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Help Leigh raise money

For participating in 2020 Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon & 5K

My Story…

Blimey is it hot outside. What better way to cool off than to run a half marathon? 2020 marks my third year on the VAST board and my third Scotiabank run... so I'm upgrading to a 21km effort! This year everything's virtual; there's no 'race day' as such. Instead, we can 'run' a half marathon or 5k however we'd like up until September 18th. Whichever route we take, the general idea is the same: To raise funds on behalf of the Vancouver Association for the Survivors of Torture. If you're too busy hiding in the shade with a cool glass of something, no worries. You can still show your support with a donation! This year has seen the organisation pivot rapidly to providing online services to continue helping survivors to build strong and resilient communities. It's been a struggle, but the team (largely comprising Refugees and immigrants) has done exemplary work to keep supporting clients through the pandemic, amply demonstrating their resilience, tenacity, and courage.

Description

VAST supports refugees who arrive in British Columbia with psychological trauma resulting from torture, political violence, and other forms of persecution on the basis of race, religion, gender identity, and sexual orientation.

We support our clients through trauma-focused psychological counselling for refugees in one-on-one and group settings and through documentation, training, and referrals.

Our programs include the Getting Through It group (a weekly psychosocial support group for refugees on “getting through” their refugee claim) and a program to support the mental health of refugee children through art.

On June 24 please run with us in support of refugee mental health!

Achievements

Recent donors

Donation date Donor name Donation amount
Aug 25 Anonymous $100.00
Aug 25 Alicia LaValle $25.00
Aug 25 Stefan Holm $25.00
Aug 25 Ilana Danzig Undisclosed amount
Aug 05 Karen in the UK Good work Leigh for a great cause. Well done you! x $25.00
Jul 30 Anonymous Undisclosed amount
Jul 30 Suz and Paul Way to go L!!! $100.00
Jul 29 Mark Cameron Good on you for doing this, L! Looks like a very worthy cause! $25.00
Jul 29 Teresa Bartrim Great cause! $50.00
May 20 Leigh Matthews $25.00