Fundraisers

$1251.25 raised in support of BIPOC Birthing Families!!
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$1251.25 raised in support of BIPOC Birthing Families!!

As a Birth Ambassador for the Nesting Doula Collective, H&H has fundraised Thursdays from January 6th to March 10th, raising $1251.25! Our fundraising efforts for the past 10 weeks go towards the online campaign, “It Takes a Village: 50 BIPOC Births in 2022“. The Nesting Doula Collective hopes to raise $50K for 50 births in…

Fundraising screening of “Dope is Death”
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Fundraising screening of “Dope is Death”

Saturday April 9, 2022 – 7:00pm (doors at 6pm)The Vic Theatre – 808 Douglas St. $10-25 sliding scale (online & at the door) 4:30 – 5:30pm – drop-in NADA ear acupuncture circleSuggested $5 donation, everyone with a vaccine passport welcome :) Ticket sales in benefit of SOLID Outreach Society & the Fernwood Wellness Library. For…

Community Acupuncture Fundraiser in benefit of the Red Cross Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal
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Community Acupuncture Fundraiser in benefit of the Red Cross Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal

We at Heart & Hands cannot simply standby and watch the Russian invasion into Ukraine. We are devastated by the violent destruction and senseless loss of human life. We continue to fundraise for local and global crises all while providing our community vital and necessary healthcare services. THURSDAYS, 10am – 2pm March 17th, 24th, 31st…

Community Acupuncture Fundraiser: In support of BIPOC Birthing Families
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Community Acupuncture Fundraiser: In support of BIPOC Birthing Families

We are excited to kick off 2022 with another community fundraiser, this time in support of the Nesting Doula Collective, a Vancouver island-based collective of birth workers who provide culturally affirming and anti-oppressive care to pregnant, birthing, and postpartum families who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or people of colour (BIPOC). Our goal is to raise AT…

Community Acupuncture fundraiser: $540.25 raised for Our Place Society!
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Community Acupuncture fundraiser: $540.25 raised for Our Place Society!

A huge thanks to everyone who napped with us on Thursdays 10am – 2pm in October, 25% of Community Acupuncture revenues came to a total of $540.25 that will go towards Our Place and their cold weather response. The projected forecast for winter on the West Coast calls for much colder and wetter weather this…

Community Acupuncture fundraiser: cold weather support for Our Place Society
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Community Acupuncture fundraiser: cold weather support for Our Place Society

As the season changes, organizations such as Our Place Society are a vital link to street entrenched individuals who are at risk of succumbing to exposure during the damp and chilly Pacific Northwest autumn and winter. Help us help those without a safe and secure roof over their heads, access to warm, nourishing food as…

Community Acupuncture Red Cross BC Wildfires Relief, $552.50 raised!
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Community Acupuncture Red Cross BC Wildfires Relief, $552.50 raised!

That’s a wrap!$552.50 for Red Cross BC Wildfire Relief response was raised over four Thursdays in August  Our donation helps the Red Cross mobilize disaster response teams and reach impacted individuals and family with emergency help. Your support ensures that we can continue to meet the evolving circumstances of these devastating wildfires. Thank you again…

Community Acupuncture Fundraiser: Red Cross 2021 BC Wildfire Response
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Community Acupuncture Fundraiser: Red Cross 2021 BC Wildfire Response

We have officially entered the age of climate crisis. For yet another year in a row, Western Canada is experiencing another deadly season of mass forest fires in combination with an unprecedented heat dome, which has destroyed hundreds of acres across BC, burned whole towns to the ground and many living in communities all over…

H&H swag sale: a fundraiser for the IRSSS
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H&H swag sale: a fundraiser for the IRSSS

We have goodies left over from our crowdfunding campaign early 2020 and we are hoping to sell off what is remaining to continue supporting the Indian Residential School Survivors Society. What is currently available: Available in the lobby during Community Acupuncture hours, if you are not booked for an appointment, but wanted to drop by…

In support of the Indian Residential School Survivors Society: a Community Acupuncture fundraiser
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In support of the Indian Residential School Survivors Society: a Community Acupuncture fundraiser

As an uninvited Hong Konger-Chinese-Canadian settler in Lkwungen Territories, I continue to grapple with the conflicting history of this land I am occupying, a place where I live and where I provide community care. But with a heavy heart, I am regularly reminded that the insidious, deadly force of white supremacy still thrives in the…