Was That a Party or What?!
It’s 6:00am, Monday morning, March 17th. Our house is a little like after Christmas Day – no presents under the tree, the meal has been eaten, the family has gone home and we are left with memories that will last a lifetime. This is the memory we have from Saturday night at the Scottish Cultural Center, where we packed our “house” with a group of 400 of our closest family – the Run for One Planet family.
We both had the goofiest, punch drunk grins on our faces all day yesterday, as we tried to take in the magnitude of what had just taken place less than 24 hours earlier. Each caught in our own vortex of sound bytes, conversations and amazing experiences, we just kept starting sentences like, “Hey, wasn’t that so cool to party with that person?” or “Wasn’t Lee’s painting incredible?” or “Wasn’t the band amazing?”
But what kept coming to mind for each of us was, “The only thing I wish was that I had more time to see and speak to every single person who came.” For both of us, this was the ONLY bummer in a night that was filled with so much LOVE. Our burly Russian custodian, Larry, said it best: “Night was big, lots of people’s making love, best party ever at Scottish Cultural Center.” We wholeheartedly agree, Larry!
Thank you to EVERYONE who came down and shared yourself with us. For us, it was the best party we’ve ever been to, and we will continue to capture the magic of Saturday night for a long time to come. Thank you for believing in two people’s dream to run and inspire a continent to make changes for healthier lives and a healthier planet.
Thank you to Pete Kelamis for your friendship, emceeing, auctioning and comedic brilliance. To funny man, Simon King – We never thought Hillary and Obama jokes could be funnier.
A HUGE thank you and gratefulness to Saffron Henderson, who not only brought together the line-up for an amazing evening of music history, playing with her Dad Bill, sister Camille, band mates Sarah Johns and the boyz from Dr. Strangelove, but also for rebooking her Spring Break vacation to California with her family to put this night together for us. You will forever have my gratitude. Please keep her husband Pritch’s father in your thoughts as he battles back to health.
Thank you to Georgia at Edible Planet for also believing in our tour’s mission and for your desire to feed our guests with organic, locally sourced eats! WOW – the prawns and wild salmon were amazing! Please visit them at www.edibleplanet.com or call Georgia at 604.254.777 for an outstanding food experience and great service.
Also, a special thanks to Level Ground Trading and on-site company rep., Jordan, for providing the best direct fair trade coffee to us at the party. A big thanks goes out to Stacey Toews for making it happen. Please visit http://www.levelground.com to pick some coffee up for yourself!
Thank you SO much to Darryl at the Scottish Cultural Center for providing us with, hands down, the BEST location to house our party. Not only was the space AMAZING, but so were the people. Huge thanks as well to A & B Rentals for your awesome support.
Thank-you to our auction donors who donated more than we ever asked for. You alone helped us raise just shy of $10,000 from the live and silent auction. Our thanks go out to the following:
1-800-GOT-JUNK? |
Hal Eremko |
Ron Zalko |
5th Avenue Cinemas |
Hankettes |
Room 6 |
ASICS |
Happy Planet Juice |
Saje Natural Wellness |
Aspen Clean |
Home Depot |
Sans Soucie Clothing & Textiles Design |
Barb Tyers Personal Training |
House Whisperers |
Saul Good |
Bard on the Beach |
HT Naturals |
Serenity Therapeutic Massage |
Blushing Designs Boutique |
Iris Quin & Fred Henderson |
Serf to Surf |
Boston Pizza |
K’wo:k’we:hala Eco Retreat |
Small Planet Cleaners |
Bridges |
Lee Tockar |
SPUD |
Bruce Holiday-Scott |
Life Sport BC |
Stingers |
Cactus Club Café |
lululemon athletica |
SunIce Golf Attire |
Camelot Inn B & B |
Method |
SunOpta |
Carl Klingel |
Mind Over Mountain Adventure Racing |
the Naam |
Dizzy Cycle |
MOTIVA |
Tony Gozra |
Eco Apparel |
Mountain Equipment Co-op |
Trevor Linden and the Canucks |
EcoNeutral |
Nature’s Path |
UBC REC |
Electronic Arts |
Navigate the Streets |
Vancouver Whitecaps |
Elroy Apparel |
NK’MIP |
Village VQA Wines |
Forerunners |
Noni Galliazo |
Vlinder Fiber Arts |
Frogfile |
North Shore Athletics |
Whistler Bike Park |
Glow Acupuncture & Wellness Centre |
PM Brand |
Ya for Kids |
Green Zebra Guide |
Recycling Alternative |
Young Women in Business |
GreenWorks Building Supply |
Red Tree Wellness |
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And last but NOT least, out goes a massive thank you to Suzanne Hatcher for taking tickets at the door and our Dream Team Captain – Matt Corker – and his sister Steph, for amassing a huge array of A-class auction items. And an extra nod to Matt, for inspiring a volunteer team to donate their time, who we think rivals anything ever put together! Thanks for the PRO help!
We are incredibly honoured and feel so lucky to have family, friends, and supporters like all of YOU! Saturday night would never have been so successful or FUN without all of you giving so much and lending your time and talents to support us in our quest to raise money for our year long run tour.
I think our friend Jason Bater said it best Sunday morning when he called at 9:05am (what does he think, we get up at 4:00am every morning?!), and encapsulated the evening’s meaning and spirit with this: “The love you take is equal to the love you make.” We couldn’t agree more.
Love,
Matt & Steph