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A trifecta of awesome is what happens when you put three groups together who care for YANA and challenge one another to fund raise during a home project! So happy to share this collaborative effort from Comox Valley Curb Appeal Ltd., and the generous homeowners Duane & Janet from IG Private Wealth Gee, Gibson & Associates and the top up from the Investors Group Community Engagement program. Your yard rocks and so does the cheque for YANA!
Gladstone Brewery, Royston Nano Brewery and all of the Vancouver Island Cascadia Liquor Stores who were the outlet for the Love Potion NEVI IPA for YANA, ‘Thank you, thank you thank you!’ It’s not just beer, it’s love. The Love Potion NEVI IPA was released and quickly sold out resulting in big dollars being raised for YANA and BC Children’s Hospital from this collaboration.
Thank you The Old House Hotel & Oh Spa staff from the bottom of our hearts! On behalf of our local families and pregnant mamas, we are so grateful for this yearly SUCCESS committee fundraiser. So much love your way ladies and gents!!!! It’s such a fun work initiative to have the option to wear denim or fun theme clothes on Fridays. We hope you inspire other work places to do the same!
Courtenay and Comox Return It Centers are such an easy, non-conventional way to give back to YANA. Donate your cans, bottles, and recycling and say you want it to go on YANA’s account. The value can really surprise you when you take it in! We were thrilled the last time we checked in!
Kudos go to the good people of Fall River Logging. They recently held a Golf Tourney through their Pay it Forward program. We sure do appreciate that you chose us at YANA!
Thank you Cameron for your act of kindness towards YANA!! Your birthday celebration money was much appreciated!
We would never throw mud at The Comox Valley Potters Club and the Potters Place! These community minded artists spent lots of their time and talents on this long running $20 Chili Bowl fundraiser for YANA. Did you know 100% of the proceeds go to YANA Comox Valley from their Market Day event? Their neighbours Blue Spruce Ice Cream joined in the fun too by donating $3 ice cream tickets! Big messy sticky high fives to everyone!
Do you know who really rings our bells here at YANA? TELUS! They partnered with us and did a $25 donation for every Optik TV activation during their previous marketing campaign in the Comox Valley. They are a company that really cares about giving back to their community members. A large cheque was made for YANA families! Ring a ding, ding!
New program for YANA families
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We are pleased to be launching a special program for YANA families called YANA Connects. YANA Connects is an opportunity for YANA families to connect online through a private Facebook group. The program also offers families opportunities to gather for shared learning around various topics of interest. It is for parents, or primary caregivers, of a YANA child, past or present.
If you are a primary caregiver of a YANA child, please join us for the first gathering featuring guest speaker Dr. Carolyn Nesbitt, Registered Psychologist. She will address topics relating to coping, stress and anxiety and how it affects relationships with others and with ourselves. Coffee, tea and snacks will be served. The evening is complimentary for YANA families. YANA will provide funding support for babysitting if needed in order to attend.
Filberg Centre Conference Hall (upstairs)
411 Anderton Ave, Courtenay
Wednesday November 7, 2018
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Please RSVP to yanaconnects@yanacomoxvalley.com. If babysitting support is required, please let us know.
Click here for more information.
Comox Valley gives back to the community
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Originally published by Comox Valley Record – Oct 23, 2018
This past spring, Comox Valley’s Gladstone Brewing Co. partnered once again with Brad Harris, a full-time family physician by day and self-taught brewer by night (and owner of the Royston Nano Brewery) for the brew-based fundraiser that resulted in production of Love Potion NEVI (North East Vancouver Island) IPA. Now that final sales have been tallied, more than $5,500 of Gladstone’s proceeds from the beer were split between You Are Not Alone (YANA) Comox Valley and BC Children’s Hospital Oncology – causes close to the hearts of the brewers. Pictured, YANA president Kelly Rusk, Gladstone Brewing Co. marketing manager Marissa Johnson, Royston Nano Brewing brewmaster Brad Harris, YANA community relations co-ordinator Deanne McRae, Gladstone Brewing Co. owner Daniel Sharratt, YANA executive director Kelly Barnie.
Sunnydale Golf and Country Club’s annual Sunnydale Men’s Tillicum Open doubled as a fundraiser for YANA this year.. Congratulations to Jordan Rallison for defending his Champions title and to Gavin Haigh for shooting a career round and capturing the Low Net title. As a result of the efforts by Rob Speer Golf and the Sunnydale Men’s Club, the Tillicum Committee is very happy to be able to donate $1000.00 to YANA (You Are Not Alone) to aid in all the great work the non-profit does in the Comox Valley. We would also like to thank all the sponsors and volunteers who helped make the tournament a success.