Pints of Midnight Chocolate Sorbetto delivered to my door? Yes, please! After being closed since March 23rd, Uno Gelato is now open for take out and free delivery of their farm-to-cone gelato and vegan sorbetto.
Uno Gelato Offers Free Delivery
Size: Pints (500ml) Price: $12.50+ GST (Minimum 4 pint order, mix and match any flavours) Delivery: Free to most of Metro Vancouver Take Out: From the Kitsilano Shop, Mon-Wed 11:00am to 3:00pm
“After temporarily shutting down due to the COVID-19 crisis, we had incredible interest from our friends and extended families to enjoy a little Uno Gelato indulgence while they’re stuck at home. In the last two weeks we delivered 1,108 pints and we’re thrilled to bring our passionate team back to work,” said Mike Raffan, Managing Partner, Uno Gelato.
“We’ve now expanded this to online ordering for the public and our two Maestros Andrés and Caner are making the gelato and sorbetto daily, with our Operations Manager Paddy delivering the pints personally. We’re so pleasantly overwhelmed by this community support and are hoping that we can bring on more staff.”
Flavour Offerings
Gelato: Lavazza Espresso Mint Chocolate Chip New Fashioned Chocolate Salted Caramel Tahitian Vanilla
Vegan Sorbetto: Mango Tango Midnight Chocolate Passion Fruit Yuzu Lemon
Delivery Schedule
The products are made fresh in small batches, thus orders placed by end of day Monday will be delivered that same week. Orders made on Tuesdays or afterwards will be delivered the following week. Delivery days:
Wednesday – Richmond, Vancouver
Thursday – Burnaby, Delta, New Westminster, Surrey
Friday – Coquitlam, North Shore, Port Moody
For more information, follow Uno Gelato on Facebook.
A daily challenge with a cool reward! CBC Vancouver welcomes all junior scavenger hunters and their adult assistants (parents/guardians) to take part in the CBC Vancouver Digital Scavenger Hunt from April 27 – May 1, 2020.
CBC Vancouver Digital Scavenger Hunt
Solve a daily riddle April 27-May 1 and participate in the daily activity to enter to win. The clues and challenges will be posted on the CBC Vancouver Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
Once you complete the daily task and figure out the item of the day, let CBC Vancouver know before 5:00pm by sending an email with photo evidence to [email protected], or share your success with them on social media using the hashtag #CBCScavengerHunt.
Follow the directions each day and you could win a special limited edition CBC Vancouver backpack filled with mystery prizes. 100 people will also be given exclusive access to a private online and interactive concert with Will Stroet of Will’s Jams!
Participating every day will increase your chances of winning! Winners will be randomly selected from the week’s entries and revealed on Friday, May 1, 2020.
Cooking classes, concerts, and theatrical performances, there’s a very decent lineup on events happening virtually in Vancouver this weekend. In person, there is a contactless drive-through PPE donation event in Surrey on Saturday as well. Find this and more events below:
After three highly successful Personal Protective Equipment (“PPE”) donation drives in Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver, Conquer COVID-19 invites the community to support a contactless PPE donation drive in Surrey this Saturday (April 25, 2020).
Where: Canstar Restorations (9377 193rd Street, Surrey) When: Saturday, April 25, 2020 from 11:00am to 4:00pm
Conquer COVID-19 is a grassroots organization is a collaboration between Canadian physicians, business leaders, entrepreneurs, celebrities and volunteers who are working together to ensure Canada’s frontline workers are equipped with the necessary protective gear to battle COVID-19.
The campaign is elevated by Olympic hockey gold medalist Hayley Wickenheiser who has a clear affinity for Surrey, where she hosts Canadian Tire WickFest annually. Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds is also heavily involved in the initiative, praising Canadian cities for their support on social media.
“Ensuring we have a high-quality supply of PPE to protect our vulnerable front-line workers is vital as we continue to battle COVID-19,” said Hayley Wickenheiser.
“The nurses, doctors, paramedics, police and fire services in our communities are our lifeline in fighting this virus. We must do everything we can to protect them, so they can continue to save the lives of thousands of Canadians. Even the smallest donation can impact saving lives, and I ask you to step up and support this cause if you can.”
The campaign calls on businesses and individuals to bring sealed and unused: masks, gloves, gowns, face shields and other PPE equipment for a contactless drop off donation.
Supplies from the drive will be going to local hospitals, family physicians, nursing homes, elderly care facilities, women’s shelters and other community health groups. In addition to PPE supplies, the organization is also collecting baby monitors, diapers, wipes, formula, and hygiene products for local women’s shelters.
Restrictions in movement, social isolation, coupled with increased social and economic pressures including job losses, women and children are ‘locked down’ in their homes with abusive partners.
Rendered vacant as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Easter Seals BC/Yukon has entered into a partnership with Atira Women’s Resource Society which allows them to temporarily use the Easter Seals House facility as a transition house for women and children fleeing violent homes.
Easter Seals House for Women and Children Fleeing Violent Homes
As British Columbians deal with a crippling health emergency, critical care resources are in greater demand than ever before including the need for additional women’s shelters as reports confirm a surge in domestic violence.
Easter Seals House provides short-term accommodation for families and individuals with disabilities or other medical needs who are travelling to Vancouver from across BC for medical services and treatments. Because of COVID-19, there was a decline in demand for this type of accommodation as patient appointments were cancelled and postponed resulting in the suspension of operations at Easter Seals House for approximately three months (June).
“During a time of such devastation, we are comforted and very thankful that our Easter Seals House facility continues to serve the community and can play a key part in the prevention and redress of violence against women and children,” says Lisa Beck, President/CEO of Easter Seals BC/Yukon and BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities (Society).
“Our mission is to help individuals with diverse abilities, society’s most vulnerable, and while we are actively seeking creative alternatives to our usual programs this year, we believe we must work together to help everyone who is in need now.”
Seeking refuge in a women’s shelter is more difficult during the coronavirus pandemic as physical distancing measures puts limits on their capacities forcing some facilities to turn women away. Easter Seals House is uniquely suited to be used as a temporary women’s shelter as it features self-contained suites each with its own kitchen and bathroom thereby meeting COVID-19 isolation guidelines.
How You Can Help
You can donate online to support Easter Seals. The charity is also seeking online/virtual program options that can be offered now during the COVID-19 interruption and later this year in place of the regular summer camps. The Society relies on the generosity of its donors to fund its programs and services and is still seeking donations during this global health emergency.
Follow Easter Seals BC/Yukon on Facebook for more information.
