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AFA Year-End Celebration- THANK YOU!

Nov 29 2019/in Thank You

Thank you to all who attended the AFA’s amazing 2019 Year-End Celebration last night! It was one of our best turnouts to date with more than 150 people joining us at the Victoria Event Centre. We are most grateful to you, our supporters, for your continued generosity and uplifting energy and to everyone who helped make the night a success! Special thanks to the talented Cello Bride for her heartfelt performance, the many business donors and local grocers who contributed to the silent auction and fed our guests (see below), Victoria Event Centre staff, and AFA’s hard working volunteers and team members!

Adrena LINE Zipline Adventure Tours, Artisans Well Gallery & Gifts, Axe & Grind, Baby Dog Canada, Big Fish Lodge, Botanical Bliss, Barnaby Black, Candace Perry Moen, COBS Bread on Millstream, COBS Bread West Shore, Country Grocer, Crag X Climbing Gym, Diane Moran, Fairway Markets, Floyds Diner, Fountain Diner, Il Terrazzo Ristorante, IMAX VICTORIA, Handsome Dan’s Port Renfrew, Kleque Method, Logan Ford, Lorelei Green, Lordco Parts Ltd. , Lynn James Art, Mark Leiren-Young, The Market on Yates, MEC Victoria, Michael Layland, Mile 19 Signs & Graphics, Patagonia Victoria, Richard Krieger, Robinson’s Outdoor Store, Save-On-Foods, Seaflora Skincare, Sheringham Distillery, Shelly Knocton Art, Real Canadian Superstore, Terry McLean, Thrifty Foods, Tiger Dave Tattoos, Quality Foods – Langford, Quest Reality Games Victoria, Turmeric Indian Cuisine, The Village Estevan, Victoria Bug Zoo Inc., Val Gavin, Village Food Markets, and Wild Renfrew

AFA Silent Auction: Stand Up Paddle Board

Nov 23 2019/in Announcements

We’re grateful to have an array of fabulous silent auction items and experiences up for grabs at our Nov. 27th Year-End Celebration & Fundraiser, including a stand up paddle board donated to the AFA by a generous supporter!

Board specifications:

• 12’6″x 30″ x 5″
• Approx. 12.5 kg
• Original value $3000
• Lightly used

This unique stand up paddle board is made from the beautiful blonde wood of a Paulownia tree. Paulownia is a fast growing hardwood tree that matures in 7-10 years and regrows after harvest without replanting! It also has one of the lowest strength to weight ratios of any wood and is highly water resistant making it perfect for this application.

Minimum bid: $1,000, highest bid wins!
Bid deadline: December 17th @ 12pm
Winner announced: December 17th @ 3pm

Winner to arrange pick up of paddle board at Gyro Beach Board Shop (3840 Cadboro Bay Rd). You can also view it in person at this location until the end of the bidding period (Dec. 17th at 12pm). Store hours here.

Proceeds go toward protecting BC’s endangered old-growth forests and to ensure a sustainable, second-growth forest industry.

Click the green button below to make your bid today ⬇️

AFA Holiday Booths 2019 – Dates & Locations

Nov 14 2019/in Announcements

Looking for awesome gifts to give your friends and family this holiday season? We’ve got you covered! Drop by an AFA booth on select dates between November and December 22 to pick up AFA gear such as our 2020 calendar featuring beautiful images from AFA Photographer & Campaigner, TJ Watt, our popular greeting cards, stickers, adoption certificates (adopt-a-tree or grove), and more!

Proceeds go toward protecting BC’s endangered old-growth forests and to ensure a sustainable, value-added, second growth forest industry.

Victoria:

Booth Location: MEC Victoria (1450 Government St, Victoria, BC V8W 1Z2)
Dates & Times:

Thursday, Nov. 28, from 10:30am-3:30pm
Friday, Dec. 6, from 11am-3:00pm

Booth Location: LUSH Victoria (1020 Government St)
Dates & Times:

Tuesday, Dec. 3rd, from 11am-3pm
Saturday, Dec. 14th, from 11am-3pm

Booth Location: Victoria Public Market at the Hudson (1701 Douglas St #6, Victoria)
Dates & Times:

Thursday, Nov. 21, from 10am-3pm
Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10:30am-6pm
Friday, Dec. 13, from 11am-6pm
Saturday, Dec. 14, from 10:30am-6pm
Friday, Dec. 20, from 10:30am-6pm
Saturday, Dec. 21, from 10:30am-6pm
Sunday, Dec. 22, from 10:30am-6pm

Booth Location: Patagonia Victoria ( 616 Yates St )
• Sunday, Dec. 22, from 11am-3pm

Please make the AFA your priority organization to support this Holiday Season! We are BC’s lead organization working to ensure comprehensive provincial legislation to protect endangered old-growth forests and a sustainable, value-added, second-growth forest industry. Your contribution truly goes far with us, and we appreciate it!

Can’t make it to one of the booths? Here are some other ways to purchase gifts or donate: