Friday, April 17, 2009
DEAS ISLAND DANCE CONCERT AND RAFFLE IN SUPPORT OF HANNAH’S HEROES.
100% of the proceeds from the April 18th concert and the raffle will go directly to Hannah's Heroes.
Deas Island Dance will be holding an afternoon concert on Saturday, April 18 at 1 p.m. at Genesis Theatre in Ladner. The concert will include a variety of performances from dance students performing ballet, jazz, lyrical, modern and more! Tickets cost $8.00 and are available at the box office prior to the show.
Deas Island Dance will also be running a raffle with the following prizes:
Raffle tickets costs are one for $5.00 or three for $10.00 CASH or CHEQUE payable to Hannah’s Heroes.
The following early bird prizes will be drawn on April 18th at the coffee concert:
1. First in line at Mary Poppins Ticket Sales Day*
2. Second in line at Mary Poppins Ticket Sales Day*
3. Third in line at Mary Poppins Ticket Sales Day*
*Winners of these prizes may only buy their own family’s allotment and must arrive 15 minutes before ticket sales begin. *Winners of the early bird prizes will also be eligible to win the prizes drawn on June 7th.
The following prizes to be drawn on June 7th at the closing show of Mary Poppins:
1. One week accommodation in Mexico – March 7 to March 14, 2010
One Weeks Accommodation at Playa del Sol Grand, a five star beach front hotel resort in Nuevo Vallarta Mexico for the week of March 7 to March 14, 2010 (at Spring Break ) in a One Bedroom Suite (maximum occupancy: 4 persons) Value of C$2150.00. Full details including pictures of the resort can be accessed via the website link below. http://www.playadelsolpv.com/nuevo_vallarta_hotel/playa_del_sol_grand/
2. Vancouver Canuck, Alex Burrows, Autographed Jersey
3. Ipod Touch 16gig
4. Mary Poppins – Deas Island Dance 2009 Poster
If you have other prizes which you wish to contribute please email us at deasislanddance@telus.net
For more information about Hannah's Heroes please read on:Charity realizes a dream Foundation donates $35,000 to B.C. Children's Hospital
A local charity started after the death of a Tsawwassen youngster recently realized one of its dreams.
Last month, the Hannah's Heroes Foundation donated $35,000 to B.C. Children's Hospital. The money will be used to establish a research fellowship that will focus on finding the causes of, and ways to treat, pediatric brain tumours.
The foundation was established in 2006 in honour of Hannah Hatlen, a five-year-old Tsawwassen girl. In the fall of 2005, Hannah, who was just four years old at the time, was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a tumour that grows in the brain stem. DIPG only strikes young children and survival is non-existent. Most die within a year. Because of the location and the nature of DIPG tumours, surgery is not an option; the disease is mostly resistant to traditional chemotherapy and other treatments. Hannah had three rounds of different chemotherapies during her fight, which also included alternative methods of treatment.The Hatlens had a year and two weeks with Hannah before the disease claimed her life on Oct. 31, 2006. Hannah's parents, Tore and Kathie Hatlen, established the Hannah's Heroes Foundation shortly before their daughter's death with the goal of raising money to fund research to find a more effective treatment and a cure. The foundation made its first large donation in fulfilling that goal, however Kathie was not there to see the results of the foundation's efforts. She died last fall after her own battle with cancer.
Tore has continued on with the efforts of the foundation in his wife's honour, and the foundation holds several fundraisers throughout the year. Next month, the Hannah's Heroes Foundation will hold its first-ever charity golf tournament at the Tsawwassen Golf and Country Club. The event is scheduled for May 2. Registration starts at 12:30 p.m. with golfers setting off with a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. Dinner and entertainment will follow. Registration costs $120 per player. For more information, or to download a registration form, visit http://www.hannahsheroes.com/.Jessica Kerr The Delta Optimist Wednesday, April 08, 2009
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