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AHA MEDIA films at Gourmet Texas BBQ with UGM and Glowbal Restaurant group at Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver Downtown Eastside

On Tuesday, August 10thUnion Gospel Mission will partner with the Glowbal Restaurant Group to a serve thousands of free gourmet BBQ meals to the people of the Downtown Eastside.

Hungry folks lined up for the delicious meals prepared by chefs of Glowbal Restaurant Group

The newly renovated Oppenheimer Park will be packed with guests enjoying a mouth-watering menu of BBQ chicken, beef brisket, ribs, potato salad, coleslaw, corn bread, baked beans, iced tea and butter tart bars for desert, all prepared by six chefs – one from each Glowbal Group Restaurants.

In the next photo and video, April Smith of AHA MEDIA speaks with J. Stewart, Manager of Communications & Media Relations at UGM and during the Texas BBQ in Oppenheimer Park


This video was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a New Media camera Fujifilm S200EXR. AHA MEDIA is about exploring mobile media production through New Media cameras. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter or Facebook.com/AprilFilms

Below is a photo of J and Randy of UGM

Happy folks enjoying their mouth watering meals!

A special Children’s section of Oppenheimer Park enabled kids to play games

Many people enjoyed their time together as a community

Music provided by DJ Free Lance with Pher on Drum got Downtown Eastside folks dancing!

In this video, Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES) folks dance to “Don’t Stop till You get Enough”  during UGM and Glowbal Group Texas BBQ in Oppenheimer Park

In this video, Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES) folks dance to the song “Love Shack” during UGM and Glowbal Group Texas BBQ in Oppenheimer Park

In this video, Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES) folks dance to the song “Celebration” during UGM and Glowbal Group Texas BBQ in Oppenheimer Park

In this video, Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES) folks dance to “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson and “Twist and Shout” by The Beatles during UGM and Glowbal Group Texas BBQ in Oppenheimer Park

  1. August 10, 2010 at 10:59 pm

    Thanks for capturing the spirit of this wonderful event, April! I was there, and even busting a move to Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough. But I don’t think I appear on your video 🙂 I didn’t see you!

    • August 11, 2010 at 10:05 am

      I am so sorry to miss you! If I had known you were there.. I would have made sure to say hello! 🙂

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