped shots like a pro. Most memorably, at one point in the game, he ran out of the net with open arms to hug and congratulate his opponent after being scored on! It was a close match between the two teams, as the international youth showed tremendous natural talent and verve, with everyone getting a taste of the passion and glory in playing hockey. Pizza, cookies, pop and music from Adele, Kanye West, K’naan, Justin Bieber and other pop favourites, were shared in a festive party atmosphere. After the game, the two sides showed solidarity, lining up for a traditional hockey handshake. Plans were made to take the hockey lessons to the next step in renting ice time and showing our international friends how to skate and play on ice. The Syrian youth, in particular, seemed very keen to do this ASAP! Special shout-out of thanks for this event to: Lee Herrin of the Fernwood NRG who shuttled over a dozen delicious pizzas from the Cornerstone Cafe for our players; Leon

Zetler at Aubergine Specialty Foods for the soft drinks and chips; Elliot’s grandma for the home-baked cookies; Amneet Sanghera of the ICA for partnering and bringing all these great kids from around the world to connect with their new country though this national past-time; Peter Fairley of Fernwood Sponsors Refugees for helping with set-up and for sweating it up with us on the tarmac; and lastly to the families that generously pledged their kids involvement, as well as, Ben, Elliot, Gabe, Sam, Cohen, Allah, Spencer, Carson and Tomi for being the stars you are.

All Fernwood youth and friends are welcomed to come on out Friday afternoons. Get active, make friends and have fun at a drop-in ball hockey session, 4pm, behind the Fernwood Community Centre. Those wishing to donate to the Fernwood Sponsors Refugees campaign can make tax-deductible donations online at: fernwoodsponsors.wordpress.com/ donate.

in this issue Mark Your Calendar

Feature

Special Insert

Fernwood Bites tickets selling fast page 3

Opelika, Alabama Pole Painting Project inspired by Fernwood page 4

21st Annual FernFest Program Guide June 17 & 18 | Fernwood Square

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editorial:

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No fear, no loathing in Fernwood

Published by Fernwood Neighbourhood Resource Group Editorial Committee

Lee Herrin Andrew Kerr

Matt Takach Mila Czemerys Founding Editor Lisa Helps

neighbourhood-scaled

Contributors

Bobby Arbess Harry Pettit Kimberly Kelley Margaret Hantiuk Vita Yates Erin Macklem

Lee Herrin Andrew Kerr Nathan Gallentine Jillian Player Beth Threlfall

Art

Lee Herrin Nathan Gallentine Vita Yates

Axel Mila Czemerys Leya Tess

Production Mila Czemerys Contact us

1310 Gladstone Avenue Victoria, BC V8R 1S1 T 250.381.1552 F 250.381.1509 info@fernwoodnrg.ca www.villagevibe.ca To enquire about advertising in the Village Vibe, please contact ads@fernwoodnrg.ca The views expressed in the Village Vibe do not necessarily reflect the views of Fernwood NRG.

declaration of principles & values ››

We are committed to creating a socially, environmentally, and economically sustainable neighbourhood;

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Sensitive and thoughtful

We are committed to ensuring

development improves life for everyone

›› Lee Herrin Ben lives on Yukon Street with his daughters in Fernwood NRG’s affordable family housing. Harry lives across the street, in one of the beautiful character houses that make Yukon Street a gem in Victoria. I know Ben because we are both on the Board of Directors of the Community Social Planning Council. Ben is the Vice-President. I hadn’t met Harry before, until Ben introduced us.

Ben and Harry were sitting at the Cornerstone Café one night in early April having a beer together with another friend. They were taking in the Wednesday evening bluegrass which has been a Fernwood fixture for a decade. I came in after a neighbourhood meeting to see what was going on.

I spotted Ben and came over to say hello.

He introduced me to Harry, telling Harry I was “the guy who runs Fernwood NRG.” (I have a lot of help!) I asked them how they knew each other, and they said they were neighbours on Yukon Street. Harry then told me the story of how he and his wife initially opposed, then later accepted our project on Yukon Street. I was moved by

Fernwood NRG’s affordable family housing project on Yukon Street was designed to blend in with the other properties on that block. Photo: Fernwood NRG

his complete candor—“we were NiMBY *#$%s,” he said. I told him if he sent me an account of his experience, we would print it in the Village Vibe. The story in his own words appears on page three.

Things change all the time, and the prospect of change can be disconcerting, provoking fear of the unknown.

Harry’s experience though, demonstrates how things more often turn out. Change can be for the better. Harry and Ben are friends and neighbours who can walk to their neighbourhood café and share a beer and each other’s company. This is what a neighbourhood is supposed to be.

It’s going to happen again. After nearly

three years, our next project at 1310 Gladstone Avenue is moving to public hearing. We’re proposing to add a mixed use building similar to the Cornerstone building, but smaller. We feel it will round out Fernwood Village, adding commercial space for a few more neighbourhood businesses, and some small apartments upstairs. If you want to see Fernwood develop gradually with sensitive and thoughtful buildings scaled and designed to fit in to the neighbourhood, watch for more information about our upcoming public hearing date.

Who knows, one of the people who moves in might become your friend.

neighbourhood control or ownership of neighbourhood institutions and assets;

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We are committed to using our resources prudently and to becoming financially self-reliant;

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We are committed to the creation and support of neighbourhood employment;

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We are committed to engaging the dreams, resources, and talents of our neighbours and to fostering new links between them;

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We are committed to taking action in response to neighbourhood issues, ideas, and initiatives;

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We are committed to governing our organization and serving our neighbourhood democratically with a maximum of openness, inclusivity and kindness;

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We are committed to developing the skills, capacity, self-worth, and excellence of our neighbours and ourselves;

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We are committed to focusing on the future while preserving our neighbourhood’s heritage and diversity;

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We are committed to creating neighbourhood places that are vibrant, beautiful, healthy, and alive;

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and, most of all, We are committed to having fun!

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News and views from the heart of Fernwood

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mark your calendar:

NiMBY to love

Fernwood Bites tickets goin’ quick

From NiMBY to loving

Worried about the inevitable postFernFest-blues? Don’t fret! Fernwood Bites, Fernwood NRG’s annual fundraiser, is back to delight your taste buds. Taking place in Fernwood Square on the Sunday, June 19 from 5:30-8pm, this delectable culinary tasting event will feature some of the best food and drink in Victoria. We’re excited to be partnering with Cook Culture once again in order make this a sensational and memorable event.

We’re thrilled at the quality of restaurants participating in this year’s Fernwood Bites, including Fernwood’s own Stage Wine Bar, Aubergine Specialty Foods, The Parsonage & Fernwood Coffee, Fernwood Inn, and Cornerstone Café. We’ll also be featuring a wide array of new restaurants this year such as Marina Restaurant, Northern Quarter, Nourish, the Guild, the Livet, Dak and the Salt and Pepper Fox. Returning favourites from past years include Be Love, Bon Macoron, Choux Choux Charcuterie, Hot and Cold Café, Olive the Senses, Origin Bakery, Yonni’s Doughnuts, and Yates Street Taphouse.

Now, you’re probably asking yourself, that’s all fine-and-dandy, but on earth will I be washing that delicious cuisine down with? One again, we’ve got you covered.

our neighbourhood in four easy stages

›› Harry Pettit Stage 1: FEAR

Oh my God! The Fernwood NRG is proposing to build a monster house across the street from our adorable 1890s heritage home. Over our dead bodies! They want to house six families. OMG! Sure glad we aren’t living in our adorable heritage home.

Absent NIMBYs are the best!

Stage 2: RESISTANCE

In front of Mayor and Council: It’s too big.

It blocks our view.

Parking will be a nightmare.

Children will be run over.

Too noisy, too much density.

It’s a stupid idea.

OMG! Stage 3: ACCEPTANCE AND OPENING TO NEW EXPERIENCE

The absent NIMBYs move back in to the heritage house after the apartment house is built across the street.

Aren’t those kids cute!

You know I really like the people across the street; they wave and smile at us.

They did a great job on the apartment building. Some people think it’s as old as our cute heritage house.

Sometimes I feel like Mr. Rogers: It’s a beautiful day in our neighbourhood.

Our neighbourhood, what a great idea! We had recently exiled ourselves to the suburbs for 7 years where we felt isolated. Now we’re part of a neighbourhood.

Stage 4: LOVE

Before Mayor and Council once again; this time for a hearing about zoning for co-housing just down the street.

We were wrong.

We love the people across the street.

The parking’s tight but we work it out.

The density is a good thing.

The families and children bring joy into our hearts.

OMG!

›› Andrew Kerr

Nestled amongst these local restaurants are purveyors of the finest drinks Victoria has to offer, including Ampersand Distilling Co., Blue Grouse Estate Winery, Bona Vini Wines, Category 12 Brewery, Discovery Coffee, Hoyne Brewery, Lock & Worth Wines, Merridale Cider, Nichol Vineyards, Phillips Brewery, Sea Cider, Sheringham Distillery, Silk Road Tea, Spinnakers Brewpub, Tod Creek Craft Cider, Unsworth Vineyards, and Victoria Distillers.

“But wait-a-minute!” you exclaim, “sure my olfactory system and taste buds will be undoubtedly satisfied, but what auditory delights will my ears get to experience?” Once again, we’ve got you covered as the evening festivities will be accompanied by the stylings of the immensely talented Mosaic Jazz band. There will be some fantastic silent auction items for you to peruse and bid on too.

And if all of this excitement isn’t enough, you can enjoy your food and drink with knowing that it’s all for a good cause! Fernwood Bites raises important funds and awareness for the many projects of Fernwood NRG including Family and Child Care Programs at the Fernwood Community Centre, affordable housing, our garden projects such as the Community Orchard, Kitchen Garden and Spring Ridge Commons, and other community

Candied salmon, house made seed cracker, beet and onion by Stage Wine Bar at last year’s Fernwood Bites. Photo: Liz Rubincam

building events such as FernFest and our Pole Painting Project.

Once again, thank you to all of our participating restaurants, sponsors, supporters, volunteers, and silent auction donors. It goes without saying that none of this would be possible without you!

Fernwood Bites continues to sellout year after year, so don’t delay! Visit fernwoodnrg.ca/events-directory/ fernwoodbites for ticket sales and more

information. We look forward to seeing you there!

buzz:

Introducing Block Watch ›› Kimberly Kelley On behalf of the Victoria Police Department, I would like to introduce the Block Watch program. The VicPD Block Watch program is a communityminded approach to safe and healthy neighbourhoods. Residents partner with VicPD to be an additional set of eyes and ears and are asked to report any suspicious or criminal activity they observe.

Participation is voluntary; all you need is someone to take on the leadership role within your neighbourhood and be

willing to accept the duties of being a Block Watch Captain which includes enlisting your neighbours to sign up. Participants then share information and work together to maintain a positive approach to crime prevention activities.

As a Block Watch participant, you have access to the following benefits: • Neighbours working together to build community • Block Watch presentations by VicPD Reserve Constables • Shared communication among neighbours and the Victoria Police

Department Crime prevention tips Discount on your home or tenant insurance policy (See your insurance provider for more information) I look forward to working with the Fernwood residents in an effort to maintain a safe and healthy community for you to live, work and play in. Please feel free to contact me with your Block Watch questions.

You can reach me, Kimberly Kelley, Community Programs Coordinator, Victoria Police Department at Kimberly.kelley@ vicpd.ca or 250-995-7409.

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feature:

Opelika Artline in Alabama inspired by Fernwood’s painted poles Opelika, Alabama

Left: Telephone Pole Painter in Opelika brightening up her neighbourhood with artwork on May 14th, 2016.

Above: Map of Opelika, AL, United States which is 4,500 km away from Fernwood!

Check out the back page for more photos from the Opelika ‘Paint the Poles Initiative’. Photos: Nathan Gallentine

›› Nathan Gallentine,

Cit y Pl anner – Opelika, Alabama

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wo years ago, the City of Opelika engaged in a masterplanning process for two historically black neighborhoods on either side of downtown Opelika, a small town in Alabama with about 30,000 people. Some people may be more familiar with Opelika’s neighboring city, Auburn, which is home to Auburn University—a perennial college football leader. During the masterplanning process, the community identified several keys initiatives: highlight key streets, integrate and celebrate art, create a historic trail to the first African-American school in the area, and encourage reinvestment in the communities.

The city planners, headquartered in Atlanta, were very familiar with the impact that the Atlanta Beltline, a 22 mile rail to trail/transportation infrastructure

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project (www.beltline.org), was having in Atlanta and wanted integrate some of the ideas of that was making the Beltline so successful in Opelika. Art was key to the early success of the Beltline and helped repeatedly bring people out on the Beltline. What if Opelika had a Beltline?

What if we took those key initiatives identified by the community and brought them all together in one cohesive infrastructure initiative? Thus, the Opelika Artline was birthed.

The community had already painted some intersections last fall, but was looking for some additional art initiatives that would further the momentum of the Artline. While walking on one of the key streets, the team was looking for surfaces to paint on and the idea of painting the utility poles came to mind. A utility pole is basically a rectangle wrapped on itself, right? Would this be possible? Has this been done before?

That day, we went back and researched

the idea. Apparently it had been done before, and as it turned out—all roads led to FERNWOOD. No matter the Google image, when you traced it back to its genesis—it was always from this one neighbourhood in Victoria, BC. The resources from the Fernwood NRG website proved very helpful in presenting the vision to the community steering committee, but there were still some practical questions that we needed to answer.

After ‘facebook-creeping’ Fernwood NRG and some other community members, we got a hold of the team! Mila Czemerys filled in all the gaps and even answered questions we didn’t think to ask. Lee Herrin followed up to make sure we had all the answers we needed. We really felt supported and a kindred-ness with this community nearly 3000 miles away!

After talking with the city utility company and community members, we decided to give it a go! We picked a warm day in May 2016 to try it out.

Beforehand, we passed out flyers and gave priority to any neighbor living on the street that would want to paint their own pole. The day was a huge success and raised expectations of community leaders and residents alike! Families, residents, business owners, politicians, and artists from Opelika and neighbouring cities all came together to paint these poles. We also identified artists to paint ‘historic poles’ that denoted especially historic areas like churches and schools. The same day, we also invited people to the local library to record their stories about the community.

Over time, we hope to place them on our website (www.opelikaartline.org) so that people can hear, learn, and remember stories from the community.

We learned a lot and look forward to the next art initiative. One thing is for sure… we couldn’t have done it without our ‘sistercity’ in British Columbia—thank you all for your open hands and creative minds in inspiring this small town in Alabama.

News and views from the heart of Fernwood

Bee in the Garden Spring Ridge Common Sundays, 1:30-4:00pm Enjoy herbal tea & food forestry. Participate in the work party!

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garden gleanings:

Mulch much? Gardening in a changing climate ›› Margaret Hantiuk

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Well-respected and loved organic yearround Salt Spring food gardener, Linda Gilkeson spoke at a recent Victoria Horticultural Society meeting about the present challenges of gardening: “the new normal is not normal”! With last year’s drought (the driest summer on record) etched in our minds, here are some strategies to help us cope.

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Mulch, mulch, mulch:

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It really works to cool plants, conserve moisture (and water bills!) and lessen weeds.

She uses anything she can to mulch: shredded newspapers, straw, burlap—the best is compost/leaf mold. Linda shades new plants and seedlings in hot weather with remay or cloches/tents. A newly seeded crop may need a layer of newspaper, burlap or plastic over it until it sprouts to keep the soil damp. And remember: • It’s best to plant ornamentals in the fall before the rains (October) or at least in early spring. Keep them watered well for the first year or two. Look for drought tolerant and less tender varieties. Don’t bother with species that need constant moisture unless you have a natural bog or are willing to water a lot.

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Don’t buy plants that are already stressed (pot bound, diseased, drought stressed) Plant windbreaks and use natural micro-climates for protection Try different cultivars and seed strains to see what works best. Talk to your neighbours. Look for strains that flower not too early and fruit not too late. Sometimes the old tried-and-true standards and heritage seeds/strains are best.

Always choose cultivars that are disease resistant when you can find them

Rose at Government House gardens. Photo: Mila Czemerys

Lawns:

Mow high, let clippings fall into lawn, and water deeply but not often to promote deeper roots. Let dormancy set in over summer by watering even less. A tougher and more drought tolerant lawn seed: “Fleur de Lawn’, with micro-clover.

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Greenhouses/cold frames:

Be very careful to not ‘cook’ your plants in hot weather. Keep watered and ventilated.

Fans may be necessary to prevent mildews.

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Additional tips to a successful garden:

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Why not collect ‘gray’ water from your kitchen and bathroom/baths?

Check your garden soil to see how dry it is: dig under mulch or into the top layer Note that shady and mulched areas

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won’t need watering as much as exposed, sunny areas.

Under eaves, tree canopies, along concrete will dry out faster. Use these sunny areas to plant sun-loving, drought tolerant plants like herbs, bulbs and meadow flowers.

If using an irrigation system, get familiar with it. Check it continually to ensure all areas are being watered, and that all of the system is functioning as it should.

Potted plants need watering more often. Smaller pots, unglazed clay/ concrete dry out even faster, especially if placed on hot, sunny patios/decks.

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Remember to keep moisture even for seedlings, young plants and flowering (setting fruit) and fruiting plants in order to avoid misshapen fruit and diseased crops Drainage is crucial for most plants (except bog plants). With increasing frequency of torrential rains, it is important to pay attention to your soil type. All soils benefit from the addition of annual compost mulch. If your soil is heavy clay or your garden is in a dip, you may need to improve drainage with drain tiles, by creating a rain garden to collect heavy rainfall or by digging French drains.

artist’s aside:

Take a stroll through Fernwoodian art studios Fernwood Art Stroll June 11 & 12, 2016

›› Jillian Player In 2007, an idea was hatched by a few local artists to open their studios to the public. Using their own funds (and with lots of support from both Fernwood NRG and the Fernwood Inn) the first Fernwood Art Stroll was born. Along with the creation of a small, hand-drawn brochure, the first Fernwood Art Stroll launched in the summer of 2008 to coincide with FernFest and was a huge success. Building on this,

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Karen Skowron and CarolAnn Smedley also worked with the City of Victoria to hang large banners on the power poles along Fernwood Road. There were ten banners in all, each with a photo of the participating artist’s work, generously paid for by Deryk Houston.

Inspiring the name of this project, Karen Skowron’s guidebook Fernwood Strolls opens with the line, “the rest of Victoria may walk, but Fernwood strolls.” Those who have remained with the group over the last eight or nine years have always wanted to keep things simple and informal: just a group of like-minded neighbourhood art-

ists getting together to put on a memorable annual event. Although there have been artists who have come and gone, one principle remains, if they live in Fernwood they will have a place in the stroll. There is no jury, participants are just asked to have a desire to show their work and join in the fun. Many artists work in solitude, so the stroll gives them an opportunity to connect with their community and, in return, the community gets a chance to meet artists.

The Art Stroll usually has about 18 to 20 artists who work in almost every medium one can imagine, and this year is no exception. Along with many paintings

on display, there will also be interactive photography, assemblage, hand-made books, cement garden pieces, and woven vessels.

We hope that you come out on the weekend of June 11-12 th and join in this unforgettable two-day event. Grab a brochure from one of the many outlets in the neighbourhood, go online to fernwoodartstroll.ca and print the map, look for the little white signs that mark an artist’s house, or visit The Fernwood Art Stroll Facebook page. Thanks for supporting your local artists, and looking forward to seeing you there!

News and views from the heart of Fernwood

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Hands on learning; inspired giving Vic High students with

Through our research, we learned about and became interested in Fernwood NRG’s the Vital Youth program Good Food Box Program. A representative from the organization met with our group choose to support to share some more information about Good Food Box with what they do and what their values are.

We learned of their goal to make healthy, funds local produce accessible to more families.

We also loved that they prioritize locally Vita Yates grown, seasonal, and unsprayed produce. th For the 13 year in a row, Victoria High The Good Food Box also has an initiative School was fortunate enough to participate that takes place during the holiday season in the Vital Youth program. Through the called The Gift of Good Food which helps families who might Victoria FoundaThe Good Food other wise not be tion, eight schools able to afford fresh are allocated $2,500 Box encourages produce. to donate to a local sustainability, Our group was charity of their invited to help packchoice. This year, health, and age the produce one our group of five happiness in our Wednesday morning. met about once a community and We were kept very week starting in busy unloading the January and began we are so lucky delivery truck and by discussing the to have gotten to counting fruits and different areas of need vegetables. It was that we felt most learn about it a re a l l y f u n a n d passionate about.

One topic that became an area of shared interesting experience for us. Through interest within our group was that of food our volunteer work, we gained a better sustainability and access to healthy produce. understanding of the organization and

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Student members of the Vital Youth Program helping on a packing day for the Good Food Box. (Front to back: Jordana Underwood, Vita Yates, Zun Li) Photo courtesy of Vita Yates

their beliefs. We loved being involved in the process of sorting the bags and some of us even decided to continue volunteering biweekly!

We feel extremely grateful for this opportunity to learn about, engage with, and help this amazing organization. As

a result of this amazing experience, we decided to donate half of our grant to the Good Food Box Program. The Good Food Box encourages sustainability, health, and happiness in our community and we are so lucky to have gotten to learn about it and the work of Fernwood NRG.

FERNWOOD NRG SPRING PROGRAMS MAY - AUGUST 2016 (Reg) Registration Required

(DI) Drop In

MONDAY Fernwood Family Dinner (DI) Nuu Chah Nulth Drumming (Closed) Ko Bang Ki Gong (Reg & DI)

Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing

5:00pm – 7:00pm 7:00pm – 10:00pm 6:10pm – 7:40pm

TUESDAY Family Resource Program (DI) Ongoing Youth Drop-in, 13-17yrs (DI) Until June 28 Bi-Polar Babes: 25+ female peer support (DI) Ongoing

9:30am – 11:30am 7:00pm – 9:00pm 7:00pm – 8:30pm

WEDNESDAY Best Babies (Reg) Good Food Box Pick-up Ko Bang Ki Gong (Reg & DI) Kyudo (Starting June 22)

Ongoing Bi-weekly Ongoing Ongoing

11:30am – 2:30pm 1:00pm – 8:00pm 6:10pm – 7:40pm 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing

9:30am – 11:30am 11:30am – 2:30pm 7:00pm – 8:00pm 7:00pm – 8:00pm

Ongoing Ongoing 2nd Friday/month Until June 24

12:00pm – 2:30pm 7:30pm – 8:30pm 7:00pm – 9:00pm 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Ongoing

9:00am – 11:00am

THURSDAY Family Resource Program (DI) Best Babies (Reg) Karma Yoga Class (DI) LGBTQ NA (DI)

FRIDAY Seniors’ Lunch, 55+ (DI) She Unites Women’s NA (DI) Metaphysical Meetup Group (DI) Youth Drop-in, 9-12 yrs (DI)

SATURDAY Male Caregivers (DI)

SUNDAY Closed Holiday closures on May 23, July 1, and August 1.

For more information & to register contact:

www.fernwoodnrg.ca

Fernwood Community Centre 1240 Gladstone Avenue, Victoria, BC V8T 1G6 T 250.381.1552 info@fernwoodnrg.ca

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Scene in Fernwood Opelika : Pole Painting