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  Descrição

  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.

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  Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

  Projetos artísticos

  Ajuda em projetos ambientais

  Companhia para idosos

  Jardinagem

  Construção/faça você mesmo

  Cuidar de animais

  Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras

  Ajuda a cuidar da casa

  Manutenção geral

  Ajuda com computadores/internet
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  Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

  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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  Ajuda

  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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  Acomodação

  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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  Algo mais...

  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.

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  Mais alguns detalhes

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    Acesso à internet

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    Acesso à internet limitado

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    Temos mascotes

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    Somos fumantes

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    Pode hospedar famílias

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  Pode hospedar nômades digitais

  Great wifi everywhere on our property.

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  Espaço para estacionar campervans

  We have a very large parking area.

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  Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

  2

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