Remember the fundraiser hosted by Sparrow Fitness that I briefly mentioned in this column earlier this month? Well, I thought you’d like more info on the annual event run by Burnaby’s Tyler Sparrow.
For the past three years, Sparrow Fitness has hosted a bootcamp and brunch fundraiser in support of the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. In December, about 40 people took part in the hour-long bootcamp all for a suggested donation of $20. The fitness lesson was followed up with a hearty brunch. All the food was donated by Technicut Industrial Supply Inc. and Muscle MLK Canada, Sparrow Photography, Dageraad Brewing and Rain City Juicery also donated prizes to the event.
In total, the fundraiser raised more than $750 for the food bank, which amounts to about $2,250 worth of food for the food bank, Sparrow wrote in an email.
“It’s a way to get the community together to have fun while helping others in our community around the holidays,” he wrote.
Way to go, everyone!
Celebrate the new year
With January just about gone, it’s almost time to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
The Burnaby Board of Trade’s Pacific Gateway committee is hosting a banquet in honour of the new year on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at Fortune House seafood restaurant at Metropolis in Metrotown. The party features a 10-course Chinese banquet, live entertainment, and it gets started at 5:30 p.m. and runs until 8:30 p.m. Expect to mix and mingle with about 200 other business people and community leaders throughout the evening.
Tickets are $60 for members or $70 for non-members. Call 604-412-0100.
Work on those resolutions
Resolved to get fit this year? Or maybe you wanted to do good deeds for the community? Why not do both?
Moksha Yoga in Burnaby hosts weekly karma classes on Friday nights from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. For a minimum donation of $5 you can participate, it’s as easy as that. Anyone is welcome and the money collected is donated to good causes around the Lower Mainland.
I suggest checking the schedule before you go to make sure the class is in fact running. You can find the schedule at http://burnaby.mokshayoga.ca/classes.
