Need Directions to our Office?
The Creekside Building just south of the Food Bank (at Ellis & Ohio).
Enter through the blue door and take a right at the end of the hall.
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Thank you!!
Thank you to Liz, Jack, Debbie for help with Think Local First poster distribution and to Jen for help with the Member Connect breakfast.
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Mark Your Calendars
Future of Business Conference
April 25 & 26
Cascade Cuts Plant Sale
May 18
Imagine This! Home & Landscape Tour
June 22 & 23
Farm Tour
September 14
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Whatcom Food & Farm Finder Distribution
Mid April (times & days are flexible) 
The Whatcom Food & Farm Finder is the region's comprehensive guide to local farms and food. The Farm Finder is full of farms of all kinds, restaurants, grocery stores, wineries and breweries, locally-made products and more, and is a great resource to folks get more connected with what's on their plate.
We need a lot of great volunteers to help us get this awesome resource out in businesses throughout Bellingham and the county.
Dates are flexible between April 10-19th.
Time commitment: 2-4 hours.
Contact Sara at Sara@sconnect.org or 647-7093 x114 to volunteer.
(Having a car is helpful but not necessary.)
If you can help with the Farm Finder distribution please contact Sara@sconnect.org or 647-7093 x114.
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Future of Business Conference
Thursday, April 25th, 5:30-8:00pm (3:00 - 9:30 volunteer hours)
Friday, April 26th,
9:00am - 5:00pm (7:00am - 6:00pm volunteer hours)
 We have a few opportunities for volunteers to help out with our annual business conference ( read all about it here), with the option to attend some or most of the conference. This is a great opportunity to network, lend a hand as well as attend the event!
Here are our volunteer needs:
Thursday night's opening reception at the Depot Market Square
We'll need volunteers for set-up & take down (this will include lugging tables), 3:00-9:30.
Friday's Conference at the Leopold
Role A: A.M. set up, room flip, lunch help/service in the morning.
Role B: room flip, reception service, P.M. clean up in the afternoon.
Role C: General all day person to be avail. at registration.
Please let Erin@sconnect.org know if you're interested if you prefer Thursday, Friday or both and what jobs you prefer. Preference will be given to members and active volunteers.
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Member Connect Breakfast help
Thursdays, May 16th.
Held the third Thursday of the month, Member Connect is a lively and fun networking opportunity for our members. Join us to make connections, find ways to do business locally, and learn about available resources. The meeting is led by the Upfront Theatre and Sustainable Connections with a more formalized and structured networking approach.
We are looking for 1-2 volunteers to help get breakfast ready & set up the room for Member Connect on May16th. Volunteer would meet Abby at The Upfront at 6:45am, help lay out breakfast and set up tables, be able to participate in the networking session (unless there is an odd number in the room) and then help clean up. We are usually out of there by 8:45/9:00. Breakfast, coffee & tea is provided.
If you can help with the set up and clean up of these meetings, please contact Abby@sconnect.org or 647-7093 x103. |
Cascade Cuts Plant Sale.
 Saturday, May 18th
Cascade Cuts Nursery
632 Montgomery Rd.
Each year Cascade Cuts opens up their wholesale nursery to the public as a fundraiser for the Sustainable Connections Food & Farming Program and it's always a fun event! It also takes a lot of volunteers to pull it off.
Volunteer Shifts are from 9 - 11am, 11am - 1pm, or 1 - 4pm
Parking/Traffic Directors
Helping shoppers get their plants to their cars
Cashiers
Greenhouse floaters (plant knowledge needed)
parking & cashiers are always our biggest needs
If you can help with Cascade Cuts please contact Erin@sconnect.org or 647-7093 x108 and let her know your time & job preference.
There is a volunteer orientation meeting on Wednesday, May 15th at 4:00 pm that all volunteers are encouraged to attend.
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