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Music Bingo

The Gordon Head Refugee Sponsorship Group is hosting a music bingo on Wednesday Oct 9, 2024, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM at the Fernwood Inn, to raise funds for the support of a newcomer family of five.

Music bingo is a fun and exciting take on the classic game of bingo, with songs replacing the numbers on a bingo card. The host will play music, and if you have that song listed on your card, you tick it off. The same rules apply as regular bingo – get a line, call BINGO! and win a great prize.

Prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners for each of the two rounds of bingo. Winners will select their preferred prize.

Lots of great prizes!

Your $30 entry ticket gives you one bingo card for each round of bingo. Bring cash – extra cards will be available for $3 each; 2 for $5.

Doors open at 7:00 and the bingo fun begins at 7:30. Reservations are recommended if you decide to come earlier than that to enjoy dinner and drinks before the games begin (250-412-2001). Just let Fernwood Inn know that you are joining the Music Bingo event, so that you are seated in the appropriate area.

Buy your tickets here!

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Great Gherkins Garage Sale Fundraiser EXTENDED

Saturday, August 24th 9am – 12pm &
BONUS Sunday, August 25 from noon – 3pm

1553 & 1557 Granada Crescent

Find us here: https://goo.gl/maps/nq8ozwMpwGbqmzsQ8

Mark your calendars for the best garage sale of the summer: our neighbourhood garage sale supporting the Gherkins, aka the Gordon Head Refugee Sponsorship Community Group (GHRSCG) – all
proceeds to be used to bring a refugee family to Victoria.

Saturday August 24th, 9 am to noon(ish) at 1553 and 1557 Granada Crescent AND we added Sunday August 25, from noon to 3pm.

We will be rounding up wonderful items of all kinds from our supporters – kitchen gadgets, books, board games, and MORE!

PLUS by popular demand we will be offering delicious Syrian snacks (Saturday only)!

Mugs galore
beautiful boxed set of chopsticks
wooden salad bowl with silver salad service
jewelry box (and jewelry)
we’ve got purses
Christmas is early
old school light meter
madeleine pan
Who doesn’t love this blazer?
lots of clothes – silk, sequins, stylin!
garden tools, wine racks, and wine glasses too
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Garage Sale success

Thank you to everyone who came to our big garage sale — we raised $2,600 in sales, food sales, and donations.
We are especially thankful to the many who donated items, those who made food, the neighbours who hosted a sale at the same time to boost the event, and everyone who came out to volunteer.
We had a blast, and we think everyone who came by had a great time too!

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Giant Garage Sale fundraiser Aug 27

Come one, come all to our neighbourhood garage sale supporting the Gordon Head Refugee Sponsorship group.

Saturday Aug 27 from 9 am to noon(ish)

at 1553 and 1557 Granada Crescent … plus 5 other houses on Granada Crescent!

Find us here: https://goo.gl/maps/nq8ozwMpwGbqmzsQ8

We have kitchen items, books, gadgets, sports items, and so many awesome board games and MORE. PLUS sweet and savory snacks for sale! All proceeds at 1553 and 1557 Granada sale go to refugee sponsorship.

The fundraiser sale is joined by **five additional houses** on Granada Cr who are holding sales at the same time to help us make this a high traffic event!

Check out the photos below… this is just a taste of what we have on sale!

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Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe… in 5 languages

Join the Gherkins in learning to say Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe in English, Lekwungen, Chinese, French, and Arabic!

100% of proceeds from this fundraiser go to our next sponsorship our three related refugee families from Syria/

Don’t forget to support the fundraiser: buy a shirt or tote!

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Thanks Victoria and Joni for your work editing this beautiful video!

Shout out to the translators who made sure the tshirts are correct: Joe Seward (Lekwungen), Marie Chemel-Lefebvre (French), Montaser Aljundy (Arabic), Rachel Yuen and Linda Yang (Chinese).

T-shirt design 100% donated by the lovely and talented Noah Crowder Designs

Tshirts are locally printed in Victoria with printing and promotional materials generously supported by MegaScreen productions and Island Blue Print

Shirt sizing details are found here.

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T-shirt fundraiser for refugee sponsorship

Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe – our BC motto for 2020 and beyond. 

The Gherkins are selling t shirts and totes to raise funds for our next refugee sponsorship.

Gherkin volunteers (l-r) Joni, Pam, Monika & Katharine in our awesome multilingual shirts!

The t-shirt features Dr. Henry’s “Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe” motto in English, Lekwungen, French,  Chinese and Arabic.  We believe Dr. Henry’s motto reflects a strong belief in the value and importance of care and compassion for our fellow humans. 

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Volunteers made this project possible

This striking design has been generously developed and donated to us by Noah Crowder, a student in the Pacific Design Academy in Victoria. To see more of Noah’s work please go to his website: noahcrowderdesigns.com

We also would like to offer thanks to the volunteers who ensured our translations were accurate:  Joe Seward (Lekwungen), Marie Chemel-Lefebvre (French), Montaser Aljundy (Arabic), Rachel Yuen and Linda Yang (Chinese).

Price, fabric, sizes
We print on demand so offer a range of size options from toddler to 3XL. Shirt size details are here.

Regular shirts are $25.

For $35 you can have an eco-friendly shirt of 100% North American cotton, ethically grown, and then woven, cut and produced all in Canada.

Totes are $20 and are made of heavy (12 oz) cotton canvas.

Printing is done locally–thanks MegaScreen for the discount to support us!

Promotional cards printed with a generous discount from Island Blue Print.

Delivery and pick up options

Shirts must be pre-ordered and can be picked up when ready at our “pick up days”, or you can chose to pay a bit extra to have a volunteer drop it at your Greater Victoria home. Outside Victoria? Watch this space or contact through the order site.


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Syrian dinner success

Thank you everyone who attended, donated, cooked, and volunteered for the October 2019 Syrian Dinner fundraiser.

The following businesses and individuals generously donated items for auction or raffle:

Adanac Limousine, Catherine Ellis, Chateau Victoria Hotel, Cinecenta, David Steeves, Dan and Florie Varga, Elke Schlufter, Eulala , Paul and Rachel, Everything Wine, Fernwood Coffee, Finest at Sea , Fired Up! , Il Covo Trattoria, Island Reveries beeswax wraps, Gordon Head favourite for brunch JJ Morgan Restaurant, Joni Mitchell, Josie Bissonette, Kenda Haga, Kiki Shuffle Victoria, Maria’s Deli & European Imports, Matthew Steeves, Mimi & Marge jewelry, Moka House, Pierre Pomerleau, Stacy Chappel, Susan Hart, The Root Cellar, The Rostad Family, Wildfire Bakery, Yvonne Kemeny.

Thank you once again to Freeman Audio Visual for their donation of sound equipment!

A special thank you to the Holy Cross Parish who donated $5,000 to our sponsorship at the event, and whose parishioners filled several tables at the event! In addition to this generous donation, the event raised $6500.

With this deposit of 11,500 we are now half way to our fundraising goal for our next sponsorship!

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Syrian Dinner Fundraiser October 25

Buffet service at the Syrian dinner fundraiser for refugee sponsorship

Gordon Head Refugee Sponsorship Constituent Group AKA The Gherkins Present: 

A Traditional Syrian Dinner Fundraiser for Syrian Refugees Traveling to and Settling in Victoria

 Friday October 25, 6:30-9:30 PM

Christ Church Cathedral School 

912 Vancouver St – Entrance at the Back of the School

NOTE: Get your tickets in advance. This event has sold out every time!

 

Come and enjoy:

  • Amazing food (lots of vegetarian options) prepared by the local Syrian community
  • A Silent Auction including: wine, chocolate, movie tickets, Hotel stays
  • Music, and much much more….

Just to remind you how wonderful this meal is… here’s some photos from last time:

 

 

$35 per person for the food and entertainment, Wine, juice and pop available for purchase at the event.

Tickets on sale September 30, 2019 online at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/traditional-syrian-dinner-tickets-73300839785

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Giant Garage sale raises $1,900!

On July 6, our Giant Gordon Head Garage Sale raised $1900 selling used goods and delightful snacks!

Three Gherkins hosted the event on Granada Cr., and five neighbours joined in with their own sale to make it an massive event and much bigger draw to the garage sale crowd.

We probably had the best snack sales of any neighbourhood sale — with Syrian treats provided by Hanaa and Mahmoud, Chinese noodles from Linda, and cookies for those with a sweet tooth!

Here are some photos from a busy, exhausting and exciting day (plus one from the day before!)