Results of Community Survey and Open House

In February 2022, LCBC’s Open House Committee (Andrea Berneckas, Rachel Mines, Lina Holliday Kristina Jaugelis assisted by Vidas Vitkus) drafted and distributed a community survey to gather information about members’ wishes for the community and to plan events for the next year. Fourteen members, including four directors, completed the survey. The following is a brief summary of responses:

Most members expressed an interest in outdoor events, including hiking and sports. Social events, including picnics, coffee/restaurant outings, and pub nights, were also popular. The third category of interest was cultural events, including book clubs, Lithuanian language practice, current events, and liaising with other community groups. About 50% of respondents were interested in business/networking, and about 50% in children/family activities. Most people preferred in-person to virtual events, though there was interest in in participating in virtual events organized by the Embassy of Lithuania to Canada, the Lithuanian Canadian Community, and the Canadian Lithuanian Youth Association.

The Open House was convened via Zoom on March 10, 2022. Members presented on existing programming, discussed adding new programming based on the survey results, and brainstormed ways our community could support Ukraine in the present war.

Since the Open House, two new committees have been formed: the Events Planning Committee and the LCBC Supports Ukraine Committee. Both committees are actively engaged in planning events and programs based on community members’ inputs.

If you are interested in joining either of these committees in any way, please send an email to lithuaniansofbc@gmail.com. If you are not able to join either committee, but would like to be on our volunteer on-call list for event support, please let us know as well.