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Charitable Choices: Philip Kendrick of Forever Kind
Andrea Castro is a mother, an advocate, and the kind of person who sees a gap in the world and quietly gets to work filling it. As the founder of Forever Kind, Andrea has turned […]
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Charitable Choices: Robert Belcham of Chefs’ Table Society of British Columbia
The Chefs’ Table Society of British Columbia is a chef-administered, province-wide collaborative that is dedicated to fostering community and the sharing of knowledge among culinary professionals. Since 2004, they have created a nurturing environment for […]
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Charitable Choices: Norbert Banyi of Flavourful Science
Flavourful Science is a non-profit STEM outreach initiative that delivers hands-on, food-based workshops to make science education engaging, accessible, and inclusive for youth, focusing strongly on promoting equitable learning opportunities. We spoke with Norbert Banyi, […]
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Charitable Choices: Johnny Trinh of Vancouver Poetry
Johnny Trinh has seen firsthand what happens when people are denied a stage. As a Queer, Non-Binary, Asian, Neurodivergent artist, he spent years being turned away from acting roles before discovering that spoken word would […]
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Charitable Choices: Anna Ratzlaff of The WAGE
Working to strengthen community safety and prevention for Indigenous youth and families requires more than crisis response — it takes culturally grounded, community-led systems of care that are built for long-term healing. Through the WAGE […]
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Charitable Choices: Vivian Cheung of Environmental Youth Alliance
Vivian Cheung grew up in East Vancouver as an equity-denied youth in a single-parent refugee household, navigating cultural stigma around environmental careers while financial pressures and family expectations limited her ability to pursue the competitive […]
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Charitable Choices: Andrea Paquette of Stigma-Free Mental Health Society
In Vancouver, meaningful change is often driven by those willing to turn personal experience into collective impact. Andrea Paquette, President and Co-Founder of the Stigma-Free Mental Health Society, is doing exactly that—leading a movement to […]
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Charitable Choices: Tanya Rankin of Elder Dog
ElderDog Canada is a national charity dedicated to helping older adults keep the companionship of their beloved dogs through volunteer services like dog walking, transportation to veterinary appointments, pet food delivery, and rehoming support when […]
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Charitable Choices: Andrew Adam of PHS Community Services Society
Every day, PHS Community Services Society prepares more than 2,300 meals for residents and program participants across Vancouver and Victoria. The organization’s food program ensures people in supportive housing have access to nutritious, reliable meals. […]
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Charitable Choices: The Gordon and Marion Smith Foundation for Young Artists
The Gordon and Marion Smith Foundation for Young Artists was founded in 2002 to establish an endowment fund, the interest from which would fund ongoing visual arts enrichment opportunities for the children of British Columbia. […]