Vancouver is hosting a Garage Sale for Shelter on Saturday May 15th. This is inspired by the National Garage Sale for Shelter campaign from which proceeds are donated to local women’s shelters and violence prevention programs for youth and children via the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation. When Saturday May 15, 2010 from 10:00am – 4:00pm […]

The 3rd annual GrapeJuice Wine Auction for Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland happens this Thursday in Yaletown. Photo credit: rogersmj on Flickr When Thursday May 6, 2010 at 6:00pm Where V at Earls in Yaletown CameronMcNeill.com and McNeill Nakamoto created GrapeJuice to raise much needed funds to facilitate the matching process for over 100 […]

BC Place Stadium’s iconic “marshmallow” pillow-top roof will be deflated this week in preparation for major renovations and a new retractable roof. Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr Plans for the retractable replacement were announced last October by Kevin Kreuger, Minister of Tourism, Culture, and the Arts. Krueger said the new roof would cut energy […]

Last year my good friend Raul along with Isabella Mori (psychotherapist and blogger) started up Mental Health Camp, which was inspired by a panel hosted by Airdrie Miller at Northern Voice 2009. The event was such a success that they have added on to the organization team, secured a larger venue, and are expanding the […]

When composing my May 2010 Events post I realized that I missed mentioning several fun runs or fundraising walks happening around town. This has led me to put together my 2nd annual Fun Run Roundup for the summer season. Photo credit: TheLastMinute on Flickr / http://www.PhotographyIcon.com May 2010 BMO Vancouver Marathon: Happening the first Sunday […]