Art, music and gardening program for elderly people in Haro Park Centre Vancouver, British Columbia
June 8 - June 28, 2008
June 29 - July 19, 2008
July 20 - August 9, 2008
August 10 - August 30, 2008
Volunteer project: 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. Haro
Park Centre aims at establishing a homelike environment that
emphasizes a quality of life supporting the physical, intellectual,
emotional, and spiritual well-being of each person. 
Volunteers will contribute to the quality of life of the elders by
taking part in a multifaceted program involving residents in
gardening, art, music activities, walking and just being outside in
the summer time.
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.
Location: 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.
Age requirements: 19-30 years
Volunteer Program Summer 2008 in Canada: www.cadip.org/volunteer-in-canada.htm
phone: 604-628-7400 web: www.cadip.org
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The international volunteers will be teaching English &
Special Education in a self-chosen fashion to the local children at a
primary as well as at center premises during & after school activities.
