BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//A Rocha - ECPv6.16.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:A Rocha X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://arocha.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for A Rocha REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210703T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210703T120000 DTSTAMP:20260517T170722 CREATED:20210610T215025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210610T215025Z UID:35723-1625304600-1625313600@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Restoration Saturday DESCRIPTION:Join A Rocha’s Brooksdale conservation team for a morning of habitat restoration and enhancement.\nGet your hands dirty planting native trees and shrubs\, removing invasive vegetation (such as Himalayan blackberry or English Ivy) and much more. \nThe team will meet at Brooksdale Environmental Centre (1620 192 St – Surrey\, BC) and will travel to the restoration site from there. All ages welcome to participate! Please bring your own pair of gloves and water\,  tools and other equipment will be provided. \nHope to see you there!! URL:https://arocha.ca/event/restoration-saturday-22/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Restoration Days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5131-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210705T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210709T150000 DTSTAMP:20260517T170722 CREATED:20210409T032316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210512T194424Z UID:34999-1625475600-1625842800@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Biodiversity Summer Day Camp 1 (Surrey\, BC) DESCRIPTION:*FULL! Please join the waitlist.*\nVariety is the spice of life! Come explore the diversity of living things right around us! Skits\, games\, hands-on activities and much more.\nWe will spend every day outdoors\, exploring different kinds of life in the wetland\, forest and farmland around A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre. Enjoy hands-on activities and discover life in our ecosystems! Meet a very special guest and learn more about this critically endangered species! \n\nFor children ages 6 – 12 (finished kindergarten).\nCamp runs from 9am to 3pm.\nCome dressed for an active day outside (rain or shine). Wear gear for the weather: hats\, boots and sun/rain protection. (No umbrellas\, please)\nBring extra set of clothing and socks.\nBring your own snacks (both morning and afternoon)\, lunch & water bottle.\nBring hand sanitizer and mask. We’ll use masks for activities where we’re in close proximity to one another. *(following the most current BC protocols)\n\nHow to Register \nRegistration is a 3-step process: \n1. Sign up\, and make payment through Eventbrite. \n2. Download and complete the A ROCHA Day Camp Registration Form and Parent Information & Agreement Form. (Note: You don’t have to submit the forms if your child has attended one of our 2021 programs\, unless info has changed.) \n3.  Return forms by 7 days prior to the day you registered for. Please email them to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nIMPORTANT: Your registration is NOT considered complete until we have received our A Rocha registration forms containing medical information and Consent waiver. \nCANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS:  If a program is cancelled due to Covid-19 provincial health requirements\, all A Rocha camp fees will be fully refunded.   \nFamilies withdrawing with more than one week’s notice will be refunded full registration cost minus the Eventbrite administrative fee. If it is within the week prior to the program\, $50 will be non-refundable\, and the rest depending on if the spot is filled. \nThank you so much for your support and we look forward to seeing your child/children at our Summer Day Camp! \n— \nA Rocha is a Christian environmental stewardship organization and our camp will include short reflections on Creation Care. For inquiries\, please email canada.kids@arocha.ca or call  604 542 9006. \nIn light of COVID-19\, we are implementing changes in all areas of our work. As Day Camp activities take place outdoors\, we are still moving forward with this event but are taking extra precautions and maintaining physical distancing. Please stay at home if you have had symptoms or traveled\, or have been in contact with someone with symptoms or who has traveled in the last 14 days. Additional details on our prevention plan will be sent after registration. \n \n\nReminder: Please fill out the Day Camp Registration Form and Parent Information & Agreement Form and return it to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nFinancial assistance available. Contact us for more information. \n×Contact us at Brooksdale\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n\nContact: Contact Us Page\n\n\n\nName\n\n\nEmail Address\n\n\n\nYour Subject\n\n\nYour Message:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nreCAPTCHA helps prevent automated form spam.\n\nThe submit button will be disabled until you complete the CAPTCHA.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Information \n \n \n \n\nClose URL:https://arocha.ca/event/biodiversity-summer-day-camp-1-surrey-bc/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Day Camps ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/biodiversity-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210710T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210710T140000 DTSTAMP:20260517T170723 CREATED:20210107T075504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210319T204450Z UID:33810-1625909400-1625925600@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Volunteer Day (Surrey\, BC) DESCRIPTION:In light of COVID-19\, we are taking extra precautions to maintain physical distancing\, provide hand washing/sanitizing stations\, and cancelling our communal lunch. Please stay at home if you have had symptoms or traveled\, or have been in contact with someone with symptoms or who has traveled in the last 14 days. Note: you will be asked to fill in a COVID consent form upon arrival. \nCome care for creation at our Brooksdale Environmental Centre! Catch a taste of A Rocha as you lend a hand alongside the team in our garden\, habitat restoration projects\, heritage site and grounds and more. \nWear weather-appropriate clothing for working outside\, and bring gloves if you have them. Bring your own picnic lunch if you are staying for the site tour. \nSchedule:\n9:30 am – Meet at the site map next to the Farm & Gift Shop\n12:30 pm – Bring your own picnic lunch (OPTIONAL)\n1:15 pm – Site Tour (OPTIONAL) \nRSVP\nVolunteer Days fill up fast\, so please RSVP to make sure you get a spot! URL:https://arocha.ca/event/volunteer-day-surrey-bc-16/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:BC Volunteer Days,Brooksdale ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/9Arocha2018_BMC9018-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210712T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210716T150000 DTSTAMP:20260517T170723 CREATED:20210409T032106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210512T194341Z UID:35005-1626080400-1626447600@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Biodiversity Summer Day Camp 2 (Surrey\, BC) DESCRIPTION:*FULL! Please join the waitlist.*\nVariety is the spice of life! Come explore the diversity of living things right around us! Skits\, games\, hands-on activities and much more.\nWe will spend every day outdoors\, exploring different kinds of life in the wetland\, forest and farmland around A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre. Enjoy hands-on activities and discover life in our ecosystems! Meet a very special guest and learn more about this critically endangered species! \n\nFor children ages 6 – 12 (finished kindergarten).\nCamp runs from 9am to 3pm.\nCome dressed for an active day outside (rain or shine). Wear gear for the weather: hats\, boots and sun/rain protection. (No umbrellas\, please)\nBring extra set of clothing and socks.\nBring your own snacks (both morning and afternoon)\, lunch & water bottle.\nBring hand sanitizer and mask. We’ll use masks for activities where we’re in close proximity to one another. *(following the most current BC protocols)\n\nHow to Register \nRegistration is a 3-step process: \n1. Sign up\, and make payment through Eventbrite. \n2. Download and complete the A ROCHA Day Camp Registration Form and Parent Information & Agreement Form. (Note: You don’t have to submit the forms if your child has attended one of our 2021 programs\, unless info has changed.) \n3.  Return forms by 7 days prior to the day you registered for. Please email them to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nIMPORTANT: Your registration is NOT considered complete until we have received our A Rocha registration forms containing medical information and Consent waiver. \nCANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS:  If a program is cancelled due to Covid-19 provincial health requirements\, all A Rocha camp fees will be fully refunded.   \nFamilies withdrawing with more than one week’s notice will be refunded full registration cost minus the Eventbrite administrative fee. If it is within the week prior to the program\, $50 will be non-refundable\, and the rest depending on if the spot is filled. \nThank you so much for your support and we look forward to seeing your child/children at our Summer Day Camp! \n— \nA Rocha is a Christian environmental stewardship organization and our camp will include short reflections on Creation Care. For inquiries\, please email canada.kids@arocha.ca or call  604 542 9006. \nIn light of COVID-19\, we are implementing changes in all areas of our work. As Day Camp activities take place outdoors\, we are still moving forward with this event but are taking extra precautions and maintaining physical distancing. Please stay at home if you have had symptoms or traveled\, or have been in contact with someone with symptoms or who has traveled in the last 14 days. Additional details on our prevention plan will be sent after registration. \n \n\nReminder: Please fill out the Day Camp Registration Form and Parent Information & Agreement Form and return it to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nFinancial assistance available. Contact us for more information. \n×Contact us at Brooksdale\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n\nContact: Contact Us Page\n\n\n\nName\n\n\nEmail Address\n\n\n\nYour Subject\n\n\nYour Message:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nreCAPTCHA helps prevent automated form spam.\n\nThe submit button will be disabled until you complete the CAPTCHA.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Information \n \n \n \n\nClose URL:https://arocha.ca/event/biodiversity-summer-day-camp-2-surrey-bc/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Day Camps ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/biodiversity-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210717T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210717T120000 DTSTAMP:20260517T170723 CREATED:20210610T215105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210610T215105Z UID:35725-1626514200-1626523200@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Restoration Saturday DESCRIPTION:Join A Rocha’s Brooksdale conservation team for a morning of habitat restoration and enhancement.\nGet your hands dirty planting native trees and shrubs\, removing invasive vegetation (such as Himalayan blackberry or English Ivy) and much more. \nThe team will meet at Brooksdale Environmental Centre (1620 192 St – Surrey\, BC) and will travel to the restoration site from there. All ages welcome to participate! Please bring your own pair of gloves and water\,  tools and other equipment will be provided. \nHope to see you there!! URL:https://arocha.ca/event/restoration-saturday-23/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Restoration Days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5131-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210719T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210723T120000 DTSTAMP:20260517T170723 CREATED:20210618T022406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210629T200602Z UID:35786-1626685200-1627041600@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Explore Outdoors! Houston 2021 DESCRIPTION:Join A Rocha staff and volunteers for 5 exciting mornings of outdoor nature discovery at the Buck Creek Canfor Hatchery and Nature Centre in Houston\, BC. The camp focuses on connecting kids with the natural world through music\, skits\, games\, faith builders\, hands-on learning\, and guided exploration. While exploring the outdoors we will learn about creation and how to care for it. \nLocation: Buck Creek Canfor Hatchery and Nature Centre\, West of Tweedie on 5th Street in Houston \nChildren ages 5 -12 welcome. \nCost: $100/child \n(Please contact cindy.verbeek@arocha.ca if cost is an issue or if you would like to sponsor a child.) \nSnacks provided. \nIf COVID restrictions allow we will have a free Parent/Guardian Bar B Q held on the last day starting at 11:30 am Friday\, July 23th to hear about what the kids discovered. Please be sure to RSVP when you register your child so we can plan properly. \nStop by the Nature Centre pick up a registration form or click here to register online \nProgramming provided by A Rocha Canada in Houston\, B.C. \nA Rocha is an international Christian organization which\, inspired by God’s love\, engages in scientific research\, environmental education\, community-based conservation projects and sustainable agricuture. For more info visit www.arocha.ca URL:https://arocha.ca/event/explore-outdoors-houston-2021/ LOCATION:Houston Centre\, W 5th St & Tweedie Ave (Beside CANFOR's White House)\, Houston\, British Columbia\, V0J 1Z0\, Canada CATEGORIES:Day Camps,Northern BC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2020-05-21-20.41.35.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="A Rocha Canada Upper Bulkley Streamkeepers":MAILTO:cindy.verbeek@arocha.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210724T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210724T120000 DTSTAMP:20260517T170723 CREATED:20210610T215144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210610T215144Z UID:35727-1627119000-1627128000@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Restoration Saturday DESCRIPTION:Join A Rocha’s Brooksdale conservation team for a morning of habitat restoration and enhancement.\nGet your hands dirty planting native trees and shrubs\, removing invasive vegetation (such as Himalayan blackberry or English Ivy) and much more. \nThe team will meet at Brooksdale Environmental Centre (1620 192 St – Surrey\, BC) and will travel to the restoration site from there. All ages welcome to participate! Please bring your own pair of gloves and water\,  tools and other equipment will be provided. \nHope to see you there!! URL:https://arocha.ca/event/restoration-saturday-24/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Restoration Days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5131-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR