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• Warm welcome to Mandy Wettlaufer – our Katimavik Volunteer!!!

  27Jul

  Hailing from the tiny suburb of Saint Constant, off the coast of Montreal, Quebec, weighing in at 115 pounds and volunteering in Guelph with Katimavik, we present your new volunteer, Mandy!

  A political junkie from the age of eighteen and a budding environmentalist since childhood, she hopes that in her six months here she will get to see and help 10Carden grow into the community changing space it so deserves to be.

  Mandy is attracted to a myriad of subjects and spends most time filling her brain with as much information as possible on anything of interest, from veganism to psychology. She attended two four-week lecture courses at the Douglas Psychological Institute in Montreal, as well as has volunteered with the Montreal SPCA. Currently she is volunteering with Katimavik, a youth program geared towards engaging people from the ages of seventeen to twenty one in volunteer activities.

  Excited by the concept of 10 Carden, and more than pleased to become a part of the team, she’s just chomping at the bit to see what’s in store!

• What is 10 Carden all about?

  27Jul

  “This drawing is about all the things that 10 Carden is about.  It demonstrates the meanings of 10 Carden. I drew the picture like this because I wanted to show how much 10 Carden means.  The picture is colorful and bright because all the people who work at 10 Carden have a very bright and cheerful heart”
  By Pascale, 9 years old

• Music, melanoma awareness, and collaboration at Hillside Festival!

  21Jul

  What? Workshop on Social Change, Music, and Sun Protection

  Where? Hillside Festival, INTERPLAY TENT

  When? Saturday, July 23rd, 5- 6 PM and Sunday, July 24th, 6-7 PM

  Join us for this exciting workshop to explore how collaborations can bring about social change.  Melanoma is the issue, music is the vehicle, and social change is the goal.  How can we work together to shift attitudes around sun protection, and how can music be one of the tools to achieve this?  Come with your ideas, thoughts, musical instruments, children, and be part of this exciting new sun protection awareness campaign!

  You’ll also get to meet and be inspired by musicians Sandy MacKay, Mike Driscoll, and Doug Larson.  Sandy is from New Brunswick, and is an experiential teacher and busker by trade; Mike Driscoll is a local activist and community economic developer; and Doug Larson is a professor at the University of Guelph, ecologist, researcher, and author of recently released book Storyteller Guitar.

  We hope to see you there!

• Art in the Shops this week!

  13Jul

  From Monday, July 11th through Saturday, July 16,  there’s an exciting preview of Guelph’s art on the street all over downtown Guelph.  Local art is showcased at numerous downtown ‘shops’.  Brought together by Downtown Guelph Business Association, artists and venues are collaborating to generate excitement and anticipation prior to the big art on the street event on Quebec Street. Part of the mix is an excellent musician line-up, including Bry Webb of the Constantines.  10 Carden is one of the venues, displaying the vibrant work of local artist Melanie Gausden.  One piece can’t be missed if you walk by 10 Carden’s big front window,  and more art is hanging in the community room on the first floor.  Melanie is one of a few artists we’ve showcased at our community hub this year, and we’re thrilled as always to add amazing art to our space.   Visit the display and then peruse other venues to support the diverse range of artists adding vibrancy and life to downtown Guelph!  For more information about art on the street visit htty://tiny.cc/artonthestreet

• Join us for a special 10 Carden Workshop at Hillside Festival!

  06Jul
  Social change at Hillside…

  We are hosting a workshop using innovation and community collaboration to bring about social change.  For this workshop we’ll bring community partners together and have a discussion with workshop members with a focus on how we can shift attitudes and behaviours around ‘fun in the sun’ while understanding the importance of sun protection.  Hillside is a model community for many social change practices – from re-usable dishes and water bottles to its feature green roof  — we hope to discuss how we can work together to model what might be achievable long term at Hillside and beyond.

  The purpose of the workshops is to bring people together and to begin to shift attitudes and behaviours around sun protection.  August is Melanoma month, so after the Hillside workshops the collaborative that comes together will continue their efforts by organizing additional awareness building workshops and fun community activities that will help create a new culture around sun protection in Guelph and beyond.

  This – like all of our efforts – is a collaborative initiative involving many different folks, and a creative musical twist as a model for creating change. Among the organizations and folks involved are: McNeil (with donations), WGD public health, Gail Cornwell, and Patricia Gray.

  On Sunday we have a special treat: Sandy Mackay, a performer who lives in New Brunswick, is joining us.  He performs whenever allowed with various bands, including Small Moots, the Banned and Family.  He will share a song titled “SPR 25″,  inspired by this experience:

  “we traveled to Muskoka to visit the Dukes, and spent a glorious weekend out in the hot Ontario sun. I usually burned badly, but as a responsible young father I was learning and applying the lessons of skin care to my young family and of course following suit as a good example. On the way home, I was pleased to have no sunburn after a long weekend outside, and composed this song with the kids in the car en route back home to see my folks in Eramosa.”

  Do join us at the festival – and if you are a musician and want to get involved, we especially want to hear from you!

  Workshop details:
  Hillside, Interplay Tent: Saturday, July 23rd, 5-6 PM and Sunday, July 24, 6-7 PM

  Festival Information – check out the exciting lineup of local and world artists!
  http://hillsidefestival.ca/#/how_to_hillside/workshops