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Local Chiropractors Give Back
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Dr. Marnie Grant and Dr. Ken Heinrich of Courtenay Family Chiropractic helped YANA start the new year off in the right direction with a donation that they hope will help strengthen local families.
Dr. Heinrich and Dr. Grant, with Courtenay Chiropractic staff, present cheque to YANA Board Directors, Lauren Clark and Adam Wunderlich.
“Just as we are dedicated to wellness in our practice we want to contribute to the wellness of our community, we feel our best resource is in our expertise and looked for an opportunity to incorporate that with giving,” explains Grant.
Spinal Wellness Education proved just such an opportunity. These chiropractors regularly conduct complimentary spinal check-ups at various health expos in the Comox Valley. 100% of all fees collected for in-office check-ups that arise from these events are donated to YANA.
“It is through these events, with the help of all our amazing patients, past and present, that we are able to make this donation,” says Heinrich. “We have seen many clients through our practice and have personal friends who have benefitted from the care of YANA and we felt it was a perfect fit for our support.”
Dr. Ken and Dr. Marnie both have a passion for keeping familes healthy. They love raising their two beautiful daughters, and working in the Comox Valley. They both enjoy an active lifestyle and much of their spare time is spent, with their family, in the outdoors.
YANA Christmas cracker prize a win for everyone!
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This holiday season 5,000 YANA Cristmas crackers were sold across the Comox Valley. They contained the usual fun pleasures plus 50 crackers held special prizes, including one with a grand prize.
Braydon Nickel was the lucky winner of the 2015 grand prize, a diamond ring, donated by Mark the Gold Guy.
This gorgeous piece has an appraised value of $4545. Braydon opened the winner while celebrating at an early Christmas dinner with his family.
This fundraiser is a holiday tradition at YANA that is supported by the community. Volunteers spend hundreds of hours crafting these festive treats, local businesses sell them and many of our friends purchase and make them a special part of their Christmas celebration.
The proceeds from YANA Christmas crackers support our funding and accommodation program for families who must travel outside our community for the medical care of a child or pregnant mother. Last year YANA was able to assist 146 local children and their families. To find out more about how we help, click here.
A big thank you to everyone who made this campaign a success and such a big win for YANA!
Merry Christmas
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Happy holidays from the YANA Board of Directors! Back left: Adam Wunderlich, Lauren Clark, Kelly Rusk, Kate Berg and Marcel Moose. Front left: Laura Bomback, Judy Cryer, Lesley Hunter and Hugh Mackinnon. Missing from photo: Ron Arksey.
Huge holiday hugs to everyone involved in the Driftwood Mall Christmas Tree Auction for YANA. Your love for local families was shown in the beauty of the trees!
Thank you to the realtors of the Zone 2 Vancouver Island Real Estate Group who provide funds to YANA through their annual Christmas luncheon.
Thank you to the Comox Valley Legion and Ladies Auxiliary who keep local families in their hearts through their annual donations.
It was a pleasure to be included in the Comox Valley Art Group’s Red Art Show & Sale. Talent and community-minded artists are a winning combination!
A shout-out to Orion Facilitated Planning! We love businesses that understand how important it is to keep Comox Valley families together.
We appreciate our friends at the Military Family Resource Center and those involved with Java Talk who do special fundraising for YANA.
Alexander Urdahl celebrated his 11th birthday and donated some birthday money to YANA. What a guy!