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Thank you to Heart Drum Beat who hosted a wellness event benefitting YANA. We appreciate that you turned your healing talents into community support.
Thank you to the good people at Comox Golf Club and the Tee Box for hosting a fundraiser for YANA and our appreciation to all the businesses that contributed to this event.
We were very fortunate to have Bill Parkinson, Wendy Mayers and Darlene Nelson sitting on the YANA Board of Directors over the past years. Big thanks to these three individuals who gave generously of their time and shared their wisdom and good humor with us. You will be missed at the board table!
Volunteers needed for YANA Christmas Cracker construction!
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Although most of us may not be thinking of the holidays just yet, You Are Not Alone (YANA) is gearing up for its annual Christmas fundraiser and they need the community’s help.
YANA’s Christmas cracker campaign raises funds to help Comox Valley families who must travel for the medical care of a child under 19 or an expecting mother.
The popular crackers will go on sale mid-November, but YANA needs volunteers to help make the 5,000 crackers starting Oct. 13.
“We have been making Christmas crackers for almost 20 years now,” says YANA president, Judy Cryer. “We are so fortunate that we have so many volunteers who come out to lend a hand.”
“It’s a really fun time to be in the YANA office,” adds coordinator Lesley Hunter. “Everybody has a good time and you meet new people; it’s very festive.”
While most of the crackers feature the traditional coloured hat, quote and toy, 50 of them will include special prizes and one will include the grand prize, a diamond ring, donated by Mark the Gold Guy at Comox Valley Pawnbrokers, with an appraised value of $4,545! The crackers will be sold at various businesses, and at the YANA office starting in November.
Volunteers can drop-in from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays during October and into early November, depending on need. Cracker-making sessions take place at the YANA office at 495 Fitzgerald Ave. in Courtenay.
This is a volunteer opportunity best suited for adults and seniors.
Hunter is looking forward to the next few weeks of crafting and notes the crackers are “a Christmas tradition” in the Valley, and she looks forward to meeting new volunteers who want to keep this tradition of compassion alive.
YANA 2015 AGM
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Join us Thursday, October 1st at 6:30 pm for the YANA 2015 Annual General Meeting in our office at 495 Fitzgerald Avenue in Courtenay. This is a great way to find out more about YANA and see what we have been able to do in the community this year. Join us in celebrating the generosity of the Comox Valley!
This lovely piece, donated by Jody Macdonald, represents our vision and values and will be on display.
My Tech Guys offers device charging at events by donation to local community groups. We sure appreciate being the beneficiary!
The Potter’s Place chili bowl sale has become a much-loved Comox Valley tradition. Thank you to the potters, chili chefs, contributors and purchasers.
Inspired by the Simon’s Cycles YANA Ride, the staff at Shoreline Orthodonics donated their Jeans Days funds. Thank you for helping us reach our goal!
Thank you to Comox Fire Rescue who made a significant pledge to all Simon’s Cycles YANA Ride cyclists and helped us achieve our fundraising goal.
