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Spirit of 2010 on The Drive was a "Triple Word Score" Community Event!February 10 - March 21, 2010 on The Drive. This visual showcase exhibited the spirit of 2010 during the Olympics! This multi-venue art show on Commercial Drive featured 200 pieces of original art – all by individuals living with mental health disabilities. Many are celebrated artists in the community and have exhibited at events such as the Eastside Culture Crawl. Themes reflected Olympic and Paralympic values of friendship, solidarity, peace, optimism, inspiration, fair play and empowerment. All the art was for sale, with 100% of the proceeds going to the artists. Here's what people had to say at the opening:
The Spirit of 2010 on the Drive was the inaugural event for our new Passport to the Drive which was available at any of the participating venues listed below. Patrons could have at least 10 venues initial their square, cut off the card and mail it in for a chance to win an original artwork and a $500 VISA voucher. We’ll use this format again for many upcoming events and promotions including a Café Crawl, Smokin’ Hot Chile Cook-off, and Drive Music Festival to name a few. The tear-off panel of the passport lists participating venues for each event and the strip map of the Drive shows their locations. This tear-off can also be used as a ballot and contest entry as we did for the Spirit of 2010. • Access Natural Healing: 101-1416 Commercial About the Event Organizers:Kettle Friendship Society Changing Lives, Building Community The Kettle makes a difference in the lives of individuals living with mental illness in Metro Vancouver 365 days a year by providing supported housing, employment and training, advocacy and pport services. We help raise awareness of mental health issues in the workplace, on the streets and in our families by breaking down barriers to promote inclusion of all people living with mental illness in all aspects of life. The Kettle began in 1976 when volunteers came together in a little storefront on Commercial Drive and now provides 3,500 individuals with 26 services, a transition house and over 200 units of supported housing. To learn more visit: www.thekettle.ca Commercial Drive Business SocietyThis Business Improvement Area (BIA) helps promote Commercial Drive as the most unique, destination shopping district in the City. In addition to assisting merchants, this BIA sponsors and promotes many community initiatives such as Summer Cinema in the Parks, Parade of Lost Souls, Winter Festival, East Side Culture Crawl and Illuminaires. We are proud to include the Spirit of 2010 on the Drive in our roster of cultural events that help make Commercial Drive Vancouver's Expressive Edge! This event was organized by The Kettle Friendship Society with assistance and funding from the City of Vancouver and the Commercial Drive Business Society.
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