TOMS, the canvas shoe company famous for its One for One® giving model, has launched a collection for men, women, kids, and your home at Target Canada stores. While supplies last, your purchase of a poncho, throw blanket, denim shirt, toque, tee, or hoodie from the TOMS for Target line contributes a week’s work of meals or a blanket to someone in need.
TOMS for Target photos courtesy of Target Canada.
TOMS for Target
TOMS for Target, which launched on November 16th, features more than 50 items, each under $50, and will be available at all Target stores in the US and Canada, as well as Target.com. Beyond TOMS’ beloved slip-ons, the collection includes home goods and apparel and accessories for women, men and kids, meaning you’ll have a lot to choose from.
With your help, TOMS for Target has the potential to provide more than 11 million meals, blankets and shoes to those in need. Every TOMS for Target apparel, accessory and home good purchase results in the donation of a blanket through the American Red Cross or Canadian Red Cross, or one week of meals through Feeding America or Food Banks Canada. And for every TOMS for Target pair of shoes sold, a pair will go to a child in need.
TOMS for Target photo courtesy of Target Canada.
Win a TOMS for Target Gift Card
Target Canada has offered up a $100 gift card to one lucky Miss604 reader. Now you can shop for yourself or to knock some names off your Christmas list all while also supporting two great causes. Here’s how you can enter to win:
I will draw one winner at 12:00pm on Sunday, November 23, 2014. Follow Target Canada on Facebook and Twitter for more information about the TOMS for Target line, and locate your nearest Target here.
Update The winner is AmberP!
Downtown Vancouver will see back-to-back parade weekends with the Grey Cup Parade on Saturday, November 29th followed by the annual Rogers Santa Claus Parade on Sunday, December 7th.
Rogers Santa Claus Parade
When: Sunday, December 7, 2014 at 1:00pm
Where: The Parade starts at Georgia and Broughton, travels east on Georgia to Howe, turns south on Howe, and finishes at Howe and Davie.
Ringing in a new season of giving and holiday cheer, the Rogers Santa Claus Parade attracts 300,000 spectators to downtown Vancouver each year and will include 3,500 participants with 65 marching bands, choirs, festive floats, and community groups.
Aside from watching the parade along its route, you can also head down to the Robson Square Ice Rink for family activities. Enjoy free skating (rentals $4) and photos with Santa (3:00pm to 5:00pm).
Around the front of the Vancouver Art Gallery you’ll find the Coast Capital Savings Christmas Square with a Food Bank drop-off zone, gingerbread decorating station, face painting, Letters to Santa station, balloon twisting, and an entertainment stage featuring several music and dance performances.
On parade day, spectators are encouraged to bring a monetary or non-perishable food donation for the Food Bank. For each dollar donated, the food Bank can purchase three dollars’ worth of food. The Rogers Santa Claus Parade is one of the largest food and fund raising events for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society. Since 2004, the Parade has collected $132,400 and more than 73,500 lbs. of food for hungry families in the Lower Mainland. Follow the parade on Twitter and Facebook for more information.
The Eastside Culture Crawl, Vancouver’s visual celebration of art, creativity, and community, returns November 20th to November 23rd as it is extended to four days for the first time ever. The culture crawl welcomes you to studios, homes, garages, and other creative spaces in Vancouver’s Eastside, where you can meet a cast of painters, jewellers, sculptors, potters, photographers, glassblowers, furniture designers, and more. In fact you can visit with 375+ participating artists in 70 buildings throughout the community during the Eastside Culture Crawl this year.
Eastside Culture Crawl
What: 18th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl
When: Thursday, November 20th and Friday, November 21st from 5:00pm until 10:00pm; Saturday, November 22nd and Sunday, November 23rd from 11:00am to 6:00pm
Where: Various Vancouver Eastside locations bounded by Main Street and First Avenue, Victoria Drive and the Waterfront.
Full listings for all Eastside Culture Crawl events, artists, demonstrations, and locations can be found online and follow along on Twitter and Facebook.
Terminal City Glass Co-op
11 artists from Terminal City Glass Co-op are participating in this year’s Eastside Culture Crawl. Terminal City Glass Co-op was founded in 2012 as Canada’s first and only non-profit, co-operative glass arts facility. The Co-op is home to some of Canada’s top, award-winning glass artists, who are able to practice their medium in a fantastically, creative space.
Co-op artist Brad Turner
After the Eastside Culture Crawl wraps up, Terminal City Glass Co-op will host two timely “Make Your Own Glass Ornament” workshops, on November 29th and on December 13th. Participants get one-on-one time with expert artists to create their very own Christmas tree ornament, picking their own colours and using a variety of tools to shape and blow the glass into a delightful decoration.
If you would like to do a Make Your Own Glass Ornament workshop, I have 2 passes to give away for the December 13th session (value $110). Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment on this post (1 entry)
- Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Wednesday, November 26, 2014. Finished pieces are available for pick-up on or after Tuesday, December 2nd (if made on November 29th) or Tuesday, December 16 (if made on December 13th). For ages 16+. Follow Terminal City Glass Co-op on Twitter and Facebook for more information about their events and artists.
Update The winner is lindsay!
Vancouver is the home of the 102nd Grey Cup Festival later this month and this town is no stranger to football greatness and good times. The 1955 Grey Cup game in Vancouver was the first to be held outside of Ontario and Vancouver has also hosted the Grey Cup Championship in 1958, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1994, 1999, 2005, and 2011. Here’s a look back at some of these moments thanks to the City of Vancouver Archives and the Vancouver Public Library:
15 Vancouver Grey Cup Photos from the Archives
1955 – Grey Cup sign in Vancouver. VPL Accession Number: 43903.
Photographer: Province Newspaper.
1960 – Grey Cup crowds. VPL Accession Number: 43958.
Photographer: Province Newspaper.
1963 – Half time at the Grey Cup in Vancouver. VPL Accession Number: 43989.
Photographer: Province Newspaper.
1963 – Grey Cup game. VPL Accession Number: 43994.
Photographer: Province Newspaper.
1966 – Grey Cup night riot. Photographer: Province Newspaper.
(Left) VPL Accession Number: 42743 (Right) VPL Accession Number: 42742.
1966 – Grey Cup game. VPL Accession Number: 43890.
Photographer: Province Newspaper.
1968 – Photographers at the Grey Cup game. VPL Accession Number: 43894.
Photographer: Province Newspaper.
43rd Grey Cup Parade. Archives# 2008-022.290. Photographer: Leslie F. Sheraton.
48th Grey Cup Parade on Georgia. Archives# 2008-022.167. Photographer: Leslie F. Sheraton.
48th Grey Cup Parade on Georgia. Archives# 2008-022.169. Photographer: Leslie F. Sheraton.
43rd Grey Cup. Crowd entering Empire Stadium. Archives# 2008-022.211. Photographer: Leslie F. Sheraton.
Edmonton takes to the field at the 43rd Grey Cup. Archives# 2008-022.219. Photographer: Leslie F. Sheraton.
43rd Grey Cup. Edmonton fans pour onto the field at Empire Stadium. Archives# 2008-022.224. Photographer: Leslie F. Sheraton.
End of the 43rd Grey Cup. Archives# 2008-022.222. Photographer: Leslie F. Sheraton.
The Robson Square Ice Rink opens for the season on December 1st and will feature free skating and wintery activities through to February 28, 2015.
Photo credit:
BC Gov Photos – Submitted to the Miss604 Flickr Pool
The popular downtown ice rink, operated by the Government of BC, will be open on Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, and for other special events and occasions. There is no fee to enjoy the rink but rentals are available for $4 if you require a pair of skates. Helmets are included with skate rental and ice cleats are available for $2.
Robson Square Ice Rink Skating Hours
Sunday to Thursday: 9:00am to 9:00pm
Friday and Saturday: 9:00am to 11:00pm
Christmas Eve (December 24th): 9:00am to 9:00pm
Christmas Day (December 25th): 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Boxing Day (December 26th): 9:00am to 9:00pm
New Year’s Eve (December 31st): 9:00am to 11:00pm
New Year’s Day (January 1st): 9:00am to 9:00pm
Robson Square Ice Rink Events
Rogers Santa Claus Parade
December 7, 2014 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Robson Square is participating in the Rogers Santa Claus Parade on December 7 by hosting Photos with Santa.
Sally Skates with The Salvation Army
Saturday, December 13, 2014 from 11:00am to 3:00pm
Join the Salvation Army for skating games, great music, entertainment and overall Christmas merriment. Bring a non-perishable food item to support The Salvation Army’s food programs in Vancouver and receive a free hot chocolate.
12 Days of Christmas
December 13th to December 24th, 2014
The 12 days of Christmas are a festive time of year at the Robson Square Ice Rink. Bring your family and friends down to the ice rink this holiday season for a music series as local musicians will perform your holiday favourites from 3:00pm to 5:00pm and 6:00pm to 9:00pm.
Performers include The Ponderosas (December 14th); Phat Santa Swings (December 15th); Carumba (December 16th); Tom Arntzen/Hot Mamas (December 17th); Christmas Celts (December 18th); John Gilliat World Music Ensemble (December 19th); JC & The Wailin’ Wassailers (December 20th); Rumba Calzada (December 20th); Karla Sax (December 21st); Caviar & Lace (December 21st); Santa’s Brass (December 22nd); Dr. Strangelove (December 22nd); The Strays (December 23rd); Left Coast (December 23rd); Karla Sax (December 24th); Company B (December 24th).
Follow Robson Square via the BC Government News accounts on Twitter and Facebook this season.
