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Fundraising and ChildRun: Youth and Energy
This is a guest post by Heather Cadenhead, a fourth year student in Kinesiology and Health Science at the University of British Columbia. She initially began volunteering with the hospital because of the time she spent there as a patient....
Kids Raising Funds for Kids
It’s the time of year when Sunny Bear visits schools in the Lower Mainland, educating students about the hospital and ChildRun. Recently Sunny Bear stopped by Queen Elizabeth Elementary School, and boy were the kids inspired! Each of the kids in...
Festival of Trees 2011 is underway!
Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the Festival of Trees 25th anniversary on Wednesday November 23, 2011. This evening wouldn't be possible without our presenting sponsor, Union Securities, or our venue sponsors, the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver...
Rock on for BC kids!
Scott Perrie and Jeremy Breaks , the BC musicians behind Redgy Blackout, have donated their song "When U Were A Kid" to BC Children's Hospital. For the next two months, until November 17th, you can purchase this song for $1...
Tim Hortons Smile Cookies Help the Hospital
Tim Hortons is gearing up for it's annual Smile Cookie Campaign again this year, taking place Sept 19 -25. Buy a cookie for $1 from participating Tim Hortons locations in the Lower Mainland and the Fraser Valley and see the entire...
Terry Fox: Dreams Are Made Possible If You Try
"I am not a dreamer, and I am not saying that this will initiate any kind of definitive answer or cure to cancer. But I believe in miracles. I have to." -Terry Fox This weekend, Canada will celebrate the life of...
Self-Starter Fundraising
It's community events and a giving spirit that help drive fundraising efforts here at BC Children's Hospital. Every year, we watch as BC families open up their hearts and organize fundraising events all on their own. One of these self-starter organizers,...
Function at the Junction
"This event is a celebration of the wonderful things a community can accomplish when they all get behind the same idea." From the desk of Steve Hoffmann, father of Michael who, in 2006, was diagnosed with bone cancer and treated at...
Making Change Matter
For years now we have, from time to time, publically questioned the value of the penny; even as recently as last December, Global News reported that the Senate's finance committee recommended abandoning the coin as it had lost its...
A Sweet Treat For a Good Cause
Oreo, Crispy Crunch, Cookie Dough and Georgia Mud Fudge are just some of the Blizzard flavours you can enjoy on DQ Miracle Treat Day. Stop by any participating Dairy Queen location on Thursday August 11, 2011 and enjoy your favourite Blizzard...
