AFC Hikathon 2008

多謝支持！

2008-06-24T17:02:00.000-07:00

經過點算，這次行山籌款日共籌得$12,308.00，將全數用作支持「使者」的學生事工和服務。
僅代表所有有份參與行山籌款的健兒和他們的贊助人。

敢攀逆旅 Hikathon 完滿完成！

2008-06-22T16:25:00.001-07:00

籌備多時的「敢攀逆旅 Hikathon」行山籌款日已經在昨日完滿完成了！當天有差不多一百位健兒與我們一同挑戰在北溫Lynn Headwaters Regional Park的Lynn Loop Trail，場面浩盪。

當天我們更邀請參賽者進行photo hunt遊戲，一面行一面尋找各樣指定物品。從我們收到的過千張相片中，我們選出了得獎者：由Chi-Kin Ho領軍的第12組！他們將會每人獲得一張免費電影票。不如欣賞一下他們的入圍照片。

當我們完成點算後，便會公佈善款的總數字，請密切留意！

歡迎！

2008-05-09T15:45:00.000-07:00

AFC Hikathon 2008 敢攀逆旅行山籌款日
現已開始接受報名

報名表及籌款表格可於使者學生中心索取
歡迎個人或團體組隊參加
截止報名日期：2008年6月14日

請大力支持令更多的學生和年青人受惠
全速到使者學生中心報名全速尋找贊助人支持你支持使者

詳程請參看以下結連：
如何參加？
豐富禮品
如何找人贊助？
行山地點介紹
常見問題

Latest Updates

2008-05-09T15:44:00.000-07:00

Check back often for the latest updates!

[June 19, 2008]
Important details you need to know before attending our hiking event:

Date: June 21, 2008 (Saturday)
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Lynn Headwaters Regional Park
Meeting Place: The parking lot at the end of Lynn Valley Road.

Hikathon Memo
Things to bring on a hike checklist

What to pack for your tummy?
- Light snack/lunch
o i.e. energy bar, chocolate bar, granola bar, dried fruits; NOT chips!! – sodium will dehydrate you even more!
o when you hike, you might get low in energy or hungry, fast sugar intake can give instant energy
- Have a good breakfast before you come!!! No empty stomach is welcomed for hiking!
- WATER!!!

What to pack for your backpack?
- Backpack/waist bag – yes, it’s better to use a backpack than handbags for hiking because you will then have free hands for balancing and grabbing.
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses
- A hat, or cap
- Small towel
- Whistle
- Cell phone – remember to charge the battery the night before!
- Camera – for PhotoHunt!!!
- Notebook and pen
- Flashlight
- Hiking pole (if anyone feel necessary)
- Compass or GPS (if anyone feel necessary)

What’s to wear?
- Wear smart – WARM AND LIGHT
- Comfortable shirt & pants – wear layers
- Hiking boots; at least, runners with strong grip at the bottom
- Socks
- Raingear/windbreaker

What’s not to wear?
- No big heavy jacket
- No sandals

What’s in your First-Aid pack?
- Insect repellent and after bite
- Bandage
- Lip protection
- Medication that you need – e.g. allergy medications

Rules and Regulations

- participants cannot change groups without permission from AFC Staffs; the groups are for us to keep your safety, we will do our best to arrange you with your friends.

- please respect your group leader. As there are activities and competitions during the hike, your participation and cooperation is required of.

- throughout the hike, please behave accordingly. Any attempts to put yourself or others at risk are not acceptable. Use your common sense.

- this is a wild park, meaning there are free-roaming animals, pay extra precautions.

- feeding wild animals are prohibited.

- do not litter or pollute the natural environment

[June 14, 2008]
There are a few important details you need to know before attending our hiking event:

Date: June 21, 2008 (Saturday)
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Lynn Headwaters Regional Park
Meeting Place: The parking lot at the end of Lynn Valley Road.

How to get there:
To get to Lynn Headwaters, take the Second Narrows bridge or Lion's Gate bridge, and get onto the Trans Canada Highway (Upper levels) heading West if approaching from Second Narrows, East from Lions Gate. Take the Lynn Valley Road exit off the Upper Levels Highway and follow Lynn Valley Road north, past the turnoff to Lynn Canyon Park, to the end.
http://www.gvrd.bc.ca/parks/LynnHeadwaters.asp

Things to bring on a hike checklist

What to pack for your tummy?
- Light snack/lunch
o i.e. energy bar, chocolate bar, granola bar, dried fruits; NOT chips!! – sodium will dehydrate you even more!
o when you hike, you might get low in energy or hungry, fast sugar intake can give instant energy
- Have a good breakfast before you come!!! No empty stomach is welcomed for hiking!
- WATER!!!

What to pack for your backpack?
- Backpack/waist bag – yes, it’s better to use a backpack than handbags for hiking because you will then have free hands for balancing and grabbing.
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses
- A hat, or cap
- Small towel
- Whistle
- Cell phone – remember to charge the battery the night before!
- Camera – for PhotoHunt!!!
- Notebook and pen
- Flashlight
- Hiking pole (if anyone feel necessary)
- Compass or GPS (if anyone feel necessary)

What’s to wear?
- Wear smart – WARM AND LIGHT
- Comfortable shirt & pants – wear layers
- Hiking boots; at least, runners with strong grip at the bottom,
- Socks
- Raingear/windbreaker

What’s not to wear?
- No big heavy jacket
- No sandals, no flats
- No shorts and tank tops

What’s in your First-Aid pack?
- Insect repellent and after bite
- Bandage
- Lip protection
- Medication that you need – e.g. allergy medications
- Sunscreen

Rules and Regulations
- participants cannot change groups without permission from AFC Staffs; the groups are for us to keep your safety, we will do our best to arrange you with your friends.
- please respect your group leader. As there are activities and competitions during the hike, your participation and cooperation is required of.
- throughout the hike, please behave accordingly. Any attempts to put yourself or others at risk are not acceptable. Use your common sense.
- this is a wild park, meaning there are free-roaming animals, pay extra precautions.
- feeding wild animals are prohibited.
- do not litter or pollute the natural environment

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at (604) 278-0642 or via email info@afcvancouver.org

[May 10, 2008]
Check out Wayne's Facebook album for pictures of our test hike!

AFC Student Centre

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Canada has long been an esteemed destination for parents and student seeking quality education, affluent living standards and prosperous working opportunities. Vancouver BC, in particular, have been ranked the best city on earth for years and is a prime location for immigration. The diverse cultural representation existing within Vancouver is a living example of Canada's welcoming policy and inviting condition that attracts numerous immigrants from all over the world.
歷年來加拿大都是一個給予家長和學生獲得質素教育、富裕生活水平、及蓬勃就業機會的一個國家。而多年來，卑詩省的溫哥華更被排名為全世界最佳居住成市及移民勝地。單單在溫哥華市內的多元文化特質已經能證明加拿大是一個能夠容納各文化的政策和文化的聚集點。

Over the years, many parents have spent big efforts to bring their families from Asia to Vancouver, hoping to provide a better learning environment for their children. But before they can excel through the Canadian educational system, they must first understand the schooling process in Vancouver. Navigating through the ever-changing has never been easy, with highschool graduation and post secondary education entrance procedures changing every year, parents and students are often left confused and frustrated.
這許多年，很多家長耗盡畢生積蓄和心血為求要從亞洲移民到溫哥華希望給予子女有較優良的學習環境。但在子女們可以享受加拿大的教育制導之前﹐家長必須要先對溫哥華的升學制導了解清楚。不斷改變的高中畢業條件及大學收生制導﹐不僅令學生和家長難於適應﹐也令他們感到十分混亂。

Yes government issued support is available in the form of school counsellors and community centres. But such services are rarely available in Chinese and even when translation is available, they lack a holistic approach to take the student's culture and education background into account. They also lack dedicated personnel to followup on students and extend the service beyond academics. This is important for more and more studies are now concluding students show a higher chance of being successful in school if they also have a healthy social life and social networks in their communities.
雖然政府在學校和社區中心有安排顧問為家長解答他們對加拿大教育制導的各種疑惑﹐但是這些服務很少會以中文提供。縱使有時候政府會提供中文咨詢服務﹐但這些顧問可能對學生的教育及文化背景缺乏了解﹐不能為學生和家長提供全面的服務。而且﹐這些服務只能停留在學習層面﹐不能對學生提供生活上其他層面的服務 ﹔顧問在提供解答以後﹐也大多因為缺乏人手的關係不能為學生提供跟進服務。以上這些政府服務的不足對學生及家長其實是非常重要的﹐越來越多的研究顯示學生如果有一個健康的社交生活和人際關係網路﹐會比其他學生更容易在學校取得成功。

Ambassadors For Christ(AFC) recognized this need early as 1994, and took steps to set up the first office in Vancouver to assist the emerging wave of immigrants from Hong Kong, helping new immigrant students adapt to the Canadian school environment. Over the years AFC continues to expand its services and open the first AFC Student Centre specifically catering to Asian students in year 2000. Providing academic counseling, volunteering opportunities, student related workshops, and various related services for Cantonese and Mandarin speaking students in Vancouver.
加拿大基督使者協會早於 1994 年就注意到家長在這方面的需要﹐因此在溫哥華設置了第一個辦公室去為香港移民來的家庭提供協助和幫助新移民中的學生適應加拿大的學習環境。多年來﹐使者不斷地提供更多服務﹐並於 2000 年開設了使者學生中心專門解決學生及家長的需要。使者學生中心不僅提供學業咨詢﹐也提供參與各種義務工作的機會﹐更會舉辦不同類型的學生講座﹐以及為在溫哥華以廣東話和普通話為母語的學生提供各種有關服務。

As the only organization in Vancouver to serve this niche sector of students desperate for help, AFC Student Centre have created a name for itself as an academic advising specialist, and have been approached by communities all over Greater Vancouver to conduct workshops and conferences in Chinese, English, and Mandarin. With full time dedicated staff always ready to assist immigrant students and international students alike, and backed up by a full list of other services aimed to provide help and guidance in other areas of a student's life, AFC Vancouver has proved itself to be a vital part of any students' life, and we continue to examine and reinvent ourselves to stay relevant to the ever-changing school and youth culture in Vancouver.
作為溫哥華唯一一所機構提供各種服務去協助這些需要幫助的學生﹐使者學生中心﹐已被公認為一所提供學生咨詢的專業機構﹐經常受到大溫哥華多個社區邀請以中文﹐英文和普通話舉辦各種講座及座談會。為能給學生提供最全面的升學幫助，使者學生中心擁有熱誠的全職同工並最完善的升學資料庫隨時為移民學生及留學生提供幫助和校園生活的其他協助。從過去無數的感激聲音，溫哥華使者協會已被證明能成為學生及家長心目中的重大幫助。我們力求上進為要迎合在溫哥華不斷改變的學校制度及年青文化。

AFC Vancouver

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4%. This is the percentage of Christian students who had, and continue to have, a stable church life upon graduation.
4%：在讀書時有參加教會中，在畢業後幾年仍然有穩定教會生活的基督徒比例

This number may come as a surprise to some people, but maybe you have already noticed this trend. We do too. The number of young people in churches is in constant decline over the last 10 years, and in recent years some churches even had to shut down their youth fellowship.
這個數字對某些人來說可能是意料之外的低，但可能你已經一早察覺這趨勢。我們也早看到了。在華人教會內年輕人的數字在過去十多年正在一直的下跌，而最近有一些堂會甚至要被逼結束經營了多年的青年團契。

How could this happen? It is not that there are no young people coming to Christ, but that their faith are shallow and disintegrated. As soon as they migrate from the protected campus to the real world and are exposed to real life challenges, their compartmentalized faith will not be sufficient in carrying them through. Faith becomes irrelevant, and they leave their church.
到底是怎麼一回事呢？我們發覺最大的問題不是沒有人願意參加青年團契和信主，而是年輕信徒的屬靈生命大多膚淺和脫節。所以，當他們從簡單的校園進到複雜的世界，面對真實生活的各種挑戰的時候，他們那與生活割裂的膚淺信仰並不足以盛載他們，為他們解釋他們掉進的這個新世界。當信仰與他們的生活脫鉤，那就是他們離開教會的時候了。

AFC has been working with Chinese students and youths in Canada for 36 years. Through innovative programs and personal mentoring, we help students and youth integrate the Christian faith with their everyday life, so that not only will they lead a successful, meaningful and vibrant life, but also become life-long disciples of Jesus Christ. By building up communities of committed young Christians, we hope to infuse our culture with the transforming messages of the Gospel.
加拿大基督使者協會在過去三十多年一直與加拿大的華人學生同行。透過創新的聚會和個人的接觸，我們幫助學生將基督信仰與生活整合，以致他們能活出成功，有意義和豐盛的生命，並成為一生跟隨主耶穌基督的門徒。投過建立委身的基督徒學生宣教群體，我們期望將福音轉化生命的信息滲進年青人的文化裡面。

AFC meets students where they are. Our flagship "Jubilization" worship-discipleship program uses a multi-media and experiential approach to present solid and relevant biblical teaching to students and youth with great impact. We pinpoint to the burning life issues our students experience everyday, and through music, drama, preaching and other artistic means challenging them to reflect and live biblically and theologically. Our Integrated Discipleship Seminars, JJ959.com online ministry and GoodRead reading program all help extend the impact of Jubilization into the lives of a generation of young people.
使者著意進入年青人的文化和生活模式當中，在那裡與他們相遇。我們的旗艦「雀躍體驗」門訓敬拜聚會就是一例。我們使用年青人熟悉的多媒體和經驗式編排，將紮實和生活化的聖經教導帶給年青人和學生。我們針對學生生活中最火熱的問題，透過音樂、話劇、講道和其他藝術媒介，挑戰年青人和學生從聖經的角度反省和生活。從「雀躍體驗」引申出來的「整全門徒訓練講座」，JJ959.com網上事工和「好讀」屬靈閱讀計劃，更深地將整全的教導緊扣在新一代年青人的生命中。

Our popular PP959 radio show and podcast is another example of our integrated discipleship ministry. In a relaxing and humourous atmosphere, every Sunday night at 11pm at AM1320 we demonstrate to our audience the many facets of the life of an integrated disciple. PP959 has always been one of the most popular local Chinese radio programs, as well as one of the most popular Cantonese podcasts listed on Apple's iTunes Store worldwide.
我們廣受歡迎的「霹啪959」電台廣播節目和網上播客也是我們整全門訓事工的表表者。在輕鬆和幽默的氣氛裡，每星期日晚11時至12時，我們都在AM1320電台為聽眾演譯和示範一個整全門徒各個層面的生活。「霹啪959」除了是本地其中一個最受歡迎的電台清談節目外，也是在Apple iTunes上其中一個全世界最受歡迎的粵語播客。

AFC has also invested in campus mission by training and mentoring student leaders of Chinese Christian Fellowships on different university campuses. Many pastors and church leaders today can recall their life-changing and defining experiences serving in campus fellowships led by AFC.
使者也將大量資源投放在校園的宣教事工上。我們著力栽培和訓練不同校園團契的領袖。許多牧者和教會領袖都曾經在學生年代參加過由使者支持的校園團契事奉，成為他們一生事奉主的轉捩點。

AFC is committed in partnering with local churches to support their youth ministry needs. While student and youth ministry requires specialized knowledge and relies heavily on the abundance of resources, many local churches do not have these available. AFC can provide to local churches their much needed support in developing youth ministry with our 36 years of experience through specialized programmings, trainings and consultations. We can think of local churches as family doctors, tending to everyone's need; and AFC as a specialist in student ministry, working together with the family doctors to ensure the spiritual health and growth of the body of Christ.
使者深願與地方教會配搭，支援堂會在學生事工上的需要。學生和青年事工是一門需要專門經驗和大量資源的事工，而許多堂會在人手、經驗和資源上都或有欠缺。使者正好以我們三十多年的經驗，為堂會在發展學生和青年事工是上提供適切的支援，包括領會，訓練和咨詢。如果堂會像家庭醫生，照顧一家的健康，使者就好像青年事工的專科醫生，與家庭醫生配搭，確保基督的身體能健康茁壯地成長。

In addition, AFC also established in 2000 "AFC Student Centre", the first local non-profit organization serving specifically the needs of new immigrant students. Through academic advising seminar and consultation, academic assistance, volunteer program and leadership training etc., AFC Student Centre assists students and their families to overcome hurdles in their academic pursuits, as well as empowers them for leading a meaningful and purposeful life. Working closely with many immigrant services agencies, every year AFC Student Centre serves over 7000 count of people, and the majority of them are from mainland China. AFC Student Centre is thus a strategic contact point for local mainland Chinese mission. Many immigrant students have encountered the Gospel through the ministry of AFC Student Centre.
另外，使者也在2000年創辦了溫哥華唯一專門服務新移民學生的非牟利機構「使者學生中心」，透過提供升學輔導和講座、功課輔助、義工計劃、領袖訓練等，幫助新移民學生和家庭面對升學和學業上的困難，裝備他們建立有目標有意義的人生。「使者學生中心」與其他新移民機構合作，每年經轉介或直接接觸超過7000人次，其中絕大部份來自中國內地。「使者學生中心」正好成為向中國內地新移民宣教的重要外展事工接觸點，不少新移民學生透過「使者學生中心」認識福音。

Young Christians today will become leaders of the church tomorrow. The Church cannot afford to lose any generation of young people. Only with young Christians who are committed to follow Christ in all areas of their life can the church function as the salt and light of the world with a sustainable future. Our vision is that generations of Chinese students in Canada will become lifelong followers of Jesus Christ, serving the church and the world and bring glory to our Lord. This vision has not changed in the last 36 years, and we will continue to commit our lives to it.
今日的年青基督徒，明日就會成為教會的領袖。教會不能承受失落一整代的年輕人。只有當年青的基督徒學生願意在生活的每一層面也跟隨主耶穌基督的時候，教會才能長遠地在社會發揮鹽和光的功效。使者的異象，就是一代又一代的加拿大華人學生，都能夠成為終生跟隨耶穌基督的門徒，在教會，在世上忠心事奉，榮耀我們的主。這異象在過去三十多年都沒有改變過，而我們定必繼續委身於這異象。

Downloads

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Download Hikathon Audio Promo [mp3]

Download Hikathon Promo Video [mov]

Download Hikathon Poster [pdf]

Download Hikathon Brochure [pdf]

Download AFC Vancouver Pamphlet [pdf]

Download AFC Student Centre Pamphlet [pdf]

To obtain registration package and donation sheet, please contact AFC Student Centre.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Q: AFC Hikathon - Where does the money go?
A: All the money raised in this event goes to support the ministry of Ambassadors For Christ in Canada and AFC Student Centre. Ambassadors For Christ in Canada (AFC) is a national, government-registered and not-for-profit organization that helps students understand the Gospel of Jesus Christ and integrate the Christian faith with their everyday life through innovative programs and personal mentoring. Our vision is that generations of Chinese students in Canada will become lifelong followers of Jesus Christ. AFC Student Centre is a ministry of AFC Vancouver that focuses on serving the needs of immigrant students and parents in the community through academic consultation, academic assistance and leadership training. Your financial support is vital for the next generation of Chinese Canadians.

Q: Who can join the AFC Hikathon?
A: Everyone can join - young people, parents and children - as long as their physical condition allows. We will be hiking the Lynn Loop Trail at Lynn Headwaters Regional Park. It is 5.6 km long and includes some mild uphill sections. It will take approximately 2 hours to finish.

Q: Why should I join as a group?
A: People love to act together, and forming a group can attract more people to participate in the event - thus helping us raise more money for students in need. It will also help your fundraising effort - it is easier to convince people to support if there are more people in your group. We will give all group participants who raise at least $50 a special gift - a special edition JJ959.com hand towel - available only to group participants. Afterall, it is just more fun to hike together, isn’t it?

Q: Where do I get sponsors?
A: Anyone and everyone you know can be a sponsor - relatives, family, neighbours, aunties and uncles in your church, colleagues, classmates and friends. Call them, e-mail them, MSN them, Facebook them, and ask them personally. They may donate immediately, or they may need some time to think about it. In the later case, remember to follow up with them. The more people you ask, the greater your chances of reaching your fundraising goal.

Q: How can I get started?
A: Set a goal for yourself - without a goal, you will have nothing to look forward to. We suggest a minimum goal of raising $200 per person - but of course you can adjust this number according to the size of your network. Some people may raise as much as $1000 while some may raise only $100. Either is OK - any donation will benefits the students in need.
Then, just go out and ask people. The first step is the most difficult, but it is not as difficult as you think.

Q: Do you accept donations online?
A: We understand that many people prefer to give online, but we currently are unable to accept online donations due to technical issues. We are working on it and we hope to provide this service in the future.

Q: Is the donation tax deductible?
A: Yes. We will send out tax receipts to your sponsors directly early next year if they donate $20 or more.

Q: When will my sponsors get their souvenir CD’s? And when will I get my gifts?
A: We will be handing out the souvenir CD’s on the day of the Hikathon for you to pass onto your sponsors. We will also hand you your gift on that day too if you are eligible.

Q: What will we do during the hiking?
A: Hike, of course. But we have actually prepared something more for you - more gift winning opportunities in fact. We’ll keep that a secret for now - but remember to bring your digital camera!

Q: Can I just go without raising money?
A: Sure, but why not? You can turn your effort to hike the trail into something more meaningful.

Q: When will we get the details for the event?
A: Once you have submitted your donation sheet, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with all the detail information and instructions about how to prepare for the hike. You can also check this website for the Hikathon for latest updates:
www.afcvancouver.org/hikathon/

How to get sponsors

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Complete your personal information at the top of the other side of this form and the Disclaimer and Release form at the bottom of this side.
Read the included introductory pamphlets of AFC so that you will know how to introduce our ministries. The FAQ section in the event pamphlet will also be helpful.
Approach the people you know and invite them to sponsor you to hike. Hand out an AFC’s or Student Centre’s pamphlet to them and introduce them to the ministries of AFC. Let them know that if they donate $20 or above, they will receive a souvenir CD from AFC (3 versions to choose from).
In each section of the donation sheet, fill in each sponsor’s complete contact information, including the amount received in cash or cheque. An example is included in the first section.
Collect the money (cash or cheque made out to AFC)
Tear off the numbered stub to the right of the sponsor’s name and give it to the donor as a temporary receipt. The official receipt will be sent directly to the sponsor at the beginning of next year.
If you have finished one form, start another one and continue to get more sponsors!
Before June 14, 2008 (Saturday), put all collected cash and cheques, and all used and unused Donation Sheet(s) into one envelop, seal and give to your group leader (if you are a group participant) or return directly to the office of AFC (if you are an individual participant). Group Leader please return all envelops from your group to the office of AFC before June 19, 2008 (Wednesday). If you return the money and form to us after the deadline, we cannot guarantee that you will receive your special gift(s).
We will calculate the money you raised and hand out your special gift(s) if you are eligible at the beginning of the Hikathon event. We will also hand out the souvenir CD’s to you for distributing to your sponsors if they are eligible.

Gift Incentives

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AFC Vancouver and AFC Student Centre is pleased to offer you some special gifts if you submit your raised money and required forms before June 14, 2008 and meet the donation goals:

The top 100 fundraisers will receive a special edition T-shirt designed by renouned graphics designer Tony Wrong of WrongWroks (published extensively in 東Touch, BANG!, Amy, Yahoo! Taiwan, Vancouver Magazine, bpm and many others worldwide)
The overall top fundraiser will receive $200 travel voucher for Summer Getaway Whistler Spa & Golf Tour or Victoria Whale Watching Tour, sponsored by Destination Tours.
All group participants raising at least $50 each will also receive a special edition JJ959.com hand towel.
Sponsor who donates $20 or more will receive one of the following Souvenir CD from AFC Vancouver & AFC Student Centre (choose one):
- A. 打拼職場的呼召 –工作的意義和事業的尋索
- B. 回到世界中心 –以弗所書釋經講座
- C. 父母唔易做 –家長與年青子女相處
- 隨碟附送聚會程序與討論問題，簡單將錄音講座變成週會聚會

How to participate?

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You can either register individually or register as part of a group.
To register individually, obtain your fundraising package at AFC Student Centre. You can start fundraising immediately!
To register as a group (so that you can obtain extra benefits!), assign a group leader and have him/her obtain all the registration packages for you. Each person in a group must have his/her own package(s). On the donation form, indicate that it is a group regstration and fill in the name of your group (eg. John’s group). The group leader shall gather all the completed packages together and return them to AFC Student Centre at the same time. A group must consist of at least 8 people and have no limits in size.
Approach the people you know and invite them to sponsor you to hike by making a donation.
If you have completed one donation sheet, you can obtain extra ones from AFC Student Centre. Each form is numbered individually, so do not photocopy on your own.
All fundraising packages, used or unused, must be returned to AFC Student Centre together with all raised cash and cheques before June 14 (for individuals) or June 19 (for groups).

Destination

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Lynn Headwaters Regional Park in North Vancouver is a hidden jewel, located just out of sight of the uppermost homes on Lynn Valley Road. Within minutes of entering the park, all vestiges of nearby habitation drop from sight. Even the sounds of the city evaporate and are replaced by the constant rhythm of water splashing on boulders in chilly Lynn Creek.

Hiking trails begin at the entrance to the park, just beyond the caretaker's cottage (please don't disturb, except in an emergency). An information kiosk located on the east side of Lynn Creek acquaints visitors with the area and reminds hikers of the importance of advance preparation. The weather in the narrow valley through which the creek runs is volatile and can quickly change from welcoming to threatening. Hikers are asked to self-register at the kiosk. A series of trails leads visitors into the headwaters region. You can choose a relatively gentle, half-day creekside walk along the Headwaters Trail (9.5 miles/15.5 km return) to Norvan Creek, or a full-day trip to either Lynn Lake (15 miles/24 km return) or the top of Grouse Mountain on the rigorous Hanes Valley Loop route (9 miles/15 km one way) via Crown Pass.

Although Lynn Headwaters Regional Park is characterized by a rugged landscape, there's no need to feel that every hike has to be in the thigh-burning category. Far from it. Two gentle trails, Lynn Loop Trail (1 mile/1.7 km) and Cedar Mill Trail (1.3 miles/2.1 km) follow the creek for much of the way towards Norvan Falls. Pick the length and degree of difficulty that best suit you. All trails begin at the visitor registration kiosk. An ancient logging road serves as a trail and leads off into the park along first the Lynn Loop and then the Cedar Mill Trail.

A network of steep staircases on the suitably named Switchback Trail links the valley floor with the midelevation Headwaters Trail. From bottom to top this short but demanding ascent will send your heart rate climbing at a pace equal to the elevation gain. Once at the top you can head back to the park entrance on the Lynn Loop Trail or begin the long hike north to the headwaters. If you don't feel that you need an aerobic workout, stay beside Lynn Creek and follow the Cedar Mill Trail north to its junction with the Headwaters Trail. The round trip is 5.8 miles (9.5 km). Plan on taking three hours to cover the entire distance. Along the way are a variety of places to pause and enjoy the sequestered, boulder-filled valley bottom. Boulders in Lynn Creek are round and smooth from years of being tumbled by rainy-season runoff.

Lynn Headwaters Regional Park has been welcoming a steadily increasing flow of visitors since it opened to the public in 1985 after being kept off-limits for decades as part of the extensive North Shore watershed system. To reach the park, take Lynn Valley Rd in North Vancouver to its uppermost end, following the signs to Lynn Headwaters GVRD Park. Public transit to the park's doorstep runs from the SeaBus terminal in North Vancouver; catch the Lynn Valley (# 229) bus.

Information from: BC Parks Website

Gold Sponsors

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Access Law Group

We are a Vancouver-based law firm with a difference...

By utilizing local, national and international networks of high quality legal and multi-disciplinary professionals, we are able to provide our clients with top quality integrated services and advice in a timely and cost-effective manner.

We are committed to serving our clients' needs in a caring, thoughtful and timely manner.

Browse through our site to find out about our firm, our legal professionals, our range of services and the values we strive to live by. Then call us. We look forward to having the privilege of serving you.

Website: www.accesslaw.ca/

One Percent Realty Ltd. 莫太 Faith Chan

提供優質的全套MLS專業地產銷售服務只需$5950起
五十萬元以上佣金只為屋價的1%加$950行政費
詳情請電 604-618-2225 或 6182225@gmail.com 查詢

一般MLS專業地產服務收費是(7% / 2.5%)
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若房屋以五十萬元成交佣金就是一萬七千元

電話：604-618-2225

Horseshoe Press Inc. 至美彩色印刷

Our colours brighten the world
Horseshoe Press Inc. is a progressive commercial printing firm equipped with advanced printing technology. We provide services in prepress, offset printing, digital printing, bindery and fulfillment services. Since 1988, we have received thousands of satisfied smiles from our customers for our superior craftsmanship. We understand that different customers have different requirements. Hence, we tailor our printing services to meet your own specific needs and budget.

Website: www.horseshoepress.com/

Star East Travel Depot Ltd. 晨星旅遊資訊中心

StarEast Travel Depot is what you will discover. You will travel cheap with our airline tickets, vacation packages, cruises, tour, car rentals, hotels, spa vacations, rail passes, airport parking and travel accessories! Sign up for e-mail specials, visit our seat sale page or see our list of last minute travel specials.

StarEast Travel Depot is owned and operated in Canada, therefore most of our prices are displayed in Canadian Dollars. Please feel free to send us your request, we will take our best effort to serve you.

Website: www.stareast.ca/

DreamZone Design + Communications

DreamZone Design + Communications started in 2004 as a small operation that offered web and print services to small and mid-size businesses. Since then, we have grown into a company with a reputation for doing outstanding work, excellent service and the ability to find the right solution. We make it our goal to help lift your brand and effectively communicate your message to your customers.

We build trust through honest communication and always deliver on our promises. In fact, the majority of our clients come to us through recommendation and stay with us long term. We don't sell you something you don’t understand and our price is reasonable and fair.

We believe that by doing our best work, we enable our clients to focus their energy on what they do best. You can count on our experience and expertise to know what will and won’t work to ensure that your business will not just have a nice looking advertisement, but have a beneficial piece that will help you grow.

Website: dreamzonedesign.com/

Accolade Lands - Anita So

It might be new to most of the people, but it actually was in the market for over 20 years. Land banking means buying the raw land in the path of development and that strategy was traditionally employed by large corporations, institution and pension funds, now Accolade Lands makes it available to everyone.

Alberta is the only province in Canada that do not have provincial tax, plus huge reserve in oil. Calgary is the city that can benefit from such a rapid growth and lands demanded for development are endless.

Accolade Lands offers the best opportunity for investors to participate into the growth of land with affordable amount of investment (also good for RRSP) and Anita So would be more than happy to explain to you in more details, with no obligation.

Tel: 604-897-8163

FortuneHouse Seafood Restaurant 福聯海鮮酒家

宮廷御膳經典名菜
南北美食盡在福聯

福聯海鮮酒家開業至今18年﹐馳名大溫地區﹐一直以來竭力為客人提供多款佳餚美饌﹐滿足各方食客對飲食藝術的追求。

地址：#247-4700 Kingsway Burnaby BC (Skytrain 車站旁)
電話：604-438-8686
網站﹕www.fortunehouserestaurant.com (提供網上訂餐)

ICM Enterprise 火炭專門店

夏天就來臨...到火炭燒烤火鍋專門店購買BBQ燒烤食品是最佳選擇。從各式種類繁多的優質燒烤肉類以至到燒烤用品和物料都可以買到.同家人朋友一齊開燒烤聚會將會更美味更方便!受歡迎的燒烤美食包括韓式牛仔骨﹑黑椒牛扒﹑香葉羊扒﹑南乳雞中翼﹑蜜汁雞中翼﹑秘製辣味骨﹑香茅豬扒和蒜蓉雞扒等。

火炭專門店地址: #160-4800 No.3Road (夾Alexandra Road), Richmond, BC
電話: 604-270-1997
瀏覽網址: www.wingtat.ca/icm

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Diamond Sponsors

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Re/max City Realty - Rebecca Pun 潘太

Your Neighbourhood Realtor

本人的樓盤長期刊登於：

Real Estate Weekly 英文地產報
Realty Link in Print
Sing Tao Realty Digest 睇樓王
Ming Pao Property Gold Pages 明報地產金頁
www.rebeccapun.net
www.mls.ca
www.remax.ca

如果閣下需出售你的物業，或免費估價，請即電潘太
Tel: 604-220-1388 / 604-649-3297
Website: www.rebeccapun.net/

十年榮獲地產局首1%金牌經紀獎
十六年榮獲地產局首10%金牌經紀獎

Tony Wrong of WrongWroks

Born in Asia, live & work in Vancouver, Canada.
Graduated from Emily Carr Instititute of Art & Design in 2004.
Started WRONGWROKS in the fall 2005.

Started by making limited silkscreen prints & t-shirts by hands in his mini studios...
created the first ever series & characters - the Doradimon wearing sneakers...

In spring 2006, interviewed and introduced by CANDY, the IRELAND based international art & design magazine and start getting attentiton from world wide web...
then invited by HIGHSNOBIETY magazine to do a tee collaboration...
in may 2006, the KATE MOS t-shirt start hitting internationally, WRKS start to hit retail store in ITALY, FRANCE, ENGLAND, JAPAN etc.

In nov 2006, WRONGWROKS full line start selling in COLETTE & SOLD OUT in France.
In the same time WRKS has invited to do an exclusive online art gallery store for the Japanese call NOISEKING.

At the end of 2006, WRONGWROKS invited to do the group exhibition "MY 2007" to celebrate COLETTE for 10 years anniversary, with worldwide artist and at the same time, featured in TOKION (Japan).

In Feb 2007, WRKS invited to do a special project with (JAY CHOW) - PHANTACI to produced a tee for the AIRFORCE ONE 25th anniversary party in Taiwan.

WRKS launched the first toy collection with BAXBEAR in Taiwan Toy Festival, and exhibit the first solo show in Taiwan and Taichong , the "MASTER-MIND" collection.
in dec 2007, WRKS did the second vinyl toy with BUKA (UK) & ADFUNTURE TOY GROUP (ASIA).

WRONGWROKS has been pressed in magazines and newspaper like TOKION (JAPAN), WAD magazine (FRANCE), TOUCH (HK), FACE (HK), BANG! (TW) VANCOUVER SUN (VAN), STRAIGHT (VAN), YAHOO TW (TW), YEN (AUS), TVBS (TW), NEW DESIGN (UK) , GRUS (NORWAY), SLAMXHYPE (New Zealand), Hypebeast, ...

Right now, WRONGWROKS has authorized retailers in Vancouver, Calgary, Hong Kong, Taiwan (5 stores), Japan (50 Stores), Korea, United Kingdom (6 stores), France, Switerzland, Berlin, Belgium, Netherland, Norway, Sweden, Italy, and some stores in the United States...

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