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We are a senior couple who started a social club for people with dementia, five years ago. At this time we only have the club one day a week. We would like to see this way of engaging people with dementia to spread to other communities. We are a not-for-profit society with a board of directors and rely on volunteers to enrich the program.
We need assistance with our different therapeutic programs, such as music, exercise, art, and cognitive rehab. Specifically we would like to build up our program content.
We may need help with pruning some of our trees in the winter months. We are removing a jacuzzi bathtub in the workawayer room and likely installing a smaller tub or shower, so any assistance with this would be marvelous. We will be hiring a plumber for any of the pipe connections I can’t do.
We have established a large food garden and we may need help planting, irrigation and harvesting, transplanting, raking, lawn mowing. We also plan to do some extensive landscaping work to improve accessibility for our seniors with dementia and in creating sanctuary locations on our property. We would like to have one or two workawayers at a time preferably for two weeks or longer.
We have had workawayers for the last 8 years and have made friends with many of them. We enjoy meeting people from different cultures and like to share with them our Canadian way of life. Our 120-year-old brick home is located on a half acre where we grow vegetables, herbs and flowers and have a good number of fruit trees. This is a very small rural community in between Abbotsford and Mission in British Columbia.
A little about us. We are a couple who are retired from our previous careers in Montessori Education and in nursing. We are both mostly relaxed, calm, happy people, but also very concerned about the environmental disintegration of our earth and climate change. We are not materialistic but greatly value relationships. Ramsey values a spiritual life as a significant part of life balance, while Leslie is a creative person who has a special place in her heart for children. Both of us are warm-hearted and love music. Leslie loves gardening, making stained glass windows and painting. We both like to play games, have deep conversations and watch movies and laugh for no particular reason.Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Projets artistiques
Aide avec des éco-projets
Compagnie pour pers. âgée
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
S’occuper des animaux
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Aide informatique/internet
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
We like to go to different cultural events in our community which helpers can share in. We can share with them the knowledge of the area and go on short trips with them. We often will be eating together and will have plenty of time for discussions, games and other shared activities.
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We need help in our large garden, adding to our great tree house. We have a dog, a golden retriever who really likes long walks or runs. Also working on the different elements of the garden, such as soil preparation, building fencing, etc., planting, mushroom cultivation. Help with our dementia social club, events and trips. You will work together with us in providing our program activities. You will never work alone with our participants. Training and orientation will be provided. Our social club only runs one day a week.
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We will have a large room in our house with a queen sized bed and a full bathroom. Netflix and wifi available.
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We are located close to the Fraser River. Vancouver is an hour car or train ride away, and there are numerous hiking trails and lakes in the area. We also have great mountain biking trails. We are also a ten-minute drive to the Pacific Northwest of the United States with many interesting sites and landscapes.
We eat mostly vegetarian, pescetarian. We can accommodate vegans and gluten free. We have been vegan for a couple of years and are trying to mostly free ourselves from gluten.We ask that workawayers do not smoke, do drugs or drink excessive alcohol while on our property.Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
Great wifi everywhere on our property.
Espace pour garer des vans
We have a very large parking area.
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We were met at the station by Ramsey who was full of warmth and information about the area. Leslie greeted us at their home with a wonderful smile and they instantly made us feel at home.
Leslie and Ramsey have opened their beautiful house to support… read more
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We were met at the station by Ramsey who was full of warmth and information about the area. Leslie greeted us at their home with a wonderful smile and they instantly made us feel at home.
Leslie and Ramsey have opened their beautiful house to support… read more
Leslie and Ramsey are two of the kindest people I have ever met.
They gave us a comfortable and quiet room on the top floor of their beautiful house. During the two weeks we were there, we ate very delicious meals.
Most of the help we did was in their garden and… read more
Altruistic seems to describe them well.
A home from home for a little while with kind and considerate company.
I generally helped with DIY and the social club, thanks to both for a lovely time.
The social club Ramsey and Leslie run is a really fantastic program, we loved being part of the club each week and making real connections with the participants.
We completed a mixture of other tasks around… read more
Ramsey and Leslie are the kindest, lovable people. Very generous, hard working and funny on top. As for the work I did different things… read more
First it is a beautiful, valuable and important program. Participants also feel right at home. There is much laughter, learning, sharing and comfort for everyone involved. Delicious food and an atmosphere of… read more
The work they do for their social club is inspiring, and getting to be a part of it was an unforgettable experience. We loved… read more
Both of them are just such kind, appreciative and generous people who make you feel at home… read more
Leslie & Ramsy have created an inspiring project bringing social support for people from dementia and acquired brain injury. This is a groundbreaking idea but their approach is very grounded and unpretentious. Simply put, this project is helping a very marginalized and misunderstood group to come back into… read more
Ramsey and Leslie are incredibly kind, and easy going, and I immediately felt at home with them. They offered a place where I could be myself, and where I truly felt part of their family.
They also have a lovely dog, who is the… read more
It was a… read more
We miss the evenings where we played fun games or watched a movie together.
We wish Leslie and… read more
My husband Vasyl and I stayed with Leslie and Ramsey for about a month and a half and it was indeed a truly AMAZING experience. The club is an awesome day program for people with dementia. The hosts make everything… read more
The programme they created for people with dementia is very special, I think that people… read more
The project is very exciting and I enjoyed working on it. It is a great experience and I would recommend everyone to participate! They also have a great dog that I have grown very fond of.
Thanks a lot for the wonderful… read more
We wish you a wonderful… read more
Working with Leslie and Ramsey at was such an enriching experience, I was truly saddened to leave. Two months seemed hardly sufficient and I am already looking forward to my next visit.
When I informed friends and family members that I would be volunteering for a dementia rehabilitation program, many assumed “working… read more
I felt immediatly as part of a family in a peaceful, positive and loving atmosphere.
They adapted Montessori principles to help people with demencia, which is a smart and efficient idea.
Volunteering there… read more
Thank you to Leslie and Ramsey for the welcome! We spent three nice weeks with them.
It was amazing for us to see how Ramsey and Leslie are truly good people who care of others and who want everyone to just be happy and part of their family. It's definitly the kind of people… read more
We ended up designing and… read more
Leslie and Ramsey made me feel at home and it was a pleasure to participate their life!!
Their exerted to give me a lot of several opportunities for my free time and i really had some wonderful trips with them! I shared the cottage with another… read more