Category: BC Hospitality Foundation

If you are a young person getting into the Hospitality trade, you may want to apply for one of these three scholarships by the BC Hospitality Foundation and sponsors.  Links are below.  Apply by Friday this week! This year TWO $4,000 will be awarded These scholarships are funded by the Ryan/Grant Family and are open ONLY to BC Residents wishing…

If you have not yet purchased your ticket for Top Drop, which is on May 23 and 24 evenings, you should as the tickets are almost sold out.  Plus the ticket sales help support the BC Hospitality Foundation which provides financial support for hospitality workers coping with extraordinary health crisis costs. Here are the full details of Top Drop.  See you there!…

I am glad that our world is getting back to “normal”, as COVID I hope tapers off. This will be the second year for Cornucopia post-COVID. The latest announcement from the organizers follows.~~~ Whistler, B.C. – Cornucopia, Whistler’s annual celebration of food and drink, returns for its 26th year this November 2022. Blending Signature Events with fresh experiences, this year’s festival…

Do you work in the hospitality industry in BC? There are several scholarships available to help you in your career through the BC Hospitality Foundation.  Some of the scholarships have a closing date of March 31, 2022, so if you are interested apply by that date.  There are also targeted scholarships for Indigenous and LGBT2Q+ hospitality workers.  Here is the…

Here is another way you can help out Hospitality Workers that are sick or injured and need financial support.  Buy Dine Out Vancouver Festival 20th Anniversary Lottery tickets! There are so many prizes and they all look fabulous!  You have to be residing in BC when you buy the tickets.  Here is the press release about the Lottery. ~~~ January…

More gratitude to hand out today to all the winemakers around the world. You make wines so that we can enjoy them with friends and family. With COVID restrictions lifting we can now do this safely in person. I have a bottle of Gratitude Red 2019 by JAK’s, made by Okanagan Crush Pad, from a blend of Merlot and lesser…

JAK’s Beer Wine Spirits and Okanagan Crush Pad have collaborated for a second year to present four new limited release Gratitude Wines with $1 from each wine bottle being donated to the BC Hospitality Foundation in June 2021.  The British Columbia Hospitality Foundation is a charity that raises funds to support those in the hospitality industry facing financial crisis due…

The sun is out and it is a time to celebrate the spring and upcoming summer.  At my patio, I opened cans of Lulu Spritz wine and BEACH BUM Lemon Coconut vodka coolers. Besides enjoying these coolers, you will be helping the BC Hospitality Foundation as $1 from each 4 pack of Lulu Spritz and 6 pack of BEACH BUM…

Last year the BCHF received proceeds from the sales of Lulu Spritz to help those hospitality workers who have medical problems and need support.  This year in addition to Lulu Spritz a new cooler, the BEACH BUM Lemon Coconut, is also available for purchase, and proceeds from its sales will also go to support the BCHF. As I did last…

Here is another way that you can support BC wine and hospitality workers during COVID.  Buy Corcelettes Estate Winery‘s wines and partial proceeds will be donated to the BC Hospitality Foundation.  Here is the press release about how you can participate. ~~~ April 6, 2021 (Vancouver, BC) – The BC Hospitality Foundation (BCHF) is pleased to announce that from April 1st…