Hello Everyone, Just a quick reminder that it isn’t too late to get your tasty Purdy’s holiday treats and support both Camp Bowen and the Pacific Training Centre for the Blind at the same time. Orders must be in by 11:59 PM Pacific on this coming Wednesday, November 28 and can be picked up in […]
Hello Everyone, There are less than 60 hours left to get orders in for your tasty Purdy’s Easter treats. With pick up locations set up for Bowen Island, Vancouver, and Surrey, this is not a chance you want to miss! 25% of all proceeds will be donated by Purdy’s to the Camp Bowen Society for […]
This is just a reminder that the 2017 Camp Bowen Showdown Tournament and Annual General Meeting will be held in Surrey in just under a week, on Saturday, October 14, 2017. Thanks to a generous donation from one of our members, we are pleased to present the tournament prize as a gift card to White […]
Update: For those who would like to attend our annual general meeting but cannot attend in person, you can teleconference into the meeting. Just call either +1 (604) 947-0021 or +1 (844) 692-6936 on the day of the meeting. When you get to the main menu, press 6 and you will be connected to the […]
On Saturday, we had our White Cane Week themed fundraiser at Doc Morgan’s on Bowen Island. Members of the community came out to join us for an evening of live jazz music from Bowen’s own talented Teun Schut Trio, a live auction, and a 50/50 draw. Our door prize, which was one of our new […]
On Thursday and Saturday of last week, Jessica, Alex, and Jocelyn from here at Camp Bowen had a table at the Snug Cove General Store on Bowen Island. They were selling tickets for the upcoming Camp Bowen fundraiser at Doc Morgan’s this coming Saturday. They were also Brailling names onto bookmarks by donation. Thank you […]
White Cane Week is February 5-11 and we at Camp Bowen are looking forward to connecting with members of the community. This year, we are involved with three White Cane Week events. Firstly, we will have a table at the 6th annual White Cane Week event held at Park Royal Shopping centre in North Vancouver. […]
Dear Community, This #GivingTuesday, we desperately need your help! Please note: In the spirit of #GivingTuesday, which is to harness social media for change, be sure to share this post, even if you are unable to make a donation. We are the Camp Bowen Society for the Visually Impaired, a Chapter of the Canadian Council […]
Last week, we began working on an 11 month Canada Helps Fundraiser to ensure the continuation of Camp Bowen well into the future. The story has been picked up by several news agencies and has begun receiving its first donations. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Henry ContreraS, Ms. Kristy van […]
We are very excited to announce that we have just added a new perk to our Indiegogo.com campaign. Together with ASInnovations, our IT provider, we are launching a special “VIP Early Access” program for ASInnovation’s upcoming AirBraille Braille Transcription tool for the Mac. Our own staff members, Soma Ali and Alex Jurgensen, who also founded […]