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DVDs Help the Medicine Go Down

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From Fred Lee’s column in last Wednesday’s edition of the “Vancouver Courier”:

“Graham Peat’s Videomatica capped off its 25th anniversary celebrations by giving the gift of movies to people living with cancer. The Fourth Avenue retailer kicked off a December pledge to donate previously viewed DVDs to patient viewing libraries in Vancouver, Kelowna and Victoria. Videomatica asked Lower Mainland movie lovers to collectively multiply the donation. With the help of co-sponsors Biz Books, Pacific Cinémathèque, Vancouver International Film Centre, Festival Cinemas and the Vancouver Courier, the pledge drive garnered over 150 DVDs. The stockpile was presented to Leonard Schein, the founder of the Vancouver International Film Festival and chair of the Canadian Cancer Society, B.C. and Yukon Division. Wishing to donate your own DVDs? Kindly drop them off at Videomatica.”

From left: Jasper Anson of Videomatica, Leonard Schein of the Canadian Cancer Society, Catherine Lough Haggquist of Biz Books, and Paul Armstrong of the Celluloid Social Club. Photo Credit: Fred Lee

Cool huh?

Posted on January 26, 2009.
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Watch us on Living Vancouver today!

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Every wonder whether you have the “right stuff” to write a Hollywood blockbuster?
Tune in to Living Vancouver today, Wednesday January 7th for some great tips from inside the “biz” as Catherine Lough Haggquist of Biz Books shares some inspiring ideas to help get you started.

That’s Today, January 7th, CBC Cable three at 3pm. If you can’t watch at 3 (or if you don’t live in Vancouver…)you can check out the show anytime after it airs online

Posted on January 7, 2009.
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