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街坊會同你 - 捐血

街坊會同你 - 捐血

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👇👇👇👇👇 按此購票 活動將以英語舉行 🎄 Christmas is the season of giving — and the most powerful gift is already within you. Donate blood 🩸. Share life. When you give blood, you give more than a pint — you give someone another Christmas to celebrate 🥳! Team Name and ID: Vancouver Kaifong (Neighbourhood) Association - ID# VANC0128693 📅日期 Date: Saturday, December 27, 2025 ⏰時間 Time: We will meet at 10:30 a.m. 🚩集合地點 Meeting Place: outside of Tim Hortons next to King Edward Canada Line station - for exact location, please click here. We will then ride the “Lifebus” together to go to Oak Street Donor Centre at 4750 Oak St., Vancouver, BC. Note⚠️: The Lifebus will pick us all up at 10:45am and if you are late, we will NOT wait for you. Our donation appointments start from 11am to 11:25am Number of appointments: 10 available appointments Please join VKA team on the website or on the GiveBlood app (available on the Apple App Store and Google Play) and reserve your individual appointment slot as soon as possible. Here are the instructions: Step 1: Sign in or register for an account here: https://myaccount.blood.ca/en/user/login Step 2: Click on this link to join VKA team: https://myaccount.blood.ca/en/join-team/VANC0128693 Step 3: Select “Yes” to have your name and email shared with VKA. Then, click “Join.” Step 4: You will be taken to the My Teams page with VKA team’s name listed. Click the green View Team button. Step 5: To reserve an appointment slot, scroll down to Team appointments and click Book. Step 6: Select a time that works for you. Step 7: Confirm your appointment by clicking Book now. Click here to see pictures of the above step-by-step instructions. ⚠️⚠️ Kindly note that each of us must select our own appointment. All vacant appointments will be automatically released to the public on Saturday, December 20, 2025 if left unfilled by Friday December 19. Please take the eligibility quiz prior to your donation and refer to the full list of criteria if needed. ⚠️ For additional info, please see the below and the links associated: 1) Hydration 💧 is key!! And do not donate on an empty stomach!! Check out what you need to do here. 2) What you must know before you donate - click here. 3) Canadian Blood Services is currently running a “Fall Get Together - Partners for Life campaign” and all participants will have a chance to win a hoodie. (Supported by the Province of British Columbia)

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Coffee & Chat: A Sharing Circle on Job Search in Canada 飲吓咖啡傾吓偈：新開始．新方向．新機會

Coffee & Chat: A Sharing Circle on Job Search in Canada 飲吓咖啡傾吓偈：新開始．新方向．新機會

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👇👇👇👇👇 按此購票 活動將以英語舉行 Connect, converse, and reflect — our stories (good, bad, and ugly), one cup at a time. Join us for a relaxed, friendly sharing circle for newcomers from Hong Kong! (Note: that it is not a job fair and our facilitators are not professional HR experts.) Instead, it’s an opportunity to practice English, share your experiences, connect with other newcomers, and learn from each other about interview strategies in navigating the Canadian job market. During the session, we will share our tips on job search strategies; discuss about common challenges; explore different interview question types; and, practice on strategies to boost your confidence before your next job interview. Come connect and share over coffee and friendly conversation! **Please bring your own coffee, tea, or your favourite beverage and light refreshments! 📅Date日期：November 29, 2025 (Sat) 11月29日 (星期六) ⏰Time時間 : 10:15am - 12:30pm 🚩Place集合地點： Tommy Douglas Library - Community Room #2 (7311 Kingsway, Burnaby) (https://maps.app.goo.gl/BAFRe656Dn6U2nD47) 💰Cost費用：Free (Supported by the Province of British Columbia)

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街坊會同你 - 去食好西 の Diner (加拿大人茶餐廳)

街坊會同你 - 去食好西 の Diner (加拿大人茶餐廳)

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👇👇👇👇👇 按此購票 活動將以英語舉行 What is a diner? A diner is a type of restaurant found across the United States and Canada, as well as parts of Western Europe and Australia. Diners offer mostly American cuisine, a casual atmosphere, and, typically, a combination of booths and a long sit-down counter. In Canada, a diner is a casual restaurant, often with a retro-style interior, that serves a range of American-style food, such as hamburgers, eggs, and club sandwiches. The diner that we will try out this time is: Helen’s Grill - https://helensgrill.ca/ Tucked into the heart of Vancouver’s Main Street, Helen’s Grill has been serving locals since 1961—and walking through the door feels like stepping back in time. With its vintage booths, old-school counter, and the warm smell of coffee and bacon in the air, it’s the kind of place where everyone feels welcome. This classic Canadian diner is known for its simple, hearty breakfasts—think eggs cooked your way, crispy hash browns, fluffy pancakes, and buttered toast—served with a big smile and endless coffee refills. It’s a favorite morning stop for longtime Vancouverites, and now, it’s your chance to experience this beloved local gem for yourself. For many Canadians, diners like Helen’s are more than just places to eat—they’re part of the culture. It’s where people gather, catch up, and start their day. Whether you’re craving comfort food or curious about daily life in Vancouver, Helen’s Grill is the perfect introduction. So come hungry, bring your appetite for something new, and enjoy a warm, welcoming breakfast the way locals have for over 60 years. 📅日期：10月25日 (星期六) (October 25, 2025 Saturday) ⏰時間 : 9:30am - 12:00pm 🚩集合地點： Meet at 9:30am outside of Helen’s Grill (4102 Main St, Vancouver) (https://maps.app.goo.gl/CuCqKB6guUeJU4t87) 🚌到達交通: From King Edward Canada Line station, you can take bus #25 or walk 💰費用：Participant will pay for his/her own brunch (Supported by the Province of British Columbia)

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街坊會同你 - 聆聽加國寄宿學校生還者心路歷程

街坊會同你 - 聆聽加國寄宿學校生還者心路歷程

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👇👇👇👇👇 按此購票 活動將以英語舉行 Event organized by Connections Community Services 日期：9月27日 (星期六) 時間 : 11:30am - 4:00pm 集合地點： Wo Fung Noodle House (8088 Park Road, Richmond) (https://maps.app.goo.gl/r2GpV5RSLLz5HXpT8) 💰費用：Free (other than your own lunch expense) (Supported by the Province of British Columbia) We will have lunch together (pay for your own) before attending the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event called “Every Child Matters” put together by Connections Community Services at the Richmond Cultural Centre (7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond) with guest speaker: Beatrice Silver, Residential School Survivor. This event allows us to understand and commemorate the history and legacy of the residential school system. We will honour the resilience, dignity and strength of survivors and intergenerational survivors and remember the children who never came home. It’s a chance to engage and educate us, the newcomers from Hong Kong, about the BC and Canadian colonial history and how it has and continues to impact Indigenous communities. The event will commence at 1pm. The plan is to have lunch at Wo Fung Noodle House (車仔麵) from 11:30am to 12:30pm, and then walk ourselves to Richmond Cultural Centre. It would be a great idea to wear something orange, if you have. Why orange? Check this out: https://www.savethechildren.ca/every-child-matters-the-origin-of-orange-shirt-day/

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街坊會同你 - 導賞Capilano水塘

街坊會同你 - 導賞Capilano水塘

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👇👇👇👇👇 按此購票 活動將以英語舉行 This event is now FULL with Metro Vancouver’s registration. If you are still interested in the watershed tour, you can register with Metro Vancouver’s website for the Aug 30 Sat 9am to 12:30pm session directly. They still have room. We just won’t be there during that time. Join Us for a Unique Experience at the Capilano Watershed! Explore one of Vancouver’s most beautiful and protected natural areas — the Capilano Watershed! This free activity is open to participants aged 13 and up and offers a rare chance to visit a restricted-access area while engaging in fun, guided conversation. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with nature and new friends! Be sure to register directly through Metro Vancouver’s website to secure your spot. Here’s the detail instruction regarding how to register and secure your spot with Metro Vancouver. **We need to register for Capilano Watershed Tour for August 30, 2025 (Sat) from 1pm to 4:30pm. Registration for this August 30 Watershed Tour only opens from July 31 (Thur) in Metro Vancouver’s website. Spaces for Metro Vancouver’s Watershed Tour are limited and they sell out fast! So be sure to register early!! For more information regarding this Watershed Tour including what to wear / what to expect, click here. 📅Date：August 30, 2025 Saturday ⏰Time : 11:00am - 4:30pm 🚩Meeting Place： at 11am - meet at Lonsdale Quay SeaBus Terminal (North Vancouver) - outside of the gates (https://maps.app.goo.gl/sLgDGxrDTC29x5QR6) 💰Cost：Free - BUT YOU NEED TO REGISTER WITH METRO VANCOUVER’S WEBSITE TO GUARANTEE YOUR SPOT FOR THE WATERSHED TOUR!!! Registering with VKA does not guarantee your spot for the Watershed Tour. You must register yourself with Metro Vancouver Watershed Tour’s website!! (Supported by the Province of British Columbia)

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街坊會同你 - 滾球拋繩 fun fun fun

街坊會同你 - 滾球拋繩 fun fun fun

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👇👇👇👇👇 按此購票 活動將以英語舉行 Join us for a morning of friendly Canadian lawn games and summer vibes as we roll into some classic outdoor fun! Try your hand at bocce ball and show off your aim in ladder ball. No experience needed — bring your friends, family, and picnic blankets — it’s time to enjoy the sunshine! Bocce Ball: A classic Italian lawn game where players take turns rolling heavy balls to get as close as possible to a small target ball called the pallino. It’s all about precision, strategy, and a bit of friendly rivalry! Ladder Ball: A fun and quirky tossing game where players throw bolas (two balls connected by a rope) to hook them onto a ladder with three rungs — each rung scores different points. Easy to learn, hard to master, and tons of fun! 📅日期：7月26日 (星期六) (July 26, 2025 Saturday) ⏰時間 : 10:30am - 12:30pm 🚩集合地點： Jonathan Rogers Park (Vancouver) - near the playground (https://maps.app.goo.gl/CmX862iwHdZmUumc7) Click here for direction walking from Broadway City Hall Canada Line station 💰費用：Free - please bring some picnic blankets to sit on the grass (Supported by the Province of British Columbia)

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街坊會同你 - 慢遊西敏市

街坊會同你 - 慢遊西敏市

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👇👇👇👇👇 按此購票 活動將以英語舉行 👣 New Westminster: New Westminster is located on the banks of the Fraser River and has six unique areas. This time, we will go visit 2 of them: Westminster Quay and Queensborough. Westminster Quay was a mid-1980s development to revitalize New Westminster and accompanied the development of the sky train line to Vancouver. The market re-opened as The River Market in September 2010 with Donald’s Market as the main anchor. The Westminster Quay is also known to house a 9.75-metre-tall (32.0 ft) tin soldier which was given the title of the world’s largest by the Guinness Book of World Records back in 2002. Previously an agricultural and industrial area, Queensborough has transformed into a charming suburb lined with colourful homes and scenic waterfront trails. It is on the eastern tip of Lulu Island (same island as Richmond) on the Fraser River and the borough is just a quick Q2Q Ferry ride away from the Original Downtown. Click here to check out more about New Westminster: https://tourismnewwestminster.com/neighbourhoods/ 📅日期：6月28日 (星期六) (June 28, 2025 Saturday) ⏰時間 : 10:30am - 12:30pm 🚩集合地點： Tin Soldier Statue (New Westminster) (https://maps.app.goo.gl/drrgnZBAzkxyw6ux9) Click here for direction walking from New Westminster Skytrain station 💰費用：Free - But participants need to pay for his/her own Q2Q Ferry fare ($2.25 per person per trip - ie. $4.50 round trip. Fare can be paid with cash, debit or credit cards.) (Supported by the Province of British Columbia)

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街坊會同你 - 探索原住民文化同歷史

街坊會同你 - 探索原住民文化同歷史

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👇👇👇👇👇 按此購票 (Register Here) Event organized by Connections Community Services 活動將以英語舉行 📅日期：5月31日 (星期六) (May 31, 2025 Saturday) ⏰時間 : 10:00am - 12:00noon 🚩集合地點： Connections Community Services Society (7580 River Rd #110, Richmond)(https://maps.app.goo.gl/R1eKYbRZetBetPxn8) 💰費用：全免 Free (Supported by the Province of British Columbia) Indigenous 101 - with Sheila Maracle of the Mohawk Nation As we lead into the National Indigenous Heritage Month - a time for us to recognize the rich history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis, we are very happy to be able to collaborate with Connections Community Services Society and invite Sheila Maracle of the Mohawk Nation. Sheila is a teacher by profession and we are thrilled to have Sheila join us with her wealth of knowledge and experience. On May 31, let’s go beyond acknowledgement and learn about Indigenous history while celebrating culture with drumming and song. Some of the activities on that day include a presentation of the Indigenous history, participation in Indigenous singing and drumming as well as doing a game about the Indigenous culture. For those interested to join for lunch after, we can walk over to Aberdeen Centre and do lunch at the food court. For more about the National Indigenous History month, you can visit here: https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1466616436543/1534874922512

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街坊會同你 - 孖住行 Granville Island

街坊會同你 - 孖住行 Granville Island

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👇👇👇👇👇 按此購票 活動將以英語舉行 👣 Granville Island Started with a Mud Flat: The industrial boom of the 20th century required Vancouver to make room for the forest, mining, construction and shipping industries. Once the second Granville Street Bridge was complete, the Vancouver Harbour Commission approved a 35-acre reclamation project, which would ultimately result in the creation of Granville Island. Granville Island was completed in 1916 using material dredged from False Creek. Once a mud flat, the man-made island became home to the warehouses, mills, factories and shops that serviced local industries. Granville Island was initially named Industrial Island, but “Granville”, named after the bridge that runs directly overhead, was the name that stuck. 🏝️ Island No More: Granville Island ceased being an island in the 1950s. The city intended to make room for more industrial space by filling in False Creek. They started by filling in the Granville Island back-channel and created the area that Sutcliffe Park and the Waterpark now occupy. 🥳 Other Facts about Granville Island: ▶️ Granville Island wasn’t pretty until 1970’s. There were no trees, grass or landscaping. ▶️ The buildings where the Public Market are now located were previously used by companies that manufactured and sold equipment for mining, logging and shipping industries. ▶️ Ocean Concrete is the longest-established tenant on the island, having set up shop there in 1917. 📅日期：4月26日 (星期六) (April 26, 2025 Saturday) ⏰時間 : 10:30am - 12:30pm 🚩集合地點： Outside of Pacific Institution of Culinary Arts - 1505 W. 2nd Ave. (Vancouver) (https://maps.app.goo.gl/6D9dEL6n8nnkGi9U9) 💰費用：Free (Supported by the Province of British Columbia)

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街坊會同你 - 去食好西 の Biryani

街坊會同你 - 去食好西 の Biryani

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👇👇👇👇👇 按此購票 活動將以英語舉行 Biryani is a mixed rice dish popular in South Asia, made with rice, meat (chicken, goat, lamb, beef) or seafood (prawns or fish), and spices. To cater to vegetarians, the meat or seafood can be substituted with vegetables or paneer. Sometimes eggs or potatoes are also added. Biryani is one of the most popular dishes among the South Asian diaspora, although the dish is often associated with the region’s Muslim population in particular. Similar dishes are also prepared in Iran, Iraq, Myanmar, Thailand, and Malaysia. Biryani is the single most-ordered dish on Indian online food ordering and delivery services, and has been labelled as the most popular dish overall in India. We will be taking the participants to a restaurant in Vancouver to try out some amazing Biryani. 📅日期：3月29日 (星期六) (March 29, 2025 Saturday) ⏰時間 : 11:00am - 1:00pm 🚩集合地點： Meet at the corner of 41st Avenue and Fraser Street (southwest corner) (Vancouver) (https://maps.app.goo.gl/wuMPwAQiKc3WVuNJ6) 💰費用：Participant will pay for his/her own lunch Itinerary: After meeting at the Meeting Point, all the participants will be given a bit of a tour of the Fraser area on the way to the restaurant.

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