D.A.R.E. + Great Work

There is room for all who have a passion to continue to restore the Centre – indoors and outdoors. This spring work week has a variety of projects. We provide orientation, stretching and spiritual pauses, refreshment breaks, all lunches – and dinner on Thursday to celebrate the work and gifts of this industrious community.

Here’s a sample of what we have in the job jar this year:

• Weeding – the sacred garden, flower beds, labyrinth
• Tending the enormous new Farm Garden
• Recovering chair seats
• Painting (outside) East Court 21-28
• Cleaning fans and screens
• Campground landscaping
• Signage updating
• …and more

Work and laugh all morning and afternoon. Prepare your own breakfasts and suppers, or book in for meals in our dining room (breakfast $10.50ea, dinner $21.00 ea).

Registration is now open.

Start on Sunday at 5:30 pm
Ends on Friday at 1:00 pm

We invite you to rest in the arms of Naramata for personal restoration and retreat beyond this week. $88.00 per night (space permitting; includes meals and accommodation).

Cost: $50.00 (includes registration, accommodation, all lunches, Thursday dinner and refreshments). Participants receive a $50 gift certificate.

 

Leader(s):

Janet McDonald

Janet McDonald has practiced adaptive leadership in a wide sprectrum of organizational life.  She builds on her experience base as a statistician and sociologist and her years of providing leadership and group facilitation around organization design, strategic planning and leadership practice for corporate organizations and the Conference and General Council areas of The United Church of Canada.

Lenny Silvius

Lenny is a talented member of our facilities team.