Greater Vancouver Boys and Girls Club Events

Legends of the Ball: August 23, 2010 at Richmond Country Club – The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Vancouver are excited to be celebrating Legends of the Ball Golf Tournament’s 25th Anniversary this year! We hope you can help us make this a record year – we need to fill all of our Sponsorship spots and of course want to be sure to have a full slate of golfers.

For more information please go to Legends Of The Fall

Clubhouse Gala: On November 4, 2010 at Fairmont Hotel Vancouver – Join us for our most anticipated event of the year! We are working on finalizing a very exciting entertainment for this year’s event! For more information on becoming a sponsor or purchasing a table or tickets, please go to  Clubhouse Gala.

Net proceeds from the BCG-GV fundraising events have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars that have gone directly into supporting the most vulnerable in our community

Diamond receives Community Leader Award for Tulips for Tomorrow deliveries

On Saturday June 12, SMH Executive Director Leanne Heppell presented a Community Leader Award to Karl Gillies of Diamond Delivery on behalf of Fraser Health. This was in recognition of their recent work in delivering the Foundation’s Princess Irene tulips during the annual Tulips for Tomorrow celebration.

Over the past years, Diamond has delivered tulip pots to various locations around Surrey and has also been involved in delivering the 12-foot tall children’s mini playground in Oct 2009. If you are interested in learning more about the SMH Tulips for Tomorrow program, please visit their website at http://tulipsfortomorrow.com/

Diamond Delivery Hosts BBQ supporting JDRF

On Friday June 4 Diamond Delivery hosted a BBQ to benefit the Junior Diabetes Research Foundation. Meals were by donation, and for every $1 raised, Diamond Delivery donated an additional $5 dollars. Other activities included a draw to win a signed #33 Canucks jersey, and an opportunity to throw a pie at Rick Diamond at $50 a throw donated to the JDRF. 

In addition to the BBQ, Diamond was also involved in supporting the Sun-Rype Apple Crusher walking team who participated in the Telus Walk to Cure Diabetes on June 13. For additional information about the JDRF, and how you can help, please follow the link to their website http://www.jdrf.ca/

Next year’s BBQ is tentatively set for Friday June 3rd, 2011, so don’t forget to place a reminder on your calender.

Diamond supports Nightshift – We can all help

When our friends at NightShift Street Ministries moved to their new location in February of this year, we were pleased to support relocating their warehouse, outreach, counselling and administration offices as well as help downsize the thrift store to its new home, Sisters Thrift Boutique, all at 10635 King George Boulevard. 

 At their premises in Surrey, the charity organization provides daily hot meals, clothing and counselling to the community’s homeless. Support for the organization comes from fund-raising initiatives such as last month’s Charity Golf Tournament held at Northview, where golfers from Diamond Delivery put on a fine display on the green! We were also supportive of the annual Gala of Lights event in November.

NightShift’s mandate is to reach out 365 days a year on the street, and as the organization relies on the generosity of individuals, groups and businesses to support the cause in any way they can, they are always looking for volunteers to help with food and clothing collections, sorting and distribution. We are proud to announce that Diamond Delivery will be providing a-pizza-night-a-month support role on the street with NightShift!

There’s more in the pipeline as the Diamond Group is working alongside NightShift and their counselling division, The Care Centre, on an exciting new initiative to help individuals exit the street. More information will be published about that soon, so in the meantime  if you wish to learn more about Nightshift, and how you can help them in the cause, please visit their website at http://www.nightshiftministries.org.

Diamond Supports Pink Shirt Day

Once again, Diamond Delivery is pround to support the Pink Shirt Anti-Bullying program on Wed. April 14. In the fall of 2007, two young men became aware of a grade 9 student who had been bullied for wearing a pink polo shirt to school. Instead of retaliating with violence, these remarkable young men went to their local dollar store and purchased 50 pink shirts, distributing them to their high school friends to wear in a show of solidarity to the young man who was bullied. This simple act of kindness garnered the attention of many, including Christy Clark, who was inspired to find a way to leverage their actions into something bigger, and “Pink Shirt Day” was born!

Each year more organizations are becoming involved including Boys and Girls clubs. media stations and governments. For more information on how you can get involved, visit their website at http://www.pinkshirtday.ca

Diamond Delivers Playhouse for Make A Wish

In March, Diamond delivered a playhouse to Curtis of Hudson’s Hope (west of Fort St. John) on behalf of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of BC and Yukon. Once the ground was thawed, it was erected on May 29 by 10 local firefighters who enjoyed the company of Curtis’ friends and family in a BBQ.

Mom reported, “The playground assembly went well and Curtis was smiling ear to ear (as were all the other kids waiting to get on).”

For more information on the excellant work the Make a Wish Foundation does, or to make a donation, please visit their website at http://www.makeawishbc.ca 

Diamond Trailer carries logo of Welcome Home Therapeutic Centre

Diamond Delivery proudly carries the Welcome Home Therapeutic Centre logo on one of their trailers in support of the extensive work they do with addiction recovery.

Welcome Home is a long-term residential treatment program for men who struggle with substance abuse but are determined to change their troubled lives by helping its Program participants to overcome their addiction, and further teaches them to adopt a completely new lifestyle.

If you know of somebody that could benefit from the program, or wish to volunteer, additional information can be found at their website http://www.welcomehomesociety.org/

Diamond Staff Decorates at Festival of Trees

On Wed. Nov. 25, Diamond Delivery staff decorated their Christmas tree at the annual BC Children’s Hospital’s Festival of Trees located at the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver. This is the third year that Diamond has sponsored a tree at the Festival where the proceeds of the five week display go towards the Campaign for BC Children, in support of a new BC Children’s Hospital.

 For more information on the BC Children’s Hospital, and their various charity activites please visit their website by clicking the link below.

Diamond Delivery Annual Food Drive 2009

Diamond Delivery would love your support in helping those less fortunate than ourselves.  In the spirit of the season we would like to collect cash and non-perishable food items for the local Surrey Food Bank.  Please donate what you can!  Every little bit helps.

All cash donations can be made to Angela Michon or Maria Allan at our Surrey office at 13350 Comber Way, and Diamond Delivery will match all cash donations! 

All non-perishable food items can be dropped off at the Diamond Delivery Surrey office @ 13350 Comber Way, Surrey.

 Wishing you Happy Holidays!

Diamond Delivers Tiny Tulips Play Zone

Diamond Delivery is proud to have been involved in delivering the Surrey Memorial Hospital’s Tiny Tulips Play Zone to various locations in Surrey and finally to Guildford Town Centre this past summer. The 12-foot tall children’s mini home is in support of Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation and was drawn for on Saturday Oct 24. As a result of the playhouse’s exposure, $25,000 was raised for the SMH Children’s Centre.

For more information on how you can help the SMH Foundation please vist their website http://www.smhfoundation.com/cms