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Art Wheelers

20 KidSafe youth attending our 2011 KidSafe Summer Break program were taken on bike led Art Tours through False Creek last week thanks to the Art Wheelers. The kids learned so much about the art in their own back yards. Thank you Rosemary and Carol Ann!

Art Wheelers are three arts professionals that offer bicycle-led guided tours of Vancouver's public artwork. To learn more about Art Wheelers, please visit their website at www.artwheelers.com

 

 Art Wheelers

KidSafe Raises $96,000 for Programs for over 400 Children in Vancouver’s Inner-City Neighbourhoods

The KidSafe Project Society raised more than $96,000 in its 2010 annual CIBC Wood Gundy at Bentall Caring for KidSafe Golf Tournament. KidSafe’s largest corporate donor, CIBC Wood Gundy at Bentall Caring for Kids Fund, matched donations to the sum of $45,000. The volunteer-run event was sold out for the first time.

"We are delighted to have so many community members and corporate sponsors participate in this year's golf tournament fundraiser," said Judy Gale, Co-Chair, KidSafe Project Society. “This is significant for an organization such as ours working to meet the funding needs for programs for local Vancouver children in inner-city neighbourhoods. In troubled economic times, more children and families than ever, depend on KidSafe. With the support of our donors and community sponsors we are able to continue providing our much needed programs, so at-risk children from six elementary schools will receive the nutritious food, safety, learning activities, and fun they deserve during school breaks.”

KidSafe provides the children in its programs with experiences they wouldn’t have been able to access otherwise. Among the special experiences provided to KidSafe...