Archive for December, 2009

Gingerbread Village 2009

Friday, December 18th, 2009

Thank You!!

The 8th Annual Odlum Brown Gingerbread Village (with Bears) raised over $6000 for the Comox Valley Boys & Girls Club! This is due to the generosity of those who constructed and donated gingerbread creations and bears

Thank you also all those who purchased these wonderful items in the silent auction.

A special thank you to our presenting sponsor,

Janine Martin ~ Odlum Brown

And our corporate partners:

Crown Isle Resort

and

Whales Tale Toys

And all who contributed to this events success, including:

Anna Serin

Andrea Spitz

Liz Ellis

Joanne Petersen

Andre Serin~ Square Foot Studios

Shelley Gartside

Brad Knight, Leah Dykeman and so many helpful staff members at Crown Isle!

Contributors to the Gingerbread Village include:

Gingerbread “Lots”

Whales Tale Toys

Crown Isle Resort

Kingfisher Resort & Spa

Finneron Hyundai

Square Foot Studios

Odlum Brown

Aspen Park Boys & Girls Club

Brooklyn Elementary

Ecole Robb Rd

Nides

Hook, Line & Sinker

Ali Brown & Katie Murphy

Madison Lynch

Maretta Pater

Kai & Ayla Bray house

Maureen Renfrow

And the following families:

Spitz

Frost

Ellis

Calder

Roos

Shearer

Murphy

Buckrell

Baxandall/North

“Bears”

Mackenzie Gartside

Comox Valley Record

Kim’s Fitness

Cheryl Davies

Lorena’s  Advanced Hair Salon

Bellini’s Hair Salon

Denise Jeffery

Erin Mandzuk

Laurie Tinkler Dance

Janine Martin-Odlum Brown

Crown Isle

Wendy Harris& Judy Carney (Cruise Ship Centres)

Wagz

Uptown Yarn

Cockeyed Optical

Lynn Brandon- Bodyworx

Whales Tale Toys

Andrea Spitz

Roberta Campbell -Epicure

Helen Kitchen

Midland Tools

Karen Provost

Gingerbread Village is Now Closed, Votes Are In!

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

The 8th Annual Odlum Brown Gingerbread Village (with Bears) for the Comox Valley Boys & Girls Club was a tremendous success! By popular vote, here are the winners from each category:

Commercial Property – Kingfisher Resort

Heritage Building- Crown Isle Resort

Residential- Emslie’s “Kissmas Kottage”

Children’s- NIDES “Whoville”

Thank you to all who participated in the  Gingerbread Village.

See you next year!

Visit the Gingerbread Village (with bears!)

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

The 8th Annual Odlum Brown Gingerbread Village (with bears!) for the Boys & Girls Club is now open at Crown Isle Resort.

Odlum Brown Gingerbread Village
Odlum Brown Gingerbread Village

Kick off your holiday season with a visit to the gingerbread village. The lobby at Crown Isle Resort is an idyllic setting to see the marvelous creations made of gingerbread and the beautiful bears, dressed and accessorized.  Vote for your favourite gingerbread, or place a bid on any of the displays- a great way to decorate your home for the holiday season. All displays are available through our silent auction, and will be ready to take home on December 13th. Bidding closes at 2 pm December 13, after “Breakfast with Santa”.  All proceeds from the Gingerbread Village support the Comox Valley Boys & Girls Club!

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