Saturday, February 15, 2025
February 15, 2025

Chuan Society sends message of thanks to community

SUBMITTED BY THE CHUAN SOCIETY

As we approach our annual general meeting on Jan. 30 at 5 p.m. at The Hearth, 163 Drake Rd., we thought it would be a good time to send a massive thank you and shout-out of gratitude to everyone who has supported and contributed to our programs: Gabriel’s Kitchen, Jöga For The People and now The Hearth.

Whether through cash donations at the dinners, gift cards, our GoFundMe drive or by donating food or materials, we are so grateful for your support, as this couldn’t have been done without you. This is an extensive list, so if we have forgotten anyone, please excuse us and send us a message at chuansociety@gmail.com so we can update future messages. We feel the love with every contribution, and this allowed us to continue serving our community.

So, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for your support (in no particular order):

Kumiko Bruecker, Chris Boyd, Geraldine Ng, John Kyle, Wendy Nixon, P. Reynolds, Bernadette Mah, Urs & Jil, Francis Bread, Rosheen O’Donnell, Judy Norget, Ron Cooke, Adina Guest – Love’s Galettes, Lisa Dahling, Caroline Dick, Ben and Sheleana Goresky, Urs Dietschi, Gary Holman, Katherine Reed, True Love Pizza, Kristin Norget, Kathy Kendall, Tony Charrette, Marnie Chonka, Sara St. Onge, Renoir Gauvin, Carmen Washenko, Ellen Hazenboom, Linda Elliott, Phil Vernon and Maggie Ziegler, Brandon Stephenson, Andy Bulman-Fleming, Michael Cooke, Carolyn M. Blizzard, Alida de Boer, Anne Parker, Katherine M. Reed, Jennifer Wong, Linda Quiring, Monelle Fraser, Robert Lynch, Lynne Johnson, Maureen Moore, David Buttigieg, Harry Warner, Jayne Underwood, Charles Belknap, Calico Chang, Nicholas Adamson-Jones and Ron Patterson.

Food donations have come from the following organizations and representatives: Matt Rissling – Rock Salt; Howard Busgang – Buzzy’s Luncheonette; Sandra Crandall – Thrifty Foods; Susan and Eland – Duck Creek Farm; Indra Singh – the Farmland Trust through their Food Exchange program; Trish Hatfield – Harvest Kitchens via Island Community Services Food Bank; Becky Rose – WAWWE (We Are What We Eat); Roch-Alfred Gosselin, Adam and Everett, and Kirsten Nash.

Gift cards have come from Andy Downing at Harvest Moon and numerous other donors. We have many who have contributed gift cards, some to cover large amounts, but many who wish to remain anonymous. Please message us if you would like to be included in future acknowledgements.

In addition, we would like to acknowledge the following granting bodies and many local organizations who have supported us: Island Health, whose grant helped initiate Gabriel’s Kitchen; Gulf Island Families Together Society, who first hosted this project; All-Saints by-the-Sea church and the Anglican Parish of Salt Spring Island — and the wardens, administration, council members — where we operated Gabriel’s Kitchen in 2024 and hosted Jöga For The People since 2023; the Salt Spring Island Foundation, whose Community Prosperity Fund grant will support two years of Gabriel’s Kitchen funding through the Salt Spring Island Farmland Trust; the Farmland Trust itself for its Grow Local SSI grant; and the Capital Regional District (CRD) Grants-in-Aid and Health Sciences Association of B.C. grant, which have allowed us to initiate and run The Hearth. Other monetary contributions have been received from the Salt Spring United Church, Locals Care and the Brian Bleskie Memorial Fund for Mental Wellness.

We would also like to thank CRD director Gary Holman and the other Local Community Commission members — Gayle Baker, Ben Corno, Brian Webster, Earl Rook — and CRD senior manager Dan Ovington for the support which has allowed us to open our doors this winter at The Hearth.

Again, many thanks from all of us at the Chuan Society.

Chuan Society sends message of thanks to community

SUBMITTED BY THE CHUAN SOCIETY

As we approach our annual general meeting on Jan. 30 at 5 p.m. at The Hearth, 163 Drake Rd., we thought it would be a good time to send a massive thank you and shout-out of gratitude to everyone who has supported and contributed to our programs: Gabriel’s Kitchen, Jöga For The People and now The Hearth.

Whether through cash donations at the dinners, gift cards, our GoFundMe drive or by donating food or materials, we are so grateful for your support, as this couldn’t have been done without you. This is an extensive list, so if we have forgotten anyone, please excuse us and send us a message at chuansociety@gmail.com so we can update future messages. We feel the love with every contribution, and this allowed us to continue serving our community.

So, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for your support (in no particular order):

Kumiko Bruecker, Chris Boyd, Geraldine Ng, John Kyle, Wendy Nixon, P. Reynolds, Bernadette Mah, Urs & Jil, Francis Bread, Rosheen O’Donnell, Judy Norget, Ron Cooke, Adina Guest – Love’s Galettes, Lisa Dahling, Caroline Dick, Ben and Sheleana Goresky, Urs Dietschi, Gary Holman, Katherine Reed, True Love Pizza, Kristin Norget, Kathy Kendall, Tony Charrette, Marnie Chonka, Sara St. Onge, Renoir Gauvin, Carmen Washenko, Ellen Hazenboom, Linda Elliott, Phil Vernon and Maggie Ziegler, Brandon Stephenson, Andy Bulman-Fleming, Michael Cooke, Carolyn M. Blizzard, Alida de Boer, Anne Parker, Katherine M. Reed, Jennifer Wong, Linda Quiring, Monelle Fraser, Robert Lynch, Lynne Johnson, Maureen Moore, David Buttigieg, Harry Warner, Jayne Underwood, Charles Belknap, Calico Chang, Nicholas Adamson-Jones and Ron Patterson.

Food donations have come from the following organizations and representatives: Matt Rissling – Rock Salt; Howard Busgang – Buzzy’s Luncheonette; Sandra Crandall – Thrifty Foods; Susan and Eland – Duck Creek Farm; Indra Singh – the Farmland Trust through their Food Exchange program; Trish Hatfield – Harvest Kitchens via Island Community Services Food Bank; Becky Rose – WAWWE (We Are What We Eat); Roch-Alfred Gosselin, Adam and Everett, and Kirsten Nash.

Gift cards have come from Andy Downing at Harvest Moon and numerous other donors. We have many who have contributed gift cards, some to cover large amounts, but many who wish to remain anonymous. Please message us if you would like to be included in future acknowledgements.

In addition, we would like to acknowledge the following granting bodies and many local organizations who have supported us: Island Health, whose grant helped initiate Gabriel’s Kitchen; Gulf Island Families Together Society, who first hosted this project; All-Saints by-the-Sea church and the Anglican Parish of Salt Spring Island — and the wardens, administration, council members — where we operated Gabriel’s Kitchen in 2024 and hosted Jöga For The People since 2023; the Salt Spring Island Foundation, whose Community Prosperity Fund grant will support two years of Gabriel’s Kitchen funding through the Salt Spring Island Farmland Trust; the Farmland Trust itself for its Grow Local SSI grant; and the Capital Regional District (CRD) Grants-in-Aid and Health Sciences Association of B.C. grant, which have allowed us to initiate and run The Hearth. Other monetary contributions have been received from the Salt Spring United Church, Locals Care and the Brian Bleskie Memorial Fund for Mental Wellness.

We would also like to thank CRD director Gary Holman and the other Local Community Commission members — Gayle Baker, Ben Corno, Brian Webster, Earl Rook — and CRD senior manager Dan Ovington for the support which has allowed us to open our doors this winter at The Hearth.

Again, many thanks from all of us at the Chuan Society.

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