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Halloween at our houses

The residents had a lot of fun this Halloween preparing for the tricker-treaters. Hudson and Cooper house carved up their pumpkins and Foundation House did things a little different. One of the residents had some fun in his gorilla costume... You may have seen him givi...
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Happy One Year Erik!

Last night we celebrated Erik's one year sober! Erik is the senior resident, a leadership role, at Foundation House. Erik's journey began with a connection with Lesley on Saltspring Island and continued with Erik moving into Foundation House last December. Watching Er...
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And the total is…

On October 5 Umbrella hosted our second ever fundraiser charity hockey game with the Boston Bruins Alumni helping us raise money for the downpayment on our recovery house we are purchasing. Well the numbers are in and we are thrilled to be adding $26,000 to our downpayme...
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Foundation House Visit

Tonight, the Bruins alumni came over to Foundation House to meet the residents, see the house and eat some pizza that was donated by Boston Pizza! We heard some amazing stories, filmed a video with Tess and Chris from 100.3 The Q and had some big laughs. The team did no...
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Mark Stone

  One more sleep until Game Day! We are excited to have an autographed Mark Stone jersey from the Las Vegas Knights. This is just one of the incredible silent auction items that we will have up for bid tomorrow. Don't miss you chance, this game is going to be a hoc...
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6 days and counting…

Saturday is game day! If you haven't got your tickets, you should get on that! VIP are sold out and only general admission are left get your tickets here.  The Bruins are ready and their roster is confirmed. Ray BOURQUE Geoff COURTNALL Al IAFRATE Bob SWEENEY Dave ...
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Hockey Game Update

One week tomorrow is the big charity hockey game at The Q Centre with the Greater Victoria Firefighters taking on the Boston Bruins Alumni. We are ready to welcome NHL legends like Ray Bourque, Al Iafrate, Geoff Courtnall, Andrew Raycroft, Bob Sweeney and many more! As ...
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So, you hate the Bruins?

So, you aren't a Bruins fan but you still want to support Umbrella? Well you are in luck! Blake, our corrections outreach worker and housing manager extraordinaire is lacing up his skates to play against the Bruins as part of the Greater Victoria Firefighters Team. Co...
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Congratulations Don Coulson

Today, 100.3 The Q did a live auction to golf with Al Iafrate and Bob Sweeney of the Boston Bruins Alumni Team. This golf game, taking place at Bear Mountain on October 5, was won by Don Coulson and his bid of $1000! Thank you Don for your support and generous donation,...
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Design Build Services

When we heard from Design Build Services that they wanted to sponsor the upcoming Boston Bruins Alumni Charity Hockey Game, we were thrilled. Established in 2010, Design Build Services develop for the community in which they live. Fostering homes and communities that ar...