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Tuesday, November 12, 2013 The Chilliwack Progress
Community Volunteers needed as Operation Red Nose prepares for busy season Operation Red Nose is gearing up with the help of dedicated volunteers to make the roads safer in Chilliwack this holiday season. From Nov. 29 to Dec.
31, the red vested volunteers will be on the road to help people who feel unfit to drive get home safely in their own car. Again this year, the Kiwanis Club of Sardis is
coordinating the service, with the help of volunteers from the community. Last year, the service provided over 650 safe rides home in Chilliwack.
THANK YOU
from Chilliwack Hospice Society to everyone who helped to make the 10th Annual
November Night Gala
During this year’s campaign, the Operation Red Nose volunteers, headquartered in downtown Chilliwack, will be taking calls from partygoers with one goal in mind: to make roads and highways safer for everyone. The Operation Red Nose service is free, and is entirely provided by volunteers, and donations are always accepted. Each year in Canada, Operation Red Nose receives, through client donations, more than $1,500,000 that is entirely given back to local nonprofit organizations dedicated to youth or amateur sport. This year Operation
Red Nose is celebrating its 30th campaign in Canada, and its 10th year in Chilliwack, with the service available in over 100 host communities, from coast to coast, in seven Canadian provinces. Last year, 58,319 volunteers provided 87,761 rides in communities across Canada. Operation Red Nose counts on its numerous volunteers to provide safe rides to Canadian motorists during the month of December. Whether it is for one evening or for nine, for a couple of hours or for an entire night, Red Nose volunteers can choose the duration of their participation, whether they
choose to volunteer on the road or at the local headquarters. It’s never too late to fill a volunteer application form. Last year, more than 4,000 volunteers in British Columbia came out to enjoy a fun evening driving people home safely. People brought along their co-workers, friends and family. Teams of three include a designated driver of the client vehicle, a navigator to support the driver, and a second driver who trails them with an escort vehicle. The client never leaves their own vehicle. With the 2013 Operation Red Nose campaign set to start on Nov. 29, anyone interested in
volunteering can pick up an application form from the RCMP Detachment on Airport Road in Chilliwack. Volunteers fill out an application which includes a criminal record check. Returning volunteers must fill in a new application form each year. More information is available at 778-875-3406 or email chilliwack@operationrednose.com. Operation Red Nose phone lines will be open from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 29, 30, Dec. 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, and on New Year’s Eve, Tues., Dec. 31, by calling 604393-3000.
a huge success, raising over $75,000 PRESENTING SPONSOR Prospera Credit Union EMERALD SPONSORS Hub Barton International Insurance Brokers KPMG Simpson Notaries Media Sponsors The Chilliwack Progress Sonic 107.5 Star 98.3 89.5 The Drive Chilliwack Times Wine Sponsor Cheryl Bennewith, Notary Public Photo Booth Sponsor Jacqueline Tait, Notary Public Sapphire Sponsors Canex Building Supplies Ltd. Hampton Inn Henderson’s Funeral Homes & Crematorium The Langley Concrete Group Mertin Auto Group The O’Connor Group Odlum Brown Limited RE/MAX Nyda Realty Soprema Vita Dental Woodlawn Mt. Cheam Funeral Home Opal Sponsors Chill-Air Craven/Huston/Powers Architects Homelife Glenayre Realty Murray Honda Pacific Eye Doctors Raffle Prize Donors Simpson Notaries The Bedroom Gallery KC Interior Design Pioneer Building Supplies Nicks Lighting Chilliwack Decorating Centre Roller Chicks Painting Gloria Ballam Star 98.3 Harrison Hot Springs Resort Live Auction Donors Airport Coffee Shop Hofstede’s Country Barn Great Canadian Gaming Corporation Chilliwack Fire Department Gidney Signs Circle Sage Mobile Massage Tinhorn Creek Sardis Park VQA Wine Store Auburn Retirement Residences Frosty’s Icecream Merle’s Catering Key Auction Donors Rowena’s Inn on the River Paul McManus Riverwind Massage Therapy Emcee Scott Riley Lisa Stevens Auctioneer Scott Riley Special Thanks to Prospera Credit Union Chilliwack Cultural Centre Bruce & Sherry Proudfoot Globe Printing Rona Prime Signs Brenda Berry Classic on Alexander Darby Trudeau Norma Arndt Macy Hayes Tracey McDonald Crystal Collins April Sampson
Lori Johnson Emily Varga Joanne Hankey Fred’s Custom Tackle Chilliwack Chiefs First Ave Christian Assembly Sheila Armstrong Paula DeWit Belle Voci Ed & Donna Strohmaier Capital Restaurant Chilliwack Heritage Park Mary’s on Wellington Mt. Cheam Rotary Club GW Graham Senior Dancers GW Graham Senior Football Team Country Colour Photo Bill Coombes Go Audio Chilliwack Corn Maze Thrifty Boutique The Ole General Store Auction Chances Chilliwack Ken Hendsbee Lyle Simpson Betty Meisner Crystal Vision and Hearing Prospera Centre Ken Popove Lemon&Lavender Photography Sheila Armstrong Photography Nellicia Klop Karen Jarvis An Extra Special Thank You to Minter Country Garden Tim Loewen - Pine Meadows Tree Farm Ltd. Sequoia Garden Centre Cannor Nurseries Ltd. United Rentals The Bedroom Gallery J. Ballam Furniture Gallery Gala Committee Barb Kemp Colleen Strahl Desmond Devnich Gail Popove Leigh Bennewith Linda Sexsmith Marilyn Vik Nicole Morrow Sandy Parker Sarah Mouritzen Shelby-Lynn Purser Prospera Credit Union Volunteers Chilliwack Branch: Marilyn Vik, Anita Unrau Clearbrook Branch: Heather Brandt Sardis Branch: Chelsey Woods, Michelle Vanderbeek, Tina Hockley, Candace Cook Corporate Office Abbotsford: Shannon Bullied, Sherri Teskey Lantern Service GW Graham Senior Football Team Chilliwack Hospice Society Staff Liz Lynch – Executive Director Joldie Hayes – Admin, Event and Fundraising Coordinator Tammy Genzale – Business Administrator Donations Hofstede’s Country Barn Bella Clothing Boutique Konica Minolta Chilliwack Ford Mountainview Harley Davidson Riverwind Massage Therapy Rococo Home Décor Longfellows LawnPro Landscapes Ltd. Meadowlands Golf & Country Club Staples Advantage Optimum Sport Performance & Health Centre
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