The Comfort Inn in Surrey is hosting the Stuff the Bus event this weekend. Their goal is to fill a bus with donations made at the hotel for the Surrey Christmas Bureau from Friday, December 9th until Sunday, December 11th, 2011.
The Comfort Inn is located at 8255 166th Street, just off Fraser Highway [Google Map]. Donations needed include new, unwrapped toys, clothing, and household items to give to over a thousand families in need. Every day, between 1:00pm and 4:00pm there will also be a BBQ, by donation, along with hot chocolate and popcorn for the kids.
Follow @ComfortInnSRY and @SurreyChristmas on Twitter for more information. You can also sign up for the Surrey Christmas Bureau’s Adopt-a-Family program this season.
Tis’ the season of giving and I have quite a line-up of prizes to share with my readers over the next month (more so than usual, I suppose). Starting off with a bang (well technically the week started with Wizard of Oz and Prince ticket giveaways), HP Canada has offered up their HP Envy 14 Beats Edition laptop, valued at $1,299.
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Shore 104.3FM is hosting 12 Bands of Christmas on Friday, December 9, 2011 at the Fairmont Pacific Rim. The station will be broadcasting live in the lobby from 6:00am until 8:00pm while collecting donations for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank.
Local musical acts will be performing live throughout the day: Zaac Pick (8:00am), Lindsay May (9:00am), Dan Moxon (10:00am), TBA (11:00am), Mark Peterson (12:00pm), David Morin and the Foundation (1:00pm), Daniel Wesley (2:00pm), Gord Rutherford (3:00pm), Watasun (4:00pm), Reid Jamieson (5:00pm), Washboard Union (6:00pm), Jim Byrnes (7:00pm).
You can stop by to make your donation (monetary or non-perishable food item) or text SHORE104 to 41010 to contribute $10.
Prince is coming to Rogers Arena in Vancouver on December 16th as a part of his Canadian tour. The Purple Rain artist has already see rave reviews pour in from some of his shows back East:
Photo courtesy of Live Nation
“He sang in his raspy midrange and piping falsetto, danced with liquid ease, and played ornate moody guitar solos as though thinking aloud through the instrument.” – The Globe and Mail.
“…continuously wowed for three hours by the undiminished vitality of the man’s stage presence, and indeed of the whole, mesmerizing Prince thing, 30-odd years into his singular and uncompromising career.” – Toronto.com
Tickets are still available and they start at $38 and go up to $246.70 (plus fees, taxes).
I have partnered with Live Nation to give away a pair of tickets to see Prince live in Vancouver. Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment on this post naming a Prince song (1 entry)
- Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
I wil draw one winner at 10:00am on Friday, December 9, 2011.
Update The winner is Kelly!
I scanned through the Vancouver Public Library’s archives to come up with a merry collection of images from Christmas in Vancouver over the last century in this week’s series.
1900’s – Santa giving gifts. VPL Accession Number: 18052. Photographer: Stuart Thomson.
1918 – Butcher shop at 2513 Main St. VPL Accession Number: 20633. Photographer: Dominion Photo Co.
1927 – Woodward’s Department Store. VPL Accession Number: 10419. Photographer: Leonard Frank.
Marine Building decorated at Christmas. VPL Accession Number: 14664 & 14664A.
Date unknown. Photographer: Leonard Frank.
1929 – Spencer’s Department Store. VPL Accession Number: 17174.
(Left) 1932 – BC Electric at 600 Granville. VPL Accession Number: 70431A. Photographer: King Studio.
(Right) 1952 – The Cave Supper Club. VPL Accession Number: 82042. Photographer: Art Jones.
1952 – Universal Lumber and Box Co. Christmas party. VPL Accession Number: 82046A.
Photographer: Doug Conk.
(Left)1966 – SPCA Christmas puppy. VPL Accession Number: 41113.
(Right) 1960 – Santa arrives at Children’s Hospital. VPL Accession Number: 41585
Photographer: Province Newspaper.
1965 – Vancouver General Hospital Christmas tree. VPL Accession Number: 42319.
Photographer: Province Newspaper.
