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Community Partners

Umbrella loves to collaborate with community partners. Today, Sharlene and Evan met with Julian, Cheryl and Leah from Our Place to discuss future recovery projects. Lots of great ideas were floated and a plan was put in place. We are excited to see what transpires!
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Staff BBQ

Today Umbrella hosted an end of summer barbecue for the staff. The rain started but held off for the food and fun. Blake manned the barbecue to make sure that everyone left with full bellies and big smiles.
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Recovery Month – Erik

September is recovery month! Every year Umbrella celebrates this important month by sharing messages of recovery from some of our favourite people. Meet Erik and his mini Peter. Erik is proof that hard work in recovery pays off. He spent a lot of time at Foundation Hou...
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Recipes for Recovery – Last Practice

Today was the final run through of new recipes and we included our ED and Board today. Today board members Valerie, Cyndi, Wendy and Nancy and ED Sharlene joined Nic as he helped make three delicious vegan meals. Everyone had a ton of fun than everyone sat down and tri...
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Recovery Month – Dawn

September is recovery month! Every year Umbrella celebrates this important month by sharing messages of recovery from some of our favourite people. Meet Dawn. Founder of SheRecovers and an advocate for women in recovery across the globe. Recovery is possible.
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Spot the Sober Buses Contest

September is Recovery Month in BC and Umbrella is showcasing that recovery is possible in a big way. On our local buses. There are 8 different pictures of local people in recovery advertised on many buses on many routes. Here is the contest. The first person to find a...
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Costco & Guns N Roses

Sharlene is a Costco super fan and has made friends with many of the staff at Costco, and this week Sharlene and Laurie matched with their Guns N Roses t-shirts. Laurie is one of Sharlene's favourite cashiers and with their matching music taste it is no wonder! 
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Recipes for Recovery – Practice #3

Today in the Umbrella Kitchen, we ran round three of practicing recipes and timing, getting ready for the 4 week classes that are starting in September. It has been a lot of fun for the staff to take a minute away from the work they do and change the pace with chopping,...
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Project Re-Connect

Yesterday was Project Re-Connect at Royal Athletic Park. This annual event put on the by Downtown Service Providers invites service providers to host a table representing their organization and let the community that needs these supports come and learn about the services...
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Recipes for Recovery – Outreach class

Umbrella is getting ready for our new cooking program that is starting in September. For the month of August we are trying out recipes and making sure any issues are addressed prior to the program launch. Every Friday we have some staff and our board joining our Recipes...