Recent Articles in ‘Partners’
Adopt-A-School: For many kids, spring break is lonely, hungry time
By Daphne Bramham Spring break for many kids means a trip to Disneyland or Whistler or going to one of the many kid-friendly attractions around the city, whether it’s bowling or Science World. But for others, it’s a lonely, scary and often hungry time. “School is the centre of the universe for many children 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
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
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
Local accounting company is adding its support to Adopt-a-School program
Two years ago, the Vancouver accounting firm of Galloway Botteselle & Company decided that instead of sending Christmas cards to its clients, it would instead donate the money it was spending on that annual holiday ritual, along with other employee contributions, to a local charity. The staff embraced the notion, especially when the bosses vowed
Kudos to Webnames.ca
The Vancouver Sun Children’s Fund would like to thank Vancouver-based domain registrar Webnames.ca, which is hosting the website as we launch our Adopt-a-School project to raise money for inner-city schoolchildren. “This is an amazing initiative,” said Cybele Negris, co-founder and president of Webnames.ca. “I really feel it’s the responsibility of individual citizens and businesses to
Telus offers $1 for every Facebook ‘like’ on new Adopt-a-School project
As a footnote to Telus’s recent financial statements, it was a line that was dwarfed by news of growing revenues and expanding markets. But to thousands of individuals and charitable organizations that have been helped by Telus, the news that the company was named the most outstanding philanthropic corporation worldwide likely highlighted for them a
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