The Lighting of the House – an annual tradition to welcome the holiday season and bring the supporters of Canuck Place Hospice together to celebrate their contributions, took place on December 4th in Vancouver. Photo Credit: Canucksplace.org Canuck Place Children’s Hospice has light up the sky with a dazzling display of over 60,000 festive lights…
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Variety Week is back on Global BC
Variety Week starts on October 22! Every Global BC newscast starting then and until Oct 26, will be showcasing children and their families who need our help. As viewers, we will able to experience first hand the difference every donated dollar makes to a family who needs assistance. In addition to calling and donating, viewers from…
Passions 2018 Showcasing Vancouver’s Top Chefs
On September 26 at Performance Works on Granville Island, 20 wonderful chefs will show their love and passion for food and wine by serving up some of their most delicious dishes at Passions 2018. Running for over 15 years and fundraising over $1.4 million, this important event has is dedicated to Vancouver food lovers. There…
Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria and Mealshare are fighting youth hunger with tomato sauce
Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria’s famous hand-milled Campania Tomato Sauce is back for the holiday season. For the fifth year in a row, Famoso will sell its authentic Campania Tomato Sauce at all 30 restaurants located in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario, in partnership with Mealshare. From today through December 31, 2017, one meal will be…
You’re Invited to a Night of Yoga
Did you know the acres upon acres of devastation families endured during the wildfires this year? With a total of 8950 square kilometres as of mid-August*, with over 45,000 families evacuated at one point. It’s no wonder this disaster was considered the worst in BC history. Yogathon Backstory When I first heard about the fires,…
Press the “RESET” button for your Soul
We all have struggles – big, small, any size. And I’m pretty sure that, at one point, we’ve reached out to someone in our support system to either lend us an ear or help us take action. Something as small as calling a friend may have been the impact needed to spark a change in…
Faubourg Bakery raises $20,000 for cancer research
As a girl with a sweet tooth, I am always more than happy to consume my share of macarons. As a girl with a heart, I am definitely happy to celebrate a win for charity through these decadent sweets! Faubourg Bakery invited us to a celebration at their beautiful Hornby location, one of their three…
StreetSmart Canada 2013 Campaign Launch
StreetSmart Canada is an annual campaign local Vancouver restaurants can take part in, with 100% of donations collected until end of 2013 and donated to local food banks. Tonight the campaign launched at the Bill Reid Art Gallery, kicking off the national campaign which takes place through local restaurants in Vancouver, Victoria, Toronto and Kingston….
Mary in Vancity 