SUMMER HAPPENINGS IN YOUR HOOD!

We've had a ton of applications for exciting projects to build community in your neighbourhood. See the list below for some inspirational events and ideas being funded or partially funded by our small grants program in East Vancouver.

For the area nearest you select... Cedar Cottage | Frog Hollow | Kiwassa

Cedar Cottage - (Fraser St to Nanaimo St, Broadway to 41st Ave)

• Learn to Run and Prepare for a Race - 33rd Ave & Windsor - July
• Outside Sports - Gladstone Secondary & Killarney Pool - June - July
• Chinese Watercolours of Trees and Flowers - Cedar Cottage - Fall
• Benches and Planters for Community Garden - 2670 Victoria Dr.
• Boulevard Garden Expansion - 10th Ave btwn Woodland & Clark - Summer
• Block Party - 1000 Block E. 14th - July 24th
• Forest Gardening at Cedar Cottage Garden - Cedar Cottage - Summer
• 3rd Annual Back Alley Block Party - Alley S. of 33rd btwn Dumfries & Argyle - June 19th
• Phase II: Boulevard Enhancement - E 19th & Dumfries - Summer
• Harvest Celebration - CROWS Point Community Garden - September
• One Country Many Cultures Canada Celebration - Kensington Park - July 1st , Noon - 3pm
• Community Kitchens - Inland Refugee Society, Raven Song Community Health Centre, Cedar Cottage, Frog Hollow - May 7th
• Take Back the Street Block Party & Halloween Hootenanny - 700 Block E 22nd, 23rd, 24th Ave - June 13th & Halloween
• Multicultural Neighbourhood BBQ - Hull Street - July or Aug
• Garden/Birdhouses/Sports Equip/Block Party - Miller St. 4000 Block - July 1st - 30th
• Climate Challenge Circle - May 18- June 29 - Tues eves 7:30 - 9:30
• Boulevard Garden and Seating Area - 5500 Block Lanark St. - 1st week of June
• Neighbourhood Lawn/Boulevard Repair
• Music and Culture for the Neighbourhood
• 10th Anniversary Block Watch Meeting/Party
• Wheelchair Pathways in the Community Garden
• Line Dance Party
• Concert in the Park
• Seniors Appreciation Day - Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House - July 10th
• Friends of Windsor Castle 14th Annual Block Party
• 8th Annual Chester Street Block Party
• Block Party
• 7th Annual Jones Park Fund Day
• Lakeview Place Community Garden
• Dances of the Hawaiian Islands
• Community Block Party - June 12th, 2 - 6 pm - Lane Between 1800 Bl. East 36th & 37th
• 4th Annual Findlay Street Roundup
• Buffalo Hill Block Party
• Dickens Area Community BBQ
• 8th Annual Grandview Triangle Community Party
• Traffic Calming Signs
• Summers End Medieval/Carnivale Festival - Sept 5th - Clark Park
• Crows Point Garden Seating Area
• 2nd Annual Works Strata Council Block Party - Stainsbury Ave. (btwn Commercial & Beatrice) Sunday, Sept 12th, 12noon - 3pm
• Drawing Lessons for Children
• Glen Park BBQ
• Chester's Field Community Garden
• Mountain View Neighbourhood Block Party & BBQ - August 25th - Mountain View
• Cedar Cottage Garden Spring Fling - Cedar Cottage Community Garden - May 15th
• Block Party

Frog Hollow - (Charles to 22nd Ave, Nanaimo to Boundary)

• Beulah Gardens Seniors Garden Tools - 3350 E. 5th
• Beulah Gardens Outdoor Deck Patio Furniture - 3350 E. 5th Beulah Gardens
• Garden Shed - 3350 E. 5th
• Tree Planting for a Fruitful Bounty - Frog Hollow - May 15th or 22nd
• Free Patchwork and Lantern Making Workshop - Frog Hollow NH
• Clean Up Campaigns - Frog Hollow NH - June
• Photo Booth at Community Event - Frog Hollow - Summer
• Northern Chinese Traditional Cooking Classes - Frog Hollow
• A View Through the Eyes of the Young - Sunrise Community - Summer
• Chafer Turf Pest & Lawn, Replacement Options Workshop - Summer
• Block Party - 3rd Ave btwn Lakewood & Templeton - August
• Garden Park Sun Circle Painting Party - Garden Park - June 20th
• Community Art and Safety Project - Garden Park - Summer
• Mandarin Song Program - Frog Hollow
• Learn How to Garden and Grow Food - Frog Hollow NH
• Community Cooking Club - Hastings Community Center
• Historical Walk in Neighbourhood
• Block Party
• Red Envelope Arts and Craft
• Acrylic Canvas Painting for Parents and Kids
• Chinese Ink Style Painting
• Calligraphy Class
• Japanese Paper Doll
• Neighbourhood Block Party
• McSpadden Community Potluck
• "Jamboree" Food Preserving
• Block Party
• Hands on Cooking Club
• Cul de sac Garden
• 3rd Annual Clinton Park Picnic - Clinton Park - June 10th
• Bus Trip to Burns Bog - Burns Bog - Aug 25th (?)
• Abacus Workshops
• Community Concert
• Block Party/Childrens Fest/History Walk/Potluck - Victoria Park - June 19th

Kiwassa - (Victoria Drive to Boundary, north of Charles Street)

• Community Manure & Plant/Veggie Swap - 641 Windermere
• Block Party - 2500 Block William St.
• Annual Trinity St. Block Party - 2800 Block Trinity
• Sit Down Dinner - Hastings Community Center
• Bocce Tournament - Hastings Park or New Brighton Park
• Carnival - MacDonald Elementary School - 1950 E. Hastings St. - May 27, 2:30 - 6:30 pm
• Fence for Adanac Park Garden - Adanac Park - Summer
• Beautify the Boulevard Block Party - 2500 Block Eton St.
• Block Party & Bee Day Celebration - Kitchener & Nanaimo - July
• Canada Day Celebration - 2500 Cambridge St. - July 1
• Youth Magazine - Eastside Rendezvous - Kiwassa NH
• Summer Block Party - 2600 Block Triumph - June 20
• Neighbourhood Green Up! - 2500 Block Parker - July 24
• Block Party - 2700 Block Franklin - June 26
• Pandora Park Garden Party - Pandora Park - Summer
• Burrardview Urban Community Garden - Burrardview Park
• Children's Learning Garden - Hastings Community Center - July - August
• Children's Garden Project - Dr. AR Lord Elementary - Spring
• Neighbourhood Block Party
• 6th Annual Block Party
• Seniors Led Art Workshops for Community
• BBQ for May McLaine and Nora Davis Residents
• Beading Crafts for Parents and Kids
• Healthy Multicultural BBQ
• Canning with Neighbours and Friends
• Multicultural Community Cookbook and Neighbourhood Picnics
• Annual Lane Party