Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Cycling4Diversity posing on the tracks
Monday, January 26, 2015
Work, Weather, Wife
MEDIA REVIEWS Work Weather Wife WWW
Work Weather Wife is a Win Win Win. It deals with the reality of what happens in some Punjabi households when it comes to arrange marriages. It is a well scripted and produced film, which keeps you in your seats throughout the duration of the film. The acting, crew did a fantastic job in demonstrating what can be a difficult subject to tackle full of drama and suspense. Being Canadian born and raised there are many myths of arranged marriages and Work Weather Win addresses some of the concerns and can lead the way in changing some of these stereotypes that exist and behaviors. Work Weather Wife is more than just an ordinary Punjabi film, its about the message of creating a life of healthy living and respect. I don't watch many Punjabi films, but I thoroughly enjoyed this film and look forward to seeing another film by the same acting crew. They all deserve a round of applause and I highly recommend going and seeing this film. Job well done!
Work Weather Wife is a Win Win Win. It deals with the reality of what happens in some Punjabi households when it comes to arrange marriages. It is a well scripted and produced film, which keeps you in your seats throughout the duration of the film. The acting, crew did a fantastic job in demonstrating what can be a difficult subject to tackle full of drama and suspense. Being Canadian born and raised there are many myths of arranged marriages and Work Weather Win addresses some of the concerns and can lead the way in changing some of these stereotypes that exist and behaviors. Work Weather Wife is more than just an ordinary Punjabi film, its about the message of creating a life of healthy living and respect. I don't watch many Punjabi films, but I thoroughly enjoyed this film and look forward to seeing another film by the same acting crew. They all deserve a round of applause and I highly recommend going and seeing this film. Job well done!
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Cycling4Diversity raising hands for VancouverDesi campaign against racism
Cycling4Diversity Foundation participated in "Raise a Hand Against Racism" on VancouverDesi.com
Friday, January 2, 2015
COLUMN: Working towards a community dialogue
by Contributed - Abbotsford News
By Ken Herar
As we all get ready to ring in the new year tomorrow, 2015 is going to be a special one for me. I’ll be celebrating my 20th year as a columnist come June and our fifth year for Cycling4Diversity Foundation in May.
All I can say is that I have been honoured and privileged to have this opportunity and thank The News for having faith in me to carry this valuable discussion. I have grown to view myself as more of a bridge builder than someone who just simply focuses on diversity matters. Not that it’s not important, but it’s through bridge building that we’ll see positive relationships grow amongst our diverse communities.
It’s all about building a better tomorrow and continuing to be a inclusive community. Let’s not kid ourselves; there still remain large cultural gaps that need to be closed, and our C4D team – which includes: Coun. Dave Loewen, APD Deputy Chief Rick Lucy, Bill MacGregor and Elizabeth Lloyd, just to name a few – have worked hard to establish a dialogue and conversation in our schools and almost every corner of our community.
I also encourage all of you to continue to write to me and provide me with feedback and ideas that may benefit us all in 2015 and beyond. One of first things, I will be doing in the months ahead is our annual Abbotsford News Diversity Challenge, asking students from Abbotsford/Mission to write on a diversity subject and selecting the top choices to be featured on these pages. It’s always tons of fun showcasing the next generation of leadership and minds.
Cycling4Diversity Foundation recently traveled throughout the District of Mission for its first food drive. Having been part of the event, I can share with you that this experience was life-changing in so many ways and made my Christmas. The C4D team stopped at many households and almost everyone gave some kind of food donation to the Christmas Bureau. When it comes to donating food, people often do it in big ways and that’s a wonderful gift for families in need at this time of the year. Approximately $1,000 was raised throughout the day on Dec. 21.
If you are still looking for a special gift in the new year and being a tennis player myself, I recommend you go check out the tennis bubble here in Abbotsford where a book is being sold and covers the rich history of local tennis. Flipping through the many pages, you’ll see many interesting stories and faces from the past. I even found myself and some of my family members on the pages and bought a book that I will share with folks to use. It’s a fabulous investment and everything is all in one package.
Adrian Oziewicz, from Great West Fitness and head tennis pro, said: “I decided to do a tennis photo book about Great West because one of my co-workers showed me a tennis scrapbook of old newspaper clippings and pictures she had collected over the years.
“Reading through them I discovered that the tennis club had been around since 1978 and there was a long history of indoor tennis in Abbotsford. There weren’t very many indoor tennis clubs in Canada in the ’70s and early ’80s.
I scanned the clippings into my computer and also came across more pictures when one of the offices at Great West was renovated.
“I have been going to The Reach gallery in Abbotsford every year and going through the newspaper archives to find any more tennis articles and pictures so I can add to the photo book every year. The book roughly covers 40 years of tennis history in Abbotsford.”
Happy New Year. See you all in 2015.
As we all get ready to ring in the new year tomorrow, 2015 is going to be a special one for me. I’ll be celebrating my 20th year as a columnist come June and our fifth year for Cycling4Diversity Foundation in May.
All I can say is that I have been honoured and privileged to have this opportunity and thank The News for having faith in me to carry this valuable discussion. I have grown to view myself as more of a bridge builder than someone who just simply focuses on diversity matters. Not that it’s not important, but it’s through bridge building that we’ll see positive relationships grow amongst our diverse communities.
It’s all about building a better tomorrow and continuing to be a inclusive community. Let’s not kid ourselves; there still remain large cultural gaps that need to be closed, and our C4D team – which includes: Coun. Dave Loewen, APD Deputy Chief Rick Lucy, Bill MacGregor and Elizabeth Lloyd, just to name a few – have worked hard to establish a dialogue and conversation in our schools and almost every corner of our community.
I also encourage all of you to continue to write to me and provide me with feedback and ideas that may benefit us all in 2015 and beyond. One of first things, I will be doing in the months ahead is our annual Abbotsford News Diversity Challenge, asking students from Abbotsford/Mission to write on a diversity subject and selecting the top choices to be featured on these pages. It’s always tons of fun showcasing the next generation of leadership and minds.
Cycling4Diversity Foundation recently traveled throughout the District of Mission for its first food drive. Having been part of the event, I can share with you that this experience was life-changing in so many ways and made my Christmas. The C4D team stopped at many households and almost everyone gave some kind of food donation to the Christmas Bureau. When it comes to donating food, people often do it in big ways and that’s a wonderful gift for families in need at this time of the year. Approximately $1,000 was raised throughout the day on Dec. 21.
If you are still looking for a special gift in the new year and being a tennis player myself, I recommend you go check out the tennis bubble here in Abbotsford where a book is being sold and covers the rich history of local tennis. Flipping through the many pages, you’ll see many interesting stories and faces from the past. I even found myself and some of my family members on the pages and bought a book that I will share with folks to use. It’s a fabulous investment and everything is all in one package.
Adrian Oziewicz, from Great West Fitness and head tennis pro, said: “I decided to do a tennis photo book about Great West because one of my co-workers showed me a tennis scrapbook of old newspaper clippings and pictures she had collected over the years.
“Reading through them I discovered that the tennis club had been around since 1978 and there was a long history of indoor tennis in Abbotsford. There weren’t very many indoor tennis clubs in Canada in the ’70s and early ’80s.
I scanned the clippings into my computer and also came across more pictures when one of the offices at Great West was renovated.
“I have been going to The Reach gallery in Abbotsford every year and going through the newspaper archives to find any more tennis articles and pictures so I can add to the photo book every year. The book roughly covers 40 years of tennis history in Abbotsford.”
Happy New Year. See you all in 2015.
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Mission Springs Brewing Company raised more than $3,000 to purchase toys for the Mission Christmas Bureau.
Many local organizations, businesses and individuals have answered the call for help by the Mission Christmas Bureau.
“The community has really come together from every direction you can imagine, from youth sports teams and individuals to businesses and non-profit groups,” said bureau coordinator Phil Hope.
In the past two week, enough donations have been collected to fill most of the 600 hampers being distributed this year.
Two weeks ago The Record reported only 23 per cent of this year’s $130,000 goal had been reached. That number has jumped to 65 per cent with $85,000.
Last week representatives from Gateway Casinos and Entertainment Ltd., which owns Chances in Mission, brought in 450 pounds of items and more than $1,800 in cash to the bureau, while Cycling4Diversity riders collected enough food and gifts around Mission to fill five hampers this past weekend.
An anonymous donor also wrote a cheque for $5,000, said Hope, noting these were just a few examples of the kind of generous people and organizations that have come through the Christmas Bureau’s doors.
The amount of funds raised from last week’s Christmas at the Clarke benefit concert are not yet known.
“I want to thank everyone for responding,” said Hope.
But even as the last hamper is given out this week, the work Hope does with the Mission Community Services Food Centre will continue into January and throughout the year.
The number of people who registered for hampers this year decreased by about 100 compared to last Christmas, but the total receiving help from the Food Centre has increased by five per cent compared to last year, according to Hope, who is puzzled by the numbers.
“It’s troublesome,” said Hope, noting financial donations are always needed. To donate to the Food Centre, call 604-826-3634.
“The community has really come together from every direction you can imagine, from youth sports teams and individuals to businesses and non-profit groups,” said bureau coordinator Phil Hope.
In the past two week, enough donations have been collected to fill most of the 600 hampers being distributed this year.
Two weeks ago The Record reported only 23 per cent of this year’s $130,000 goal had been reached. That number has jumped to 65 per cent with $85,000.
Last week representatives from Gateway Casinos and Entertainment Ltd., which owns Chances in Mission, brought in 450 pounds of items and more than $1,800 in cash to the bureau, while Cycling4Diversity riders collected enough food and gifts around Mission to fill five hampers this past weekend.
An anonymous donor also wrote a cheque for $5,000, said Hope, noting these were just a few examples of the kind of generous people and organizations that have come through the Christmas Bureau’s doors.
The amount of funds raised from last week’s Christmas at the Clarke benefit concert are not yet known.
“I want to thank everyone for responding,” said Hope.
But even as the last hamper is given out this week, the work Hope does with the Mission Community Services Food Centre will continue into January and throughout the year.
The number of people who registered for hampers this year decreased by about 100 compared to last Christmas, but the total receiving help from the Food Centre has increased by five per cent compared to last year, according to Hope, who is puzzled by the numbers.
“It’s troublesome,” said Hope, noting financial donations are always needed. To donate to the Food Centre, call 604-826-3634.
Friday, December 26, 2014
Cycling4Diversity raises money
Cycling4Diversity Foundation Food Drive raised approximately $800 to 1,000 dollars on Dec 21st
Cycling4Diversity Foundation Food Drive
raised approximately $800 to $1,000 on Dec 21 as a small group or riders
cycled throughout Mission stopping at about 50 homes for the Mission
Christmas Bureau.
Cycling4Diversity executive co-ordinator Anne-Marie Sjoden said: "No family should never have to go without food, and that is what motivated us to participate in such a worthy cause. We would not have been able to do this without the kind folks that helped us out with the donations. And of course the riders and drivers the help transport the food to Phil Hope of the Mission Food Bank."
C4D members who participated were: Ken Herar, Elizabeth Lloyd, Erik Thiessen and Sabrina Giacometti-Thiessen.
Cycling4Diversity executive co-ordinator Anne-Marie Sjoden said: "No family should never have to go without food, and that is what motivated us to participate in such a worthy cause. We would not have been able to do this without the kind folks that helped us out with the donations. And of course the riders and drivers the help transport the food to Phil Hope of the Mission Food Bank."
C4D members who participated were: Ken Herar, Elizabeth Lloyd, Erik Thiessen and Sabrina Giacometti-Thiessen.
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