On Thursday, November 16, five of Metro Vancouver’s top chefs will create exquisite culinary masterpieces for 120 guests at the 4th Annual Chefs’ Charity Dinner at the prestigious Vancouver Club. Funds raised at the gala support Dan’s Legacy’s counselling and life-skills programs for youth affected by trauma-based mental health and addictions challenges.
Chefs’ Charity Dinner
Where: The Vancouver Club (915 West Hastings)
When: Thursday, November 16, 2017 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Tickets: Individual tickets are $250, and tables of eight are $2,000. Available for purchase online or call 604-329-9186 for more information.
Hosted by Fred Lee, the gala showcases a multi-course meal specially created by Vancouver Club Head Chef Sean Cousins, working in collaboration with Dino Renaerts (Bon Vivant Catering/Hollyburn Country Club), Shay Kelly (The Caterer) and Dr. Theresa Nicassio (author of “YUM: Plant Based Recipes for a Gluten-Free Diet), and Pastry Chef Saskia Nollen (Vancouver Club), as well as students from the Coast Mental Health Culinary Skills Training Program.
Fine wine, music and a lively auction featuring a Holland America cruise, Air Canada tickets, a luxury fishing trip adventure to Moutcha Bay Lodge and much more will round out the evening. Funds raised at the gala support Dan’s Legacy’s counselling and life-skills programs for youth affected by trauma-based mental health and addictions challenges.
About Dan’s Legacy
The Dan’s Legacy Foundation (Dan’s Legacy) was founded in memory of a promising and vibrant young man who fell victim to a sexual predator. As is common with victims of abuse, he turned to drugs to suppress the psychological pain of the experience. Stints in rehab only provided a partial solution. What was needed was counselling support to uncover the root of his addiction. Tragically, Dan relapsed and died from an overdose. He was nineteen years old.
Dan’s Legacy provides therapeutic counselling and life-skills intervention programs to youth battling mental health and addictions issues resulting from childhood trauma and abuse. In the past three years Dan’s Legacy has helped over 150 youth meet their educational, housing and life-goals.
Win Tickets
I have a pair of tickets to give away to the Chefs’ Charity Dinner to support this worthy cause.
Since I am unable to attend the event, I’d love the winner to be my social reporter for the night. In exchange for two tickets, and to amplify the message, the winner will be asked to post about the event live on their platform of choice (Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, minimum 1 post). If they do not have their own social media, please provide Miss604 with 1 image and a brief recap so we can tell everyone about it!
Here’s how you can enter to win the tickets:
- Leave a comment on this post (1 entry)
- Like or comment on this post on Facebook (1 entry)
- Click below to get another entry by posting on Twitter:
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 9:00am on Friday, November 10, 2017.
Follow Dan’s Legacy on Facebook and Twitter for more information about The Foundation and the Chefs’ Charity Dinner.
Update The winner is @SarahGoods_!
Miss604 is a proud social media partner of the Chefs’ Charity Dinner
Variety – the Children’s Charity of BC is once again partnering with their friends at Global BC to present Variety Week. The fall campaign will run from October 30 to November 3, culminating with a live-on-location finale and street festival at Robson Square in Downtown Vancouver.
Variety Week on Global
Where: Global newscasts (morning, noon, 6:00pm)
When: Monday, October 30 to Friday, November 3, 2017
Throughout all their newscasts during the week, Global BC will feature stories, interviews and entertainment encouraging donations by showcasing the charitable work Variety BC facilitates throughout the province – ensuring children with special needs have the support needed to thrive.
“Every year there are more and more families relying on our support,” remarked Variety BC interim CEO, Cally Wesson. “Our goal for Variety Week is once again very simple: we want to help as many of these kids and families as we possibly can. The support and coverage we receive from Global BC during Variety Week is instrumental in showing audiences the need for their support and the direct impact it has on some extremely deserving children.”
Donations can be made online, by calling 310-KIDS, or texting KIDS to 45678 to make an automatic $20 contribution. Donor names will be aired on Global BC newscasts throughout the week.
Viewers will experience firsthand the difference every dollar can make to a family in need, as they are introduced to children and families who need assistance right now. These stories and victories will be updated as part of the 2018 Show of Hearts Telethon in February allowing donors to see their contributions in action.
Variety – the Children’s Charity steps in where health care ends, providing direct help to children with special needs in BC and the Yukon. For over 50 years Variety has ensured children have the support to reach their potential.
Donations can be made online, by calling 310-KIDS, or texting KIDS to 45678 to make an automatic $20 contribution. Donor names will be aired on Global BC newscasts throughout the week.
Variety Week Street Festival
Where: Robson Square (800 block Robson Street, Vancouver)
When: Stop by between 3:00pm and 7:00pm on Friday, November 3, 2017
Tickets: Not required for this FREE event! Simply join us if you can and have some fun.
See the Global BC team in action, participate in activities with some great community organizations, play games, win some prizes, enjoy food truck fare, and check out a free concert with live music from Shylo Sharity, Eli Bennett, Todd Richard, and Washboard Union.
Donations can be made online, by calling 310-KIDS, or texting KIDS to 45678 to make an automatic $20 contribution. Donor names will be aired on Global BC newscasts throughout the week.
Together, we can be there when a family needs us the most. Since 2010 Variety has distributed more than $30 million in funding to families and organizations in communities all across the province. With your help, we can raise even more!
Rebecca Bollwitt of Miss604 is a proud member of the Board of Directors of Variety – The Children’s Charity of BC.
One the fiercest rivalries in women’s sport returns to Vancouver as Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team faces USA at BC Place on November 9th. This is your opportunity to cheer on Canada’s Olympic soccer heroes as the play on home soil!
Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team vs USA
When: Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 7:00pm
Where: BC Place, Vancouver
Tickets: Starting at $20, tickets are still available online.
With Canada determined to reach the top of the FIFA world rankings, the battle between the world’s top ranked USA and fifth ranked Canada is a highly anticipated match-up.
The Canadian team is coming off back-to-back Olympic Bronze Medals having won in London in 2012 and then repeated at Rio in 2016 and is led by inspirational captain and Vancouver native Christine Sinclair.
The world-number-one ranked USA side are the defending FIFA Women’s World Cup champions, having won the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 final at BC Place.
The Canada v USA rivalry has had a number of epic moments down the years, with none larger than the 2012 London Olympics semi-final where USA beat Canada 4-3 in extra time in controversial fashion. Christine Sinclair scored three goals for Canada that day as more than 10 Million Canadians tuned in to watch the game.
Enter to Win
I have a VIP Canada Soccer prize package to give away that includes 4 BC Place Club Seats for the match and 4 Canada Soccer scarves. Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment on this post (1 entry)
- Like @Miss604 and @CanadaSoccer on Facebook (1 entry)
- Click below to post an entry on Twitter
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Thursday, November 2, 2017. Follow Canada Women’s National Team soccer updates on Facebook and Twitter with tag #CanWNT and #CanadaRED.
Update Jodi P. is the winner!
The Firehall Arts Centre is proud to produce and present Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth, by celebrated Indigenous playwright Drew Hayden Taylor, from Saturday, November 11 to Saturday, December 2, 2017.
Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth
Where: Firehall Arts Centre (280 E. Cordova, Vancouver)
When: November 11 to December 2, 2017 with talkbacks November 16, 23, & 30
Tickets: From $20 online or by calling (604) 689-0926
Taylor’s Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth is the gripping account of the “Sixties Scoop” – a painful chapter in Canadian history in which Indigenous children were taken from their homes, their communities and their culture, and placed with non-Indigenous families, without the consent of their parents.
As the government was closing residential schools in the ‘60s, it was deemed “in the best interest of aboriginal children” to be removed from their families so they could receive education in Euro-Canadian schools and be taught Christian values in order to become a part of mainstream society. This was not an official policy, but an action that was taken by child welfare authorities. This “scoop” of children reached its peak in the ‘60s and continued until the turn of the century in some areas of Canada. Babies and young children were taken and placed for adoption with families in Canada, the U.S., and in some cases, Western Europe. In Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth, Drew Hayden Taylor delves into the story of Janice as she is confronted by her birth sister, Barb, and brought home to the Reserve where she was born.
First produced by the Firehall Arts Centre in the ‘90s, Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth is a devastatingly truthful production and an unforgettable piece of Canadian theatre that deals with themes of abandonment, reconciliation, identity, and cultural dissonance. The 2017 production features performances by Chris Cound (Hana’s Suitcase) as Tonto, Braiden Houle (Th’owxiya: The Hungry Feast Dish) as Rodney, Chelsea Rose Tucker (Redpatch) as Janice/Grace, and Ashley Chartrand (Jail Baby) as Barb.
Win Tickets
I have a pair of tickets to give away to opening night on November 15th at 8:00pm. Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment on this post (1 entry)
- Click below to post an entry on Twitter
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 9:00am on Friday, November 3, 2017. Follow The Firehall Arts Centre on Twitter, and Facebook to learn more about this production and more.
Update The winner is Pat!
Pumpkin patches, haunted houses, fall photowalks to check out the beautiful colours of the season, and a lot of events! This weekend is full of tours, attractions, theatre performances, markets, and more.
Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend
Events that run for longer than three days in a row are highlighted in green.
Friday, October 27, 2017
Songhoy Blues
Serge Mazerand Music and Wisdom Concert
The Big Reveal: Open House at Emily Carr
The Valley Haunt
Coquitlam Halloween House
The Cinematheque Presents: Damn Scary!
9th Annual Youth Speak Up Forum
The Great Big Boo, Richmond
Morphed by Tero Saarinen Company
The Dance Centre Presents: Deanna Peters | Mutable Subject META
Science World After Dark: Zombie Outbreak
Burnaby Village Museum: Haunted Village
SPARK Festival of Animation
Maan Farms Haunted Corn Maze
FlyOver Canada Halloween
Diwali in BC Shows
Taste of Yaletown
Grave Tales, Fort Langley
Cirque du Soleil: KURIOS
Stanley Park Ghost Train
Vancouver Fall Home Show
Heart of the City Festival
Saturday, October 28, 2017
West End Community Pinata Making Workshop
Parade of Lost Souls
Carved: Halloween Circus Carnival (North Vancouver)
Pumpkin Carving in Coquitlam
Alien Family Weekend at the Space Centre
The Big Reveal: Open House at Emily Carr
The Valley Haunt
Coquitlam Halloween House
Maple Ridge: Celebrate the Night & Fireworks
Thrill The World Surrey
Thrill the World Vancouver
Halloween Party For Kids at Douglas CC
Vancouver TheatreSports Halloween Monster Match
The Dance Centre Presents: Deanna Peters | Mutable Subject META
Tibetan Painting Workshop at MOA
Spoo-ook-tacular Halloween Weekend at Britannia Mine Museum
Sea to Sky Gondola: Halloween Trick or Treat
Out on Screen’s Fall Gala
Halloween Family Sleepover at the Vancouver Aquarium
A Night for All Souls at Mountain View Cemetery
Green Timbers, Halloween in the Forest
Grand Opening: Forsyth Park
Haunted Farm Family Day
Halloween at the Cannery
HOWL-O-WEEN Kids & Pets Trick or Treating in Kits
Trick or Treat at Sea to Sky Gondola
Morphed by Tero Saarinen Company
Heritage Halloween & Marionette Show
Burnaby Farmers Market
SPARK Festival of Animation
The Cinematheque Presents: Damn Scary!
FlyOver Canada Halloween
Diwali in BC Shows
Burnaby Village Museum: Haunted Village
Grave Tales, Fort Langley
Cirque du Soleil: KURIOS
Stanley Park Ghost Train
Vancouver Fall Home Show
Heart of the City Festival
Sunday, October 29, 2017
City Square Halloween Hunt
Kasandra Flamenco: Ritmo Y Soniquete
Grape Stomp at Township 7 in Langley
Spoo-ook-tacular Halloween Weekend at Britannia Mine Museum
The Artisan’s Event – Autumn Market
Halloween at the Cannery
Early Music Vancouver Presents: Monteverdi’s Orfeo
Poirier Street Farmers Market
David Myles at the Wise Hall
SPARK Festival of Animation
A Night for All Souls at Mountain View Cemetery
Maan Farms Haunted Corn Maze
The Cinematheque Presents: Damn Scary!
FlyOver Canada Halloween
Diwali in BC Shows
Burnaby Village Museum: Haunted Village
Grave Tales, Fort Langley
Cirque du Soleil: KURIOS
Stanley Park Ghost Train
Vancouver Fall Home Show
Heart of the City Festival
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