Art, Music and Gardening Program for Elderly People in Vancouver

  Canada

• British Columbia: 
Vancouver

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: June 7 - August 29, 2009

Description: Haro Park Centre is the largest care facility in the West End of Vancouver. It provides independent housing, assisted living and complex care for elders. Haro Park supports the Eden philosophy and is committed to creating a human habitat where life revolves around close and continuing contact with plants, animals, children and youth.

Volunteers would accompany staff and residents on outings allowing the involvement of more residents. Volunteers would be paired with residents for walking and will assist staff with the gardening, art and music programs. Volunteers will accompany residents on trips to the museum, art gallery, parks as well as bus trips for picnics or prearranged tours. Walks or bus trips will be organized to sites for art sessions or gathering items for art at Haro Park Centre such as leaves, flowers, etc. The group will help organize a walking event in which residents compete at different levels - walking category, wheelchair, etc. Volunteers are expected to be creative, flexible, respectful and responsive to the residents' needs.

Project dates:
Vancouver, British Columbia          June 7 - June 27, 2009
Vancouver, British Columbia          June 28 - July 18, 2009
Vancouver, British Columbia          July 19 - August 8, 2009
Vancouver, British Columbia          August 9 - August 29, 2009

Highlights: Haro Park Centre is located in Downtown Vancouver, close to museums, theatre, art gallery, upscale shopping and Stanley park with its beaches and other attractions. Vancouver's most popular shopping area, the trendy Robson street is just a block away. The centerpiece and green heart of Vancouver is Stanley Park, the city's most famous landmark, and one of the largest parks in any urban centre in North America. There are wooded trails, open playing fields, secluded lakes, gorgeous gardens, and the Vancouver Aquarium, the largest in Canada. A seawall walkway meanders along the park's perimeter, with beautiful views of the city skyline, the harbour, beaches, and the spectacular North Shore Mountains. Vancouver's fame as one of the most beautiful cities in the world is tied to Stanley Park's popularity.

Cost in US$: $290 US

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Motivated to work for a charity project within an international youth team, tolerant, open-minded and cooperative person with adventurous spirit.

Age Range: 19 - 30 years

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Canada Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 10

CADIP - Canadian Alliance for Development Initiatives and Projects's Mission Statement: CADIP promotes peace, cooperation, tolerance and understanding in international, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural surroundings. The organization also promotes patterns and examples of civil activities focused on serving others, on building social ties and strengthening communities, on supporting civil society development. Aims and general objectives: * To promote volunteering as an expression of civic contribution * To strengthen the international contacts among young people * To build tolerance and understanding in multicultural and multi-ethnic surroundings *To promote multiunderstanding among youth all over the world * To facilitate the individual growth of the volunteers through the acquisition of work, life and learning skills * To work for the recognition and promotion of non-formal learning * To support the community initiatives and assist in community development.