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Pancake Christmas Breakfast at Oppenheimer Park on Dec 11, 2010
Come join us here at Oppenheimer Park for a Christmas Breakfast on December 11 at 11 AM plus make your own Christmas Cards
“Providence in the Park” at Oppenheimer in Vancouver Downtown Eastside on Sat Oct 23, 2010
Providence in the Park
Mission Services at Providence Health Care invites you to participate in a community outreach event for the Downtown Eastside
Saturday October 23rd, 2010
11 a.m, Oppenheimer Park
Twice a year, employees from PHC head down to Oppenheimer Park in the Downtown Eastside to hand out items of clothing of food that have been collected through Providence’s health care facilities
We need donations of items including:
Denim Jeans, sweaters, rain wear, winter coats, toques, gloves, new wool socks, blankets, sleeping bags
* Please add a personal touch to Providence in the Park by donating pre-made personal care kits consisting of a clear Ziploc bag with soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo and a shaving razor
Deadline to drop off donation items: Monday October 18, 2010
St Paul’s Media Services
Please drop off your donations between Sept 27 & Oct 18 from 7:30 am-noon, 1 &4om ( Mon thru Fri only) and Room 4000 Providence Level 4, outside the Cafeteria 9am-4pm ( Mon thru Fri, only)
For more information, please contact Lucy Luongo at 604 321 2661 ext 22363 luongo@providencehealth.bc.ca
Union Gospel Mission to Serve Thanksgiving Meal for Thousands
Union Gospel Mission to Serve Thanksgiving Meal for Thousands
What:
The Union Gospel Mission dining room will be a flurry of activity on Thanksgiving Monday, as UGM guests will be treated to a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. UGM expects to serve some 3,000 people throughout the lower mainland.
When:
Monday, October 11th (Thanksgiving Day); Doors open at 10:00am, meals served at 10:30am until 4:00pm.
Where:
616 East Cordova Street (corner of Cordova and Princess).
Other Locations Served:
New Westminster Drop-in: 33071 Railway Ave (doors open at noon)
Mission Drop-in: 658 Clarkson Street (doors open at noon)
Why:
UGM Senior Chaplain Bruce Curtiss explains that the meal is about more than just providing physical sustenance: “For many of our guests, this is a special time to celebrate and give thanks for what they do have, which is often very little. Over and over, we’ve seen Thanksgiving leading to hope, and hope inspiring courage, and courage – with friends to stand alongside – leading to transformed lives.”
Who – About UGM:
Union Gospel Mission has been reaching hungry, hurting, and homeless men, women, youth, and children for nearly 70 years. Through its 8 locations in Metro Vancouver and the city of Mission, UGM provides counseling, education, safe housing, and alcohol and drug recovery to those struggling with poverty, homelessness, and addiction. The heart of the mission is to demonstrate God’s transforming love, ease the burden of the most vulnerable, rebuild the lives of the broken, and offer dignity to those who feel cast aside. UGM is a proud member of the Canadian Council of Christian Charities and the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions. To find out more, visit http://www.ugm.ca.
To see an experience of last year’s dinner at UGM, please see here
Free Breakfast at Customer Appreciation Event at Subways Woodwards on Aug 19 in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
From 7AM to 10 AM, Vancouver Downtown Eastside residents were among the many who received a free breakfast at Subway of a ham and cheese egg muffin melt and a coffee during Subway Woodwards’ Customer Appreciation Event
AHA MEDIA films at Gourmet Texas BBQ with UGM and Glowbal Restaurant group at Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver Downtown Eastside
On Tuesday, August 10th, Union 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
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