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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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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!)