Annual Carnaval at Hudson February 16
On February 16, the Hot Lunch Team will be cooking pancakes for the whole school. Please come and help to celebrate Carnaval with us. We need extra pancake-flipping volunteers for the following time slots. It helps even if you can dedicate 1 hour of your time.
8 AM – Noon
9:15 AM -10:30 AM
9 AM -12:30 PM
Contact Marina Bondarenko at musea79@hotmail.com
Book Drive – Mark the Dates!
Drop Off: Feb 13-16
Buy Donated Books: Feb 20-23
All proceeds go to Henry Hudson’s Hot Lunch Subsidy Program
See the poster here for full details.
Canadian Parents for French
$3,734 Available For Parents Willing To Help Re-Start The CPF Vancouver Chapter
As you may know, we are a National network of volunteers that supports French Second Language opportunities for youth. We advocate for equitable and fair access to bilingual educational experiences. Our chapters are local volunteer-led groups that host socio-cultural activities, lobby different levels of government, and support other parents with information and resources.
We formerly had several active CPF Vancouver chapters. They hosted many wonderful extra-curricular events for students. Unfortunately, the Vancouver chapter has been dormant for a number of years. While the chapter has been inactive we have been hanging on to the Vancouver membership rebates valued at $3,734.
We are only able to hold onto these rebates until April 1st, 2018, so if a chapter is reconstituted by then, it will be able to access these funds, otherwise they will be reabsorbed by the Branch. We want to give these funds back to Vancouver Parents.
The CPF Branch staff is here to support and guide parent volunteers in this work. We have additional grants, resources, and guides available to assist chapters in forming, and staying healthy and robust. Given the recent FI cuts in Vancouver, the Teacher Shortage, and the increasing difficulty parents are finding in accessing FI education, establishing a Vancouver chapter is all the more pressing and relevant.
If you are interested in getting involved, or have questions, please send me an email (outreach@cpf.bc.ca) or call me, and I can help guide you through each step of the process.
Rowan Burdge
Outreach Officer, Canadian Parents for French BC & YK