This weekend thousands will set out on their bikes in support of the Ride to Conquer Cancer. For months participants have been training to ride from Vancouver to Seattle while raising funds for the BC Cancer Foundation. The Ride kicks off with an official opening ceremony this Saturday at 7:00am in the Guildford Town Centre […]

Business Networking International’s Vancouver chapter, The Big Tsunami, is hosting their 5th annual fundraising event this Thursday at Hycroft Manor. Photo credit: 96dpi on Flickr Benefiting the CKNW Orphan’s Fund, the event will host a fashion show as well as wine tasting and pairings from premier event chefs. Tickets are $125 and available online.

Photo credit: UrbanMixer The Chip’s Not Dead Yet Memorial Mile is only a few weeks away and things are heating up for this fun run. Way back in February you were asked to save the date for this special event that benefits the BC Childrens’ Hospital and as we get closer to the starting line […]

The seventh annual Paws 4 Peace walk will take place June 7th at Second Beach in Stanley Park. This initiative by the Canadian Red Cross is to raise awareness of the work done by their Humanitarian Issues Working Group. Every day around the world, many people lose their life and limbs to explosive remnants of […]

Quick preface… For those just starting out on Twitter and who looking for followers, the advice I usually give is to just start following interesting people. This is exactly what happened yesterday when I noticed an email come in telling me that @DreamDressEvent was now following me on Twitter. Because of this notification on their […]

Each year in Vancouver the Canstruction competition and exhibition showcases talented individuals and teams who can design and create magnificent structures and sculptures by using nothing but cans of food. What Canstruction Vancouver – Public viewing of the exhibition Where The new Vancouver Convention Centre, use Thurlow street entrance When April 26 – May 3, […]

I recently handed over a microcredit gift certificate to Chris Walts (of The 49th Parallel) since he pinged me on Twitter and seemed to have a cause in need of this donation. The following was written by Chris so he could share a bit more about his campaign with my readers… What would you do […]

I’ve been able to experience the humour of Patrick Maliha and Art Factora weekly during my appearances on Talk14010am’s Afternoon Buzz so I’m happy to promote a show in which they are both performing tonight… for the sake of the kids! What: Flip N Comedy Show Against Gang Violence Where: Lafflines Comedy Club (26-4th Street, […]

A while back I was contacted by Victor Tang, the Communications & Marketing Manager at the Developmental Disabilities Association about some of their initiatives and services. In his email he asked if he would be able to send me some information however, having recently returned from our Iowa trip at the time (and our visit […]

On Feburary 12, 2009 Twestival took place in over 200 cities around the world and was organized, arranged, and attended all thanks to people and companies on Twitter. With a ton of help, I put together Vancouver’s event and thanks to the 200+ people who showed up at the Opus Hotel that evening, our city […]