The next Vancouver Island Baby Fair will take place Sept 24 & 25 in Victoria BC and we will be celebrating our 5th anniversary and our seventh fair on the island! (Including our two shows that have taken place in Nanaimo)

At each fair we love to support a local charity that focuses on pregnancy through preschool, just like we do at the Vancouver Island Baby Fair. We fund raise through our very popular photo contest, facepainting and stroller parking. Plus, the charity we work with is provided with loads of exposure prior to, during the weekend of the fair, and after.

So far we have raised more than $11,000 and worked with these amazing charities.

Child Find BC

Success by 6

Nanaimo Child Development Centre

Foster Parent Support Society

Haven Society

Greater Victoria Down Syndrome Society

We are now planning for our Fall fair, Sept 24 & 25 in Victoria at Pearkes Arena and would love to hear your suggestions for a local non-profit charity that is geared to young families. Deadline for suggestions is Friday, February 11, 2011.

Feel free to send me an email, or leave a comment here.

It’s February already! What? Already a month into 2011??!! Where does the time go?

A little update on what’s going on at Vancouver Island Baby Fair head quarters…

We are working on getting ready to open for registration for the next Vancouver Island Baby Fair which will be held on Sept 24 & 25 in Victoria BC. Registration will begin March 1st for our 2010 exhibitors and then we’ll open for general registration March 15th. For a reminder, sign up for our e-newsletter- See sign up on right hand side of this blog.

Also, I’m the new host of the Real Parenting radio show on CFAX 1070, Saturday mornings from 10-11am PST. This has been an absolute blast and I am really loving it! Check out my website, listen to podcasts of some past shows & be sure to connect with me on facebook & twitter if you’d like to follow the show or send show ideas!

Warmly,

Shirley

We would love to send out a BIG thank you to all the exhibitors, presenters, children’s performers-Will Stroet and Music With Marnie & the families who participated in the Vancouver Island Baby Fair this past weekend in Nanaimo, BC!

A huge congratulations go to Tara Smith from Campbell River BC, winner of the Expecting Parent Grand Prize and also Congrats to Maureen Luney, a soon to be grandma from Victoria, BC who won the New Parent Grand Prize! Each prize was valued over $1300 with contributions from several of our exhibitors.

Check back for info on the Photo Contest! Winners will be announced in early July!

If you missed the fair please take a look at our exhibitor list or mark the date in your calendar of our next Vancouver Island Baby Fair which takes place September 25 & 26 at Pearkes Arena in Victoria BC.