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Thank you to Banyen Books and Sound for generous donation of books for new Bosman Hotel Community Library in Vancouver
The Bosman Hotel Community Residents are so happy and grateful to Banyen Books and Sound for their generous donation of books!
Spiritual books on meditation, mindfulness, prayers, peaceful affirmations and uplifting stories enrich the minds and hearts of our residents!
Many heartfelt thanks to Kolin Lymworth of Banyen Books and Sound for selecting the special books for us to enjoy! We are so honored!
The Banyen Books were placed on special shelves of great honor to be displayed before the Grand Opening of the Bosman Library!
Residents could hardly wait to read and share with their friends and families!
The beautiful Banyen Books and Sound store in Vancouver!!
Kolin Lymworth of Banyen Books and Sound with April Smith of AHA MEDIA with a great selection of donated books for the Bosman Hotel Community Library
Richard Czaban of AHA MEDIA with Kolin Lymworth of Banyen Books and Sound with boxes of donated books!
Banyen Books reviews with some choice titles!
Beautiful books with thoughtful messages of inspiration and wisdom!
Wonderful fascinating books to help educate!
Books to help one dream and live life to the fullest!
Some amazing Banyen Books ready to be borrowed out!
Bosman Hotel Community Library “Please return” labels to be put on these special books!
Hendrik Beune of AHA MEDIA placing labels on the Banyen Books.
Residents thoughtfully discussing topics from the titles of the Banyen books!
Tim O’Brien of the Bosman taping up the Grand Opening of the Library party poster!
Ribbon Cutting ceremony and delicious treats for the Grand Opening of the Bosman Hotel Community Library!
April Smith and Hendrik Beune of AHA MEDIA and Bosman Hotel Community holding two excellent Banyen Books!
A special note to Kolin Lymworth and Banyen Books and Sound!
All of us at the Bosman are overwhelmed by your kindness and generosity!!
It was like birthday, anniversary and Christmas presents all in one!!
Your wonderful generous donations will have an incredibly positive and long term impact on all of the residents of the Bosman.
Gaining new general knowledge, literacy and new topics of discussion come from reading the new donated books!
We understand that everyone at Banyen Books love and respect books very highly and now the Bosman residents can do so too!
For the Bosman residents with their unique needs, the books you so kindly donated brings much heartfelt joy and comfort!
There are so many obstacles keeping the residents from having access to books.
With Banyen providing valuable books for the in house library, you remove these boundaries and make way for our residents’ renewed hope and self-discovery.
Some of our residents were so surprised and delighted, some shed a few emotional tears of joy in receiving a new Banyen book to read!
Many had and still have very fond memories of Banyen books and the amazing world of reading!
We believe, there is so much therapy and love in the simple but valuable joy of past time by quietly reading a book.
So in closing we would like to reiterate our sincere gratitude to Kolin Lymworth of Banyen Books for making the library extra special and even more possible!
THANK YOU SO MUCH BANYEN BOOKS and SOUND!!!
With love,
The Bosman Hotel Community residents
Some of our residents were overcome with emotions and shed happy tears of joy from the new donated Banyen Books!
Our residents can’t wait to read the books donated by Banyen Books and Sound!
Out On A Limb. Stories about growing up and growing older by The Only Animal with PHS Community Services in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
Out On A Limb. Stories about growing up and growing older
Bringing 100 youth and elders together to relate the passing of time and coming of age
Intergenerational. Interspecies. Interactive.
Fifty feet tall and 3 acres of video projection and sound installation in the trees
Community and professional artists working together
Produced by The Only Animal with PHS Community Services
Come hear, tell, and learn from a master storyteller. Weekly workshops on Saturdays through the summer. Facilitated and created by David Roche, Vanessa Richards, Eric Rhys Miller, Keith Murray, and Alex MacQueen with 100 community participants.
Open Workshops:
Saturdays 1 PM – 4 PM
April 28, May 26, June 23
Woodwards Sky Room
131 W. Hastings
Vancouver
Hendrik Beune and April Smith of AHA MEDIA help build a library for Bosman Hotel Community
Old books! New books! Donated books! All for Building a Library!
The most popular book so far is the mighty Dictionary which “weighs a ton!”
Creating an in house library, is so important because many of the residents are uncomfortable going to a public library. Now Bosman Hotel community residents will be able to enjoy reading material in safe and familiar environment, without the concern of what hour it is or getting the books back on time. Books are available 24/7 for the eager readers!
Below is a video of Hendrik Beune speaking about the beginning of the Bosman Hotel Community library
Richard Czaban of AHA MEDIA sells Rainbow Ice Cream with Ice Cream Truck music in Vancouver
Richard Czaban of AHA MEDIA enjoys his part time job with Rainbow Ice Cream where he sells cold treats to familiar Ice Cream Truck music!
Richard Czaban of AHA MEDIA filmed during the 2010 Olympics and Paralympics
Barb Goosehead of AHA MEDIA holds a sweet treat while Richard Czaban looks on
Hendrik Beune of AHA MEDIA chats with Richard Czaban about delicious ice cream!
Richard Czaban selling ice cream at Deer Lake Park in Burnaby
Recently Richard was asked his opinion of “selling ice cream” without music with Global TV, (upon the subject of the District of West Kelowna’s ban of Ice Cream Truck Music)
Richard Czaban says ” In Vancouver, the kids love the music! They come running from blocks away! Parents and Grown Ups remember it from their childhood… they get very nostalgic. It makes for a great summer time experience when you can listen to the ice cream truck music while eating cold Rainbow Ice Cream treats”
Phoenix Winter sings in German in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
Hendrik Beune and April Smith of AHA MEDIA hear Phoenix Winter sing in German.
Hendrik says:
We are very blessed to have Phoenix Winter as a ‘natural community member’ of the DTES. She used to live here and still spends so much time here, we could never consider her to not be a part of our community!
Phoenix is a performer and an activist and a very good friend! Phoenix is of mixed German and Goan descent and learned this lullaby from her mother when she was a child, just as it had been handed down through generations.
Phoenix performed this song spontaneously when I mentioned my intention to bring something new from the DTES to Vienna, for a visit and presentation that is coming up in June.
We thank Phoenix for being the kind spirit that she is and are grateful for all the talent and caring people that we meet here on a daily basis!
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