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Inner-city school food deliveries switch to centres for summer
When Jim Duggan dived head first into helping poor inner-city families receive fresh fruit and vegetables, he didn’t realize how fathomless is the pool of want. Inspired to help by The Sun’s Adopt-a-School stories describing the needs of poverty-stricken children and families, Duggan pledged to spend $500 a month on fruit and vegetables and distribute
Cycling club raises almost $5,000 from pot-luck fundraiser
When Donna Begg and Sharon Kreutzer read teacher Carrie Gelson’s open appeal on behalf of the children in her inner-city school class-room, they mobilized their entire cycling team to help. “After I read Carrie’s letter, I said, ‘We’ve got to do some-thing about this,’ ” said Begg. She and Kreutzer went to visit Gelson, and
Telus continues drive to finance Adopt-A-School, now through YouTube video
Tune in to Telus’s annual fire log video spoofand your view will send $4 to kids in need in British Columbia. It stems from an age-old tradition. Every year around this time, there are people who pour an eggnog, put on some holiday music and settle down to gaze into a roaring fire. On their
London Drugs toy tour brightens up lives of families experiencing tough times
When the school bells ring today signalling the start of Christmas holidays, it will be a joyful time for many kids. Not so for students who are going home to places where there is not enough food to stretch through the holidays, let alone money for extras like a visit from Santa. This week, London
‘We’re walking on air,’ school says of Rogers Radio’s gift
Lord Selkirk annex, just off Knight and 29th, is a small inner-city elementary school whose requests for assistance from The Vancouver Sun’s Adopt-a-School campaign were among the most modest received. Two winter jackets, 15 pairs of winter gloves, 10 toques, two pairs of runners and two pairs of winter boots (sizes provided) were top of
Facebook ‘likes’ target reached – let’s keep it going!
Our Facebook campaign has reached its initial goal of 5,000 ‘likes’ and it just keeps growing. And now Telus, the original sponsor that donated $1 for every ‘like’ on our VanSunKidsFund page up to $5,000 is calling on us to go for 10,000. And Telus will continue donating $1 per like for our Facebook page,
‘Mompreneurs’ step up to help inner city students
It might have been the very specific request from a teacher for a boy’s winter coat, in size 8, that tipped the scales for Suzanne Bertani, a Port Moody mom and business owner. Bertani was already familiar with a letter written by Vancouver school teacher Carrie Gelson in which she eloquently advocated for the children at her
Facebook ‘likes’ are now worth $4 each: West Van reader matches Telus donations
When we started our Facebook campaign for Adopt-a-School, Telus stepped up to pledge $1 for every ‘like’ on The Vancouver Sun Children’s Fund Facebook page, up to $5,000. Every dollar is matched by the children’s fund, meaning that every ‘like’ sends $2 to help children in need in British Columbia. On Thursday, those Facebook ‘likes’
Problem solved: Thunderbird Elementary principal overwhelmed by response
Thunderbird elementary school principal Henry Peters was overwhelmed by the response to an appeal Monday for help for his inner-city school where many children come to class hungry. “The response has been fantastic,” said Peters, who Tuesday was trying to return phone calls and reply to emails offering assistance. Thunderbird, in East Vancouver, was featured
Update: Lord Roberts gets $16,000 towards technology to help unlock learning in autistic kids
UPDATE: Since this story was published, Lord Roberts has been inundated with donations. We’re told 42 iPads have been purchased or donated, with 12 of those going to special needs classes. If you have plans to donate iPads or money, please consider other schools in need at http://www.vansunkidsfund.ca Lord Roberts was a British military commander of
Corporate commitment to charities helps students eat healthy breakfast
The lineup of children at Grandview elementary school began early Tuesday morning, as the first whiff of grilled cheese drifted through the gymnasium. It was a day like any other, with several dozen students from kindergarten to Grade 7 watching hungrily as cafeteria worker Ignazia (Nancy) Boucher flipped sandwiches on the grill and set out
Problem solved: Homework Club lands local benefactor and new computers
On Thursday morning, The Vancouver Sun’s Adopt-a-School appeal described the sad plight of Britannia secondary school’s Homework Club. The club, which encourages students from the poorest areas of Vancouver to carry on to college or university, was limping along with worn-out, ancient computers and facing a financial shortfall since the death of a donor who
Text SUNKIDS to 20222 to help feed hungry kids
Your $5 could feed a hungry kid breakfast for a week. Now imagine you can double that without spending another dime – your $5 donation will stretch to feed that child for two weeks. Starting today, with the launch of our Adopt-a-School text-to-donate program, text SUNKIDS to 20222 to donate $5. The Vancouver Sun Children’s
School in need: Britannia Secondary Homework Club needs donors to survive
It’s nothing more than an act of faith when Kim Leary looks around the financially faltering Homework Club – in full swing Monday night at Britannia secondary school – and imagines somehow it will all survive. That somehow is the refuge of every desperate optimist and dreamer but Leary, a teacher at Britannia and the
Little Albertan boy with a big heart helps Seymour kids
A young Edmonton boy was one of the early responders to Carrie Gelson’s open letter appealing for help for her inner-city students. He wrote: “My name is Logan and I am in Grade 2 in Edmonton. I have socks for all of the kids in your class. I hope they like them.” Gelson was so touched by his
Schools in need: Britannia Secondary in Vancouver
This amazing program at Britannia Secondary supports the academic, social/emotional and financial needs of inner-city youth struggling to graduate and move on to post-secondary success. Three nights a week – M, T, Th – you will find between 30 and 60 students gathered in the Homework Club to receive free tutoring from volunteers from UBC,
A teacher asked, and local residents responded: Seymour Elementary smothered in help
Donations began landing at Seymour elementary school in Vancouver early Monday and continued throughout the day, as residents opened their hearts and wallets in response to a plea for help from a teacher on behalf of her disadvantaged eastside students. “I didn’t really expect this,” said Carrie Gelson, breathless after a whirlwind of media interviews
Seymour Elementary students witness the magic of Mr Young’s generosity
It’s difficult for Scott Xu to articulate what he loves most about his favourite television show, Mr. Young, but watching the Vancouver nine-year-old try is priceless. “I like it because it’s cool and it’s not boring,” said a smiling Xu, who spun in circles of excitement outside Seymour elementary school before boarding a bus to
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The Vancouver Sun Children’s Fund is a registered, non-profit charity that has helped disadvantaged children in B.C. communities since 1981. We carry on that tradition today, sharing stories in print and online about the needs of abused, disadvantaged and disabled children, not only to raise awareness but also to raise money. Your donation, along with
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