NORTH Vancouver's Bridge Brewing Co. is presenting the inaugural North Shore 10K Growler run, Saturday, May 11 at 9 a.m.
The idea for the run came from a customer named Simon Farrar and proceeds will support the Harvest Project.
There will be a number of prizes for participants, including for the runner who completes the course holding two growlers filled with water.
Each participant will receive a 16 oz Bridge Brewing glass to take home.
To register ($20), sign up at the brewery. Info: bridgebrewing.com.
Walk With Your Doc On The North Shore
Community members are invited to take steps towards good health with Walk With Your Doc, a B.C. Medical Association initiative.
The local walk, organized by representatives of the North Shore Division of Family Practice, is being held Saturday, May 11, beginning at 9 a.m. at John Lawson Park,.
Ten North Shore general practitioners will be on hand and the walk is open to the public. Info: bcma.org/walk-with-your-doc.
Dance Walk at Park Royal
Team Larco and local Park Royal merchants have organized a Dance Walk event Saturday, May 11 at the Village at Park Royal from 1 to 3 p.m. to get more residents engaged in the upcoming World Partnership Walk, an initiative of the Aga Khan Foundation Canada, a non-profit international development agency.
Walk ambassadors will be on hand to share first-hand experiences with development initiatives and how Canadians, in partnership with the foundation, are making a difference in transforming lives in the developing world.
The 2013 World Partnership Walk will be held May 26 at Lumbermen's Arch in Stanley Park. Info and registration: worldpartnershipwalk.com/ vancouver.
North Shore Street Soccer Festival
The North Shore Street Soccer Go for Gold Tournament is being held May 11-12 and will feature teams from around the Lower Mainland (including The Lions United from North Vancouver). Games run at Norseman Field: Saturday 1-5 p.m.; and Sunday 10 a.m.-noon.
Street Soccer is a worldwide movement bringing people trapped in the poverty cycle into the game of soccer. Playing the game provides community, health and enhances life.
Info: nsac.bc.ca. Lonsdale Spring Celebration
Community members are invited to come celebrate their neighbourhood at the family-friendly Lonsdale Spring Celebration, Saturday, May 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 21st Street and Lonsdale Avenue, behind Harry Jerome recreation centre.
A host of free entertainment and activities are being offered, intended to encourage participants to explore and celebrate diversity and strengthen the health of individuals, organizations, and businesses.
The event is being presented by the North Vancouver Recreation Commission with the support of area agencies, including Silver Harbour Centre and the North Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club, which is offering an all-ages trial session from 1 to 3 p.m.
Info: northvanrec.com.
Whistler Water One Climb
Grouse Mountain is launching the Whistler Water One Climb and challenging youth, community members and business leaders in the Lower Mainland to dress in blue and "flood the Grind" on Saturday, June 22.
According to a press release, the event will raise funds for Free The Children clean water projects in Kenya, supporting the charity's year-long Water Initiative with a goal of providing clean water for 100,000 people.
Participants will be invited to a pre-climb rally and dance party at the base of the Grouse Grind at 8 a.m. and an after-party at the top.
At the summit, participants will hear from Me to We speaker Spencer West, who lost his legs at age five and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro last summer. Participants who sign up before May 12 will be entered in a prize draw. Registration and info: oneclimb.ca.
