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Appreciation to our canine friends and their owners who entertained guests with tricks at the Black Creek Fair. Go dogs go!

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We were thrilled to have enthusiastic, hardworking volunteers from First Insurance help at the YANA office during their Community Impact Day. Thank you!

Watch your fingers!

Much gratitude to Mark the Gold Guy of Comox Valley Pawnbrokers who donated a beautiful diamond ring valued at $4,500 for the Christmas cracker grand prize and to Tim Haley for appraising its value. You amaze us with your generosity year after year!

2015 Christmas Cracker Grand Prize

Our volunteers went crackers over crackers! Thanks to everyone involved in crafting 5,000 Christmas crackers in record time! A big thank-you to our lead coordinator, Lesley Hunter, and to her special assistants Darlene Nelson, Judy Cryer, Nan Jancowski, Alana Adamschek and Sandy Houlgrave.

Thank you to Belfor Property Restoration for storing many big boxes of cracker-making supplies for YANA.

Many thanks to everyone involved in our October Kids’ Clutter Sale including sellers, donors, shoppers, volunteers, Courtenay Elementary School, School District 71, and Coastal Transportation and Storage. Special thanks to Tanya Del Bianco, Dennyse Harris, Judy Cryer and Kyle Timms.

Cracker crafting drop-in sessions wrapped up

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Please note that day time cracker crafting drop-in sessions are wrapped up for this year. We are nearly done making 5,000 Christmas crackers thanks to a great community response. Scheduled evening sessions are full and will proceed as planned. Thank you to everyone who is helping with this annual tradition.

 

Thank you to Jody Macdonald of Idea Maps who expertly designed an impressive poster displaying YANA’s vision and values. We appreciate your time and talent!

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Thank you to McKinnon Photography who continues to show love for YANA by capturing beautiful images of our courageous clients and volunteering time to do so.

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Thank you to the Shifty Sailors who came all the way from Whidbey Island, Washington to perform in the Comox Valley. Appreciation to the amazing audience who gave generously to YANA and to Wendy Nixon who graciously hosted and helped out.

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