activities
SERVING SANDWICHES AT OPPENHEIMER PARK
On October 25, we served more than 100 sandwiches to the homeless residents of Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side. Given that the residents are often unable to choose what they eat, we made sandwiches to introduce variety and essential nutrients to their bodies.
This was an eye-opening experience and we are honoured to have met some incredible people. GardenBank will continue to conduct outreach projects of a similar vein and encourages those interested to join us in spreading our help.
community events
Through community engagement events, we aim to tackle food disparity head-on while upholding themes of human and environmental sustainability.
Sandwich runs
Bottle drives
Our main community projects are the gardens that will be maintained at each GardenBank school and in our communities. The projected start of this project will be Spring 2020.
Bottle Drive (10.31.19)
The GardenBank team collected 1000+ plastic bottles on the night of Halloween and took them to the recycling depot the next day.
Alderson Elementary Workshop
On March 13, 2020, some of our representatives headed down to Alderson elementary to teach the young children all about gardening. They were even given a plant of their own to take care of!
Fleetwood Senior Home Plant Donation
On May 15, our members donated cards and indoor plants to the 108 residents of Fleetwood Place Care Facility!
Foyer Maillard Senior Home Plant Donation
On May 18, our team donated cards and succulents to the residents of Foyer Maillard Senior Home!
Burnaby Canned Food Drive
During the pandemic, local food banks were in great need of food donations; our team stepped in and collected non-perishable foods to donate to these food banks.
Sandwich Run (09.12.20)
Following safe procedures, GardenBank volunteers handed out sandwiches to the homeless.
fundraisers
Through related fundraisers, we raise money to fund our future and current projects. Currently, we are running fundraisers to prepare for the upcoming community gardens we will establishing in 2020.
Krispy Kreme Fundraiser(10.12.19)
The GardenBank Team sold 120 boxes of Krispy Kreme donuts in various regions across the Lower Mainland. The money we’ve raised will help fund our upcoming gardening projects!
Centennial Secondary Hot Chocolate Sale
The school club from Centennial Secondary ran a hot chocolate sail to raise funds for their school garden.
Krispy Kreme Fundraiser (12.22.19)
During Winter break, volunteers held a Krispy Kreme sale near Lincoln Station to help fund our gardening projects.
Coquitlam Canned Food Drive
Our volunteers in Coquitlam collected non-perishable foods to donate to Ryan’s Emergency Food Outreach.
Krispy Kreme Fundraiser (09.04.20)
Nearing the end of summer break, many of our volunteers held a Krispy Kreme sale to financially support our next sandwich run.
Gardening
School clubs
GardenBank currently has 8 (and counting!) school clubs across the Lower Mainland where students fundraise and take care of school and community gardens. If you are interested in starting a GardenBank branch at your school, do not hesitate to contact us.
Lord Byng Secondary School
The GardenBank club at Lord Byng Secondary started their own school garden using self-made greenhouses.
Walnut Grove Secondary School
The Walnut Grove school club started their own gardens using indoor systems such as aquaponics.
Port Moody Secondary School
The GardenBank club at Port Moody Secondary successfully started their own school garden that they now maintain.
Walnut Grove Secondary School
Walnut Grove Secondary School’s school club recently harvested their vegetables from the school garden. It was a success; the club ran a salad bar for their teachers to enjoy!
