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Archive for the ‘Events’ Category

2nd Annual December in South Hill Campaign

The December in South Hill Campaign is back for 2013 and the following businesses are on board on their assigned days! Stay tuned to this page as more businesses sign up daily and we will release details of their promotions later this month. Be sure to RSVP on our Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/242511709241033 and to like South Hill for the latest updates!

December 2, 2013      Jiwa Law Corporation
Promotion:Come meet our friendly staff over coffee and doughnuts and walk away with some free legal advice for your ICBC or personal injury claim.
http://www.jiwalawcorp.com
www.facebook.com/jiwalaw 

December 3, 2013      Sunny Electronics
http://www.sunnyelectronics.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/SunnyElectronics

December 4, 2013      Mable Elmore Community Office
Promotion: Holiday Open House: (10am-4pm)  Join us for refreshments, holiday songs, and information about some of the projects we are involved with including the clothing drive for Canadian Diabetes.
http://mableelmore.ca/

December 5, 2013      Vancity Credit Union
Promotion: Bring a toy for Victor Ghirra Toy Drive & meet Santa
https://www.vancity.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vancity/108480122509980 

December 6, 2013      Sunny Electronics

December 7, 2013      Vancouver Public Library
http://www.vpl.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/vancouverpubliclibrary?fref=ts

December 8, 2013

December 9, 2013

December 10, 2013     Fraser Street Medical
Promotion:Health Promotion Day. Join the staff for a friendly meet and greet. Free workshop (12-1pm): Public education workshop on Preventative Health which will include tips on how to keep healthy and work with your family physician. Workshop will be followed by a Question and Answer Period.
Doctors will also be accepting new patients.
http://www.fraserstreetmedical.com/

December 11, 2013     Produce Market Place
Promotion: Selected Items on sale in store.

December 12, 2013

December 13, 2013    UAE Exchange Canada Inc (Money Mart)
Promotion:We will be having snacks for the customers and any customer who register on that day and do a bank transfer, will receive a 25% rebate on the transaction fees. Moreover , we will also have balloons for kids.
http://www.uaeexchange.com/can/

December 14, 2013    Eastside Fitness
Promotion: BOGO on 3 month unlimited, 1 month unlimited and 6 pack passes
Bonus Class Pack with Personal Training - purchase your next 10 training sessions and receive 3 free classes or 6 free with group training
15% Off Eastside Fitness hoodies, running tops, flashdance tops and Be Present yoga pants
Stocking Stuffers – Eastside Fitness quote magnets  $1.50 , headbands $12.00,  Eastside Fitness gift cards $15, $25, $50, $100

http://www.eastsidefitness.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/eastside.fitness

December 15, 2013

December 16, 2013

December 17, 2013    Ken Liang Farm Market Ltd
Promotion: 10% off everything in store

December 18, 2013    Mason Sewing Machines
http://www.masonsewingmachine.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mason-Sewing-Machine-CoLtd/128529427213189?fref=ts

December 19, 2013    Fraser Car Wash & Auto Detailing

Promotion: Book appointments now for January 2014
First come first serve for amazing detail package
Complete interior steam shampoo for just $129 small car – Regular price $225
Wash, wax and paint protection $69 small car – Regular price $220
Engine clean $39 – Regular price $60
You may customize your detailing by getting only seats or carpet shampoo for only $65

http://www.frasercarwash.com/

https://www.facebook.com/fraserwash?fref=ts

December 20, 2013   Studio D Hair Salon:
Promotion: Come by for some free drinks, snacks and save 20% off regular retail
www.studiodhairsalon.com
www.facebook.com/studiodhairsalon.vancouver

December 21, 2013   Shoppers Drug Mart
http://www1.shoppersdrugmart.ca/en/Home

December 22, 2013   West Coast Liquor Store
Promotion: Free Wine Tasting from 3-7 pm in store.
http://www.westcoastliquor.com/

December 23, 2013

December 24, 2013   Christ City Church: 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Promotion:We will be serving apple cider and giving out goodie bags for the children and celebrating the season with music and the Christmas message. For all ages.
http://www.christcitychurch.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/christcitychurchvancouver

Keep Vancouver Spectacular – South Hill Cleanup Event

The holidays are quickly approaching and to prepare for the hustle and bustle of the holiday season on Fraser Street the South Hill BIA is planning a neighbourhood cleanup to help clean the streets of South Hill and contribute to a cleaner South Hill area and city in time for the holidays.

We are inviting you all to come participate in a few hours of contributing to a cleaner city and to also have some fun with other passionate volunteers. We will have refreshments available and a chance for volunteers to walk away with some prizes donated by some of the sponsors of this event.

No experience is neccessary and we are encouraging everyone to come out to help us Keep Vancouver Spectacular!

See you there! RSVP on our Facebook event below or contact the office if you would like to be involved.

https://www.facebook.com/events/216341818538764

 

 

 

SOUTH HILL BIA OFFICE STAFF

2013 South Hill Festival (May 25th)

The 11th annual South Hill Festival is happening on Saturday May 25th from 12-4 pm.  This festival is a community event that celebrates the South Hill neighbourhood.

Again this year the South Hill BIA is hosting a Food Fair as part of the festivities. The Food Fair will be located on East 47th and Fraser Street and will comprise of several member restaurants including Dairy Queen, Magda’s  Restaurant, Pizza Plus, and Lovely Thai Restaurant.
Make sure to visit the Food Fair and have a tasty lunch with friends and family!

Musical entertainment is by Jim Cook (12-1 pm) and lesismore (1-4 pm) in the Food Fair area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While in South Hill Explore a World of Choices and visit all our member businesses! You’ll be surprised to find out what Fraser Street has to offer.

Keep Vancouver Spectacular 2013 on May 4th 2013

Vancouver is one of the best places in the world to live in,  so on May 4th 2013 let’s do our part in keeping it that way! The annual Keep Vancouver Spectacular Event  will be held in various parts of the city and volunteer teams will be doing their part to clean up and contribute to a cleaner, more sustainable Vancouver .

Come join the South Hill BIA as we team up with our business members and volunteers in the community to clean up Fraser Street on May 4th.
This is a great way to get involved in the community and to volunteer for a worthy cause.

This event is open to everyone and we encourage you to bring your friends, colleagues and family and create your own clean up team!
Sign up by filling the form below.

Volunteers will be eligible for prizes from our sponsors. There will be snacks and refreshments for everyone.

Schedule:
10:00am-10:30am Registration and Check in
10:30am-11:30am   Clean up your assigned area
11:30am-12:00pm  Thank You’s, Refreshments and Prize Draws

The event will start at 47th Avenue and Fraser Street in the back parking lot behind Shoppers Drug Mart.

More details will be available here and on our Facebook event page. Check back here or on the South Hill Facebook page for the latest updates.
Fill in the form below to register for the event.

Keep Vancouver Spectacular Registration

Come register yourself or a team of volunteers for the 2013 Keep Vancouver Spectacular Cleanup hosted by the South Hill Business Association!
  • If you are registering for a team of volunteers: How many members are in your team? Please fill in the box below with a list of your team members names and email addresses by no later than April 29th 2013.

 

2013 Chinese New Year Lion Dance Event: Thank You to all our sponsors!

On a gorgeous, sunny afternoon on Saturday February 16th, the South Hill Business Association hosted the 2013 Chinese New Year Lion Dance in South Hill Celebration event. The event was to celebrate the Chinese New Year and ring in the Year of the Snake. 18 participating businesses helped sponsor the event and got an exclusive performance by the Lions in front of their business. The grand opening ceremony was attended by a large crowd and MLA Mable Elmore in front of Vancity on 47th and Fraser. Coffee was served to the public as the ceremony went on and the lions danced down both sides of the street along Fraser.

Special thanks goes to the following sponsors for sponsoring this event:

Vancity
CIBC
Mason Sewing Machine
The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy
Mable Elmore Community Office
JPL Data Training
Sunny Electronics
Rexall
Ben’s Tailors
Money’s BBQ & Produce
HSBC
West Coast Liquor
Rokko Sarees & Fabrics
Dragon Lord Cafe
Homewares
Good Choice Restaurant
Friend’s on Fraser Hair Salon
Victory Merchandising

Thanks also goes to Starbucks for providing the coffee for the event.
Photos from the event can be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/south_hill/sets/72157632800057990/

Chinese New Year Lion Dance Celebration in South Hill

Mark your calendars for Saturday February 16th 2013! the South Hill Business Association (SHBIA) and its members will be presenting a Lion’s dance on Fraser street to celebrate the Chinese New Year and to ring in the Year of the Snake. Participating business who sponsored the event will have the lion dance perform in front of their business. The SHBIA would like to invite everyone out to this grand celebration on Fraser from East 41st Ave to 50th Ave beginning at Noon. See you there! Stay tuned for more details on our website and Facebook page!

The “Open the Lion’s Eye” Ceremony will begin at noon at Vancity on 47th and Fraser.

The other participating sponsoring businesses are:
HSBC
Ben’s Tailor’s
Rokko Sarees & Fabrics
The Medicine Shoppe
West Coast Liquor
Homewares
JPL Data Training
Mable Elmore Community Office
Vancity
Sunny Electronics
Rexall
Friends on Fraser
CIBC
Mason Sewing Machine
Dragon Lord Cafe
Good Choice Restaurant
Money’s BBQ and Produce

Thank you to our sponsors and we look forward to seeing everyone on the 16th!

Gung Hay Fat Choy!

 

 

BIA Charity Sweater Drive for “Turn Down The Heat Week”

February 2-9 is the first province-wide “Turn Down the Heat Week” and many South Hill BIA businesses are participating to promote energy conservation. They are also taking part in the “Donate a Sweater Campaign” and collecting gently used sweaters. Sweaters collected by businesses in South Hill will be donated to the South Vancouver Neighbourhood House, which helps needy families in this part of the city.

Employees and customers at South Hill businesses are encouraged to take part by dropping off gently used sweaters at the participating businesses. These businesses can be located by a campaign poster on their door or window. We are also listing the drop off points below and on our Facebook page.

Please bring your used sweaters to them during the week of Feb 2-9. Thank you.

Sweater Drop Off Locations:

Bains Travel: 6550 Fraser Street (49th and Fraser)
Vancity:  6288 Fraser Street (47th and Fraser )
Mason’s Sewing Machine: 6184 Fraser Street (46th and Fraser)
Eastside Fitness: 5854 Fraser Street (42nd and Fraser)
Sunny Electronics: 5806 Fraser Street (42nd and Fraser)

 

Hot Tubs Launch Party Promotional Video

On September 7th 2012, the South Hill BIA hosted a launch party to celebrate the arrival of their first Food Truck vendor JJ’s Trucketeria and the new South Hill Hot Tubs Parklet. These two exciting new additions to the South Hill area are sure to be a big hit. Be sure to come by and check them out the next time you’re in the area.  Here is a video from the launch party.

Hot Tubs Launch Party Promo Video

Video by Michael Cox
Music by Kelly Stoltz

South Hill After Work Launch Party: Thank You to Our Community Sponsors and Partners

On September 7th the South Hill Business Association hosted a After Work Launch Party from 5-8 pm on the Corner of 44th and Fraser to celebrate the new VIVA Vancouver Hot Tubs Parklet and South Hill’s First Food Truck JJ”s Trucketeria.  We had a variety of street entertainment including face painting, eyebrow threading, musical performances and children’s entertainment as well as our two featured additions. Overall it was a great success and the South Hill BIA would like to extend their deepest gratitudes to our Community Sponsors and Members for making this event and launch party a great success in front of City representatives and local media representatives.

Here are our Community Sponsors:

 

 

 

 

 

                                         

 THANK YOU TO OUR OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WELL FOR THEIR SUPPORT!

SUNNY ELECTRONICS
BAINS TRAVEL
VANCITY
HOMEWARES
PRODUCE MARKETPLACE
MABLE ELMORE’S COMMUNITY OFFICE
CANADA USA IMMIGRATION SERVICES LTD.
PIZZA PLUS
PIZZA HUT
KHALSA CREDIT UNION
STARBUCKS
ABAJWA AND ASSOCIATES
MASON’S SEWING

THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEERS AS WELL!

After-Work Street Party – Friday

COME TO SOUTH HILL’S AFTER-WORK STREET PARTY ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 5-8 PM

AT 44TH AVENUE AND FRASER STREET

CELEBRATING THE LAUNCH OF VIVA VANCOUVER “HOT TUBS” AND FRASER STREET’S
FIRST MOBILE FOOD VENDOR, JJ’S TRUCKETERIA.

MUSIC, GAMES, FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!
A free community event.

LEARN ABOUT THE SOUTH HILL BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND PARTICIPATE IN A DRAW
FOR THREE FABULOUS GIFT BASKETS FULL OF GOODS FROM SOUTH HILL MERCHANTS.

VIVA Vancouver Hot Tubs in South Hill
Designed by Erika Mashig and Matthew Thomson