When she was 29 weeks pregnant with her second child, an ultrasound confirmed Sheri Shanahan’s worst fears and her tiny baby girl had to be delivered by emergency C-section. “Everything...
Watching Mike Shaw train for the Royal Victoria Marathon, it’s hard to believe he was paralyzed in a catastrophic accident. “When I was injured, like life came to a full stop,” Mike Shaw...
Katrina Kelly is in her final days of training for the Royal Victoria Half Marathon. She wasn’t a runner before this so it’s a big undertaking, but she has an even bigger reason for doing...
For 90 years, the Victoria Foundation has been working to strengthen communities through charitable giving, a legacy that began with a single $20 donation. The foundation marked the...
The Victoria Rainbow Kitchen Society serves more than 250,000 meals each year with the help of dedicated volunteers like Judy Estrin, while responding to growing food insecurity across the...
“Growing up, we relied on food banks to help make ends meet,” Trevor says. “Being able to have that lived experience and then also take that into my career has been really insightful, and it...
The para dragon boat team launched in May, thanks to the efforts of Victoria Stroke Recovery Association volunteer Peter Mercanti and extensive fundraising.
Pedalling with a purpose, they’ve raised more than $2.5 million for the Stephen Lewis Foundation‘s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign to help grandmothers taking care of grandchildren in...
Alex Hutton has gone full throttle with fundraising, bringing in thousands of dollars for BC Children’s Hospital as part of BMX Canada’s Race for Life.
Music fills the air at Mount Newton Centre Society on weekday mornings — providing entertainment and much-needed social engagement for people taking part in the non-profit’s popular day...
Volunteers gearing up for Soap for Hope’s Second Hand Hope sale are sorting through clothes and other items that were left behind and never claimed at more than 60 B.C. hotels and never...
The world-renowned garden is celebrating 80 years this year, and it wouldn’t still be here without volunteers.