Yaletown Lions Club Presentation to Yaletown House: Richard Collins (Yaletown
Lions President), Kim Roberts (Yaletown Lions Membership Director), Evelyn
McNulty (Yaletown Lions Committee Chair), Ardis Julian (Yaletown House
Foundation President), Jan Volker ( Yaletown House Foundation Board member),
Barbara Shishido (Family Member), Carol Crichton (Executive Director, Yaletown
House)
Arlene Kravitz, Director of Communications, Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society, receives a $21,693.51 Taste of Yaletown cheque from John LeMare, Client Manager, American Express and Neil Wyles, President, Yaletown Business Improvement Association.
Bill Stewart, President and CEO of YMCA of Greater Vancouver, receives a
cheque for $150,000 for the Y's capital campaign at the grand opening of
CIBC's newest seven-day full-service branch in Yaletown - the first for
downtown Vancouver. Presenting is Wendy Slavin, CIBC's senior vice-president for Western Canada.
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Giving is always in style in Yaletown. And the YBIA wants to recognize that "stylish" fact here on the Yaletown Cares page.
FUNDS RAISED DURING THE 2009 TASTE OF YALETOWN!
The fifth annual Taste of Yaletown in October raised $6010.13 which will go to local food banks. The participating restaurants donated part of their sales of prix fixe meals to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank.
ROTARY CLUB OF VANCOUVER - YALETOWN
Do you want to make a difference in your community and in the world? Get involved in Rotary International!
A volunteer organization, with over 1.2 million members and 32,000 clubs in over 200 countries, Rotary is committed to building goodwill, peace, high ethical standards and helping others. Rotary operates on both the local and international levels. Locally, each club sponsors projects which help improve the quality of life in the community.
www.rotary.org
The Rotary Club of Vancouver - Yaletown meets weekly from 5:30-6:30 pm at:
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Vancouver Campus
842 Cambie Street
For more information, contact Neil Mort at 604-648-4464
YALETOWN LIONS CLUB 1st ANNUAL BLACK AND WHITE GALA EVENT RAISES $40,000!
Yaletown Lions Club 1st annual Black and White Gala Evening was held on
June 14, 2008. A total of $40,000 was raised during the event. Yaletown
House received $36,000 towards their "Quality of Life Starts at Home" campaign.
This will help create a safer, more comfortable and better equipped home for
seniors today and in the future. SightFirst II, Lions International Campaign
received $4,000. This will help save approximately 429 individuals from
blindness.
YBIA AND AMERICAN EXPRESS RAISED $21,693.51 FOR THE GREATER VANCOUVER FOOD BANK SOCIETY THROUGH THE TASTE OF YALETOWN
Download the full press release here [WORD format].
CIBC DONATES $150,000 TO YMCA OF GREATER VANCOUVER TO MARK SEVEN-DAY, FULL-SERVICE BANKING – a first for downtown Vancouver
Download the full press release here [WORD format].
BANK OF MONTREAL GIVES $25,000 TOWARDS YALETOWN HOUSE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
In celebration of the Bank of Montreal's (BMO) newest branch in Yaletown, a
cheque for $25,000 this past November was presented to the Yaletown House
Foundation designated to their renovation campaign, Quality of Life Starts at
Home. You can read more about it
[...here]
ROSEDALE ON ROBSON RAISES OVER
$6,300 AT VALENTINE'S FUNDRAISER FOR ALS
Download the full press release here [PDF format].
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN YALETOWN - GET INVOLVED!
YALETOWN ROTARY CLUB - NEW MEETING LOCATION
Meeting every Thursday from 5:30 - 6:30 at
Fairleigh Dickinson University, 842 Cambie Street. The contact is Melissa York,
yaletownrc@gmail.com
and the club's website is
http://www.clubrunner.ca/dprg/dxhome/_home.aspx?did=5040
YALETOWN LIONS CLUB
Monthly meetings will be held the 2nd Tuesday of every month at the Opus Hotel (in the Velvet Room of the Elixir Restaurant) from 12:30 to 2:00. Cost for lunch will be $20.00. Please e-mail Tina Kirmas at tkirmis@ranchogroup.com if you wish to attend our meetings. www.lions-bc19A.org for more.
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