6,830 hours raised at Vancouver’s 3rd Timeraiser. Edmonton here we come!

Date: 2010.09.27 | Category: Timeraiser | Response: 0

Last Thursday, September 23rd, over 250 enthusiastic Vancouverites energetically rolled into the Roundhouse Community Centre.  Armed with a passion for community and an interest in the arts, they got started chatting with the 25 organizations that were in attendance and perusing the 25 works of art on display. Prospecto levitra  Take a look at these photos from the night, courtesy of Millie Kuyer.

Roundhouse Community Centre

Vancouver’s 3rd Timeraiser was a sold out event. Viagra bestellung  The addition th is Levitra prix pharmacie year of a pre-Timeraiser social media contest was no doubt a boon to the overall awareness campaign. Levitra contraindicaciones  A huge thank you is owed toWestJet for supplying the voucher, as well as Rebecca Bolwitt, aka Miss604 (Sidenote: Miss604 is the recent recipient again of the “Best of Vancouver” Best Local Blog award and Best Local Twitterer award – congratulations!).  Rebecca facilitated the contest on her site, www.miss604.com and asked people to enter by leaving a comment about what inspires them, their favourite volunteer experience and/ or their favourite charity. Kaufen viagra  Take a look at the entires here – to read about people’s passion for their community and their dedication to civic engagement is inspiring and heart warming. Viagra for women Viagra sale Over the counter viagra  In the end, though, there h ad to be Kauf von viagra a winner.  Congratulations to Erin Graham for winning 2 tickets anywhere WestJet flies with her entry: “Volunteering is a way to take responsibility for the well-being of others Viagra sin receta Pastillas levitra , a way to get a Viagra levitra way from doing your own laundry and a way to learn how to be human. We need each other. Levitra achat Viagra alternatives I’ve volunteered my whole adult life for this thing and the other.  One of my favourite most challenging places was Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter.  It changed my life for the better, for sure. Cheap viagra online Another great place is the UBC farm. Levitra pill  You get to grow food and pretty things AND work with young people to teach them where food comes from as you learn, too. This is a big city.  There’s lots of stuff to get involved in. Lucky us.”

We ran a second WestJet contest at the Timeraiser so we could hear from Timeraiser participants.  Congratulations to Joshua Marek who will be on his way to any schedule WestJet destination for his entry: “I am new to the city and this is such a fun way to learn about deserving causes, and I have found some organizations that have excited me to take part! Purchase viagra online The art? That’s just a bonus!”

Another great addition to this year’s Timeraiser was QR codes for agencies and artists.  On each agency poster and each artwork bid sheet we added a QR code (check out this short video demoing the process).  Participants could therefore scan the image with their smartphone (Blackberry, iPhone or Android-based phones all worked) and the contact information of the agency or artist would immediately be downloaded onto the person’s phone.  It was a great way to help participants easily and instantly connect with agencies Online levitra and artists. Brand viagra

At the 2010 Vancouver Timeraiser

At the end of the evening 80% of the works of art went for the maximum bid and a total of 6,830 hours were pledged to local organizations.  I heard from many organizations that they had a ton of great conversations, and overheard a participant saying, “…disappointed I didn’t win art, but still excited to start volunteering!”

A special thanks to Vantage Point for their ongoing partnership on the Vancouver Timeraiser program, as well as the many volunteers who made the night such a success.

After last week’s successful Timeraiser, we couldn’t be more excited for the last 2 Timeraisers of 2010: the 2nd Edmonton Timeraiser will take place on October 16th and the 3rd Ottawa Timeraiser will Levitra pas cher take place on November 13th.

Food Security and U-picking Summer Eats

Date: 2010.09.24 | Category: Civic Footprint | Response: 0

One of my favourite late summer activities is to take a drive out to the many vegetable farms west of Toronto and hand-pick fresh, local produce. One of my all-time favourite spots is Ferket’s, just outside of London, Ontario.

The drive to Ferket’s is convenient for me, since we often v Viagra levitra isit family in London and St. Thomas. Ferket’s, in a word, is a dream. It is a privilege to show up at a place that has seemingly endless veggie options, all available Kauf von viagra to be hand-picked, sometimes in the mud, by you. Levitra pas cher There are fresh vegetables as far as you can possibly see – from giant squash to tiny, delicate habernaro peppers. Prospecto levitra

I will admit th Brand viagra at I did go a little overboard with my selections this year. Pastillas levitra You’ll see from the photo below that the only way to wash all of my new produce was to stick it in our bathtub. That’s right, the bathtub. Levitra prix pharmacie What’s even more amazing is that this entire lot of vegetables only cost me $27. Buying directly from the source and picking the vegetables myself meant I collected over 60lbs of food for only $27.

Selecting Roma Tomatoes from Ferkets

I have always regarded this trip as a foodie adventure; a chance to pick out the best possible produce for an affordable price. The trip to various farms gives me an opportunity to find more about where the food I eat comes from, and some unique ways to cook and store the Levitra contraindicaciones food for the long, cold winter. Cheap viagra online

In what seems to be interesting timing, just after finishing my last canning project, Dave at Meal Exchange emailed our team to let us know about MX’s new Food Security quiz. I am passionate about local food issues, but admit that I was not aware of some of the key components that define Food Security in Canada – challenges of Accessibility, Availability and Acceptability.  Quality of food matters, the ability to purchase food at an affordable rate, in a local accessible area matters. Viagra sin receta And there is a lot we can do to learn more Viagra alternatives about food sustainability. Purchase viagra online Viagra bestellung My trip to Ferket’s became all that more relevant as I learn more about food challenges affecting Canadians. There are ways for Canadians to eat better food at an affordable rate, but it’s certainly not always easy. Levitra pill Viagra sale I encourage you to check out Meal Exchange’s Food Security quiz to learn more.

As a nerdy side note, Meal Exchange has just launched their brand new trickoreat.ca. Not only is it a great resource for MX’s star event, but the site itself is a geeky achievement. The Trickoreat site is build on WordPress, with c Viagra for women ontent populated from Twitter and Flickr feeds. It’s also tied into Salesforce. Online levitra Over the counter viagra com so MX staff can keep an ongoing record of location registrations automatically populated into their contact database. Levitra achat Kaufen viagra Amazing.  While you’re filling out MX’s Food Security quiz, check out the brand new TrickorEat, and be sure to leave a comment on the brand new social site.

It’s the 3rd Vancouver Timeraiser!

Date: 2010.09.23 | Category: Civic Footprint | Response: 1

We are so excited to be LIVE from the 3rd Vancouver Timeraiser at Levitra pas cher the Roundhouse Community Centre. Viagra sin receta Over the counter viagra Our goal tonight is to raise 5,000 volunteer hours. Viagra levitra Purchase viagra online Viagra for women Prospecto levitra Levitra achat Kaufen viagra Viagra alternatives We also have two stellar contests this evening Brand viagra Levitra contraindicaciones for participants of the Timeraiser:

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Here’s how to enter our Timeraiser/WestJet Contest, to be eligible to win a pair of WestJet tickets, ANYWHERE WESTJET flies (Conditions apply).

1. Attend tonight’s Timeraiser (doors open at 7pm)

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3. Watch the entries LIVE on our Civic Footprint Blog (live stream begins at 7pm). Winners will be announced with Art Viagra bestellung Winners later this evening.