Thank you to everyone who came to our celebration and fundraiser last night; what a wonderful evening! We had a lot of fun, saw many old friends and made some new ones. Thanks to our emcee Mark Madryga, guitarist Don Alder, entertainer David C. Jones and the Salsa and Bachata dancers. And thanks to all the BCCPD staff who volunteered their time to make sure everything ran so perfectly.

Thanks again to our sponsors: the Vancouver Taxi Association, Advanced Mobility and the Trial Lawyers Association. Thank you also to WestJet for their amazing donation for our raffle and to all our Silent Auction donors.

The program is presented by Family Services of Greater Vancouver and designed to help participants increase their knowledge and confidence in the tasks of daily money management.

In this 3-Session workshop series you will learn about:

BUDGETING: Track your earning and spending and be in control of your money
BANKING: Choose the options that are right for you, reduce fees and save money
CREDIT: Build and maintain a good credit history and deal with debt
CONSUMERISM: Examine the role of advertising in our spending choices and how to be in charge of your own spending

MONEY SKILLS INFO:

Cost: Free (Fully subsidized by Vancity)

When: March 14^th 2013; March 21^st 2013; March 28^th 2013
(To sign up, you must attend all 3 sessions)

Time: 1pm- 3pm

Where: BC Coalition of People with Disabilities, #204- 456 West Broadway in Vancouver

To Register: Please call Val at: 604-875-0188 or email: feedback@bccpd.bc.ca

Money Skills is sponsored by: Vancity

BCCPD congratulates the Pearson Residents Redevelopment Group on this great report. We believe the visitability/accessibility unifying concept for this important redevelopment can be a winning strategy for all of the stakeholders.

http://www.pearsonresidents.org/redevelopment-group/prrg-reports-and-publications