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Archive for the category "charity"

Rock for Paws: Benefiting Paws for Hope

May 16th, 2013 @ 8:14pm by Rebecca Bollwitt

Paws for Hope Animal Foundation is hosting their first ever rock concert fundraiser at the end of May to raise awareness about animal welfare issues and to have a good time in the process. Rock for Paws will take place on Friday, May 31, 2013 from 7:30pm at Wise Hall (1882 Adanac Street at Victoria [...]

Grouse Grind For Kids 2013

May 10th, 2013 @ 3:05pm by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Grouse Grind, Vancouver’s favourite natural stairclimber, opens for the season on Saturday, May 11, 2013 and whether you complete it once or even fifty times this season you can support a great local campaign with each step. Photo credit: Mt. Kilimanjaro Grouse Grind for Alzheimer’s With the opening of the popular 2.9km mountain route [...]

Vancouver Lego Games Recap

April 29th, 2013 @ 11:14am by Rebecca Bollwitt

The sound of 140 participants pouring out buckets of LEGO bricks simultaneously filled the room as children laughed and parents snapped photos feverishly at the sold-out Vancouver LEGO Games yesterday. The Firefighter’s Club in Burnaby was packed with about 200 people in attendance from all corners of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. Split into [...]

Jeans Day 2013: BC Children’s Hospital Foundation

April 23rd, 2013 @ 8:09am by Rebecca Bollwitt

Jeans Day, an initiative of the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, is coming up on Thursday, April 25, 2013. It’s an easy way for your school or workplace to support the cause and it adds a fun element especially if a formal dress code or a uniform is the usual attire. To participate, you can register [...]

Craft Beer and Local Food with Y.E.S! Vancouver

March 15th, 2013 @ 10:10am by Rebecca Bollwitt

Y.E.S! Vancouver (Young Executives for Success) is hosting a networking event with craft beer, local food, and proceeds supporting Dress for Success Vancouver. Photo credit: vissago on Flickr Event Details Join Y.E.S. members and newcomers at Incendio Pizzeria in Gastown (103 Columbia St) on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Admission is $25 [...]

Boink Day 2013

March 14th, 2013 @ 1:34pm by Rebecca Bollwitt

It’s a new tradition: The first day of spring in Vancouver means that you can take part in a public pogo bounce challenge in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery and raise funds for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society. The annual Boink Day – “Boinking For a Cause” campaign returns on Wednesday, March 20, [...]

Vancouver Lego Games 2013

March 14th, 2013 @ 9:49am by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Vancouver Lego Games are coming up on Sunday, April 28, 2013 and will include an afternoon of games, prizes, and fun for the whole family. How it Works Each person in attendance can participate and will be provided bricks. Those wanting to throw their hat in the ring will have 15 minutes to build [...]

Five Hole For Food in Austin with HootSuite

March 12th, 2013 @ 9:23am by Rebecca Bollwitt

Take a bunch of Canadians, set them down in Texas and a hockey game just might break out. Five Hole For Food in partnership with Vancouver’s hottest startup, HootSuite, hosted a charity street hockey game in Austin at South by Southwest (“SXSW”) on Sunday, March 10, 2013. John Bollwitt and Richard Loat setup the nets [...]