Archive for the category "charity"

A Loving Spoonful’s Valentine Candygram Campaign

February 2nd, 2012 @ 3:58pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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This Valentine’s Day you can send a candygram to your sweetheart and support a great cause at the same time. A Loving Spoonful is offering up a candygram service for just $10 that includes a card, your message, two chocolates from Purdy’s, a “Yelpstic” lipbalm, and “Perfect Kiss” mints and a $15 gift card from [...]

Valentine Pet Photos for the Surrey SPCA

February 1st, 2012 @ 10:17am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Adera Developments, who brought Zen to Surrey and Breeze to South Surrey, are hosting a Valentine’s fundraising event for a local cause. On Sunday, February 12, 2012 you can bring your beloved four-legged friend to their Breeze show suite and get your photo taken together by a professional photographer when you donate to the Surrey [...]

Taste BC 2012

January 19th, 2012 @ 10:02am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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This time of year is supposedly the most depressing but with the Cupcake Throwdown, Hot Chocolate Festival, Dine Out Vancouver and the Bite of White Rock, all the goodness going into our bellies is sure to cheer us up. An even better way to get rid of the winer blues is to attend a fabulous [...]

Athletics for Kids Gala 2012

January 18th, 2012 @ 10:13am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Athletics for Kids will be hosting their 10th annual fundraising gala March 30, 2012 with a Vegas Night theme. Established in 2002, Athletics for Kids (“A4K”) provides financially disadvantaged youth in the community with greater access to organized sport in conjunction with their academic endeavours. “A4K’s overarching goal is to be there to assist any [...]

Snow Tubing Classic for a Cause

January 17th, 2012 @ 2:40pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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There are some very creative ways to support a cause and flying down a snowy slope on a rubber doughnut filled with air sounds pretty fantastic. A Little More Good, a local company that supports and promotes the ‘small’ actions that you can take to make a difference, has dreamed up the Snow Tubing Classic. [...]

YWCA Women of Distinction Awards 2012: Nominations Open

January 17th, 2012 @ 9:30am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Nominations are now open for the 2012 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards. I am pleased to return, for the third year, as exclusive Social Media Sponsor of this event that honors amazing local women who excel and inspire in various fields. Connecting the Community 2011: Saleema Noon, iGirl Empowerment Workshops. Photo credit: John Bollwitt. This [...]

Vancouver Cupcake Throwdown 2012

January 16th, 2012 @ 11:12am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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In the last 6 months we’ve had a Vancouver Cupcake Challenge, Bake for the Quake, Vancouver Cupcake Bike Ride, and now the city will see the return of the Vancouver Cupcake Throwdown. Photo credit: Mandy_Jansen on Flickr – Submitted to the Miss604 Flickr Pool. This annual event will take place February 16, 2012 at The [...]

Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival 2012

January 12th, 2012 @ 11:17am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival returns for a second year January 14 to February 14, 2012. I heard mention of this on Twitter yesterday and found details on Erin Ireland’s blog which linked to the event host, CityFood Magazine. Photo credit: stephbond on Flickr The month-long festival has a massive line up of daily flavours [...]