Year-End Celebration & Fundraiser – THANK YOU!

Thank you so much to everyone who came out and supported the AFA at our Year-End Celebration & Fundraiser on Nov. 29! We were delighted to welcome nearly 100 people throughout the evening, all who brought great energy, socializing, food and silent auction donations to make the night a great success! Excitingly, we raised nearly $5000!!

Thank you to Joe Martin for presenting on the knowledge and teachings of the Tla-o-qui-aht people and culture, to Rachel Ablack for sharing her beautiful voice with us all, to the Victoria Event Centre staff, and to our amazing volunteers, supporters, and AFA staff whom without, we could not have pulled off such an enjoyable and successful evening. We’re also sending a special thank you to the many wonderful businesses, artists, and individuals who generously donated over $3,500 in items toward our silent auction as well as delicious food toward the event:

Patagonia Victoria, Robinson’s Outdoor Store, Mountain Equipment Co-op, Sitka, i.O.N Clothing Featuring Hemp & Company, Pelican Products, Zero Waste Emporium, Inspire Hair Salon, Butchart Gardens, Deadbeetz Food Truck, Il Terrazzo Ristorante, Bon Macaron, Garden Works Oak Bay, Harmony Belly Dance Co., Esquimalt Farmer’s Market, Windblossom Massage, Hummingbird Crafts, TJ Watt Photography, HoopSpin Lab, Market on Yates, Country Grocer, and Thrifty’s Food James Bay, artists Logan Ford and Kleque Method, and AFA supporters Lyn James, Nitya & Scott Harris, Kristin Grant, and Amanda Evans.

We are so grateful for your dedicated support. Thank you again!

The AFA Team
TJ Watt, Andrea Inness, Joan Varley, Tiara Dhenin, Amanda Evans, Morgan Wheeler, Rachel Ablack, and Jenny Tan