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Help John Howard KidStart on Giving Tuesday

John Howard KidStart needs your help this Giving Tuesday, November 27, 2018! In Campbell River, Healthyway Natural Foods will once again be participating in Giving Tuesday by matching customer donations to KidStart on November 27, up to $500. That is a potential...

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Help Young Artists Support Local Kids

The Comox Valley’s newest young artists are inviting you to help them celebrate their art in a special gallery opening event to support local children and youth. A gallery viewing event at Mudsharks will be held on September 6 from 4 - 5 pm to share the creative...

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Annual Kids’ Art for KidStart Event is Back!

Come out to paint, create, and support KidStart! John Howard KidStart and Mudsharks Coffee are joining forces to host an afternoon of art and fun for kids ages 7-14! Join us at Mudsharks in Courtenay on Saturday July 14 from 2-4 pm to have a beverage and learn about...

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Trans Community Film Night and Panel

Learn more about identities and experiences of being transgender at an upcoming event hosted by the Campbell River LGBT2Q+ Youth Group: Trans Community Film Night and Panel Showing a short film: “Handsome & Majestic” (12 min), then a panel of trans youth, trans...

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Help John Howard KidStart on Giving Tuesday

John Howard KidStart needs your help this Giving Tuesday, November 28! There are currently 125 children in Campbell River and 54 in the Comox Valley on the waitlist for the mentoring program, and your donation can help us match more kids in need with a caring adult....

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Kids’ Art for KidStart

Kids' Art for KidStart has raised the profile of Comox Valley's young artists and generated funds for KidStart two years in a row. Thanks goes to all the artists and attendees of the Kids' Art for KidStart art making event on August 19 and gallery opening on August 31...

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Open House on May 29, 2017!

Please attend our Foundry Campbell River Open House on Monday, May 29 from 9:30 am – 6:30 pm at 140-10th Ave. Tour the new space—tours run every hour from 10 am – 5 pm. Join in activities. Meet our staff. Enter to win prizes. Enjoy refreshments. All services are free!...

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Notice of Annual General Meeting

Keynote Speaker: Chief Dr. Robert Joseph, O B.C. Chief Joseph is currently the Ambassador for Reconciliation Canada and a member of the National Assembly of First Nations Elders Council.  Formerly the Executive Director of the Indian Residential School Survivors...

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Salmon BBQ to Benefit Foundry Campbell River

Support Foundry Campbell River and enjoy a delicious lunch at the same time!  The John Howard Society of North Island and Community Partners invite you to a salmon BBQ fundraiser on Friday May 5 from 11 am to 1 pm at Spirit Square.  All proceeds from this event will...

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