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2018 Christmas Wrap Up
The Christmas season has come and gone but now we can fondly look back at another great season where the generous support of numerous donors, volunteers, and hard working staff around British Columbia helped make an incredible impact on the lives of so many. Christmas Kettles For many, the most recognizable part of the holiday season is…
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#HOPEbracelet Fast Facts
Over 60,000 HOPE bracelets were given out this Christmas! 3 lucky winners were chosen from our #HOPEbracelet social media contest 25 cities participated in BC Congratulations to our contest winners: Sarah from Prince George won our grand prize for a pair of tickets to the World Junior Hockey Championships. She shared the tickets with her…
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Corporate Corner – CBS Parts Ltd.
Welcome to our Corporate Corner, a place where we get to know some of our corporate partners a little better. For our first issue we visited CBS Parts and talked with President, Kevin Hopton. Q: Kevin, tell us a little about CBS Parts Ltd. The company is a family run business started back in…
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How The Salvation Army Saved My Christmas
“I remember the day well. It was December 19, 2017, and I was happy to be picking up a Christmas hamper and toys from The Salvation Army in Vernon, B.C.,” says Marcus (not his real name). “But 10 minutes from my house, a car from the opposite direction crossed a double line and hit my…
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Salvation Army Parenting Program Empowers New Mom
At 18, Jessica learned she was pregnant and was nervous about everything. She had grown up without a mom’s love, nurturing and support, and didn’t know whether she would have the skills to be a good mother. The Salvation Army’s parenting programs helped her with advice, emotional support and ways of coping with the challenges…
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Meet the Staff: John McEwan, Divisional Emergency Disaster Services Director
In October 2018, John McEwan received the Marie Rogan Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Pacific Northwest Emergency Preparedness Society at the annual Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Conference. This award recognized John’s 15 years working with Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) as the Divisional Emergency Disaster Services Director, a title he took on after 15 years with…
