MEETINGS & SOCIAL EVENTS
Location: ZOOM & private residence on 10th Ave 6:45 pm - 8pm
AGM 2025
April 13th, at 6:45 pm
Sunday Meetings 2025
May 25th, June 22, July 20th, August 17th, September 28th, October 26th, November 23, December 21 2025
Social Events in the garden- 2025
May 3rd- Sassy Soil Saturday 11 am - 2 pm
Workshops with Simon- TBA
Workshop with Brian Minter from Minter's Gardens- TBA
Annual Pumpkin event in Oct - TBA
Where to find us in 2025
April 26th: Green Living 2025 Heritage Park Event 11 am- 3 pm
July 1st: Canada Day Heritage Park event 9 am - 3 pm
August - October: Random Saturdays at the Farmers Market at Centennial Park
AWARD & Committees
In June 2024 the DNA received the Community Wellness Neighbourhood Development Award from the City of Mission during the Social Development Give Back Awards 2024 Event.
The DNA is a member of the Stone Soup Initiative.
The DNA is a member of the Mission Food Coalition and part of
the group planning a Food Symposium as part of the
Strategic Plan 2024.
The DNA is a member of:
Mission Chamber of Commerce
Mission City Farmers Market
The DNA supports Mission Community Services Society by sponsoring five baskets for seniors throughout the year since 2023.
DNA Block Parties:
The Dunsmuir Neighbourhood held it's first block party on July 16th 2022, it was a hit and is the first official event of the association. Art project: Paint Your Own Lawn Sign. Location: 10th avenue cul-de-sac
A HUGE THANK YOU goes to all the volunteers who worked on the July 16th Block Party project! This event wouldn’t have happened without Jessica, Sally, Paul, Shelley, Emma, Megan, Halicia, Mike, Ed, Beatrice, Marne, Anne, Drew, Cheyenne, Curtis, Tammy, Jamie, Pavla, Drew, Chandra, Dan, Harrison, Reece, Pam, Pascale-Sara and so many kids! Over 100 people attended this event, it was a great success.
We are grateful to our sponsors: Cedar Connector Tim Horton's for free donuts & coffee, Super Store for free watermelon, Save-On-Foods for free water bottles and ice tea, Mission City Pizza for free pizzas, and City Hall Liquor Store for free ice. This Responsive Neighbourhood Small Grant project was funded by the Vancouver Foundation and administered by The Association of Neighbourhood Houses BC.
Thank you to Union Gospel Mission for lending us tents & tables and to Mission Rona for paint supplies. To Paul Clifford Music who drove in from Vancouver, we appreciate your dedication and your talent. This event was approved by the City of Mission and the Mission Public Schools.
We acknowledge the generosity of our raffle prize donors: Reece's Pieces, Stave Lake Veterinary Hospital, Heritage Park Pharmacy, Pro Aviation Safety Training, The Blue House On The Corner, Grab-A-Java Coffee Bar & Roaster 1994, Wong’s Market. Prize donors also include our association members: Shelley, Blaine & Donna, Marne, Pascale-Sara, Reece & The Sibleys.
The following 2022 events include an October block party with an art project: Carve And Decorate A Pumpkin and a December Potluck Gathering.
