Winners of the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards, awarded on June 7th at the JW Parq Marriott Vancouver by the YWCA Metro Vancouver. More than 1,300 guests and volunteers gathered to honour inspiring women and organizations for their achievements.

Heard But Not Seen: The Colourful Songbirds of Stanley Park are the focus of this month’s guest post by the Stanley Park Ecology Society.

Adaptive Adventures with Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. You’re invited to make a donation to Canuck Place to provide a Best Day Ever to a Canuck Place child like Jayda, read her story today.

The Bladress is Rollerblading Across America for One Girl Can! Yanise is a long distance rollerblader and a passionate human rights and happiness advocate. Read about her journey and how you can support her efforts for Vancouver-based One Girl Can.

Whitecaps FC players will be at LivingStar Auto Detailing downtown this Thursday, June 7, 2018 in support of the #BuckUp for Mental Health campaign with Covenant House Vancouver.

Dr. Bee’s Honeyland Canada farm in Pitt Meadows is hosting their 7th annual Bees and Blueberries Festival August 18 & 19, 2018. Celebrate the importance of bees and taking care of the environment. From tours and bee beards to a live spelling bee, it will have fun for the whole family!

Straight Out of Sci-Fi is a star-studded fundraiser for 4 year old Luke McCletchie, happening on May 27th. Sci-Fi stars Amanda Tapping; Simon Barry; Leah Cairns; Aleks Paunovic; Chelsey Reist; Rukiya Bernard are all coming together for one afternoon to support a young fan who needs all the help the universe can muster.

Mason Bees in Stanley Park: Learn about Stanley Park Ecology Society’s bee program at the Nature House on Lost Lagoon. In a sunny patch beside the lake, look for bee habitat complete with native flowering plants and bee “condos” this summer.

Variety’s Spring Into Summer BBQ on Friday, May 25, 2018 at Robson Square. Watch TELUS teams face off in a giant inflatable obstacle course. Catch the action on your lunch break and stick around for the hot dog barbecue with proceeds going to Variety BC.

To kick off WE Care Vancouver, the staff and families of Parq, Victory Square and WE will host a massive sock drive to create care packages in support of Lookout Society. Simply drop off new pairs of socks in the lobby throughout May.