The Red Wagon

Strategic Event Review: BC Lung Association’s RUSH

Fundraising events are a tough gig for both the organization and the event planner who has to make it all happen. Most great events take a lot of time to plan, cost a lot of money, take a huge amount of man power, and when it’s all said and done the fundraising value can easily fall short. We’re surrounded by countless causes and endless heart-breaking stories - it can be a lot to take in much less respond with our time and hard-earned dollars. Designing a great fundraising event is a difficult ...

Great Tech Event

I used to be a preacher. Bet you didn't know that. Okay, preacher is a strong word but I was once a Youth Pastor (an evangelical version of a priest without the collar, and in my case, very little training and an unhealthy addiction to ping-pong and foosball). Being a man of the cloth was a ton of work but the hardest thing was the preaching (aka teaching). It wasn't the public speaking - I loved that part. It was the content. Preparing a sermon, talk, or lesson that had a personal and/or spirit...

Event for Creatives

As you probably already know, Eileen and I host an annual creative conference here in Vancouver (annual is a strong word, last year was the first). Well, it went super-duper and we're doing it again. Here's the date announcement from CREATIVEMIX.ca: Big news! CREATIVEMIX is coming back for another round! Thursday, November 4th. Remember that. Write that down. Tell other people. Now, you’re probably wondering what’s happening and who’s speaking . . . well, we can’t tell you that. There’s a ...

CREATIVEMIX was a Hit!

The reviews are pouring in! Here’s what people had to say about their experience at CREATIVEMIX: “This was a day of mind-expanding learning experiences. I’m glad I came. Thanks!” – Mary Mahon Jones “Working in a creative field is one thing, but learning how to connect with other creative people in other fields and getting to broaden your experiences in an overall creative community is something quite spectacular.” – Ewan Johnstone “It is a collaboration for generating and indulging in new...

Old Hollywood Comes to Shaughnessy

The red carpet sizzled this weekend at the 7th annual lululemon athletica Flip Flop Soiree. This private party was held at an exclusive Shaughnessy mansion and in old-Hollywood fashion Vancouverites came out in full force to don their sexy flip-flops and swanky 1940's attire in support of InspireHealth (Canada's foremost integrated cancer-care agency). The classic styles of Company B and the spectacular hors d'oeuvres provided by Food Concept Architect Rob Feenie and his team at the Cactus Club ...

Slam Dunk for Charity

The Hoop-Law Society is proud to announce the launch of its fundraising campaign in support of the 11th annual Hoop-Law Charity Basketball Tournament. This highly anticipated basketball event is a fundraising slam-dunk and is a unique opportunity for law students, lawyers and legal professionals to work together with other members of the community to make a difference in the lives of children in need.  The UBC War Memorial Gym (6081 University Boulevard) will be the site of this fundraising e...