The only thing I like better than pancakes is pancakes served with a goal to help kids. Or even better, pancakes served by a firefighter.
The KidSafe Project is offering all of those option when it hosts a pancake breakfast March 22 at Florence Nightingale Elementary to highlight the need to provide adequate support to children.
Dubbed "Architects of the Future," the event also celebrates this city's potential to help children become creators in our society. The name was chosen to salute the people who help build a brighter world for children and to recognize the potential of those kids.
For the past 19 years, KidSafe has provided underprivileged, inner city children with a safe place to go when they're not in class. Working with six elementary schools, the organization helps more than 460 children each year. During spring, summer and winter breaks, as well as after school, KidSafe provides nutritious meals, emotional support and educational activities.
Local celebrities and heroes, such as officers from the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Police Department and Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Fire Department, will flip pancakes next Thursday thanks to support from the Tim Hortons Community Cruiser and the contributions of corporations, foundations, individuals and government. The breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m. Florence Nightingale is located at 2740 Guelph St.
Downtown
Here's a question. If you wanted to say hello to every single person in the world, how many languages would you have to learn?
I searched for that answer online, but couldn't come up with a definitive answer.
And while the Global Civic Policy Society isn't trying to teach Vancouverites how to say hello in every language, it is offering an opportunity to learn basic greetings from residents who speak languages other than English, as well as cultural insights at two events, Greeting Fluency and Culinary Fluency. I wonder if "Domo arigato Mr. Roboto," qualifies as a greeting?
The events take place March 31 at SFU Woodward's, 149 West Hastings St., from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration is required. To book your space email [email protected].
Chinatown
I'm not even sure what this means, but this Saturday, March 17, everyone is invited to attend "Three Chinatown Stories from B.C. and Mexico" at Dr. Sun Yat-sen Classical Chinese Garden from 2 to 4 p.m.
The writers taking part are Chad Reimer, Rebeca Lau and Larry Wong. Entrance from Carrall Street and admission is by donation.
Commercial Drive
A newly formed non-profit group is hosting a fundraising party March 23 at the Wise Hall.
The Bottle Army is a social enterprise that hires residents with barriers to employment and pays them a fair wage to collect refundable containers from businesses and condos with pre-arranged contracts. That money goes into a pool that helps pay for dental work for families and individuals who can't afford it.
Entertainment for the night includes Veda Hill, David Newberry, Melisa Devost and Young James. Special guest DJs include DJ Extra Feeling, NFD and Sharon Bayly. Tickets are available at Highlife Records, 1317 Commercial Dr. Check out thebottlearmy.org.
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