SUCCESS welcomed a new chair during its annual general meeting on Sept. 24.
Donnie Wing was elected to the position, along with four new members: Philip Bates, Alice Maria Chung, Tony Wong and Terry Yung. The board is made up of 16 members.
“We are grateful for the board’s commitment this past year, especially from outgoing chair Grace Wong for her thought leadership in elevating SUCCESS’ ability to build bridges, harvest diversity and foster integration,” Queenie Choo, the charity’s CEO, said in a press release. “We look forward to working with the new board led by Donnie Wing to further our goal to build SUCCESS as a leader in Canada in innovative programing and in the understanding of issues related to the settlement of immigrants.”
SUCCESS provides services in settlement, language training, employment, family counselling, youth leadership training, business and economic development, health care and housing.
The organization has offices across the Lower Mainland, including one in Burnaby at 5172 Kingsway.
SAVE THE DATE: Nov. 5
A special fundraiser is coming to Burnaby on Sunday, Nov. 5.
Soi Dog Canada, a registered non-profit, is hosting a trivia challenge at the Firefighters’ Public House starting at 2:30 p.m.
The charity was established in 2003 in Phuket, Thailand to help the street dogs and cats who had no one to care for them (over 50,000 strays roamed the island). To date, Soi Dog has sterilized more than 150,000 animals.
Funds raising during the Burnaby event will go toward sponsoring flights for the dogs rescued from the dog meat trade in Asia, notes an email from Candace Cornock, president of Soi Dog Canada.
Tickets cost $25 each and include entry to the trivia game and a $10 food/beverage credit (on a minimum $14 order). There will also be prizes, silent and live auctions and a 50/50 draw.
To buy, call Cornock at 250-733-0832, or email [email protected].
Salmon spawning
Come see chum salmon return to spawn in Burnaby’s Stoney Creek on Monday, Oct. 16.
The creek has seen record-breaking numbers in the last couple of years, all thanks, in part, to local streamkeepers.
“Through conservation and habitat restoration efforts, salmon have survived against the odds and returned yearly to swim upstream to spawn each fall,” reads an event notice.
It’s all happening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Burnaby Mountain Park. There is a $4.76 fee. To register, visit burnaby.ca/webreg and use barcode 442121.
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