Archive of posts tagged "non-profit"

Christmas at Canada Place: For a Cause

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Christmas at Canada Place presents the sold out Breakfast with Santa on December 17th and 18th. This popular event is complete with a hot breakfast buffet, performers, music, and of course the jolly old elf, Santa himself. Hundreds of children and their parents attend each year and net proceeds support the Strathcona Community Centre’s Food […]

Pan Pacific Christmas Wish Breakfast 2011

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The Pan Pacific will host their annual Christmas Wish Breakfast tomorrow, December 7th, from 6:00am to 9:00am. Stop by the hotel at that time to drop off a new, un-wrapped toy donation for the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau then stay for a buffet breakfast. Photo credit: Kris Krug on Flickr “Last year the hotel saw […]

Stuff the Bus for Surrey Christmas Bureau

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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 […]

12 Bands of Christmas

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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 […]

World AIDS Day Vancouver 2011

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World AIDS Day is Thursday, December 1st and will aim to raise awareness about HIV testing and a cure. Photo credit: Trygve.u on Flickr According to the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (“CANFAR”): “A quarter of Canadians with HIV are not aware of their infection and young adults (aged 15-29) account for approximately 26 per […]