Earth Day = Farm Day with FED Urban Agriculture Society! ‍ This Earth Day, roll up your sleeves and help us expand the farm! Join us next Tuesday, April 22, from 1-4pm for a volunteer work party focused on growing our farm and expanding our capacity to increase food security in Victoria! Can’t make it? No worries, you can still support by donating some farm tools that you’ve got lying around! We’re on the lookout for: Wheelbarrows, dollies, and shovels Gloves, pruners, hori hori knives Tarps, shade protection, garbage cans Rebar, pitchforks, and power tools Let’s keep growing together this Earth Day! Sign up to join us at the farm at https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/1051596118031/false#/invitation

Operation Christmas Child - Greater Victoria On April 12th, we hosted a Bottle Drive and raised just over $600 toward our goal to raise $7000 by the end of 2025. You can track our progress at https://sponsorme.samaritanspurse.ca/TGJvictoria A mustard seed of faith expressed our vision to disciple children in THE GREATEST JOURNEY. In 2024 a seniors group sponsored six small Bottle Drives. A few ‘keen-agers’ collected bottles & cans from neighbours all year. Three citywide Bottle Drives drove up the total. A pizza parlor joined in & a few cash donations encouraged our hearts. By Nov 30 that mustard seed had grown into a large tree to sponsor 858 children to attend 12 classes in The Greatest Journey! We invite you to drop off your refundable beverage containers on SATURDAY, JUNE 7th from 10am to 3pm when we host another BOTTLE DRIVE at New Life Community Fellowship, 3900 Carey Rd (at Tillicum). To grow this fund, you can also take your recyclables to a Return-it Depot at Sooke, Glanford, Quadra or Queens. Designate your refund to OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD- VICTORIA. Thank you! http://www.samaritanspurse.ca/occ

We're so proud of Jenny for sharing her story about volunteering for this great organization! Find out what being a Big Sister meant to her.

With almost 90% of our shares already sold, spots for our CSA Program are filling up quickly! As a CSA member, you'll receive weekly boxes of vibrant, fresh, seasonal produce while supporting Victoria’s local food economy! Don't miss your chance - sign up at http://get-fed.ca/2025-csa PLUS, FED Urban Agriculture Society on-site market will be opening on MAY 14! You’ll be able to drop by from Wednesday to Friday, 11am to 5pm, to stock up on spray-free veggies, meet our team, and support our local food system. All proceeds from our CSA Program and on-site market go toward FED’s charitable work, helping to increase food security in our community. #getFED #urbanfarm #urbanagriculture #eatlocal

My Time at Coastal Community My names is Aleah Zado and I'm the Assistant Manager Lending and Member Services at the Relationship Centre. I have been with Coastal Community for 10 years. Please tell us about the organization you volunteer with and what you do and why this organization is important to you. I volunteer for the Vancouver Island Exhibition Association. I am Treasurer and Director of Finance. This organization is important to me because of the work they do on educating the community on the importance of agriculture while also creating an annual event that provides a fun event for all ages where the community can congregate and connect. Why is volunteering important to you? Volunteering is important to me for many reasons, the most important being that helping others and contributing to the community i grew up in gives me a great sense of accomplishment. An added bonus is that it has allowed me to meet new people and grow my network. Which organization are you directing your winning funds to and why? Nanaimo Child Development Centre