This global movement, designed for giving and volunteering, takes place each year after Cyber Monday. The opening day of the giving season is a day where charities, companies, and individuals join together to share commitments, rally for favourite causes, and think about others.
One of the Children’s Heart Network’s main sources of funding is the annual Wine Gala and Dinner. Over the years the event has grown, and coordinating it is a huge job.
“Your generous support of my Triple Crown for Heart bike ride was awesome and helped us amass more than $35,000 in donations to help the kids of BC with heart disease.”
—Sanjiv K. Gandhi
Over two hundred guests, all dressed to the nines, were welcomed with bubbly and hors d’œuvres to the Villa Amato Ballroom on the evening of April 26 for the annual CHN wine gala.
Sponsor Dr. Gandhi! Founded by one of our cardiac nurses, the Triple Crown for Heart bike ride is coming up on Saturday, July 20. The funds raised support the Children’s Heart Network and the Children’s Heart Centre at BC Children’s Hospital.
If you work for the provincial government there is a program called the “PECSF – Provincial Employee Community Services Fund.” It provides provincial employees the opportunity to make one-time donations or payroll deduction donations to their favourite charities.
Most families who live outside the Vancouver area are familiar with the Cardiology Partnership Program. It is an incredibly successful program of travelling pediatric cardiology clinics that was envisioned over 20 years ago by Dr. Derek Human, and developed by the pediatric clinical nurse specialists.
Vaccines are one the most successful achievements in medical history in preventing infectious diseases and saving lives.
Colliers International in Victoria has been hosting the annual Colliers International Charity Golf Tournament for 30 years. During this time, it has supported over 20 different charities, and this year, we were absolutely thrilled at the Children’s Heart Network to hear we were chosen to be its beneficiary.
Giving Tuesday is coming to Canada on November 27. This new-to-Canada movement, designed for giving and volunteering, takes place each year after Cyber Monday.