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Kasondra Cohen

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Army & Navy Founder’s Great-Granddaughter Reconnects With Her Philanthropic Mission

Led by Kasondra Cohen, Face of Today challenges stigmas around mental health and strives to empower youth.

Louis Vuitton I (RED) Candle

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Louis Vuitton Champions Global Fight Against AIDS

The French fashion house launches a new candle to partner with (RED).

Kasondra Cohen Faces of Today

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Kasondra Cohen

The Face of Today president discusses her latest project—a mental health resource centre located in the historic Dominion Building.

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Math Catcher: Mathematics Through Aboriginal Storytelling

Count on it.

Jungic is visiting these students as part of the Math Catcher outreach program, which he founded in 2011 to instil a love of math in young kids—especially those in Indigenous communities. Math Catcher brings school pop-ins, workshops, and camps to underserved parts of British Columbia, helping demystify a subject that many children find intimidating.

Pulse Cardiac Centre Vancouver

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Pulse Cardiac Centre Vancouver

Beating.

A dedicated fitness and consultation centre for fighting heart disease.

Brave Coop

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Brave Cooperative: Social Enterprise Meets Technology

Real time.

The organization creates apps and other tools to help save the lives of drug users in the here and now.

Music Heals

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Music Heals

With a song.

The Vancouver-based foundation brings the message of music therapy’s power into the mainstream.

B.C. Professional Fire Fighters Association president Gord Ditchburn

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B.C. Professional Fire Fighters Association President Gord Ditchburn

Bravery.

“As a captain, I won’t send a firefighter into a burning building if I know there’s no one inside. We all need to go home at the end of the day.”

Coast Mental Health Guest Chef Nights

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Coast Mental Health Guest Chef Nights

Food for thought.

The events bring students from Coast Mental Health’s Culinary Skills Training Program together with notable chefs from around the Lower Mainland.