In late September, members of the Labour community helped with the harvest at the Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House, a United Way-funded agency in East Vancouver. Volunteers from unions all over the Lower Mainland removed debris and blackberry bushes as well as weeded garden beds. The team also picked and peeled apples and picked squash and onions from the community garden used for desserts and soups served at neighbourhood house programs. The clean-up and harvest was part of the The Vancouver Sun United Way Day of Caring. “United Way and Labour are committed to making our community a better place for everyone,” says Nikki Hill, Director of the CLC United Way Labour Participation Department. “The annual Labour Day of Caring is a great way for us to connect to kids and families who directly benefit from our joint efforts and to make a hands on difference.” Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House receives United Way funding to help support and run the neighbourhood house and variety of social service programs including the Eat, Act, Think Team, who work with children aged 6-12 in afterschool programs providing them hands on skills for preparing and understanding the importance of nutritious food like that grown in the community garden. The Labour Day of Caring is an annual event. If your union is interested in lending a caring hand by participating next year, please contact United Way British Columbia’s Labour Department at labourinfo@uwbc.ca.
Join us on December 8th – Labour Appreciation Night
Join us for the 23rd Annual Labour Appreciation Night presented by Pacific Blue Cross where you’ll meet our 2016 Award winners and hear from Trish Garner of the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition. Click here for ticket info.
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