FUSE hosted its third, and final Ignite workshop on May 11 at the Gibsons Arts Building, where community membersharvested all the material, stories and ideas planted in the first two workshops for several social enterprises.
Hops Yard Collectivewill revitalize B.C.s hop growing tradition, Carmaliftis an on-line application connectinglocalpeople forridesharingand perks for the community and planet, Sticks and Stonesaims to close the waste loop in how we build, renovate and decorate our homes, Huckleberry Coast Childcarewants to provide sufficient and affordablechild carespaces for Sunshine Coast families andCoast Car Co-opis an affordable, flexible and easy access to vehicles for people, play and work.
This workshop was all about getting the five social entrepreneurs ready for their big coming out party, Barn Raisers, abig splashy culminating event of the inaugural Ignite program a late May evening extravaganza open to the community.
FUSE members and Ignite workshop participants get in free. For everyone else, admission is $10. With wine, nibbles and good times thrown in you're basically getting paid to come on May 30 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Seaside Centre.
For registration details go to barnraisers.eventbrite.ca.
Community Futures Sunshine Coast, Vancouver Foundation, Sunshine Coast Credit Union and Simon Fraser University are all Ignite partners in this endeavour. For more details contact FUSE at [email protected].
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