It was recently brought to my attention that Pepsi is holding a competition to donate a bunch of money (in the form of grants) to various causes, the worthiness of which is being voted on by internet users. One of these causes is the First United Church's storage area for the homeless in Vancouver's east side. They need the grant to ensure ongoing funding for the project, and getting it from Pepsi seems like as good a place as any.
I recommend everyone sign up (it's quick, easy and free at http://www.refresheverything.ca/login, click on the "$25000" tab, and vote for First United. They're currently in 2nd (voting ends on the 31st) and the top 2 get the cash, so it's looking good!
I'll provide updates as necessary towards the end of the competition.
UPDATE: with 2 days remaining to vote, the First United Church project is currently in the lead in the $25,000 prize category.
UPDATE 2: a bit late (I've been away from the internet), but First United has "qualified" as the top vote-getter in the $25k category. Later this month Pepsi will announce the winners/grant-getters.
10.27.2010
10.23.2010
A sad day for Canadian children's television
Just read that Denis Simpson, former host of "The Polka Dot Door" died of a brain hemorrhage. He was actually a pretty renowned actor and singer, but I certainly recognized him as the guy who never got to see the Polkaroo.
10.20.2010
Mobile blogger test
The topic of this post is "fish". As in the salmon run at the Adams River in the interior of BC. This year is apparently the largest, most impressive salmon run in decades, and it was well worth the trip I took up there last weekend. Many, many fish (both living and dead), and a nearly equal number of humans. Good to see people are still interested enough in nature to hike along a river bank littered with the decaying corpses of spent salmon.
I'll post some photos to Flickr when I get a chance. Until then, this single image I took with my BB will have to suffice!
Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device.
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