The JB would like to welcome you to our annual Cookie-a-thon!
What: A crazy night of cookie-baking and activities!
Why:  To raise money for the JB!
Who: YOU! and your friends!
When: June 10th 6:00pm - June 11th 9:00am
Where: log on to find out where

*BEFORE THE EVENT* Take cookie orders from your friends, neighbours, teachers, grandparents, third cousins six times removed, and pets! We want to sell as many cookies as we can! If you are having trouble explaining to people where their money will be going, you can quote the CISV Canada website: "CISV is a charitable, independent, non-political, volunteer organization promoting peace education and cross-cultural friendship." You can tell them that this money goes towards local camps and other educational activities run by the Junior Branch.

 Please Bring: - $10/participant to cover ingredient costs
                    - your registration form (attached)
                    - a copy of your order form ( attached) and an envelope with the money you have collected (keep one copy at home so you know who to deliver the cookies to)
                    - PJs
                    - sleeping bag & pillow
                    - extra money if you want to buy some awesome CISV merch!
                    - A FRIEND!
                    - your lovely smile :)              
Please DO NOT Bring:
                    - drugs, cigarettes, alcohol
                    - electronics that will distract you from the awesome activities we have prepared!

 

  

  

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.

  

Kevin Young, a member of CISV Vancouver, just returned from an International Youth Meeting where he represented CISV Ottawa as one of two Canadian delegates.

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