The 49th annual Variety Show of Hearts Telethon takes place on Valentine’s weekend, airing on Global BC February 14th and 15th, and there’s a lot in store for BC viewers and supporters this year.
Variety Show of Hearts Telethon
Beginning at 6:00pm on Saturday, and winding up at 5:00pm Sunday evening, the two-day show features heartwarming stories of children in BC helped by Variety – The Children’s Charity, concerts showcasing the music industry’s biggest stars, and innovative ways for viewers to engage with the show – including winning a new car from Ford!
Variety’s funding support is directed towards covering the costs of life-saving medication, equipment and emergency travel and accommodation expenses for families whose children are receiving treatment at out-of-community hospitals, life-changing support in the form of mobility equipment, specialized therapies and communication devices that give children the chance to learn, grow and thrive and life-enriching experiences, such as the opportunity to attend special schools, summer camps and other therapeutic programs. Variety supports families and also organizations that provide the tools and training to help children achieve their full potential.
For almost 50 years Variety – The Children’s Charity has provided life-saving, life-changing and life-enriching support to children in BC who have special needs. They make a big difference in the lives of families, helping children across BC celebrate their individual little victories.
Show of Hearts Social Lounge
Miss604 is proud to come on board as a sponsor of the Show of Hearts Social Lounge, reaching out with live and interactive social media updates using the hashtag #SOH2015. Join the conversation by including @Miss604 and @VarietyBC in your tweets.
Get interactive with the Social Lounge team that will include bloggers and local social media personalities such as: Photographer and foodie Scott Graham from What’s for Lunch BC, tech blogger and one of the world’s top 3D printing authorities John Biehler, communications and branding specialist Leeann Froese, and travel blogger Marc Smith of 30 Day Adventures. We’ll all be monitoring the #SOH2015 tag, replying, interacting, and leading a few fun campaigns and contests throughout the weekend.
Coming together in the Show of Hearts Social Lounge, this team of bloggers and I all wanted to get behind a great local cause by showing support both online and offline. If you would like to help us spread the word ahead of time, share these messages with your own Twitter audience:
Tune in on Valentine’s weekend to see how your donations make a difference and follow @VarietyBC on Twitter and Facebook for more information.
In honour of BC Family Day, which is coming up on Monday, February 9th, Nurse Next Door invites you to enter a contest that celebrates the spirit of togetherness. The winner receives a Day Package of Nurse Next Door home care services for a senior member of their family.
Nurse Next Door
Two Vancouverites, who wanted to provide genuine care, not just healthcare, for a loved member of their families, started Nurse Next Door in 2001. Today, serving the areas of Vancouver, Surrey and Langley, Nurse Next Door offers a variety of services from caring companionship to around-the-clock caring from a registered nurse – and everything in between.
Nurse Next Door is a Vancouver-based company with offices throughout Canada and the United States. They offer a full range of both medical and non-medical home care for seniors, from occasional companionship to round-the-clock nursing care. The staff believes it’s time to celebrate aging. They aim to help seniors live life to the fullest and to help you, or your loved one, get back to doing the things you love.
Our grandparents, great aunts and uncles and older friends have so much love and wisdom to give. In addition to spending time with them, here is a little way to give them a little something extra back this year.
Nurse Next Door Family Day Photo Contest
Here’s how you can enter to win a Day Package of Nurse Next Door home care services which includes four hours of care:
1. Take an intergenerational photo of your family – the more generations the better!
2. Tell us in your own words what “Family” means to you.
3. Email your photo and words to: [email protected]
Contest closes at midnight on February 12 and the winner will be drawn at random by Nurse Next Door on February 16, 2015. The contest is open to anyone with a recipient living in Vancouver, Surrey or Langley. Full contest details are online and the winning entry will be published to Nurse Next Door’s Facebook page.
Be sure to like Nurse Next Door on Facebook and follow on Twitter for more information.
Miss604 is pleased to announce a new promotional partnership with the Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards (the “Jessies”). On the first Thursday of every month, I will feature a list of productions that are registered for the Jessie Awards, including their dates, locations, and more. The goal of this partnership is to promote eligible shows and further the Jessies’ mandate of educating the public about professional theatre in Vancouver. Miss604 is proud to be the Official Blogger of The Jessies.
Vancouver Theatre Listings for February 2015
The Little Prince by Monster Theatre. Photo of Nancy Kenny
Monster Theatre presents:
The Little Prince, adapted by Ryan Gladsonte
On tour around BC
Now throughout 2015
Axis Theatre Company presents:
Hamelin: A New Fable by Leslie Milliner
On tour to elementary schools
Now through April 2nd, 2015
Motherland Collective presents:
Motherload
Created and performed by Emelia Symington Fedy, Jody-Kay Marklew, Juno Rinaldi and Sonja Bennett
The Cultch Historic Theatre (1895 Venables St, Vancouver)
February 3rd, 2015 to February 21st, 2015
The Last Five Years. Danny Balkwill and Diana Kaarina. Photo by Rochelle Elise Photography
Lion Fish Entertainment presents:
The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown
At PAL Studio Theatre (3rd floor, 581 Cardero St, Vancouver)
February 4th, 2015 to February 14th, 2015
Gateway Theatre presents:
Valley Song by Athol Fugard
At Gateway Theatre (6500 Gilbert Rd, Richmond)
February 5th, 2015 to February 21st, 2015
Arts Club Theatre presents:
The Mountaintop by Katori Hall
At the Granville Island Stage (1585 Johnston St, Vancouver)
February 14th, 2015 to March 12th, 2015
Valley Song. Sereana Malani, David Adams. Photo Credit David Cooper
Carousel Theatre presents:
Shakespearean Rhapsody, adapted by Mike Stack
At Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island (1412 Cartwright St, Vancouver)
February 28th, 2015 to March 29th, 2015
Arts Club Theatre presents:
Sister Judy by Shawn MacDonald
At the Granville Island Revue Stage (1601 Johnston St, Vancouver)
February 26th, 2015 to March 21st, 2015
For more information about professional theatre in Vancouver, follow the Jessies on Twitter and Facebook.
Family Day in BC is coming up, giving us a gloriously long weekend in February that we have craved for many years out here on the West Coast. Local organizations, attractions, and businesses are all prepared to welcome your family on Monday, February 9, 2015. Here are just a few things to do on Family Day in Metro Vancouver:
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Family Day at the Museum of Anthropology
Family Day in Port Coquitlam
Red Mitten Weekend at BC Sports Hall of Fame
Monday, February 9, 2015 — Family Day in BC
Family Day in Port Coquitlam
Family Day Activities Around Surrey
Science of Giving, Family Day at Science World
BC Family Day at the Vancouver Art Gallery
YMCA Free Family Day Celebration, Various Locations
Family Day at Kensington Community Centre
Family Day at Bloedel Conservatory
Family Day Activities in New Westminster
Family Day Activities in Burnaby
Family Day at Cypress, Grouse, and Seymour
Family Day at Maplewood Farm, North Vancouver
Family Day at Sunset Community Centre
Family Day in Richmond, Richmond Children’s Arts Festival
Family Day at Robson Square Ice Rink
Family Day at ArtStarts
Family Day at the Cannery, Steveston
Red Bull Crashed Ice 2015 Qualifiers at the Olympic Oval in Richmond
Family Day at Lonsdale Quay, North Vancouver
World Play Day at Willowbrook, Langley
Red Mitten Weekend at BC Sports Hall of Fame
Sea to Sky Gondola 2 for 1 tickets on Family Day
For more Family Day events around BC check out the government’s listings and for regular events next week, follow my February Events in Metro Vancouver event list which is updated daily.
