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On February 6th, 2010, our Rainbow Award Recipients were honored.  On the left, Patti Parkyn presents the Society Award to Frances Thorsen of Chronicles of Crime,   On the right, Patti Parkyn presents the Lifetime Achievement Award to Jeanne Rioux.

VANCITY AND NIQ ARE 2008 RECIPIENTS OF RAINBOW RIBBON AWARDS

2008 Rainbow Awards & Gala
VLSCS hosted the 21st annual Gala Dinner and Dance on October 18, 2008 at the Harbour Towers Hotel and Suites in downtown Victoria. It was an enchanting evening full of delicious food, a string duet and rock’n DJ music. Two Rainbow Awards were presented.
A Lifetime Achievement award to NiQ Deanne for her ongoing contributions to building the les-bian community through entertainment and social action. She has been an active Board member of the Victoria Pride Society for many years and most recently initiated the “Buddy” program bringing women together to enjoy a variety of activities. Way to Go NiQ!
A Society Award was presented to Vancity Credit Union for their support of gay and lesbian events in the Greater Victoria area. Danella Parks, Community Investment Manager at the Douglas Branch accepted the award on behalf of Vancity. As part of their Community Leadership Strategy Vancity works to foster a culture of inclusivity and support for diversity. They offer grants and sponsorships to organizations who host activities that support the GLBTQ com-munity. Many thanks to Vancity who was a financial sponsor of the VLSCS Visioning Women: Living and Aging Well con-ference in June.
For more information on the VLSCS Rainbow Awards and to nominate someone or an organization for a 2009 award, please see the website. www.vlscs.ca.

VLSCS offers the Rainbow Awards as a way of recognizing those persons or organizations who enhance lesbian health and well-being in the Greater Victoria area. The Rainbow Awards are intended to be an annual recognition of significant social activists, health care professionals, educators and businesses whose activities promote or enhance the acceptance of lesbians in the broader community and create welcoming and safe spaces for lesbians to gather.
We all know someone who is a role model or trail blazer--now is your chance to name that person or group which has significantly added to your health and/or well-being as a lesbian.

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Nominations for each year close on January 2nd Click Here to Nominate