Category: charity

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…

Mamas for Mamas offers a space where mamas and their kids can feel safe and comfortable when they come in for poverty relief support. Mamas for Mamas also provides clothing, shoes, seasonal wear, and through our intake process Mamas can also access formula, diapers, baby furniture, and gear.  The Kelowna headquarters / branch of this charity can benefit from your…

We all need help every now and then.  Now some Cowichan families need help, and you can help by purchasing wines from Blue Grouse Estate Winery who are located in the Cowichan Valley.  $1 from every bottle sold will help support Cowichan families in need plus a matching donation by the Brunner family.  Here is the Blue Grouse press release. …

The theme region for the Vancouver International Wine Festival was the South American wine making countries, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Brasil. I’ve covered two wines from Chile in my earlier article, and I do have a few wines from Argentina coming up to taste and write about, as part of my tribute to the Festival. But today I am going…

Although we cannot celebrate the Vancouver International Wine Festival together this year, I have some wines from Chile and Argentina that I would like to taste and share my tasting notes with you. This year the theme region was South America, so we would have been tasting wines from Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and Brasil. I purchased these two Chilean wines…

If you live in the interior of BC and enjoy craft beer, you may want to celebrate AleFest 2021.  Details below in their press release. ~~~ January 14, 2021, Prince George BC – Kiwanis AleFest invites you to celebrate their annual festival at home, with an exclusive Kiwanis AleFest 8-pack featuring brews you’ve never had before. The Kiwanis AleFest typically…

(British Columbia) – Les Dames d’Escoffier – BC Chapter has raised $50,000 to award in scholarships this coming year. These scholarships are open to any woman (or person identifying as female) who resides in BC and wants to further their education/careers in culinary, beverage, agriculture, aquaculture or hospitality fields. Scholarships are open to women of any age, and at any…

It is the time of year that we can help others, people and animals.  The Winery Dogs of BC Wall Calendar needs your help.  With COVID, sales are slower, but needs for people and animals has not.  When you buy one of these calendars you help the BC SPCA plus The Cure Blau Syndrome Foundation.  If you have not heard…

“It is better to give than to receive” should be the maxim for this post.  The BC Hospitality Foundation (BCHF) wants to help you make someone’s day by giving away $25 restaurant gift certificates.  You do need an Instagram account to participate or signup for the BCHF newsletter.  Info below.   ~~~ November 26, 2020 (Vancouver, BC) – At the BC…

Imagine working in the service industry where you are meeting with the public and at a higher risk to come into contact with someone with COVID.  What if you have a pre-existing condition that makes COVID outcomes worse?  That is a very real possibility and if you are sick, you could lose your income for an extended period of time.  …