Events help us build community.
VG4A Seasonal Auction
On December 1, VG4A's first Seasonal Auction will go live online! You can check out items in several categories now at this link and decide what you want to bid on. The auction will be live for only a week, from December 1-8. It's the perfect time to bag that last-minute seasonal gift.
But we need more to make it truly exciting. There's lots of time to add your item to the auction: do you have a skill you could offer, a gift tucked away that someone else would treasure, a special pickle or jam from your family's recipe? Friends could put together a gift basket.
Email your questions or offers to VG4Aauction@gmail.com, including a description of the service or item, a photo, a starting bid and if possible a retail value. And thank you for your offer(s)!
Register to receive a reminder before December 1, and good luck all!
World AIDS Day December 1 VG4A members are invited to join Tsawout First Nations to honour those who died and those who still live with AIDS. You can make your own way there by going east on Mount Newton X Road; we suggest you carpool with friends. Peggy Frank will lead a group of cyclists leaving from the Connector at 9:30 a.m. The walk starts at the Cemetery (on your left shortly after you enter Tsawout lands). There will be parking and parkers on site to help people. They want us to bring our bikes across the road to the Gymnasium and they will park them inside behind a curtain. There is a catered lunch so they need to know how many people. There is no charge, but we thought attendees could bring either a dessert or a donation to the Tsawout First Nation as thanks for the event and the lunch. This is a wonderful opportunity to take real steps towards reconciliation while honouring those affected here in Canada, in Africa, and worldwide. Register so we can tell Karen, our Tsawout connection, how many to expect.
World AIDS Day December 1
VG4A members are invited to join Tsawout First Nations to honour those who died and those who still live with AIDS. You can make your own way there by going east on Mount Newton X Road; we suggest you carpool with friends. Peggy Frank will lead a group of cyclists leaving from the Connector at 9:30 a.m.
The walk starts at the Cemetery (on your left shortly after you enter Tsawout lands). There will be parking and parkers on site to help people. They want us to bring our bikes across the road to the Gymnasium and they will park them inside behind a curtain. There is a catered lunch so they need to know how many people.
There is no charge, but we thought attendees could bring either a dessert or a donation to the Tsawout First Nation as thanks for the event and the lunch. This is a wonderful opportunity to take real steps towards reconciliation while honouring those affected here in Canada, in Africa, and worldwide.
Register so we can tell Karen, our Tsawout connection, how many to expect.
Suzanne Moreau invites you to join her at Pacific Opera's Zombie Blizzard -- Margaret Atwood poetry set to jazz music by Aaron Davis, and sung by opera star, Measha Brueggergosman-Lee. The performance is on January 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the MacPherson Theatre. You can hear a sample here:
https://pacificopera.ca/event/zombie-blizzard/
We are sending the invitation early to ensure we get seats; please reply by November 15. Available tickets are $35, $65, or $99. Suzanne has reserved a row of $35 seats; to join her there, call Pacific Opera at 250 385 0222 tell them you are with Victoria Grandmothers for Africa, and pay for your ticket. If you want better seats, you can order them wherever you like and look out for other VG4A members there.
Please register for the event (and buy your ticket) by November 15 so that Suzanne knows you are joining her.
