There’s no such thing as junk for Oliver Samonte.
Samonte, better known as Dr. Recycle, bills himself as “B.C.’s mad junkologist.” The New Westminster resident is inviting kids of all ages to stop by River Market on Thursday, April 20 for a Recyclethon.
Samonte will be on hand to turn common junk into fun and functional projects, and kids can take home finished projects. Bring along your own empty four-litre milk jugs and join Dr. Recycle in learning how to make them into fun treasures (think whales, sharks and ducks, among others).
He’ll be on site from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and donations will be accepted on site for the B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation. (You can also donate online at www.bcchf.ca.)
You can check out his website at www.junkology.com to get some inspiration.
CHILDREN’S CHRONICLES
The Royal City Literary Arts Society is reaching out to the young residents of New Westminster.
The society is holding its next Children’s Chronicles session on Saturday, April 22 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Kids aged eight to 12 can join author Jacquie Pearce at River Market for storytime, writing and discussion.
In May, kids will be able to join in a Children’s Chronicles session with author Jami Gigot at Centennial Community Centre.
The workshops are free. Check out www.rclas.com for all the details.
YOUTH WANTED
The City of New Westminster is looking for a few good teens.
The city is calling students aged 13 to 18 to attend an orientation at the New West Youth Centre on Saturday, April 22 from 10 a.m. to noon. The session will help teach skills and guidelines for volunteering and introduce teens to a variety of volunteer opportunities within the city’s parks and recreation department.
Teens get two hours of volunteer credit for attending the free session.
For information, call Liz Twaites, volunteer coordinator, at 604-519-1066, or email [email protected].
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