At this event we had 8 volunteers and contributed 22 hours of work between us. The three sisters visiting from Taiwan, Cathy, Rebecca and Ruby, attended their third and final work party with us! It seems that they would keep coming back if their visit to our city wasn't rapidly coming to an end. They were absolute naturals with the work, even though they'd never had their hands in the soil before! We will miss having them at the nursery and wish them safe travels into the future. What we accomplished:
As a reminder, there is now a proper toilet (porta-potty type) on the premises. Training, gloves, tools & refreshments are provided. Weather appropriate clothing & good work boots are recommended - don't forget sun protection!
Click here to learn more about volunteering. Send me an email if you want to help out! Jenny Hebb Volunteer Coordinator jenny.gomps@gmail.com At this work party we had 7 volunteers are we contributed a total of 21.5 hours of work. This was the last event Joanna, one of our most dedicated volunteers, will be able to attend as she is moving out of the province. Joanna, thank you for all your hard work and we will miss you dearly! In terms of wildlife, we had a very close encounter with a Pacific Chorus Frog, a native tree frog in our region, who can be seen in the photos below. What a cutie! Lots of weeding and re-weeding again this week... What we accomplished:
As a reminder, there is now a proper toilet (porta-potty type) on the premises. Training, gloves, tools & refreshments are provided. Weather appropriate clothing & good work boots are recommended - don't forget sun protection!
Click here to learn more about volunteering. Send me an email if you want to help out! Jenny Hebb Volunteer Coordinator jenny.gomps@gmail.com At this work party we had 8 volunteers and we contributed 24 hours of work between us. We saw potter bee clay pots (their houses) on the site of a 1-gallon pot, which was super neat and you can see this in the photos below. What we accomplished:
Hello all! We're not letting up at the Nursery as summer rolls along, so I'm here to share our schedule for upcoming work parties. We're keeping the biweekly schedule for the foreseeable future and the start and end times are 2pm to 5pm. All events are held on Saturdays.
As a reminder, there is now a proper toilet (porta-potty type) on the premises. Training, gloves, tools & refreshments are provided. Weather appropriate clothing & good work boots are recommended - don't forget sun protection!
Click here to learn more about volunteering. Send me an email if you want to help out! Jenny Hebb Volunteer Coordinator jenny.gomps@gmail.com
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Metchosin Foundation.
Text adapted from the Times Colonist, August 6, 2018 and photo from http://camashill.blogspot.com At this work party we had 9 volunteers and we contributed 26.5 hours between us. We had three new volunteers today, sisters from Taiwan who got their hands in the soil for the first time. Thank you for your amazing work, Cathy, Ruby and Rebecca! What we accomplished:
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