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Recently, the "good life fitness Victoria marathon" announced 20 charities participating in this year's CHEK charity donation program.
Charities raise awareness and raise money by encouraging individuals to run or walk for their personal cause and collect donations.
20 charities: autistic people in CanadaC.
Cancer Foundation, Broadmead care, women's association Bridge, National Institute for the Blind of Canada, Cerebral Palsy AssociationC.
, Esquimalt Military Family Resource Center, Good Life Children's Foundation, Greater Victoria lifelong network, HeroWork project Association, Greater Victoria for children's sports, society for fitness and rehabilitation for mobile adaptationC.
The Pacific Network of autistic families, Special Olympics B suicide prevention, education and supportC. —
Canadian Foundation for kidney, VictoriaC.
And the Yukon, the island Prostate Center, the threshold Housing Association, the Grand Victoria and Victoria Hospital Foundation on Union Avenue.
There are also three official charities for GoodLife Fitness Victoria marathon: Children's Sports Victoria, Pacific autism family network and GoodLife Children's Fund.
This is 40 years of the annual event, including the marathon, half-wayMarathon eight
Kilometers of road racing and frugal food for children running.
The event was held in October. 13.
For more information, go to runningiamarathon. Com/fundraising.
Dance Victoria is accepting the application for 2019 chral al Dance Award, the richest international cooperative Dance Award in Canada.
Victoria dance will reward emerging artists up to $6,000 in fulltime studies.
This is a scholarship program for dancers/dance artists who want to continue or complete training and/or study at accredited institutions outside Canada.
Past awards are for students attending the Juilliard Academy of Music, Alonso golden line ballet training program, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Ballet Academy, Butler University, etc.
Applicants must be residents of western Canada and Victoria residents are preferred.
Not eligible for intensive and summer programs.
If an artist is entering a second or third year of study and is living in a foreign country, their permanent address or origin must be in Western Canada.
The award was produced by a legacy produced by the dance Victoria patron Dr.
Betty Cleman of the Victoria Foundation.
Application deadline is May 13.
For more information, visit bit.
Ly/2 UqHGEq or dancer. com.
In May 1, Margaret lidekaya will receive B for her contribution to Victoria's ecological restoration and education. C.
Achievement Community Award.
She is one of the 25 winners from the province
The only one from Victoria.
Won the Grand Prize of the year.
"Our community has become stronger beyond British columnians," Prime Minister John Hogan said . ".
"Thanks to 2019 Recipients for helping to build a better Province for everyone.
"This is a 16-year award from B. C.
Foundation for achievement
Emarkea has been active in her community for more than 20 years.
One of her most striking roles is to protect and manage the alpine park in Oak Bay.
She also works with local school boards to develop and provide outdoor programs to ensure that children grow up in appreciation and respect for the natural world in which they live.
An official award ceremony was held at the government building on May 1.
At that time, emarkea will receive a certificate and medal designed by B. C.
Artist Robert Davidson
For more information, visit bcachievement.
Com/community/recipient.
This month, students from the Middle School eco-education center class at Salt Spring Island middle school traveled to garriano island to participate in a unique renewable energy source in the action School program.
On April 3 and 4, 17 students, their teacher Sarah Bateman and a parent went to the Millard learning center in Galiano Conservancy to learn about renewable energy and to be low
In the near future, carbon society.
These two days are full of insightful activities and experiments that explore how to produce, measure, and use renewable energy to power all of our electronics in our daily lives.
The group sleeps in tents and prepares food in a comfortable classroom/kitchen facility powered by solar panels and spare batteries.
Renewable energy, sustainable gardening and nature
The theme of Millard education center is based on life.
Some activities have practical and personal appeal --
For example, build a solar oven to cook classic outdoor snacks: s' mores.
Another activity is for students to power bulbs on a stationary bike, and better yet, another bike powers a blender for making fruit smoothies.
The Sun powers pop music.
Can solar heaters and wind be captured by students?
A windmill generator was built.
More information can be found here.
The countdown to the 2019 big Victoria Bike Week has just begun.
Last Wednesday marked the start of six months.
Countdown to the annual event
And the 25 th anniversary.
Open online registration.
Cyclists can look at the team.
Establish, register and increase the number of participants by reaching more people in more workplaces throughout the region.
The event was hosted by the great Victoria bicycle work Association.
Starting in April, it will host several bike skills courses and workshops in the workplace, allowing people to start commuting by bike.
This year's cycling week starts on May 27 and there is a celebration stop for June2 throughout the Grand Victoria.
For more information, visit biketoworkvictoria. ca.
Mary Lou newboulder once again collects shoe boxes filled with thoughtful items for young mothers in our community, just in time for Mother's Day.
Last year, Newbold prepared boxes full of packaging for young mothers with thoughtful items.
These are things that mom may not have.
Or not splurge for yourself
Because most of her resources are on her small capital.
The boxes have been delivered to the poor recipients identified by the Artemis House, YWCA, Boys and Girls Club and Cridge center.
Thoughtful boxes can be put down at Mayfair optometrist clinic at 3196 Douglas Street from Monday to Saturday until April 25.
This is a local grassroots event, not related to Toronto.
Shoe Box project for shelter.
For more information, please contact Newbold at 250-361-4444.
Lisa Ruffolo wrote a blog called ALS Can Kiss my a $, who was chased by the ALS Association of BC.
Lovero was born-and died —
On Vancouver Island, at the association's most recent awards ceremony, she has been recognized for her efforts to raise public awareness of atrophy lateral soreness.
Shortly after Ruffolo was diagnosed with ALS, she began writing about her journey on her blog.
In her words: "ALS picked the wrong person.
Join me when I adapt and embrace the changes my body is forced to comply.
She fought hard but eventually died of the disease in last August.
In her last post, she answered a series of 39 questions about the meaning of life, titled: Lisa's life lesson.
She would like to raise 39 questions for the article to reflect her 39 years on this earth.
"Lisa's open courage to her illness inspires everyone who meets her.
She made raising awareness of ALS her mission to benefit others affected by the disease, "said Wendy Toyer, executive director of the B. ALS AssociationC.
"In honor of her, her family and friends continue her legacy.
Her brother Sean Hollihan accepted the award on behalf of Lisa's family.
For more information, visit Alsace.
Ca or alscankissmyassbylisäffolo. blogspot. com.
Saanich park and entertainment, youth services are being nominated for 2019 Saanich Youth Award.
These awards recognize young people who have shown encouraging personal achievements in schools, communities, sports, art and life, or who have made significant progress in personal development, they go beyond helping the earth and/or their communities.
Youth groups and young workers who make great changes in the lives of others will also be recognized.
The categories of awards are: Big change Award, community Promotion Award, Pioneer Award, ecology
Award for the public, friendship, Youth League and young workers.
Individual youth award winners will receive free annual entertainment passes at any Saanich entertainment center.
The nominator shall be between the ages of 12 and 19.
The completed nomination can be sent to: loryn.
Anderson @ sanichca.
The deadline for nominations is april30.
For more information, visit the Saanich website.
Mobile adaptation fitness will move into a new, expanded facility at the neurosports rehabilitation center on Monday, a center that provides integrated services for people with neurological disorders.
The public is invited to visit the spacious new gym and an array of improved equipment.
Registered non
Profit organization also allows students who study physiotherapy, exercise therapy, ergonomics and other disciplines to collect volunteer experience.
Members are $50 per month, but grants are available to help those in need get the workout they need.
New facilities in 100-775 Topaz Ave.
For more information, go to moveadaptedfitness. ca.
You may be the next residential artist in Victoria, as the city of Victoria has made a request to express interest to artists from BC residents.
The city is looking for a professional artist engaged in visual media and performing arts.
Successful applicants will work with city staff to identify and develop creative artwork for one or more public art projects within two years each yearyear term.
The artist will work as an independent contractor and propose creative proposals and engagement strategies to develop and complete at least one permanent artwork in Victoria by May 2021.
Successful candidates will work 20 hours a week in two weeks
$42,000 per year.
The project is funded by the city's public place art reserve fund.
In addition, artists will receive a project budget of $30,000 to develop projects in collaboration with the urban sector.
Indigenous artistsin-
After consultation with local indigenous groups, the residence plan will be announced this year.
Interested candidates can attend the information meeting from 5: 30 to 7: 00. m.
Victoria City Hall, April 17.
The deadline for submission is April 26.
Selected artists will be notified in May.
For more information, please visit Victoria. ca/publicart.