BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//A Rocha - ECPv6.15.19//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20160313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20161106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20170312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Winnipeg BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20160313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20161106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20170312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20171105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20180311T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20181104T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20171123T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20171123T220000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190553 CREATED:20171102T005141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181011T182630Z UID:22531-1511461800-1511474400@arocha.ca SUMMARY:A Gathering of Friends: Hope. Hospitality. Celebration. (Milton\, ON) DESCRIPTION:Creation Hope in a Culture of Despair\nBrian Walsh and Glen Soderholm mix word and music in a creative exploration of hope and despair. In a culture suffering from an epidemic of depression and anxiety\, how do small steps towards ecological healing provide life-saving hope? Walsh and Soderholm dive into this question with an evocative audacity. \nOur Evening Will Highlight: \n\nA warm gathering of friends\, new and old.\nA healthy and hearty harvest-style meal.\nLive music.\nBrian Walsh. Inspiring A Rocha friend.\nStories of the work of A Rocha flourishing in Ontario through community gardening\, educational workshops and more.\n\nDetails: \n\n6:30pm Doors Open. 7pm Dinner.\nCasual Dress\n\nThis is A Rocha’s annual fundraising event in Ontario. \nReserve Your Spot\n\n3 Great Presenters\nMolly Thomas\, Emcee\nMolly Thomas is an award winning TV Host/Correspondent/Producer from Regina\, SK who now resides in Toronto\, ON. During her career\, she has worked for all three major networks in Canada and the Rwandan national news station abroad. Her most recent international projects have been with the faith-based\, current affairs show Context with Lorna Dueck. During her career\, Molly has reported from Somalia\, Turkey\, Iraq\, Jordan\, Haiti\, France\, England\, Rwanda\, Uganda and New York. She speaks at various conferences and panels on her journalistic pursuits. In 2015\, she finished an MA in Global Affairs at the Munk School\, University of Toronto. She believes the environment should be a key conversation for Christians who have been entrusted with God’s creation. In her spare time\, she MCs several charity events\, teaches Zumba\, loves to eat wings\, and is always up for a competitive game of basketball! \nBrian Walsh\, Speaker\nDr. Brian Walsh is a Christian Reformed Campus minister at the University of Toronto\, where he pastors the Wine Before Breakfast community\, and leads a staff team in campus ministry. He was Senior Member in Worldview Studies at the Institute for Christian Studies (1988-96)\, has taught in the Creation Care Studies Program in Belize and New Zealand\, and also serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Faculty of Divinity at Trinity College. \nDr. Walsh writes and teaches at the interface of biblical theology and contemporary culture. His work is decidedly interdisciplinary in scope ranging across the disciplines of biblical studies\, theology\, philosophy\, social science and cultural analysis. Within the framework of a contextual biblical theology\, his work has led him to address themes such as the nature of worldviews\, postmodernity\, empire\, home and homelessness\, liturgy\, contemporary music. Dr. Walsh lives on a solar-powered organic farm with his wife\, Sylvia Keesmaat\, where he is still trying to grow a potato crop as good as his garlic. \nGlen Soderholm\, Musician\nGlen currently lives in Guelph\, Ontario where he spends much of his time inhabiting his downtown neighbourhood establishments\, while giving pastoral leadership to a small but feisty missional community called Two Rivers Church. Having established a recording and touring career during the first decade of the 21st century\, he continues to travel on occasion to sing\, teach on worship\, and tell stories about life in his parish. His wife Sharon is a counsellor\, and he has two daughters Danielle (27) and Julia (25). \n\nTo Learn More…\nC: 647.838.3364E: annchowcanada@gmail.comW: arocha.ca/ontario URL:https://arocha.ca/event/gathering-friends-hope-hospitality-celebration/ LOCATION:Country Heritage Park\, 8560 Tremaine Road\, Milton\, Ontario\, L9T 1X9\, Canada CATEGORIES:Ontario ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/https-cdn.evbuc_.com-images-37267839-207406642216-1-original-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171118T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171118T123000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190553 CREATED:20171018T204454Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180730T021053Z UID:22458-1510995600-1511008200@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Restoration Saturday (Surrey\, BC) 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 exotic invasive vegetation (such as Himalayan blackberry or English Ivy)\, building fences to keep livestock away from watercourses\, creating new wetlands 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! Gloves and tools provided. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Restoration Saturday Registration\n\n \n Sorry\, this form is not available. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/restoration-saturday-november-18-2017/ 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/2017/10/Restoration-Saturday-17.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20171116T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20171116T213000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190553 CREATED:20171101T170952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180730T021102Z UID:22517-1510860600-1510867800@arocha.ca SUMMARY:The Pembina Valley Through History (Morden\, MB) DESCRIPTION:Our landscape in the Pembina Valley region has undergone significant changes in the last few hundred years. Knowing the history of a landscape can be significant in learning to appreciate the place in which we live. To this end\, we will be bringing out David Scott of Swan Lake First Nation to teach on this history of the Pembina Valley\, its surrounding landscapes\, and the way people lived in these places. \nScott will describe and share stories about the Pembina Valley and its surrounding hills and prairies. He will also describe the way this area’s First Nations people lived and interacted with this land. \nNovember 16th\n 7:30pm-9:30pm\n Morden Library\,\n 514 Stephen Street\, Morden \n  \n  URL:https://arocha.ca/event/pembina-valley-history-morden-mb/ LOCATION:Morden Library\, 514 Stephen Street\, Morden\, Manitoba\, R6M 1T7\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Prairie.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171116T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171118T140000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190553 CREATED:20170907T003359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180730T021110Z UID:22079-1510858800-1511013600@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Intro to Creation Care Workshop (Surrey\, BC) DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Brooksdale Environmental Center for an interactive weekend workshop on creation care! Together we will dig into theological themes of earth-keeping through study\, discussion\, and hands-on experience. We look forward to sharing meals and life with you as you bring your questions and explore the practical outworking of creation care in your personal life and work. \nThe weekend will be facilitated by Sarah Wildeman\, the A Rocha BC Internship Coordinator. Sarah has a BSc. in Forest Sciences\, and is trained as a professional Life Coach. Sarah is an experienced educator and group facilitator and has taught courses on environmental issues at BCIT\, and Columbia Bible College. She loves working with people to discover the connections between all things. Sarah lives with her husband Jesse\, and two daughters\, in community alongside other staff families and interns on-site. \nThe workshop costs include: \n\n Two nights stay at the heritage Brooksdale guest house (two to a room)\nAll meals and snacks throughout the weekend\nProgram materials and content\n\nWhat to expect: Download the workshop outline \n*Please note that the commuter cost does not include the two nights stay at the guesthouse or breakfasts. \n \nPowered by Eventbrite URL:https://arocha.ca/event/intro-creation-care-workshop-surrey-bc/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Brooksdale ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Community-by-Brooke-McAllister02.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20171116T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20171116T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190553 CREATED:20171012T231256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171109T231727Z UID:22598-1510858800-1510866000@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Common Place: Conversations on Faith and Ecology (Hamilton\, ON) DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of informal discussion as we consider our place on earth and the issues surrounding creation care. Coffee and snacks provided! \nCommon Place is hosted at “The Beehive” (Ben McCullough’s house). RSVP for directions. \nTo RSVP or for any questions\, email alexander.breitkopf@arocha.ca \nShare this event on Facebook! URL:https://arocha.ca/event/common-place-conversations-faith-ecology-2-2017-11-09/ LOCATION:Manitoba CATEGORIES:Hamilton,Ontario ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Nov-2017-ARCweb-Image-Common-Place.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171104T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171104T140000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190553 CREATED:20170929T221725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180730T021115Z UID:22094-1509787800-1509804000@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Volunteer Day (Surrey\, BC) DESCRIPTION:Come 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. After work enjoy a community lunch and free site tour! \nWear weather-appropriate clothing for working outside\, and bring gloves if you have them. \nSchedule:\n9:30 am – Meet at the patio\n12:30 pm – Free Lunch for volunteers\n1:30 pm – Site Tour \nRSVP\nVolunteer Days fill up fast\, so please RSVP to make sure you get a spot! URL:https://arocha.ca/event/volunteer-day-november-2017/ 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/2016/06/Post-feature-image-2016-Volunteer-Day3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20171028T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20171028T110000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190553 CREATED:20171012T233234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171031T211616Z UID:22449-1509181200-1509188400@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Cedar Haven Bird Walk DESCRIPTION:Cedar Haven is a bird paradise! Come discover the species that take refuge at Cedar Haven Farm.\nLed by local bird experts Peter and Caleb Scholtens. The last Saturday of each month\, April to October. \nBring appropriate footwear\, clothing for the weather\, water\, bionoculars\, a camera\, and an inquisitive spirit! \nShare this event on Facebook! URL:https://arocha.ca/event/cedar-haven-bird-walk/ LOCATION:Cedar Haven Eco-Centre\, 1039 97\, Freelton\, Ontario\, L0R 1K0\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hamilton,Ontario ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ARCweb-Event-Image-Cedar-Haven-Bird-Walk.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20171028T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20171028T153000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190553 CREATED:20170928T202333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180730T021123Z UID:22299-1509180300-1509204600@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Café A Rocha (Winnipeg\, MB) DESCRIPTION:Join Us!\nMarcus Rempel will be our guide as we will tour Ploughshares Community Farm who is living into the question of sustainable farming and community. Marcus will offer conversation on the “aliveness of nature” and how the Christian understanding of aliveness has changed over time. \nOur time together will include: a farm tour\, a reflection & discussion time with Marcus\, lunch and a 1 hour work project (wear suitable clothes / gloves / footwear.) \nRSVP now and we will contact you to assist in ride-sharing. \nPlease bring $5 to cover gas plus $10 to cover lunch. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n RSVP Here\n\n \n Sorry\, this form is not available. \n \n \n \n \n\n  \n  \n  URL:https://arocha.ca/event/cafe-rocha-winnipeg-mb/ LOCATION:Manitoba CATEGORIES:Manitoba,Winnipeg ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/tourgroup-e1506708556925.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20171022T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20171022T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190554 CREATED:20170928T205101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171013T211358Z UID:22326-1508680800-1508688000@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Sabbath Hike (Hamilton\, ON) DESCRIPTION:Join us at Cedar Haven Farm for a hike among the changing fall colours as we reflect upon what it means to participate in Sabbath. Afterwards\, we will gather around the fire for hot apple cider and warm discussion. \nShare this event with friends and family on Facebook. \nPlease RSVP to let us know you’re coming! \n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite URL:https://arocha.ca/event/sabbath-hike-hamilton/ LOCATION:Cedar Haven Eco-Centre\, 1039 97\, Freelton\, Ontario\, L0R 1K0\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hamilton,Ontario ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DSC_0568-good.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20171012T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20171012T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190554 CREATED:20171012T224505Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171012T224505Z UID:22442-1507834800-1507842000@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Common Place: Conversations on Faith and Ecology DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of informal discussion as we consider our place on earth and the issues surrounding creation care. Coffee and snacks provided! \nCommon Place is hosted at “The Beehive” (Ben McCullough’s house). RSVP for directions. \nTo RSVP or for any questions\, email alexander.breitkopf@arocha.ca \nShare this event on Facebook! URL:https://arocha.ca/event/common-place-conversations-faith-ecology/ LOCATION:Manitoba CATEGORIES:Hamilton,Ontario ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ARCweb-Event-Image-Common-Place.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20171007T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20171007T150000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190554 CREATED:20170913T220601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170913T220859Z UID:22198-1507370400-1507388400@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Fall Colours Hike + Thanksgiving Celebration (Ottawa\, ON) DESCRIPTION:Fall Colours Hike + Thanksgiving Celebration\n  \n10:00 am: We will hike King Mountain Trail in Gatineau Park from the home of Monique and Paul Heintzman. E-mail paul.heintzman@arocha.ca for directions. \n12:30 pm: Potluck Lunch \n1:30 pm: Thanksgiving Celebration \nBring a song\, a work of art\, a photo\, a poem\, a short reading\, or some thoughts related to thanksgiving\, beauty and creation to share with others. \nIf you are unable to attend all three parts of the event\, feel free to attend the parts that you can. \n \nPlease RSVP paul.heintzman@arocha.ca to let us know if you will be attending and what you will be bringing for the potluck lunch. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/fall-colours-hike-thanksgiving-celebration-ottawa/ LOCATION:Manitoba CATEGORIES:Ottawa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Nov-5-Hike.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170923T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170923T130000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190554 CREATED:20170817T200711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180730T021148Z UID:21980-1506164400-1506171600@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Salmon Hatchery Grand Opening\, Houston BC DESCRIPTION:A Rocha’s Upper Bulkley River Streamkeepers in Houston\, BC have been working towards a watershed stewardship facility on land provided by Canadian Forest Products near the confluence of Buck Creek and the Upper Bulkley River. The salmon hatchery and streamkeepers lab (Phase 1) is near its completion and we want you to celebrate with us! \nJoin us at the grand opening and celebrate with a BBQ lunch (by donation)\, crafts for the kids\, entertainment\, silent auction\, door prizes and a tour of the new facility that will house coho salmon fry over the winter. Everyone is welcome! \nFor more information contact Cindy at 250-845-4540 or email cindy.verbeek[at]arocha.ca \nDirections to the facility: Turn north off of Highway 16 in Houston at the 7-11 onto N. Tweedie Avenue\, cross the tracks and turn east (right) onto W 5th Street. \n  \n[map address=”latlng=54.399034\, -126.657217″ type=”hybrid” map_style=”default” overlay_color=”” infobox=”custom” infobox_background_color=”” infobox_text_color=”” infobox_content=”Location of future Watershed Stewardship Centre (Note: this building no longer exists)” icon=”” width=”100%” height=”300px” zoom=”18″ scrollwheel=”no” scale=”yes” zoom_pancontrol=”yes” popup=”yes” animation=”yes” class=”” id=””][/map]\n[button link=”https://www.facebook.com/events/491179754594674/” color=”default” size=”” stretch=”” type=”” shape=”” target=”_self” title=”” gradient_colors=”|” gradient_hover_colors=”|” accent_color=”” accent_hover_color=”” bevel_color=”” border_width=”1px” icon=”” icon_divider=”yes” icon_position=”left” modal=”” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” alignment=”left” class=”” id=””]RSVP and Invite Others on Facebook[/button]\n  URL:https://arocha.ca/event/houston-celebration/ LOCATION:Manitoba CATEGORIES:Northern BC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Underwater-pic.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="A Rocha Canada Upper Bulkley Streamkeepers":MAILTO:cindy.verbeek@arocha.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170909T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170909T150000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190554 CREATED:20170504T005158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180730T021257Z UID:20606-1504963800-1504969200@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Build Your Soil Workshop (Surrey\, BC) DESCRIPTION:Korean Natural Farming\nWith presenter Kate McMaster\nKate will discuss the history and purpose of Korean natural farming\, the nutritive cycle\, and inputs that will increase soil life and health. She will explain how to make these inputs\, why we make them\, as well as when and how to use them. Kate will bring demos of a few soil inputs\, and we will have a hands-on portion to participate in. \nRegister Today\n \n[tagline_box backgroundcolor=”#def2f9″ shadow=”no” shadowopacity=”0.1″ border=”1px” bordercolor=”” highlightposition=”none” content_alignment=”left” link=”https://arocha.ca/build-your-soil/” linktarget=”_self” modal=”” button_size=”” button_shape=”” button_type=”” buttoncolor=”” button=”Details” title=”Workshop Series” description=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” class=”” id=””]This is part of a series of four Build Your Soil workshops. Come learn to enhance your own soil through compost\, compost tea\, biochar\, bokashi\, soil food web\, vermicompost\, and more.[/tagline_box]\nSustainable Soils Project Partners\nBuild Your Soil workshops are part of a 3 year project to experiment with different techniques to build up the soil that grows our food. 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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. After work enjoy a community lunch and free site tour! \nWear weather-appropriate clothing for working outside\, and bring gloves if you have them. \nSchedule:\n9:30 am – Meet at the patio\n12:30 pm – Free Lunch for volunteers\n1:30 pm – Site Tour \nRSVP\nVolunteer Days fill up fast\, so please RSVP to make sure you get a spot! URL:https://arocha.ca/event/volunteer-day-sept-2017/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:BC Volunteer Days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Post-feature-image-2016-Volunteer-Day3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170826T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170826T190000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190554 CREATED:20170819T032232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170819T040159Z UID:22014-1503756000-1503774000@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Summer Hike\, Supper + Evening Program (Ottawa\, ON) DESCRIPTION:Outdoor Activities\, Potluck Supper and Presentation Focussed on A Rocha’s International Work\nSummer Activities (2:00 pm)\nWe will hike Gatineau Park Trails 17\, 23 and 8 from the home of Monique and Paul. E-mail Paul Heintzman for directions.  \nPotluck Supper (5:30 pm)\nPlease RSVP and let us know what you plan to bring so that we can plan accordingly. \nEvening Program: A Rocha’s International Work (7:00 pm)\nWe will watch a couple of short videos about A Rocha’s work around the world. We will also hear updates on the A Rocha garden at the University of Ottawa and on our Adopt-a-Trail effort in Gatineau Park. We will also have time for your input on our events for the upcoming year.If you are unable to join us for the afternoon activities\, feel free to join us for the potluck supper and/or film. \nIf you are unable to attend all three parts of the event\, feel free to attend the parts that you can. \nPlease RSVP paul.heintzman@arocha.ca to let us know if you will be attending and what you will be bringing for the potluck supper. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/ottawa-summer-hike-supper-evening-program/ LOCATION:Manitoba CATEGORIES:Ottawa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Kingsmere-Lake.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170826T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170826T123000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190554 CREATED:20170630T234420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180730T021311Z UID:21292-1503738000-1503750600@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Restoration Saturday (Surrey\, BC) 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 exotic invasive vegetation (such as Himalayan blackberry or English Ivy)\, building fences to keep livestock away from watercourses\, creating new wetlands 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! Gloves and tools provided. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Restoration Saturday Registration\n\n \n Sorry\, this form is not available. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/restoration-saturday-august-26-2017/ 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/2016/06/Restoration-Saturday-Jesse-Feature.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170819T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170819T150000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190555 CREATED:20170724T232203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180730T021317Z UID:21534-1503136800-1503154800@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Taste the Valley: A Wild Edibles Hike (Pembina Valley\, MB) DESCRIPTION:Explore the flavours of the Pembina Valley during this day of foraging and tasting. \nMost times our experiences of nature are through our eyes\, possibly our noses or ears. However\, this event will teach you to explore with your tongue! \nThe day will begin with a guided hike through the Pembina Valley to identify various edible plants. By lunch we will take some time to sample some of these edible plants. In the afternoon we will go foraging as a group to collect plants to take home. \nPlease bring a bagged lunch and shoes suited for walking. \nAugust 19th \n10am – 3pm \nA Rocha Pembina Valley Interpretive Centre URL:https://arocha.ca/event/taste-valley-wild-edibles-hike-pembina-valley-mb/ LOCATION:Manitoba ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Pembina-Valley-Trail.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170819T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170819T123000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190555 CREATED:20170630T233801Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180730T021323Z UID:21290-1503133200-1503145800@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Restoration Saturday (Surrey\, BC) 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 exotic invasive vegetation (such as Himalayan blackberry or English Ivy)\, building fences to keep livestock away from watercourses\, creating new wetlands 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! Gloves and tools provided. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Restoration Saturday Registration\n\n \n Sorry\, this form is not available. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/restoration-saturday-august-19-2017/ 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/2016/06/Restoration-Saturday-Jesse-Feature.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20170815T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20170815T150000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190555 CREATED:20170627T191953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180730T021350Z UID:21251-1502791200-1502809200@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Creation Kids Day Camp (Pembina Valley\, MB) DESCRIPTION:A chance for youth ages 8-12 to explore and enjoy the Pembina Valley! Youth will get to go on a forest walk\, play nature-themed games\, and learn about God’s love for all creation. The focus of this day will be to learn about and find insects and amphibians. \nWe hope that this event will help youth learn to enjoy being outdoors. Spending time in nature is an important part of a person’s physical\, mental and spiritual health and it is a practice that often begins in youth. \nWhen: August 15th\, 10am-3pm \nWhere: A Rocha Pembina Valley Interpretive Centre \nPlease register in advance for the Creation Kids Day Camp by contacting Jamie Fox at (204)479-8217 or pembina.valley@arocha.ca. Cost is $15 per child. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/creation-kids-day-camp-2/ LOCATION:Manitoba CATEGORIES:Manitoba ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Creation-Kids-Camp-Cover.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170812T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170812T150000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190555 CREATED:20170504T005049Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180730T021357Z UID:20604-1502544600-1502550000@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Build Your Soil Workshop (Surrey\, BC) DESCRIPTION:Urban Vermi-composting and Hands-on Garden Application\nWith presenter Ed Rivera\nIn this workshop\, Ed will talk about making compost at home\, even in an apartment. Using worms that decompose organic food waste\, vermi-composting can help you recycle your own food waste into life giving soil. We will also spend time out in our field adding this soil amendment to the roots of one of our crops. \nRegister Today\n \n[tagline_box backgroundcolor=”#def2f9″ shadow=”no” shadowopacity=”0.1″ border=”1px” bordercolor=”” highlightposition=”none” content_alignment=”left” link=”https://arocha.ca/build-your-soil/” linktarget=”_self” modal=”” button_size=”” button_shape=”” button_type=”” buttoncolor=”” button=”Details” title=”Workshop Series” description=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” class=”” id=””]This is part of a series of four Build Your Soil workshops. Come learn to enhance your own soil through compost\, compost tea\, biochar\, bokashi\, soil food web\, vermicompost\, and more.[/tagline_box]\nSustainable Soils Project Partners\nBuild Your Soil workshops are part of a 3 year project to experiment with different techniques to build up the soil that grows our food. This project is a partnership of: \n[images picture_size=”fixed” hover_type=”none” autoplay=”yes” columns=”3″ column_spacing=”13″ scroll_items=”1″ show_nav=”no” mouse_scroll=”no” border=”no” lightbox=”no” class=”” id=””]\n[image link=”https://arocha.ca/” linktarget=”_blank” image=”https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Logo-Sizing-A-Rocha-Canada.jpg” alt=”A Rocha Canada”]\n[image link=”https://www.vancity.com/” linktarget=”_blank” image=”https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Logo-Sizing-Vancity.jpg” alt=”Vancity”]\n[image link=”http://www.ravenwoodbiochar.com/” linktarget=”_blank” image=”https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Logo-Sizing-Raven-Wood-Biochar.jpg” alt=”Raven Wood Biochar”]\n[image link=”http://www.rootshootdesign.com/” linktarget=”_blank” image=”https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Logo-Sizing-RootShoot-landscape-design.jpg” alt=”RootShoot landscape design”]\n[/images] URL:https://arocha.ca/event/soil-workshop-august/ 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/2017/05/Post-feature-image-Soil-Workshops.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170812T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170812T140000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190555 CREATED:20170126T214006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180730T021403Z UID:19534-1502530200-1502546400@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Volunteer Day (Surrey\, BC) DESCRIPTION:Come 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. After work enjoy a community lunch and free site tour! \nWear weather-appropriate clothing for working outside\, and bring gloves if you have them. \nSchedule:\n9:30 am – Meet at the patio\n12:30 pm – Free Lunch for volunteers\n1:30 pm – Site Tour \nRSVP\nVolunteer Days fill up fast\, so please RSVP to make sure you get a spot! URL:https://arocha.ca/event/volunteer-day-aug-2017/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:BC Volunteer Days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Post-feature-image-2016-Volunteer-Day3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170812T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170812T133000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190555 CREATED:20170303T224731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180730T021411Z UID:19979-1502528400-1502544600@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Brooksdale Family Day (Surrey\, BC) DESCRIPTION:“GO WILD” with your children and discover life in the pond\, a native forest and an organic garden! Explore fun ways to learn together in the forest! Bring your own lunch and enjoy a leisurely family picnic to finish the day. \n\nStrictly for family participation. Grandparents are welcome!\nCome dressed for activities outside (rain or shine).\nBring your own lunch & water bottle.\nYummy snacks provided! URL:https://arocha.ca/event/brooksdale-family-day/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Day Camps ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Brooksdale-Family-Day.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170808T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170811T123000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190555 CREATED:20170302T043226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180730T021419Z UID:19961-1502182800-1502454600@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Metamorphosis – Light: Summer Day Camp (Surrey\, BC) DESCRIPTION:A Week-Long Discovery of our Changing Earth this Summer!\nAll life changes! Join us for a 4-day (half-days) investigation the life of bugs\, birds\, plants and more. See how they manage the strange and wonderful changes during their lives! Explore through music\, skits\, games and hands-on outdoor activities. \nMetamorphosis Light runs from August 8 – 11\, 2017 (9am – 12:30pm each day). \n\nKids ages 6 – 12 welcome. (Must be finished kindergarten.)\nCome dressed for activities outside (rain or shine).\nBring your own lunch & water bottle.\nYummy snacks provided!\n\nNote: Metamorphosis – Light is a smaller version of Metamorphosis Summer Day Camp which runs from July 10 – 14\, 2017. \n\nFinancial assistance available. [modal_text_link name=”contact” class=”” id=””]Contact us[/modal_text_link] for more information.\n[modal name=”contact” title=”Contact the Brooksdale Children’s Education Team” size=”large” background=”” border_color=”” show_footer=”no” class=”” id=””]\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n Contact: Canada.Kids\n\n \n Sorry\, this form is not available. \n \n \n \n \n Need assistance with this form? \n \n \n\n[/modal] URL:https://arocha.ca/event/metamorphosis-light/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Day Camps ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Metamorphosis-Light.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170729T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170729T090000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190555 CREATED:20170713T075938Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170713T080120Z UID:21490-1501318800-1501318800@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Bird Walk (Hamilton\, ON) DESCRIPTION:Cedar Haven is a bird paradise! Come discover the species that take refuge at Cedar Haven Farm. \nBird walks will take place on the last Saturday of each month (April – October). Led by local bird experts Peter and Caleb Scholtens. \nWhat to bring: \n\nappropriate footwear\nclothing for the weather\nwater\nbinoculars and/or camera\nan inquisitive spirit!\n\n[button link=”https://www.facebook.com/events/114959505790901/” color=”default” size=”” stretch=”” type=”” shape=”” target=”_self” title=”” gradient_colors=”|” gradient_hover_colors=”|” accent_color=”” accent_hover_color=”” bevel_color=”” border_width=”1px” icon=”” icon_divider=”yes” icon_position=”left” modal=”” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” alignment=”left” class=”” id=””]RSVP and Invite Others on Facebook[/button] URL:https://arocha.ca/event/july-bird-walk-hamilton/ LOCATION:Cedar Haven Eco-Centre\, 1039 97\, Freelton\, Ontario\, L0R 1K0\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hamilton ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Photo-by-Ruth-Hiebert1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170727T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170727T150000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190555 CREATED:20170303T224027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180730T021431Z UID:19978-1501146000-1501167600@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Soil to Plate: Food Experience Day Camp (Surrey\, BC) DESCRIPTION:Get a taste of how your food is grown – from the garden to your plate! Get your hands dirty discovering how things grow in the organic garden and create your own snacks in the great outdoors. Learn about eating healthy and using wholesome ingredients. Take home food to grow on your kitchen counter! \n\nKids ages 6 – 12 welcome. (Must be finished kindergarten.)\nCome dressed for activities outside (rain or shine).\nBring your own lunch & water bottle.\nYummy snacks provided!\n\n\n\nFinancial assistance available. [modal_text_link name=”contact” class=”” id=””]Contact us[/modal_text_link] for more information.\n[modal name=”contact” title=”Contact the Brooksdale Children’s Education Team” size=”large” background=”” border_color=”” show_footer=”no” class=”” id=””]\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n Contact: Canada.Kids\n\n \n Sorry\, this form is not available. \n \n \n \n \n Need assistance with this form? \n \n \n\n[/modal] URL:https://arocha.ca/event/soil-to-plate/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Day Camps ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Soil-to-Plate.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170722T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170722T123000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190556 CREATED:20170630T232749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180730T021439Z UID:21285-1500714000-1500726600@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Restoration Saturday (Surrey\, BC) 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 exotic invasive vegetation (such as Himalayan blackberry or English Ivy)\, building fences to keep livestock away from watercourses\, creating new wetlands 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! Gloves and tools provided. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Restoration Saturday Registration\n\n \n Sorry\, this form is not available. URL:https://arocha.ca/event/restoration-saturday-july-22-2017/ 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/2016/06/Restoration-Saturday-Jesse-Feature.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170722T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170722T130000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190556 CREATED:20170713T074318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170713T074318Z UID:21482-1500706800-1500728400@arocha.ca SUMMARY:BioBlitz 101 (Hamilton\, ON) DESCRIPTION:Do you know the names of the plants and animals around you? How do you even find that out?? We can teach you! \nBioBlitz 101 is an event meant to engage the community in their local environment and empower both kids and adults in becoming “citizen scientists”. You will sharpen your ecological knowledge and contribute to meaningful conservation work at the same time. You can make a difference in your local environment … and BioBlitz 101 is a great place to start! \nWe invite you to come participate in the entire day – otherwise\, come for just one or two of the days activities: \n7am – 9am // Birds & Mammals\n9am – 11am // Insects & Herptiles\n11am – 1pm // Plants\, Trees & Wildflowers \nThings to bring: \n\noutdoor clothing\nappropriate footwear for walking outside\na water bottle\nsun protection (hat\, sunglasses\, sunscreen)\nbinoculars (if you have them)\nfeel free to pack a lunch to enjoy after the event\n\n\nThis is a kid-friendly event\, but is meant for adults too! \n[button link=”https://www.facebook.com/events/1992399660980256″ color=”default” size=”” stretch=”” type=”” shape=”” target=”_self” title=”” gradient_colors=”|” gradient_hover_colors=”|” accent_color=”” accent_hover_color=”” bevel_color=”” border_width=”1px” icon=”” icon_divider=”yes” icon_position=”left” modal=”” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” alignment=”left” class=”” id=””]RSVP and Invite Others on Facebook[/button] URL:https://arocha.ca/event/bioblitz-101-hamilton-ontario/ LOCATION:Cedar Haven Eco-Centre\, 1039 97\, Freelton\, Ontario\, L0R 1K0\, Canada CATEGORIES:Hamilton ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Cedar-Haven-Farm-Beauty-Shots-02-birda-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170721T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170721T210000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190556 CREATED:20170607T031858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180730T021447Z UID:21010-1500661800-1500670800@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Songs & Sonnets (Surrey\, BC) DESCRIPTION:An evening of music and poetry with Steve Bell & Malcolm Guite – SOLD OUT!\nA fundraiser for A Rocha’s Brooksdale Campaign\nFrom the heritage barn loft at Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, singer-songwriter Steve Bell and poet Malcolm Guite offer an intimate concert. Enjoy delightful drinks and tasty tapas fresh from the cobb oven. Come prepared for a wonder-filled\, laughter-heavy evening to rest your soul. \nThis event is in support of the campaign to upgrade and expand Brooksdale Environmental Centre’s reach an impact on caring for creation. Learn more about the Brooksdale Campaign here. \n  \n[tagline_box backgroundcolor=”” shadow=”no” shadowopacity=”0.1″ border=”1px” bordercolor=”” highlightposition=”top” content_alignment=”left” link=”https://arocha.ca/where-we-work/brooksdale/visiting-brooksdale/” linktarget=”_self” modal=”” button_size=”” button_shape=”” button_type=”” buttoncolor=”” button=”Visit Brooksdale” title=”Sold out\, but you can still visit!” description=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” class=”” id=””]Wow! We never expected such a quick sell-out of Songs & Sonnets. Thank you for your interest in this fundraiser concert for Brooksdale Environmental Centre. While ticket sales have finished\, there are still many more ways to engage in the creation care work that happens here. We invite you to come by for a visit\, or get involved in the Campaign for Brooksdale![/tagline_box]\n \n\n“To experience Steve and Malcolm in concert is to be given a glimpse of the creative process in action.”\n– Rev. Jamie Howison\n \n[images picture_size=”auto” hover_type=”none” autoplay=”yes” columns=”1″ column_spacing=”0″ scroll_items=”1″ show_nav=”yes” mouse_scroll=”no” border=”no” lightbox=”no” class=”” id=””]\n[image link=”https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1-Songs-and-Sonnet-gallery.jpg” image=”https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1-Songs-and-Sonnet-gallery.jpg” alt=””]\n[image link=”https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2-Songs-and-Sonnet-gallery.jpg” linktarget=”_self” image=”https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2-Songs-and-Sonnet-gallery.jpg” alt=””]\n[image link=”https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/3-Songs-and-Sonnet-gallery.jpg” linktarget=”_self” image=”https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/3-Songs-and-Sonnet-gallery.jpg” alt=””]\n[image link=”https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/5-Songs-and-Sonnet-gallery.jpg” linktarget=”_self” image=”https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/5-Songs-and-Sonnet-gallery.jpg” alt=””]\n[image link=”https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/6-Songs-and-Sonnet-gallery.jpg” linktarget=”_self” image=”https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/6-Songs-and-Sonnet-gallery.jpg” alt=””]\n[/images]\nPresented By\n[images picture_size=”fixed” hover_type=”none” autoplay=”no” columns=”2″ column_spacing=”13″ scroll_items=”” show_nav=”no” mouse_scroll=”no” border=”no” lightbox=”no” class=”” id=””]\n[image link=”https://arocha.ca/” linktarget=”_self” image=”https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Mini-logo-arc.png” alt=””]\n[image link=”http://signpostmusic.com/” linktarget=”_blank” image=”https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Signpost-Music.png” alt=””]\n[/images] URL:https://arocha.ca/event/songs-sonnets/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Brooksdale ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Songs-and-Sonnets-Feature-Image-A-Rocha-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20170714T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20170714T150000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190556 CREATED:20170627T190053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180730T021504Z UID:21245-1500026400-1500044400@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Creation Kids Day Camp DESCRIPTION:A chance for youth ages 8-12 to explore and enjoy the Pembina Valley! Youth will get to go on a forest walk\, play nature-themed games\, and learn about God’s love for all creation. Activities for this day will explore the ways in which people depend on creation. \nWe hope that this event will help youth learn to enjoy being outdoors. Spending time in nature is an important part of a person’s physical\, mental and spiritual health and it is a practice that often begins in youth. \nWhen: July 14th\, 10am-3pm \nWhere: A Rocha Pembina Valley Interpretive Centre \nPlease register in advance for the Creation Kids Day Camp by contacting Jamie Fox at (204)479-8217 or pembina.valley@arocha.ca. Cost is $15 per child. \nAnother Creation Kids Day Camp will be taking place on August 15th. Which you can learn more about here. \n \n  URL:https://arocha.ca/event/creation-kids-day-camp/ LOCATION:Manitoba CATEGORIES:Manitoba ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Creation-Kids-Camp-Cover.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170710T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170714T150000 DTSTAMP:20260501T190556 CREATED:20170126T220535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180730T021521Z UID:19537-1499677200-1500044400@arocha.ca SUMMARY:Metamorphosis: Day Camp (Surrey\, BC) DESCRIPTION:A Week-Long Discovery of our Changing Earth this Summer!\nEverything keeps changing! Find out how many living things change throughout their lives — do we all change? Discover the new identities of birds\, bugs and other cool creatures. Kids can look forward to music\, skits\, games and hands-on outdoor activities. \nMetamorphosis runs from July 10 – 14\, 2017 (9am – 3pm each day). \n\nKids ages 6 – 12 welcome. (Must be finished kindergarten.)\nCome dressed for activities outside (rain or shine).\nBring your own lunch & water bottle.\nYummy snacks provided!\n\nNote: For a smaller version of Metamorphosis\, see Metamorphosis Light which runs from August 8 – 11\, 2017. \n\n\nFinancial assistance available. [modal_text_link name=”contact” class=”” id=””]Contact us[/modal_text_link] for more information.\n[modal name=”contact” title=”Contact the Brooksdale Children’s Education Team” size=”large” background=”” border_color=”” show_footer=”no” class=”” id=””]\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n Contact: Canada.Kids\n\n \n Sorry\, this form is not available. \n \n \n \n \n Need assistance with this form? \n \n \n\n[/modal] URL:https://arocha.ca/event/metamorphosis/ LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Day Camps ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arocha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Metamorphosis.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR