Category: Fundraising events

Not only did the Fernwood Inn donate an auction item to our Syrian Dinner event … they also offered to help us with our next event … music bingo!

We have limited tickets and fabulous prizes, this event will be a great casual night out

When is this amazing fun event, you ask? Wed, 24 April 2019 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM PDT

Oh, and did I mention fabulous prizes? Yes I did!

Put your music knowledge to work to win a Grand prize of a night of stargazing at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory. Hum along with the tunes while compete to win restaurant gift certificates, designer jewelry, yoga classes, and movie passes.

Tickets are now available online, so grab your friends and join us April 24 at Fernwood Inn!

Thanks to you — our supporters, volunteers and donors — our March 8 Syrian dinner has raised $6900!!!

We met our goal for this event by eliminating travel debt for the family we have been supporting this year, and making a great start in raising funds to sponsor a third family.

Not only was the event successful, it was enormous fun! Here are some photos of our wonderful volunteers, setting up, serving the delicious Syrian food (cooked by volunteers!), and a shot of the auction table with all the wonderful donated items.

These greater Victoria businesses have really come through to support our SOLD OUT Syrian Dinner fundraiser on March 8.

The dinner features a Silent Auction and here are some of the donations we have received:

We have a weekend get away at the luxurious Delta Ocean Point Hotel, use of the VIP Corner  Suite for you and 20 guests at a basket ball game night nest year thanks to UVIC’s Vikes Athletics and Recreation (UVIC), a night stay for two at the beautiful Chateau Victoria, Yoga in your home, personal training sessions with Daniel Bednarski at Sweat Athletics paired with passes donated by Quadra Sports & Fitness,  Belleville’s restaurant, Fernwood Inn, Fernwood Pizza, a gift certificate from Oak Bay Seafood, a class with bon macaron, a personal tour of the HMCS Vancouver naval vessel, hand made jewelry and books!

Just look at these beautiful auction items, including a unique carved wooden box, an artistic glass bowl, a large silver bowl from Bungalow, jewelry from Mimi + Marge, and the perfect book for our event from Munro’s:

Don’t miss out, (for the auction, bring your cheque book or cash as we can’t take any plastic!)

Tickets, on the other hand, are for sale online and are $30.

Tickets for the Syrian dinner on March 8 are now on sale on Eventbrite… and they are going fast. As of this moment we have sold more than half our tickets.

But wait… there’s more!

Businesses in this town are extremely generous … our silent auction donations are already looking tempting. We have a weekend get away at the luxurious Delta Ocean Point Hotel, a night stay for two at the beautiful Chateau Victoria, Yoga in your home, personal training sessions with Daniel Bednarski at Sweat Athletics, gift certificates for movies, Belleville’s restaurant, and spas, a gift certificate from Oak Bay Seafood, a class with bon macaron, a personal tour of the HMCS Vancouver naval vessel, hand made jewelry and books!

Just look at these beautiful auction items, including a unique carved wooden box, an artistic glass bowl, a large silver bowl from Bungalow, jewelry from Mimi + Marge, and the perfect book for our event from Munro’s:

Don’t miss out, (for the auction, bring your cheque book or cash as we can’t take any plastic!)

Tickets, on the other hand, are for sale online and are $30.

The Gherkins are hosting another Syrian dinner fundraiser to support refugee families in Victoria, BC.

When: Friday March 8, 6:30-9:30 PM

Where: Christ Church Cathedral School, 912 Vancouver St – Entrance at the Back of the School

Come and enjoy:

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

$30 per person for the food and entertainment,
Wine, juice and pop available for purchase at the event

Tickets on sale soon!

The Gherkins are thrilled to announce we are expecting a second family to arrive in Victoria in a few weeks! They are also originally from Syria, and we just received confirmation that their flights are booked. Thanks to your generosity, we have a good start on our supplies and funds … but we do need to raise more to support them in their first year in Victoria.

One way you can help is by coming to our Traditional Syrian Dinner fundraiser on March 9. If you haven’t had the chance to taste Syrian food before, we promise you are in for a treat!
Our Syrian Dinner is SOLD OUT!. Thank-you all for your support!

Volunteers from Victoria’s Syrian community are cooking for the event, and there will be door prizes and lots of fun. Tickets are $22 and available through Eventbrite here.

Hope to see you there!

Tickets are moving fast for our Syrian Inspired Cooking event with Cook Culture and Chef Cosmo Meens!  There are only twenty spots, and 13 are already sold!

Don’t miss out!

The Gordon Head Refugee Sponsorship Constituent Group offers our heartfelt thanks for the local businesses who supported our recent movie night by providing pizza and refreshments:

Ali Baba Pizza

Dominos Pizza at 902 Esquimalt Road

Country Grocer

What a great night! Thanks to Keith Fraser and the Big Band of the Greater Victoria Concert Band for fantastic night. We were literally dancing in the aisles … and that was before we found out how much we raised!

Our donations at the door and the refreshment stand (thanks 4th Bay to Bay Brownies and Sparks!) brought in a whopping $1,423.40!

Add to that total the matching contribution from Raymond James, Ltd, and an additional $5,000 in support from them, and that makes for a successful night!