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THE VANCOUVER COURIER FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2013
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urban parents’ guide
Spotlight: Kids’ clothing redux helps moms and children BY HELEN PETERSON
Professional Half-Day Training Program 2013/14 Auditions
For Students Entering Grade 8-12, September 2013 Sunday, January 27th, 2:00 - 5:00 pm The professional half-day training program is eligible to grade 8-12 students, who are looking for a highly challenging professional dance training program, while concurrently attaining their academic goals. For more details on this program and requirements please contact the Dance Co office. Students wishing to enroll in the phd program must attend the auditions for the Dance Co half-day program Sunday, January 27th, 2013 application forms are available in the dance Co office. Deadline for submitting audition applications is Monday, January 22nd.
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or parents looking to clear out children’s wear the kids have outgrown, the options are three-fold. Donate to various ‘goodwill’ charities; give away or exchange with friends; or take the items to a consignment shop. The third option is by far the most beneficial for parents, particularly moms, because it allows them to be environmental, frugal and also entrepreneurial. Vicky Murphy, co-owner, with Lara DePauli, of Little Earth on Commercial Drive, has a great system for utilizing outgrown, gently-used kids’ clothing. Their business, which relocated off East Hastings eight months ago, accepts intake on the first Monday of the month (Feb. 4 is next; no appointment needed), whereby parents can drop off up to two recycled bags worth of clothes,
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unsold items, so Little Earth donates them to the Elizabeth Fry Society, supporting moms and children in need. Little Earth accepts goods from babies up to age eight, and also is remarkable in that it sells pre-loved cloth diapers. Now that’s enviro-friendly!
All items must be in very good condition, just as you would want your own child to wear nice things. “We use a 60/40 arrangement,” says Murphy, who likes to shop smart too, being a single mom of a 4-year-old. “This means if we sell an item for $10, you will get $4, but it’s in store credit rather than cash.” Items must sell within three months, or the consignor must pick them up soon after. Many customers ask Murphy to ‘pay it forward’ with
“Parents and children alike love coming to the store because not only do we have great prices, we carry many new items - made locally and socially consciously as well,” says Murphy. We also have a back room for nursing moms, for changing of diapers, or just to hang out in. It’s a great place for Lara and myself, both single moms, to mingle with the customers and share advice on all things ‘family’!”
Visit Little Earth at 1020 Commercial Drive; tel: 778-737-7004; web: littleearthvancouver.com.
education The Vancouver Courier is publishing a pull-out Special Education Feature on January 25th that will showcase registration opportunities for local schools and universities. With pertinent details on program offerings, and interviews with chief educators in the Lower Mainland, you’ll find out exactly which schools are offering the right programs for you or your child.
Remember, the Vancouver Courier reaches more Vancouver households than any other Publication! Excellence in Education will be distributed in your Vancouver Courier on Friday, Jan. 25th.
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