Instead of an action packed ONE day community event, we now offer YEAR ROUND "inter-action".
Volunteer, Play, Learn, Connect!
Upcoming Activities: *note: Childcare may be available upon requests.
Emergency First Aid course - There are 15 spots available to join an Emergency First Aid Course. If the demand is high, we may offer more courses in the future. Free for newcomers and Volunteers, and $20 for non-newcomers. Graduates of this course will get certification recognized by WSIB and the Life Saving Society.
More details for the course: http://www.lifesavingsociety.com/first-aid/emergency-first-aid.aspx or download the poster
Register by emailing registration@communitycup.ca
Date: February 6th, 2012
Time: 1pm to 6pm
Location: 219 Argyle Ave. Room 114
Wintegration Week: Feb 20th to Feb 24th
Ice Fishing - Come out and learn to ice fish! No fishing license needed. $10 gets you all your equipment, lunch and hot chocolate! Or raise $100 in pledges and come for free!
Registrations now open! registration@communitycup.ca (deadline Feb 15th, 2012)
Date: February 20,2012
Time: 9am to 2:30pm
Location: Ottawa River
Note: Cricket workshop by Instructors from “AussieX” (www.theaussiex.com) goes from 11:00am to 12:00pm – on the ice!
Bus Transportation Available.
More details and to download a pledge form ... click here
Inter-tube Water Polo - Played in the shallow end while sitting in inter-tubes! 10 newcomers and 10 non-newcomer spots are available. Includes instructions on Water Polo rules, etiquette, and techniques from the Titans Water Polo Club.
Date: Wednesday February 22, 2012
Time 8:30am to 11am
Location: University of Ottawa.
Register by emailing registration@communitycup.ca
Community Cup Cakes Bake Sale - a team of University of Ottawa Students and newcomers will work together to bake some “Community Cup-Cakes”. Please stop by and support our fundraising efforts.
Date: February 23, 2012
Time: 10am to 11am
Location: 219 Argyle Ave.
Japanese cooking class - $20 will get you a professional instructor (Emi Buzza) and a chance to make and eat: Okonomiyaki (Japanese pancake with meat and vegetables), Smoke salmon and Egg sushi ball, Japanese flavoured Roast pork, and Sesame dressing salad.
Register now – limited spots available Only 20 spots (10 newcomers and 10 non-newcomers). FREE for newcomers.
Date: Feb 23, 2012
Time: 11am to 12:30pm.
Location: 219 Argyle Ave.
Tie-dye! - Learn the art of tie-dye as you prepare 180 volunteer t-shirts for the Community Cup event. Participants get to keep a shirt if they enroll as an “Event Day” volunteer for the Community Cup (to be held on June 24th, 2012).
Date: Feb 23, 2012
Time: 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: 219 Argyle Ave.
Pancake Breakfast - Are you a corporation or potential sponsor of the Community Cup who wants to get schmoozed and learn more about the Community Cup Sponsorship & Partnership opportunities. Register now for this FREE fabulous Pancake Breakfast - limited space available. Special guest servers will tell you everything you need to know. (limited to 1 to 2 participants per organization)
Date: Feb 24, 2012
Time: 8:00am to 9:30am
Location: 219 Argyle Ave.
Interactive Demonstration of CHANOYU (Japanese Tea Ceremony with sweets).
$10 per person. FREE for newcomers.Register now – limited spots available Only 20 spots (10 newcomers and 10 non-newcomers).
Date: Feb 29, 2012
Time: 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Food Handler Certification course from the Ottawa Public Health. $40.00 per participant or FREE for Newcomers and Volunteers. Registration is open – limited to 20 participants (10 newcomers and 10 non-newcomer).
Date: March 19, 2012
Time: 9am to 4pm.
The 2012 Community Cup Soccer Tournament is June 24, 2012 at Brewer Park. Mark your calendars!
COMMUNITY CUP PROGRAM:
Community Cup Celebration (8th Annual Tournament and Festival) June 24th, 2012
- Free Multicultural Community Event for all ages - A day in the park celebrating our welcoming communities
- Brewer Park Ottawa - 9am to 5pm
- 7 on 7 recreational soccer tournament (ages 15 and up) Registration opens in April 2012.
- Also featuring great food, a kids zone, a seniors tent, a community tent, live entertainment, a musical language tent, interactive art, and Demonstration Sports
- Program schedule to be announced in April
- Volunteer now by contacting volunteers@communitycup.ca
- Sponsor us! Be a Partner! Get Involved! contact getinvolved@communitycup.ca
The TAG Team Project
The TAG Team project is a leadership and volunteerism training initiative. Small volunteer team “matches” consisting of a mentor (retiree/person with experience/expert), a newcomer, and a student will apply to assist with community need projects. A team will choose their own time-limited or project-based challenge that interest them. Contact getinvolved@communitycup.ca for more information or to sign up.
Community Events Infusion
Community Events Infusion is a project that will engage and connect newcomer volunteers to community event and festival planning committees. By playing a contributing role in planning committees with mainstream community events, newcomers will be exposed to significant learning and networking opportunities, especially those looking for “Canadian work experience”. The long term goals include preparing newcomers for job opportunities, increasing diversity at community events, and supporting the events that make our community vibrant.
Corporate/Community Challenges
A VP at a fortune 500 company said that “around 80% of all business deals are made on the golf course”. True or not, it is a fact that many people find work, new professional connections, and build social networks around sports and competition. However, for a newcomer, these opportunities are not always accessible for matters of cost, priority, or not knowing they exist
The Corporate Challenge component of the Community Cup aims to make sport and networking opportunities more accessible and demonstrate how important and easy it can be to get active. Community Cup staff are organizing events and activities year round focusing on friendly competition.
Sign up as a participant or corporate ambassador. You and/or your group will be invited to learn a new sport or activity and compete against one another – for fun. No experience necessary. Expert coaches will offer on hand sessions to learn the rules, strategies, techniques, and etiquette around their sport. Sessions range from 2 hours to 4 hours.
Activities can include: Inter-tube water polo, Underwater hockey, Canoe and Kayak, sailing, Volleyball, Fencing, Badminton, Archery, Jiu-Jitsu, Cricket, Soccer, Aussie Football, Hockey, Fishing and Ice Fishing, Cooking, Squash, Tennis, Ping Pong, Netball, Curling, Foosball, Rock climbing, Running, and more! Make a new suggestion and we could make it happen!
WE CHALLENGE YOU to connect! Challenge@communitycup.ca
Community Cup - Expansion
The Community Cup expansion will support the planning and initiation of Community Cup events in other communities. The Catholic Immigration Centre initiated the first Community Cup event in 2005 and it has grown to include over 2000 participants.
Other communities in Ontario have also identified the need for increased access and effective outreach to their communities. Six communities in Ontario will attempt to build on their ability to integrate and welcome newcomers by implementing the Community Cup model in their community.
Details on other community events coming soon.
