Community Care Adventure
April 6 - April 27th, 2024
Thank you for participating!
The Community Care Adventure 2024 was a success! Thank you for all of those that participated in the Community Care Adventure this April, as well as for everyone that attended the Grand Volunteer Celebration on April 27th. Let's continue to celebrate the joy of giving back and making a difference. See you next year!
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Your April Agenda
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We had a range of activities lined up like neighborhood clean-ups, helping those experiencing homelessness, graffiti removal, and even creative giftmaking sessions to support our community heroes and seniors.
Saturday April 6, 2024
Creating care packages, gifts, and messages of hope with Best Buddies Canada and supporting Kettle Friendship Society.
All Ages Welcome!
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
University of British Columbia in Vancouver
(UBC AMS Student Nest Room 2306/2309)
Sunday April 7, 2024
Neighbourhood/Park clean up with youth-run organization, Youth Rising Foundation.
All Ages Welcome!
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Meeting outside of the City Centre Branch Public Library (10350 University Dr, Surrey, BC)
Friday April 12, 2024
Distributing food to GVFB clients, providing customer service to clients, and organizing the warehouse.
Ages 18+
3:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Greater Vancouver Food Bank (Burnaby Location)
8345 Winston St, Burnaby, BC
Saturday April 13, 2024
Medicine bags workshop with an Indigenous lens for children and youth with Chinese, Vancouver Aboriginal, and Strathcona Community Policing Centres.
For Children and Youth Ages 18 and under
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Strathcona Community Centre in Vancouver
(Room TBA)
Sunday April 14, 2024
Shoreline clean up in preparation for Earth week with support from OceanWise.
All Ages Welcome!
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
English Bay Beach Park in Vancouver (by the Inukshuk Statue)
Friday April 19, 2024
Distributing food to GVFB clients, providing customer service to clients, and organizing the warehouse.
Ages 18+
3:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Greater Vancouver Food Bank (Burnaby Location)
8345 Winston St, Burnaby, BC
Saturday April 20, 2024
Baby gear drive, baby gear sanitizing and cleaning, and warehouse organization to support local families with BabyGoRound.
All Ages and Families Welcome!
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
BabyGoRound Office
2939 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC
Youth Outreach
Volunteer Training
Volunteer leadership training workshops for pre-teens at after-school care programs delivered by high school youth mentors from Killarney Youth Council at Killarney Community Centre.
For Youth in Grades 6/7
April 2024
Outreach Program
Friday April 26, 2024
Volunteer leadership training workshop for pre-teens delivered by high school youth from OWL (Opening Worlds to Literacy) program at South Vancouver Neighbourhood House.
For Youth in Grades 6/7
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
South Vancouver Neighbourhood House in Vancouver
(Room TBA)
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Saturday April 27, 2024
The Grand Volunteer Celebration
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Volunteering during the Community Care Adventure is your ticket to our Grand Volunteer Party! This big finale bash will include a free movie showing, food, entertainment, and prizes galore!
All Community Care Adventure participants of all ages, volunteers, and other volunteer leaders are invited.
Celebration: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Movie: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Scotiabank Theatre, 900 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 3G5
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Remember:
Every volunteer event you attend during the Community Care Adventure is a prize draw raffle ticket at our Grand Volunteer Celebration!
Unlock Prizes: Volunteer for more chances to win!
All participants receive a kindness bingo game card at their first volunteer event! Sign up for activities, attend as many activities as you can, and take part in special tasks to get stamps in your event passport. Each stamp increases your chance to win awesome prizes at our Volunteer Party. This is truly volunteering for fun!
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This event was made possible thanks to our partners:
Main Community Supporters:
Community Partners:
Donors / Sponsors:
Does your organization have group volunteering opportunities and would like to take part in this festival next year to market your organization or recruit new volunteers? Send us an email at info@captainscott.ca and we'll get in touch with you ASAP!