April 25, 2011
New Campaign Launches, More Vancouver events this week!
By
Katherine Dodds
EVENTS THIS WEEK: I HAVE IMMUNITY, 65_REDROSES SCREENING & OPT GALA
I Have Immunity Campaign Launches in BC!
#4Eva Campaign continues, VANCOUVER SCREENING of 65_REDROSES WED APRIL 27 7pm at the Ridge in Vancouver. Purchase Tickets here.
Opt Conference featuring "Pillow Talk" and READY FOR PLEASURE GALA
More info on all events below. Check out our video of the McKinley Gresco family's story for the I Have Immunity Campaign.
This is our latest campaign, created over the last few months for ImmunizeBC. The site just went live, in time for Immunization Awareness Week. Now that we have launched we will be telling you more about the making of the campaign and what is still to come! In the meantime there are a few not-to-be-missed events for Vancouverites! Read on...
LIVE LIFE. PASS IT ON: BC TRANSPLANT PRESENTS A SPECIAL BENEFIT SCREENING OF 65_REDROSES
65_RedRoses Wednesday April 27, 7pm @ The Ridge. Film Director Nimisha Mukerji will be speaking along with special guests. Buy Tickets.
Proceeds to benefit the Transplant Research Foundation of BC
Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Time: 7:00pm
Location: The Ridge Theatre, 3131 Arbutus St., Vancouver
$15. Purchase tickets online here.
Help spread the word and invite your friends via the Facebook event!
Ready for Pleasure: Opt's 50th Benefit Gala & Celebration
Event Details
Where
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Vancouver, BC
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April 30, 2011 - 6:30pm - May 1, 2011 - 2:00am
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The Helm
1180 Howe Street
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1B1
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chardd@gmail.com | (604) 731-4252 ext 239 |
Buy a ticket!
We've got a party for you! And a room ... at The Helm on Saturday April 30th. We’re marking our half century milestone with a big bash to celebrate being ready for pleasure!
Join us for music, dancing girls and boys, fabulous food and frisky fun. Bid on decadent wares while you indulge in potent cocktails, fantastic beats and other tantalizing treats and trappings.
Downstairs performances include Sweet Soul Burlesque, Cris Derksen, emcees Zena Sharman and friends, and DJ Bella Lugosie. Upstairs entertainment awaits you with specially-themed rooms sure to please your senses and your intellect!
Tickets for the Opt Benefit Gala & Celebration on sale now. And true to our name, we have a few ticket “options” for you:
- Gala tickets - $120. For these ticket holders, the doors open at 6:30 pm and the evening includes supper (The Helm provides imaginative, organic, locally-sourced fare), a full roster of entertainment, and two complimentary cocktails.
- Celebration tickets - $60. For these ticket holders, the doors open at 8:30 pm and the evening includes entertainment, appies, and one complimentary cocktail. UPDATE: There are a limited number of Celebration tickets being released for $40 - once the $40 tickets are gone, they're gone. So buy your Celebration tickets now! You know what they say ... the early bird gets the worm!
- Gala table tickets - $100. Gala tickets (usually $120 per person) are available at at reduced rate for groups of 4 or more. Reserve your table at $100 per person by calling Danielle Chard at 604.731.4252 x239.
Get a sneak peak or two of some of the silent auction treasures!
Singles, couples and multiples are all welcome at our party!
This event is a fundraiser for Options for Sexual Health. In 2011 Opt becomes the sexiest 50 year-old around as we celebrate half a century as BC's largest non-profit provider of sexual health information and services.
Looking for more info on the gala? We've created some FAQs.
Plus, find out how to win a trip to Cuba!
Tag(s):
65_RedRoses,
Film Launch,
health promotion,
Health/Health Advocacy,
HPV,
I Have Immunity,
Local Events and Parties,
Options for Sexual Health
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Katherine Dodds AKA "Kat" is the founder of Good Company Communications and HelloCoolWorld.com. Trained in renegade advertising & branding through her work with Adbusters in the '90s, Kat's early induction into the possibilities of the web-world was inspired by the term hypertext, which she immediately found comforting. She is dedicated to cause-related communication and to the development and use of tools that promote democratic processes.
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