First United is pleased to invite you to our 5th Annual Golf for the Homeless Community tournament on Monday, May 28th, 2012.
First United’s Golf for the Homeless Community tournament is a fundraising event benefitting the work of First United. This year’s goal is to raise $75,000 to support our Health and Healing programs.
You are invited to join us at University Golf Club for a fun and rewarding day of golfing with friends followed by an...
The 5th Annual Golf for the Homeless Community tournament (May 28, 2012) features a fantastic barbeque dinner hosted by CBC’s Rick Cluff. Throughout the evening, guests are also invited to peruse the silent auction tables and bid on any number of products and services generously donated by many local businesses.
Following is a list of some of the items that will be available. Polish up on your bidding strategy and the best of luck to everyone...
This week is National Volunteer Week across Canada (April 15-21, 2012), an opportunity to recognise not only how volunteers contribute to the organisations they support, but also how the culture of volunteering enriches our experience of community.
This year, to acknowledge the gift volunteers bring to First United Church, we are organising a community gratitude day where staff, volunteers, & folks who visit & stay at the church will have an...
On March 16, 2012, the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) issued its first-ever administrative penalty under the Residential Tenancy Act. This decision comes out of case work that I have been doing since February 2010, when I was an advocate with the Downtown Eastside Residents’ Association (DERA). When DERA’s advocacy service closed at the end of July 2010, I brought the file with me to First United.
For over two years now, I have been working...