Hometown Sunday

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Donate Now!Since we’re spending the afternoon in Surrey I thought I would do a little more than list links to various charitable organizations in Vancouver.

The Surrey Food Bank serves over 13,000 people a month, many of them children, and it is in dire need of food and donations. You can donate in person between 8:00am and 4:00pm, at 10732-135th Street, about a block East of Gateway Skytrain station [GoogleMap]. I believe, during the holidays, hours are currently extended to 5:00pm. You can call (604) 581-5443 for more info as well. To make things super easy, you can click on the image to the right to donate right now, online.

John and I don’t listen to much local radio, except maybe in the mornings while getting ready to work. But while browsing the Surrey Food Bank site I discovered that Z95.3 will be broadcasting this week from Safeway @ 7450, 120th Street (aka Scott Road). This is on the Surrey side (North side) of 72nd. They’ll be there from 6:00am to 11:00pm as a part of Nat & Drew’s Food Bank Fill Up. Since it’s a radio station event, I’m sure you can meet your fave on-air personalities and have the chance to win a bunch of nifty prizes as well. It is of course, all for a great cause.

Two other locations for the event include, Burnaby @ 4440 Hastings Street (Hastings St. & Willingdon Ave) and Vancouver @ 990 West 25th King Edward (King Edward & Oak St) befitting the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society.

Rainy Surrey Afternoon

Being back home in the neighbourhood I grew up in, I often wish I could give a little more back to it or at least help raise awareness about local causes that need support as well.

After I completed this post, I found out that the Surrey Christmas Bureau had been broken into. Computers were stolen containing mailing lists and information, and damage was done to the premises. The Christmas bureau sponsors the Adopt-A-Family program so this is obviously a major set back. To reach the Surrey Christmas Bureau, call (604) 581-9623, or visit the site to donate.

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  1. maktaaqSunday, December 10th, 2006 — 11:33pm PST

    This should be a Metroblogging article!

  2. Miss604Sunday, December 10th, 2006 — 11:42pm PST

    My blog was needing some Surrey content today. I think I’ll do a round-up post on Metblogs early this week, if no one beats me to it.

    Update: Okay, I have two posts up over there now 🙂

  3. Miss604’s Canuck Life :: A Vancouver Blog » Blog Archive » Christmas in Vancouver: Adopt-A-FamilyFriday, November 16th, 2007 — 3:33pm PST

    […] year I wrote a few blurbs about the Adopt-a-Family program through the Surrey Christmas Bureau. I’m now noticing […]

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