Tag: community
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2nd Season for Surrey Night Market
The second season of the Surrey Night Market, the only multicultural night market in the Fraser Valley, will open on May 29, 2015 and will operate every Friday, Saturday and Sunday until September 20th summer night market will be a family friendly event and will run from 6pm to 11pm at the Cloverdale Exhibition Grounds,…
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GROWTH IN RICHMOND OF THE MULTICULTURAL HELPING HOUSE SOCIETY
The Richmond 55+sers group is as an outreach program on health and wellness under the wings of the Multicultural Helping House Society (MHHS). The outreach of MHHS to the City of Richmond is a brainchild of our President and CEO, Tom Avendano, in answer to the needs of the Filipino community. Our group was born…
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Welcoming the New Year: One Filipino Cooperative’s Prayer
One FilCoop celebrated Christmas 2014 together at a party at Olympia restaurant, Surrey. The members were grateful for a productive 2014 and welcomed 2015 with hope. We would like to share with you our prayer of thanks and hope. Dear Heavenly God, we gather here today to celebrate Christmas. We come as a community who…
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Maharlika Awards Mark 5th Year With January 31 Recognition Night
For the fifth year, the Filipino Canadian Cultural Heritage Society will recognize outstanding men and women in the community for their various contributions. The 5th Maharlika Awards will be held on January 31, 2015 with a recognition night and dinner to be held at the Hilton Metrotown Vancouver. Twenty-six individuals and organizations will receive the…
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Unpaired Mismatched Drive Launched To Help the Homeless Campaign
Teacher and youth advocate Rich Abarquez has started a campaign to help the homeless. “I am collecting washed, clean and without holes unpaired or mismatched socks, gloves or mittens to help the homeless in Vancouver,” Abarquez said. Abarquez is urging everyone to help in the drive by sharing this campaign to friends, family, colleagues, and…
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Filipino Politicians Eye 2015 Canada Election
VANCOUVER- Mable Elmore formally launched her bid to seek the NDP nomination for the federal riding of Vancouver-East at the Philippine Diamonds Society of B.C. Clubhouse on Powell Street last December 21. Elmore is currently a member of the B.C. Legislative Assembly, representing Vancouver-Kensington for the provincial NDP. Elmore’s declaration brings to at least three…