Found boutique sells home décor, gifts, jewelry, accessories, skin care and quality brand name fashions, all while raising funds for the Union Gospel Mission (“UGM”). It not only offers a quality shopping experiences, it’s an opportunity for customers to give locally through purchases, donations and volunteer opportunities.
Found is a fashion collective with a carefully curated artisan collection that you can shop online or in person. Earrings from Fawn and bracelets from Harper-Lee Designs, to greeting cards from Cherie Blossom Designs, wash cloths from White Rock Handmade, JUNCO Design skirts, S & K Collective tees, and home decor from Damon D Chan Map Designs — and more!
They select ethically-made fashion, jewelry and accessories from over 30 BC artists seasonally.
Found Boutique. Photo submitted.
As a UGM social enterprise Found is “Not just for clothes. But for people”. Since 1940, the UGM’s vision is to foster healthy communities, free from poverty, homelessness and addiction. They do this by offering things like meals, shelter and recovery across seven locations in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
Win a Gift Card
I have a $75 gift card to give away so you can shop Found, while also supporting a great cause! Here’s how you can enter to win:
On December 4, 2021, MONOVA Museum of North Vancouver will open its doors to the public on a limited “preview” basis in The Shipyards.
Mayor Linda Buchanan and Museum Director Wesley A. Wenhardt on the newly refurbished Streetcar 153, August 2021. Photo: Alison Boulier
MONOVA Museum of North Vancouver Opening
When: December 4, 2021
The museum will be open 4 days a week (Thursday to Sunday from 11:00am to 5:00pm) during the winter months
Where: 115 Esplanade W, North Vancouver
Admission: Admission will be free on December 4, after that regular admission rates apply.
COVID-19 safety protocols will be in place.
MONOVA is welcoming visitors to explore its gallery spaces, which include interactive displays, as well as moving tributes to the past, such as the section dedicated to Residential School survivors and their families.
It’s taken more than 50 years, a multitude of meaningful discussions with community members and Indigenous leaders, countless volunteer hours, and painstaking research to amass a collection of more than 9,000 artefacts, but after 20 years of planning finally the Museum of North Vancouver is ready to welcome the public. The new Museum of North Vancouver joins the Archives of North Vancouver in Lynn Valley under the MONOVA banner.
Located in the heart of the vibrant Shipyards District, MONOVA is close to Lonsdale Quay, The Polygon Gallery and SeaBus Terminal. In addition to featuring the restored electric Streetcar 153, the Museum includes a powerful new cedar carving of Sch’ich’iyuy (The Two Sisters) by Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) carver Wade Baker.
Exhibits in the new permanent gallery include:
An Indigenous Welcome Circle showcasing Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations stories and belongings
Touched by Nature, including the Amazing Animals display
The changing face of outdoor recreation
Connections: Where cultures collide
Sports: past and present, including Olympic athletes
Interactive children’s displays
Women in Wartime
History of shipbuilding on the North Shore
History of North Vancouver’s waterfront
Innovative industries that took shape in North Vancouver
The Museum’s Feature Exhibition Gallery will open in early 2022
For information about the opening and more about what will be coming up at MONOVA, follow their Facebook page.
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by Rebecca BollwittDisclosure: Sponsored Post — Sponsored by the Richmond Christmas Fund Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.
Each year, the Richmond Christmas Fund helps brighten the holidays for nearly 3,000 of their neighbours in need. You can support their efforts, while even doing a little gift shopping of your own, with the second annual Richmond Christmas Fund Online Auction!
Richmond Christmas Fund Online Auction
Where: View items and place your bid online here When: From 9:00am on November 22 to 5:00pm on December 6, 2021
The volunteer organizing committee has worked tirelessly to secure a wide selection of fabulous items, from luxury car experiences and high-end travel packages, to restaurant gift cards, bottles of wine, appliances, tools, electronics, and so much more!
If you’d simply like to donate, you can do that on the auction site as well.
Each holiday season, the Richmond Christmas Fund assists thousands of low-income residents by delivering grocery vouchers to individuals and families in need. Children 11 and under also receive toys, books, and sports equipment, while youth aged 12 to 17 are given gift cards.
The program is supported by nearly 150 volunteers, who contribute well over 2,000 hours annually. Hundreds of other Richmond residents, businesses, and community groups donate cash and toys.
The Richmond Christmas Fund Online Auction is an opportunity to do some holiday shopping, and maybe purchase a gift (or two or three) for yourself. Either way, you’re very likely to get an amazing deal, and 100% certain to make a meaningful, immediate difference in your community.
This contest has become an annual tradition, and with the amazing cause behind the social enterprise, and the joy the giveaway brings my readers, I’m pleased to present the 5th annual Aunt Leah’s Christmas Tree Lots wreath giveaway! But first, some important details:
Aunt Leah’s Christmas Tree Lots
All profits go towards preventing children in foster care from becoming homeless, and mothers in need from losing custody of their children.
Aunt Leah’s Tree Lots will open in Vancouver on November 25th, and in Burnaby, and Coquitlam on November 26th. The tree lots will be following stringent BC Health protocols including social distancing, masks, and sanitization to keep customers, volunteers, and staff safe. No online orders.
Vancouver: St. Stephen’s United Church 7025 Granville St, Vancouver
The Aunt Leah’s Tree sales are a major source of revenue for the housing and programs Aunt Leah’s provides for vulnerable foster youth and young moms and babies. This year the need is more urgent than ever. It is estimated that 50% of BC foster youth will experience homelessness and during the pandemic young single moms have experienced even greater levels of housing and food insecurity. Aunt Leah’s has been a lifeline for these young people, providing housing, food hampers, living essentials and a supportive and compassionate adult to help them navigate these challenging times.
Aunt leah’s started selling Christmas trees in the 1990s when government funding was cut. The Christmas tree sales have increased every year and the Tree Lots have become Aunt Leah’s most successful fundraiser raising over $640,000 with 100% of the profits from tree sales going to support its programs. For many Metro Vancouver families buying an Aunt Leah’s’ Christmas tree is a cherished part of their holiday tradition.
Win a Wreath
You can enter to win a fresh, handcrafted, holiday wreath, here’s how!
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 10:00am on Friday, November 26, 2021. The winner will be able to pick up their wreath at an Aunt Leah’s Christmas Tree Lot. UPDATE! The winner is Jen!
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by Rebecca BollwittDisclosure: Sponsored Post — Sponsored by Lumière Vancouver Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.
Lumière Vancouver is illuminating the city through beautiful public art this month at more locations than ever! The 8th annual late-autumn festival in the West End has expanded with light installations in Downtown Vancouver and on Granville Island. At its core is the local businesses that make the neighbourhood shine and to celebrate them, Lumière is giving away an epic prize package valued at over $400!
To enter to win, head over to the Lumière Vancouver Instagram post and tag a friend you’ll be enjoying this staycation with, and follow all of the prize partners.
The giveaway is open until Friday November 26 at 11:59pm. Must be a resident of the Lower Mainland to win. The winner will be contacted directly via Instagram direct message. Good luck!
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Lumière has installations in four iconic spots: English Bay, Jim Deva Plaza, Granville Island and Bentall Centre – there is no admission fee in these public spots and the displays are for all to enjoy.
Jim Deva Plaza is set to host ‘Twin Harmonic Amplified Neuro-Knowledge Stimulator’ (T.H.A.N.K.S.), designed to amplify feelings of gratitude. The bright colours are reminiscent of sunsets, sweet treats, and daydreams.
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Bentall Centre is home to ‘Parasol’, one-of-a-kind mushroom-like structures that fuse nature and innovative light design to reignite onlookers’ sense of wonder. Each of the five, nine-foot-tall sculptures contains 40 fins to mimic the underbelly of a mushroom. Parasol will take on a new life when animated with colourful patterns that react to music providing an exceptional visual experience for visitors enjoying the patio in the evening.
Additionally, on the Dunsmuir Patio at Bentall Centre, ‘Canopy Lights’ a 55 LED string light structure will allow people to see their voice translated to light patterns creating an immersive light and sound experience to interact with the canopy in a whole new way. Downtown Vancouver’s third installation, ‘Chromatic Blocks’ on the Burrard Benches, invites guests to get lost in light and colour when physically immersing yourself inside the cubes to explore a stunning gradient visual.
Granville Island – Photo submitted
Located on Granville Island, ‘A Beacon of Light’, adds colour and light to the Courtyard of the Public Market. This 12-pointed, 22-foot-tall illuminated star shines bright enough to be spotted from the West End. Alongside this is the 14-foot-tall ‘Alder Bay Star’ which dazzles as it hangs off Granville Island’s furthest point of land.
New this year in English Bay is a dazzling 12-foot-tall beaver, that will join Davie, Luna, Stanley and Eugenia. Select installations will remain on display until February 2022 to be enjoyed nightly. Enter to win the Lumière Vancouver Staycation Contest on Instagramby Nvember 26th.
