[Viva] Fwd: "Let's Kick Ass" coffee social at Friends for Life on Dec. 6
shelly tognazzini
shetognazzini at gmail.com
Mon Dec 2 10:54:45 PST 2019
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From: Friends for Life <info at vancouverfriendsforlife.ca>
Date: Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 8:36 PM
Subject: "Let's Kick Ass" coffee social at Friends for Life on Dec. 6
To: <shetognazzini at gmail.com>
Expressive Arts Therapy workshop starting soon. Are you signed up? Don't
forget Harvest Coop will be at FFL on Dec. 5...Get your orders in!
*CLICK HERE* to book appointments
<https://friendsforlife.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=21612d99d1f3008d07ea8f1fb&id=5aec04ab5d&e=7a68f439b0>
*HOUSE HAPPENINGS *
The theme of this year's World AIDS Day is "Communities make the
difference". The commemoration of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 is an important
opportunity to recognize the essential role that communities have played
and continue to play in the AIDS response at the international, national
and local levels. Community support has been integral to the success of
Vancouver Friends for Life Society where, through the help of local
volunteers and sponsors, we continue to welcome people facing life
challenges associated with HIV, Cancer, and Hepatitis C.
*"Let's Kick Ass" coffee social at FFL on Friday, December 6, 2019*
Let's Kick ASS (Aids Survival Syndrome) is a movement established in 2013
by Tez Anderson, and is committed to empowering long-term survivors of HIV
and AIDS, and raising awareness for AIDS Survivor Syndrome. With the
improvement of the outlook for people living with HIV, issues like aging
are becoming more important for the community to address. The
campaign seeks to raise awareness about this increasingly important
topic. On Friday, December 6th from 3-5 p.m., we will have a coffee social
to introduce the group to the public. All are welcome.
*Event*: "Let's Kick Ass" coffee social at Friends for Life on Friday,
December 6, 2019
*Time*: 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
*Address*: 1459 Barclay Street (corner
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/1459+Barclay+Street+(corner?entry=gmail&source=g>
Nicola)
*FFL telephone*: 604-682-5992
*YOU are invited to be FABULOUS and join us on Tuesday, December 10, for a
BINGO fundraiser by EQ Bank, hosted by none other than the fabulous
Carlotta Gurl!*
Here's what you need to know:
- *Date*: Tuesday, Dec 10, 2019
- *Time*: 6:30pm for a 7:00pm start
- *Location*: Mary on Davie (address: 1202 Davie St, Vancouver,
BC
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/1202+Davie+St,+Vancouver,+BC?entry=gmail&source=g>
)
- *Ticket price*: $35
EventBrite link*:
**https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/carlotta-gurl-hosting-bingo-fundraising-event-supporting-friends-for-life-tickets-80941254471
<https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/carlotta-gurl-hosting-bingo-fundraising-event-supporting-friends-for-life-tickets-80941254471>*
*All donations received will be matched by EQ bank up to $5,000!!!*
EventBrite Ticket is $35 and includes:
- Signature drink and appetizer
- 6 Bingo Cards
Beer, wine, and food will be available for purchase.
Extra Bingo Tickets: Available for purchase on the night at Mary’s on Davie.
Prizes: YES, there will be BINGO prizes!
What else: *This is an 18+ event *with humour.
You’re probably thinking this event can’t get any better, but it can!
The proceeds of Bingo for Life go to the Friends for Life Society, a local
organization that provides people living in and around Vancouver City
Centre and facing life challenges associated with HIV, Cancer, Hepatitis C
specialized support programs as well as general support programs for a
broader range of health issues. Now you know where those donations at the
door are going! Snap up your tickets quick to avoid missing out. See you
there!
*Harvest Co-op - Fresh organic produce ready to take orders!*
Please get your orders in by 3 p.m. on Wednesday, December 4. Harvest Co-op
will deliver fresh bags of produce for pick-up between 2 pm and 4 pm at
Vancouver Friends for Life on Thursday, December 5.
The Harvest Co-op is an organic fruit and vegetable cooperative where
resources are pooled together to purchase in bulk and offer you exceptional
prices. To order, please email Melanie Lee at harvestcoopbc at gmail.com or
call (778) 882-9166 no later than 3 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6. Bags can
be bought in increments of $5 (e.g. $5, $10, $15, $20, $25, $30 etc.). Rest
assured Melanie will choose the best seasonal organic fruit and vegetables
she can get her hands on. Unfortunately, you cannot select the produce
beforehand...Look at it as a beautiful surprise.
*Expressive Arts Therapy workshop starting soon!*
*Ignite Your Light this Winter: **Expressive Arts Workshops*
Join us in an experiential journey of creative expression and
self-discovery in one or both of our December group workshops which will
take place Thursday, December 12 from 2:30-4p.m. and Thursday, December 19
from 2:30-4 p.m. There are 8 spots available for each workshop. Sign up at
the front desk or call 604-682-5992.
Participants will have the opportunity to explore, play, and create
together with an assortment of arts materials and forms, in a nourishing
and encouraging environment. No art experience or skill necessary.
*What is Expressive Arts Therapy?*
Expressive Arts Therapy is a counselling practice that uses various art
modalities in a supportive setting to facilitate growth and healing. In
sessions, we support people to engage their senses and imagination through
the use of the arts – including visual arts, play, movement, sound,
writing, and storytelling – dependent on people’s interests and needs. We
focus on what is working in people’s lives, through a process of accessing
and expanding our innate abilities of self-awareness, healing and growth.
No particular background, skill or ability is needed to participate. The
process is not about analyzing the art or about making "good" art. All that
is needed is a willingness to experiment and explore.
*Friends for Life open on December 25!*
Drop in on December 25 for festive holiday music and nibbles. Please feel
free to come by with a friend or significant other. *This event is not
members only so please be advised*. The house will be open from noon to 3
p.m. Light snacks and drinks will be served. See you there!
*Spotlight on Friends for Life Practitioners - Jean-Luc Bun*
Jean-Luc focused many years in the healthcare industry on remedial
bodyworks, having worked in a sports clinic and with a chiropractic centre.
Being a practitioner of yoga since his early teens, Jean-Luc brings his
unique experience working with injured people as well as its
challenges into his craft as a healthcare provider and into his practice of
yoga.
At Friends For Life, Jean-Luc teaches a gentle Yin-inspired Restorative
Yoga, which takes the student into a series of modified asana or pose,
supported by cushions, props and other aids, that have little or no
weight-bearing. This gives the body a safe, nurturing environment, to
gently unfold and ease its way back into optimal alignment. His style of
yoga works with each person's own ability and limitations, to encourage
healing and release of tension, trauma, and emotional blockages long held
within the body, while increasing flexibility, range of movement, and
strength.
Book a 60 minute session to start off 2020 with your own intention to
create more freedom for your body.
*Don't Forget...*
- Friends for Life will be closed during the Holiday Season from
December 20, 3019 to January 6, 2020 *except for December 25 *where the
house will be open (see details above). FFL will reopen Tuesday, January 7,
2020.
- The Vancouver College of Massage Therapy (VCMT) will offer massages
until Thursday December 5th and resume sessions the second week of January
2020. Massages booked in December after the 5th will be canceled. Vancouver
Friends for Life will confirm the return date as son as VCMT confirms with
us. Thank you for your understanding.
*Contact the Vancouver Friends for Life Board of Directors*
Do you have any feedback, questions, concerns or suggestions for the VFFL
board? Send you thoughts to *board at vancouverfriendsforlife.ca
<board at vancouverfriendsforlife.ca?subject=Contact%20the%20VFFL%20Board%20of%20Directors>
*and have your voice heard.
*HOUSE SCHEDULE*
*TUESDAYS*
*Counselling with Shayna Hornstein*
10am, 11am, 12pm
**away Dec. 10 and 12*
Please call to book appointment. (604) 682 - 5992
*Reiki with Tim **Kanik*
11am, 12pm
**away Dec. 10, 12, 24, and 31*
*Vancouver College of Massage Therapy*
1:15pm, 2:30pm, 3:45pm
** Massages will be available until Thursday, December 5th and will resume
the second week of January 2020.
*Counselling with **Larisse** Goldstein*
1:30pm, 2:45pm, 4pm
**away Dec. 3*
*WEDNESDAYS Acupuncture with Ed Chen (1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month) *
9:15am, 9:30am, 10:00am, 10:15am & 10:45am
*Brunch*
11:30am- 12:45pm
*R**eflexology with Brian Anderson *
12:00pm, 1:00pm, 2:00pm
*Yoga with Jean-Luc*
1:30pm
*(Wednesday Continued....)*
*Counseling with Katherine Craig*
12:00pm, 1:30pm, 3:00pm
*Acupuncture with Ed Henrioulle*
5pm, 6pm, 7pm
*Expressive Art Therapy with Shayna Lauer*
1pm, 2pm, 3pm
*Bingo For Life*
A weekly fundraiser for VFFL
at Mary's On Davie -1202 Davie St
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/1202+Davie+St?entry=gmail&source=g>.
Wednesdays - 7pm
*THURSDAYS*
*Counselling with Shayna Hornstein*
10am, 11am, 12pm
**away Dec. 10 and 12*
*Expressive Art Therapy with Gillian*
10am, 11am, 12pm
*Vancouver College of Massage Therapy *
1:15pm, 2:30pm, 3:45pm
** Massages will be available until Thursday, December 5th and will resume
the second week of January 2020.
*SATURDAYS*
*Naturopathic Medicine with Boucher Institute*
10am, 11am, 12pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm
*** Please visit Boucher's booking schedule
<https://friendsforlife.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=21612d99d1f3008d07ea8f1fb&id=f1e60efb16&e=7a68f439b0>
to
book appointments
*BINGO FOR LIFE!*
*Every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Mary's on Davie - 1202 Davie St
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/1202+Davie+St?entry=gmail&source=g>. *
Come on down to Mary's on Davie (corner Bute) for a night of bingo balls,
drag queens, music & prizes. Spread the word and bring your friends!
*Don't forget - Vancouver Friends for Life Society depends on
your support. *
Entry: $10 donation
All proceeds go to supporting the services at Vancouver Friends For Life
Society.
* • ● • FRIENDS FEATURE FRIDAY • ● •*
Are you interested in sharing your story and journey with Vancouver Friends
For Life Society?
We're interested in highlighting the stories of members, practitioners and
volunteers alike.
Every Friday, on our Facebook
<https://friendsforlife.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=21612d99d1f3008d07ea8f1fb&id=0d647bfb7c&e=7a68f439b0>
and Instagram
<https://friendsforlife.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=21612d99d1f3008d07ea8f1fb&id=ca5238977a&e=7a68f439b0>,
we spotlight one story and portrait from the people who make our house, a
home.
If you are interested in sharing your story - please contact
info at vancouverfriendsforlife.ca.
<https://friendsforlife.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=21612d99d1f3008d07ea8f1fb&id=564ac84a66&e=7a68f439b0>
The team at Key Dental Clinic is offering free or low-cost dental care for
our clients.
You can choose from:
Complementary comprehensive exam and X-Rays
1. Oral cancer screening.
2. 50% discount on all preventative services such as cleaning and
Flouride treatment.
3. 50% discount on minor restorative treatment, including white fillings.
*This is an exclusive offer to clients of Friends for Life Society*. If you
are interested please email info at vancouverfriendsforlife.ca
<info at vancouverfriendsforlife.ca?subject=Key%20Dental%20Clinic> . We will
verify your association with Friends, so that you can book an
appointment.You will not be able to book an appointment without a
verification from Friends. This offer is available only to those who
receive this email; it is not transferable.
*BOOKING POLICY*
In response to feedback and suggestions from client-members, and in an
effort to improve access to the practitioners, the following guidelines
have been put into place as of April 1, 2018.
Booking limits will now be enforced on a month-by-month basis. This will
make it easier for both client-members and staff to keep track of
appointment numbers. This change will also see an increase in overall
yearly booking limits to 72 per client-member.
1. You may book up to two sessions with any one practitioner per calendar
month, except when otherwise stated. (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday massage
therapy sessions are considered three different practitioners).
2. You may hold up to a total of six sessions for all practitioners per
calendar month, except when otherwise stated. In case of house recess, one
appointment will be deducted from your limit for every week of closure. For
instance, an August closure could last two weeks, meaning two appointments
would be deducted from your allotment. Client-members who refer new
client-members, volunteers or practitioners to the house, or who volunteer
themselves, are eligible for an increase in their monthly booking limit.
Contact info at vancouverfriendsforlife.ca for more information.
3. In case of a breach of booking limits, client-members will, in the first
instance, be informed through email and be asked to cancel the number of
appointments necessary to ensure equal distribution of appointments. Upon
further breaches, Friends for Life may cancel client-member appointments
and/or suspend them from booking any further appointments for a period.
4. When a client-member books an appointment, appointment emails are sent
to the client-member and to the practitioner. Client-members are expected
to confirm their upcoming appointments through a further confirmation by
email and text by BookedIn in the days before the appointment. If you do
not receive a confirmation email, please contact
info at vancouverfriendsforlife.ca.
5. Client-members are expected to show up for every appointment they have
booked and must also be at the house at least ten minutes prior to the
appointment. Late arrivals and no-shows are noted in BookedIn and a number
of late or no-show appointments may result in cancellation of future
bookings and/or suspension of booking privileges.
6. Client-members may sign up to be on the cancellation list for a
practitioner (Click here
<https://friendsforlife.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=21612d99d1f3008d07ea8f1fb&id=a598a2e0c9&e=7a68f439b0>).
Appointments made through the cancellation list do not count towards the
monthly appointment limit of 6.
7. Under no circumstances should sessions be transferred to another
client-member. If cancellation is unavoidable, client-members must send an
email to info at vancouverfriendsforlife.ca immediately. Under most
circumstances, a cancellation within a 24-hour period of your session will
be considered a ‘no show’. When you cancel, you may offer the name of
someone else who may be interested in filling your appointment.
8. When booking appointments, you accept these terms.
We thank you for your cooperation, as we work towards a fair and equitable
system for everyone.
Vancouver Friends for Life
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