Share this!Looking for a great way to support lung health and clean air initiatives throughout BC, as well as save money at your local golf course? The BC Lung Association’s Golf Privilege Club® Membership Book is back this year, and offers money-saving deals at golf courses throughout BC and Washington State. “For less than it would cost for one round of golf, our Golf Book gives you great...
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Share this!A calling of sorts About a year ago during Lent, Christine Behan was listening to these 2-minute Matthew Kelly videos that she receives via email every day, and on this one Sunday, the message was about feeding the hungry. She then went to church, and the homily that day given by Father Teeporten, was about feeding the hungry. At the time, she was also reading Pope Francis’ book “The...
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Share this!On February 21, Powell River’s Nancy, Gary, Megan, and Jeremy Dietrich will join 400 others in the fight for clean air by climbing one of Vancouver’s tallest buildings. If that’s not enough of a challenge, the BC Lung Association has introduced a new Fight & Flight Challenge, an obstacle course designed to test your strength, stamina and lungs, culminating with 48 storeys of...
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Share this!For a family escaping a war zone and drought in their home country, the peace and quiet of Texada Island might seem like worlds away. For one family though, that transition might become a reality. A group of Texada residents has started a crowdfunding campaign to sponsor a Syrian refugee family to live on Texada Island. From the text on the campaign page: Texada Betherock Refugee Fund...
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Share this!How do you inspire others to donate to a worthy cause like lung health in BC? You put your own lungs to the test with two long, challenging days of cycling. Veteran Trekkers, Powell River’s Hugo and Melissa Sloos are looking forward to participating (for the 8th and 3rd time respectively) in the BC Lung Association’s Bicycle Trek for Life and Breath, an annual fundraiser in support of...
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