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Community
17 November 2021

I see, I care: A counter Narrative story on Remembrance Day

A counter Narrative story

Remembrance Day

Looking back at my schooling years, every Remembrance Day I remember spending at the school’s assembly was viewing presentations on European descent soldiers who gave away their lives to a greater cause, contributing to Canada. Little did I know, other than European descent Canadians, there were Chinese Canadians, Indigenous people, and other ethnic origins of Canadians who fought and helped build Canada! 

Last weekend, FunforGOal Foundation brought a small group of youths to visit and volunteer at the Chinese Canadian Military Museum to unpack the stories what was almost forgotten and are historically marginalized. https://www.ccmms.ca/

Many youths were shocked to find out that there were so many Chinese Canadians back then who joined forces to fight for Canada but met with unequal treatment, being denied of their citizens’ rights, despite being born and grow up in Canada. 

This event let us wonder how many ethnic groups of Canadains’ stories got lost throughout history. 

Their stories deserve to be told, heard, and shared! 

We are all settlers here on this land, respect, learn and grow. 

By FunforGOal
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CommunityVolunteering
15 August 2021

Little Gardeners – Richmond Lavenderland

Richmond Lavenderland

Little Gardeners

Richmond Lavenderland is one of our sponsors to our youths and families experiencing little farming on these value-added crop. Base on Lavenderland’s vision on building and strengthening the relationship between people and land, FunforGoal Foundation teams have opportunity on the following with the Lavenderland and not limited to. 
  • Volunteering Activities – community outreach 
  • Educational field trip & special day events- school trips and summer camp trips 
  • Youth career-life development opportunities. 
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Youth Volunteers
Youth Leadership Team
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By FunforGOal
farm market
CommunityVolunteering
12 March 2021

Rockies Farm Market

Building Community Project

Rockies Farm Market

South Surrey Rockies Farm Market aims to provide a unique shopping experience for the neighborhood and provides this opportunity to local youths’ input on building a local community market together.

FunforGoal Foundation has been offered a chance to bring on a group of youths to participate at the beginning stage of the research and development. Skills and experience gained from working on this project will benefit you in areas such as,

  • relevant to high school CLC (Capstone project)
  • real-world application
  • future job search, interview

This three months long project will provide our youth volunteers valuable work experience and job-specific skills practice opportunities in the career fields of social media communication & marketing, data collection & analyzing, event planning, and so on. 

Youth Position

Skill development

Marketing Coordinator

Communication & Marketing
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Data Collection & Analysis
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Event Planning
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Purchasing Coordinator

Data Entry & Spreadsheet
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Evaluate & Maintain Inventory
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Forecast Customer Interest
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Entry-Level Bookkeeper

Number-oriented
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Recording
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Financial Practice
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Policy Coordinator

Policy Matters
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Logical Thinking
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Legal Document Study
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By FunforGOal
Lunar
CommunityVolunteering
17 February 2021

I see, I care: Lunar New Year Greeting

2021, Happy Lunar New Year of Ox

FunforGOal Foundation invited youths and their families using the most popular selfie video style to record a 1 minute clip to wish elderlies living in the Villa Cathay Care home a happy Lunar New Year! Show their talent in this clip, help to bring some joy and hope to them in 2021, in this pandemic!

Special thanks to our young host, Jonathan (Jazer) Wu!

Special thanks to Yen, #yenlarts, a local artist for making a contribution to Villa Cathay in support of this activity!

History of Villa Cathay Care Home

A long term care home originally built back in 1922, named Oriental Home, was for the Chinese immigrants who came during gold rush and to built railways. It was a home for those who lived through the harsh times and inequalities. Nowadays, Oriental Home has long changed it’s name to Villa Cathay , moved to a new location, but continue being a non-profit organization providing culturally focused nursing care for Chinese ethnicity elderlies.

By FunforGOal
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CommunityVolunteering
7 January 2021

I See, I Care.

There are many ways of volunteering, engaging your community, and during the pandemic, we learn to live through adversity by continuing finding ways making positive changes in our daily life.

In December 2020, FunforGOal Foundation has organized an online volunteer activity “I see, I care Project”. This is a 3 sessions of an online community engagement activity taking place on December 12th, 19th and 26th. By attending all 3 sessions, participants will obtain up to 7 volunteering hours, and get to explore and discuss social issues on aboriginal reconciliation in Canada, and history of Chinese immigrants.

FunforGOal Foundation has invited Ms. Joey from Villa Cathay Care Home to give us a virtual tour of the center and a presentation on its history and services. Villa Cathay Care has a long history of caring for senior Chinese immigrants back in 1922. Those who lived in 1922 were some of the first generation of Chinese immigrants who came to BC to build railways and during the Gold Rush period. Villa Cathay was established as a non-profit organization and continues to be one today.

In addition, we also have Ms. Maura Gowans, the Executive Director of the Aboriginal Mother Centre Society to join us sharing her own personal story of growing up under the effects of Residential School. The struggles she was facing then, and how she overcame, and used that experience to empower others are inspirational! She has also shown us how important it is for reconciliation to take place, and the effort of helping aboriginal people regain their culture, language and history back.

By FunforGOal
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