Abbotsford, BC - CIVL 101.7 FM is pleased to announce that the 3rd annual Fraser Valley Music Awards are now accepting submissions until December 7th, for awards to be presented in each of 15 categories December 19th at The Stage in Mission starting at 7:30 pm!
Past nominees, winners, jurors, and prizes are all available via www.civl.ca/fvma, and the complete list of 2018 jurors and prizes will be announced in the coming weeks. The following prizes are to be awarded at the December 19th Gala, however more will be announced in the coming weeks:
Artists who apply for a 2018 FVMA will also be eligible for inclusion on a compilation record of artists from across the first three years of the Fraser Valley Music Awards. Including the record just released last month on behalf of 2017 FVMA nominees Stephen Carl O’Shea and The Sylvia Platters, ‘Shadow Steps’, by next year CIVL should have funded 4 separate vinyl pressings (800 total units) as part of the FVMA’s. “It’s really exciting that ‘Shadow Steps’ has just this week entered the National !Earshot Charts at #49 for its first week,” says CIVL Station Manager Aaron Levy. “It’s so cool to see this new record find some success just as we look towards printing full length LP’s for multiple winners this next year. It’s so incredibly encouraging!” For the second year in a row hosting and coordinating duties fall to award show veteran comedian and writer Harry Doupe. Anyone interested in participating in the events planning for the December 19th Gala, sponsorship or other questions, please contact fvma@civl.ca. FRASER VALLEY, BC – Nominations are now open for the 16th annual Fraser Valley Cultural Diversity Awards. The Fraser Valley Cultural Diversity Awards started in 2003 to recognize the best practices of organizations and individuals that embrace the diversity in our community. Concepts of cultural diversity include age, gender, abilities, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religion and socio-economic background. Abbotsford Community Services presents the event in partnership with the Mission and Chilliwack Community Services as well as the Langley New Directions English Language School. Past winners have been businesses, programs, initiatives, schools and leaders that work towards building an inclusive community, providing their clients and customers with accessible environments, and having workforces reflective of their community. In addition to the existing Champion of Diversity award for individuals, a new award will recognize a Youth Champion of Diversity. Organizations and individuals in Abbotsford, Mission, Langley and Chilliwack are encouraged to apply or nominate others by January 10th, 2019. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony in March 2019 at the Quality Hotel & Conference Centre. Categories include: Inclusive Environment, Marketing, Innovative Initiative, Champion of Diversity (Youth and Adult) and Effective Human Resources Strategies. Nominations may be submitted online at www.diversityawards.ca or by contacting Patricia Driessen at cda@abbotsfordcommunityservices.com or 604-308-5673 
They will have many Riverside College volunteers on hand and we're asking Mission to swamp us with giving! Let's set a record for the most ever donated on a single day.
The Christmas Bureau especially needs toys and gifts suited to tweens and teens. They can never get enough items for this group, especially for boys. As for food, need canned meat and fish, cereals, pasta, canned vegetables and fruits, rice, and beans. Baby items are also always needed! They will have giveaways and will be officially launching the app, Grapevine. Bring your phone and we will help you sign up. It's FREE! Grapevine officially launches on November 23rd. Check out their website, www.grapevinefoodsharing.com next Friday  **NORTH AMERICA’S LARGEST BLANKET DRIVE**
On November 16th & 17th, Blanket BC Society will be launching its Tenth Annual “Drive on the Line” campaign, taking place along the Canada Line. This two-day blanket drive, where over 175 Blanketeers ranging from individuals to families to corporate and sporting teams, will be collecting donations from passengers and public alike at 8 stations from downtown Vancouver to Richmond; Waterfront Station, Yaletown/Roundhouse, Vancouver City, Broadway/City Hall, Oakridge/41st, Marine Drive, Bridgeport & Lansdowne; Donations accepted are: socks, scarves, mittens, toques, and of course - blankets. All donated items will then be divided up and distributed to over 100 shelter programs and organizations that work directly with society’s most impoverished individuals and families throughout Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island. Last year’s “Drive” successfully collected over 6200 blankets, 1200 articles of clothing & over $7600! Every year our goal is to collect over 10,000 blankets; the approximate number of street homeless in British Columbia. The need is overwhelming this time of year, with shelters in desperate need to stock up. This winter is predicted to be one of the harshest and coldest in decades. Please help today! About Blanket BC Society “I could us a blanket, to survive the night” is the phrase that started it all. After giving one blanket to a man on the street 13 years ago, Blanket BC has grown from a father/son project to an organization that has handed out over 400,000 blankets to date! Their mission is to provide “warmth from the heart” all year long, by collecting blankets and warm clothing for shelter programs, and families in need. For more information and interview requests, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned. Help make a warm difference, volunteer today! *Sign up now at http://www.blanketbc.org/volunteer.html |
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