Did you have way too much fun at our Camp? Want to do it all over again? Well,.... Ottawa JB are invited to participate in Montreal's Winter Mini-Camp on Feb 3-5th.  To find out more, sign in and view their pre-camp / invitation.   

We need a few more great youth to fill our delegations - please spread the word to your adventurous friends & colleagues!!

Although the official deadline has passed, we are still accepting applications for these exciting opportunities, in order to ensure that we can send these delegations: 

• 11 year old boy for Village,
• several 12/13 year old boys for an Interchange with Sweden,
• 14 year old girls for Summer Camps
• 16-18 year old for a Youth Meeting in Denver next winter.

See this year's programs for full details.

Selection Camp (Jan14-15) is an excellent chance for youth to learn what CISV is all about and is the next step in selecting our delegates.

All ages for delegates are between June 1 & August 31 of this year, whereas JCs & leaders must be the required age as of the first day of the program, as per CISV Age Guidelines. More information can be found in Selection Guidelines, Program Fees,Volunteer Policy and Program Timeline (which explains the next steps in applying for and preparing for a program) give information for potential candidates. Concerned about your child's safety? So are we! CISV Ottawa, CISV Canada, CISV International and CISV chapters around the world take the safety of our participants very seriously. Please read more here.

 

For more information, please contact the Program Chair  as soon as possible.

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We are pleased to announce the 2012 program details available to CISV Ottawa. Leaders are needed for the villages, interchange & summer camps. We also have an exciting opportunity for a youth 18 yrs+ to be a junior leader with the interchange

Program application & leadership applications (email, post or in person at Program Registration Day)  are due Dec 4, 2011. The exception is Seminar Camp applications, whose  applications will be accepted until all positions are filled, contact the Seminar Camp Coordinator)

A full application package includes:

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CISV Ottawa is looking for a dynamic Camp Director and staff members for our 2012 Village (July 6 – August 2). 

Get your fix & support the next Village CISV Ottawa will host! Order your Francesco's coffee through CISV now! Several coffee types (including fair trade organic) are available as whole beans or ground in 1 lb bags. The coffee is roasted and vacuum packaged by Francesco's approximately 2-4 days before it is available for pickup. Proceeds from the order go toward hosting the CISV Ottawa 2012 Village.   read more (158 words)

Gift certificates for Loblaws (also valid at Maxi, NoFrills, Provigo, Real Canadian Super Store, Your Independent Grocers,  Valu-Mart, Zehrs) & Metro (also valid at A&P, Dominion, Ultra Food and Drug, The Barn Markets) are available. No minimum order is required and you can order a mix of Metro and Loblaws cards - the cards are available in denominations of $25, $50, $100, $250 (Loblaws) and $5, $10, $20, $50 (Metro). For each $100 sold, the family will be credited $2.50 (Loblaws) or $2.00 (Metro) applied  directly to the family's account or you may choose to donate the money and get a tax receipt.   read more (46 words)

 TRAVELING ABROAD. Ottawa west teen Johan Westeinde recently went to Forli, Italy as part of the Children’s International Summer Villages program. Kristy Wallace/ Ottawa This Week

For 14 year-old Johan Westeinde, the best part of going to Italy was the food – as well as going to the beach often and eating gelato everyday.

The west-end teen had a chance to live on a lavender farm in Flori, Italy this past summer as part of the Children’s International Summer Villages program.

“It’s a really great experience,” said Johan. “If you can try it out, you probably will like it.”

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EMC News - For 11-year-old Troy Martin, this past summer was like no other he's ever experienced.

Troy was among several local youth to participate in a program courtesy of Children's International Summer Villages (CISV) Ottawa, one of 12 CISV chapters across Canada that enable children and young people in more than 60 countries to experience different cultures and build international friendships based on understanding and respecting cultural differences.

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As part of CISV International People's Project, for members 19+, Ann Blackburn helped make a difference in the lives of children from Detroit's underprivileged suburb. Read the article by Matthew Pearson from the Ottawa Citizen describing how one of our members spent her summer vacation.