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by Rebecca BollwittDisclosure: Sponsored Post — This post has been sponsored by Hardbite. Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.
Imagine picking up some of Harbite‘s new Jalapeño flavour chips, crunching into a handful of perfectly kettle-cooked morsels, licking your fingers, reaching again for the bag of BC’s only locally produced potato chip and seeing your awesome photograph front and centre on the packaging!
Harbite Potato Chips is asking its customers to contribute a ‘hot shot’ to be featured on the packaging of their new Jalapeño flavor chips. Along with bragging rights, the winner will receive $500, a GoPro HERO3+ Black Edition camera and – of course – free chips.
Hardbite Potato Chips Photo Contest
In keeping with its current family of packages featuring iconic BC locations, photos should capture a favourite summer activity: anything from hiking to surfing, swimming to cliff jumping. Up to three original, high-resolution ‘hot shots’ should be uploaded to the company’s website by July 31, 2014.
A panel of judges will be looking for image quality, composition and how well the picture represents the Jalapeño flavour: exciting, daring and satisfying. 25 finalists will be selected to face off in a public vote and the entry with the most votes on August 31 wins. Which means all through August those finalists will be busy recruiting friends, family and possibly total strangers to vote for their photo.
All entries must be original photos taken in BC featuring a person engaged in a summer, outdoor activity. Photos must be in digital format: high resolution or minimum 2500 pixels wide. They must also be in JPEG format.
Proud to have roots right here in BC, Hardbite is produced in Maple Ridge by a dedicated group of employees who carefully craft every bag of chips by hand with no artificial anything. No GMOs, gluten, trans fats or cholesterol.
Saturday at Pemberton Festival was the busiest to date on the festival grounds, with crowds well exceeding those that flocked to the stages on previous days. The back-to-back lineup of entertainment on all six stages, including Laugh Camp with some of North America’s most popular comedians, had concert-goers on their feet almost constantly as they shifted from one viewing area (or beer garden) to the next.
Photo credit: John Bollwitt for Miss604.com
The sets were long compared to most festival schedules, there was plenty of food options, many beer garden locations, you could bring your own (empty) bottle on site to fill at the free water stations, and there was even enough room for chairs, picnic blankets, and strollers for families that hung back from the stage on the grass. Continue reading this post ⟩⟩
We hopped off the shuttle at the impressive Pemberton Festival grounds yesterday and immediately stopped to take in the panoramic view. Mount Currie on one side, evergreen-covered slopes on the other, vast green fields, and stages in every corner pumping out crowd-pleasing beats.
Photo credit: John Bollwitt for Miss604.com
Pemberton Festival officially began on Wednesday but Friday was the first full day of concerts as thousands enjoyed everything from Blondie covering the Beastie Boys to Kendrick Lamar’s impressive (albeit late starting) set, and the sun popping out from behind the clouds when Soundgarden took to the Pemberton Stage.
Pemberton Festival Tips and Info
There are at least a half a dozen beer gardens (with cocktail bars) on site along with multiple washroom areas (collections of porta potties), hand washing stations with running water, and water bottle refill stations. You can bring in your own empty water bottle and fill it up for free throughout the day. Continue reading this post ⟩⟩
The Surrey Women’s Centre is launching Bid to Benefit, a new and creative campaign to help raise funds for their SMART (Surrey Mobile Assault Response Team). Bid to Benefit is an online auction that will run from July 18th to July 28th, featuring over 150 brand new designer dresses to make any occasion special.
SMART is a 24/7 crisis line with support workers, transportation to Surrey Memorial Hospital or the Abbotsford Regional Hospital for emergency medical treatment immediately following an assault, court support workers to help women navigate the court system, counselling, and help with applications for financial aid and housing.
Surrey Women’s Centre Bid to Benefit
From grad party to garden party, you can bid on fabulous frocks (originally valued at $150-$1,295) from Michael Kors, Monique Lhuillier, Akiko, Nicole Miller and others which will be available in sizes from 0 to 20.
Winning bids will contribute to the Surrey Women’s Centre’s goal of raising $20,000 in order to continue helping women and girls in BC create fresh starts.
I loved this dress, and it can be yours! Photos by Liz Dungate.
I had the pleasure of modelling two of the dresses (one of which is seen in the photos above) that will be available for bidding/purchase through the online auction. Thanks to Tugboat and Liz Dungate, I got glam for the cause and to support the vital work that Surrey Women’s Centre does for women in our community.
Donate
No time for an auction? Your support is welcomed by donating online anytime. Here is just an example of how your donation can make a difference:
$10: 1 comfort package that includes some of the comforts of home as women and girls transition to a safe space.
$20: 1 hour of support on the 24-hour crisis line.
$30: 1 hour of 1:1 counselling.
$40 : 2 hours of support, outreach and advocacy beyond the emergency room.
$50: One hour of group counselling for up to 10 women.
$100: Provides four women with emergency transportation to hospital immediately following an assault.
Read stories to see how your contributions can help.
If you would like to add a fantastic designer dress to your wardrobe while also supporting this important community resource, visit the Bid to Benefit website over the next 10 days to place your bid or make a donation. Follow the Surrey Women’s Centre on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more information.
The first thought that popped into my head when I walked into La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries in Coquitlam was: “Well these sure aren’t your grandfather’s La-Z-Boy recliners!” It was in this bright and colourful gallery, with modern textures, patterns and layouts friendly to the urban condo-dweller, that I met owner Gerald Miller who showed me around and introduced me to their new Urban Attitudes collection.
La-Z-Boy’s Urban Attitudes collection is “Sophisticated. Modern. Anything but ordinary.” and this locally-owned retailer can’t wait to show it off. In fact 60% of the Urban Attitudes collection is designed by David Campbell, who is originally from Scotland but calls Vancouver home. The collection’s comprehensive line includes premium-crafted sofas, chairs, and accents with clean lines, simple colour pallets and textures. You can check out Urban Attitudes for yourself at La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries of Metro Vancouver, located in Coquitlam, Richmond, Langley and North Vancouver.
To promote Urban Attitudes collection, featuring high-quality style and comfort, I have partnered with La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries in Coquitlam for an amazing urban-inspired giveaway.
First and foremost, the lucky winner will receive the Urban Attitudes Hipster chair.
The Hipster’s armless design makes it just right for smaller spaces while a simple tight seat and back and knife-edge kidney pillow are the ideal canvas for highlighting fabric patterns. Available in a wide selection of custom fabrics and leathers. Made in America.
Next, the winner will receive a handful of gift certificates to enjoy a fun-filled night (or weekend) in the heart of downtown Vancouver, soaking up the very best of the urban lifestyle. The gift certificates included are:
$100 for Salt Tasting Room
$100 for Pourhouse
$100 for Reflections at Rosewood Hotel Georgia
and a VIP Night for 4 at Joseph Richard Nightclub
4 Ways to Enter to Win
Here’s how you can enter to win the Urban Attitudes chair and this loaded urban lifestyle prize pack — with a total value of $1,200!:
Head into a La-Z-Boy Furniture Gallery in Richmond (3100 St Edwards Dr), Langley (20670 Langley Bypass), Coquitlam (at 1338 United Blvd), or North Vancouver (734 W14th St) to fill out a ballot (3 entries)
Subscribe to the La-Z-Boy newsletter via LifestyleMeetsComfort.ca and name your favourite urban hotspot in Vancouver (2 entries)
Leave a comment on this post naming your favourite urban hotspot in Vancouver
(1 entry)
Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
RT to enter to win a La-Z-Boy #UrbanAttitudes prize pack (value $1,200) from @LifestyleMeetsC + @Miss604 http://ow.ly/zhUz5
La-Z-Boy and I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Friday, August 15, 2014. Follow your Metro Vancouver La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries on Twitter and Facebook.
