The Night of New Beginnings at Covenant House is a fundraising gala that will kick off their “30 days for 30 nights” campaign. This initiative aims to raise enough to fund the shelter’s operations for the entire month of December. Photo credit: portablematthew on Flickr Covenant House Vancouver exists for those young people for whom […]

I first heard about Thrill the World Vancouver a few weeks ago and when I received a follow-up email yesterday, which included a link to my friend John’s videos (below), it was the reminder I needed. Thrill the World is far more than a zombie dance flash mob and in preparation for the event, over […]

The third annual Boobalicious Vancouver event will be happening Saturday November 7th in support of breast cancer awareness and research. Taking place at the Rocky Mountaineer station in Vancouver, this is not your average club night fundraiser. It will be a Pink Playground as art, fashion and music displays host a carnival for your senses […]

The Daniel Igali 5K Walk/Run for Kids will take place in Bear Creek Park on Saturday October 17th, 2009. In 2000, Daniel Igali won the gold medal for Canada in men’s wrestling at the Olympic Games in Sydney. The Nigerian-born, Surrey resident’s moving display of placing the Canadian flag down on the mat, circling it […]

The Adoptive Families Association of BC presents their fourth Wine on the Mountain event coming up November 7th. This fundraising event takes place atop scenic Grouse Mountain and will combine food, entertainment and wine tastings. The theme this year “Arouse your Senses” will have you indulging smell, sight, touch, taste and sounds with the exquisite […]

Photo credit: Sifu Renka on Flickr The Asian Society for the Intervention of AIDS is hosting their annual “Celebrity Dim Sum” fundraiser and I’m honored to take part. On October 24th join us at Sun Sui Wah Restaurant (3888 Main Street) where you will be served dim sum by local celebrities. Individual tickets are $55 […]

The Union Gospel Mission operates out of 12 facilities between downtown Vancouver and Mission providing meals, support, education, outreach, shelter & housing, and recovery programs. On October 12th they’ll be serving thousands of Thanksgiving meals and one local blogger is taking it upon himself to make sure they can serve even more. Photo © UGM […]

Gratitude Week is happening the week of Thanksgiving in Vancouver and if you’ve been looking for a way to give back to your community, this campaign is for you. At this point in my life I have so much for which I am thankful. I think the most important element that has kept me going […]

Photo credit © Dalai Lama Centre His Holiness the Dalai Lama is in town over the next few days to participate in the Vancouver Peace Summit as well as Free the Children’s We Day. Discussions and presentations are taking place Sunday September 27th at the Chan Centre over at UBC and then at the Orpheum […]

This is my fourth annual Raise-a-Reader day and it’s something I look forward to each year. The streets of downtown become populated with members of the Canucks organization (past and present) and in exchange for a donation to the Raise-a-Reader program, you get a copy of the Vancouver Sun and the opportunity to meet said […]