Give the Gift of Wildlife and Nature in Stanley Park: Symbolically adopt a Western Red Cedar tree, a Great Blue Heron, a Little Brown Bat and more through the Stanley Park Ecology Society this season.

The official 60-day countdown is on for the 53rd annual Show of Hearts Telethon for Variety BC, the charity’s biggest fundraising event of the year! Tune into Global BC live from the Molson Canadian Theatre at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver on television and live streaming online #ShowOfHearts.

Special events like the Santa Flight allow Canuck Place children and families the opportunity to savour life together. Whether a life is measured in years, months, or days, Canuck Place believes that every life is precious.

Aunt Leah’s Christmas Tree Lots are now open in 5 locations around Metro Vancouver, supporting Aunt Leah’s Place. Enter to win a handcrafted wreath from Miss604. 100% of profits from the sale of trees go to support the housing and training programs for foster youth and young moms.

Surrey Santa Parade & Big Rigs for Kids on Sunday, December 2, 2018 supporting the Surrey Food Bank and Surrey Christmas Bureau in Cloverdale & at City Hall

As part of GivingTuesday, on November 27th One Girl Can are proud to be partnering with AG Hair, who will match all donations and One Girl Can Holiday Card made throughout the day, doubling the impact of all donations.

GivingTuesday is a global movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Black Friday. The “Opening day of the giving season,” it’s a time when charities, companies and individuals join together and rally for favourite causes.

Pet Photos with Santa Hosted by the BC SPCA: Various locations across BC from November 17 – December 9, 2018. The whole family can come meet Santa and get your holiday photos for Christmas cards or keepsakes, and the funds will help support animals at your local BC SPCA branch. All well-behaved pets on leash or in a carrier are welcome.

CBC Vancouver Open House & Food Bank Day is Friday, December 7, 2018 6:00am to 6:00pm at CBC Vancouver (700 Hamilton St). Enjoy a variety of activities including newsroom tours, live radio broadcasts featuring musical guests and meet-and-greets with local and national CBC hosts and reporters, including the new CBC Vancouver News team.

Owls and racoons are easy to spot but some of the best gifts of Stanley Park come in very small packages, and it’s worth the time it takes to find them. Read about these tiny discoveries in this month’s Stanley Park Ecology Society Guest Post by Kathleen Stormont.