CBC British Columbia
Dec. 4 is CBC Open House & Food Bank Day

Raising money for food banks throughout B.C.

Friday, December 4 is the 23nd annual CBC British Columiba Food Bank Day. This year we are inviting everyone to come to our newly renovated CBC broadcast centre in downtown Vancouver, to see how we make radio, television and digital programming and to help raise money for food banks throughout B.C.

From 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. you can call our phone lines, or come downtown and make a donation in person to the food bank of your choice in B.C. All our local and regional shows are broadcasting special programs to help inspire your generosity.

Give a little bit, if you can, to help needy families.

Make a donation on Dec. 4 and you could WIN a fabulous incentive prize!

The following fabulous prizes are offered as incentive prizes for the CBC 2009 Food Bank Day on Friday, December 4 between 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Pledge phones open on Friday, Dec. 4 from 5:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

In the Lower Mainland: 604-662-6470
Toll-free in B.C.: 1-866-226-4642

These very generous donors have created unique packages that you can WIN by being the first person to offer the posted dollar amount, when each prize is announced on the radio. These prizes make amazing gifts!

List of donation incentive prizes you could WIN!
Click on each item for prize details.

Whistler Winter Experience
Whistler Blackcomb

Whistler offers a wide range of experiences, this prize package offers the chance to sample many of them. The Whistler Winter Experience Package for two includes:

Donation Value: $1800 Restrictions: Prize is valid until December 20, 2010 subject to availability, dependent on dates selected. Blackout dates: December 20, 2009 - January 2, 2010 and February 1 - 28, 2010. Prize is not transferable. No substitution, resale or cash equivalent of the prize is permitted.
Hockey Night In Canada - Behind the Scenes
Hockey Night in Canada

Two lucky people will be the guests of Hockey Night in Canada when the show comes to GM Place on Saturday, Dec. 26 to broadcast the Canucks' game against the Edmonton Oilers

See the game from rink-side as well as all the action behind the scenes of the Hockey Night In Canada broadcast operation. This is a rare experience you can't buy at any price!

Donation Value: $1500 Restrictions: This date is firm, no substitutions. Please note: Ron McLean and Don Cherry will not be in town for this game.


Fly Fish in Style
Riverwatch Bamboo Fly Rods

Riverwatch Bamboo Fly Rods are handcrafted on the banks of the Kispiox River. They're hollow built, lighted flamed and crisp in action. The rod comes with two tips, a rod bag and an aluminum tube. This prize is for one single handed rod, made to your specifications. It will be delivered in the spring, ready for the fishing season.

Donation Value: $1300






Lights, Camera, Action, and Dining in Yaletown
Yaletown dining

For people who love great food and great movies – this prize package is for you! Four acclaimed Yaletown restaurants and wine bars, plus exclusive year-long passes to the Vancity Theatre! These passes are not sold to the public so this is an extra special prize!

PLUS - TWO year-round passes to the Vancity Theatre at the Vancouver International Film Centre (VIFC).Vancovuer International Film Festival & Vancity Theatre

Year round the Vancity Theatre presents Vancouver audiences with some of the best cinema from around the world. The programming team behind the renowned Vancouver International Film Festival present unique, relevant and entertaining films that might otherwise not be screened in Vancouver. The passes are valid for two tickets EACH (4 people in total) to all regular VIFC presentations for one year!

Donation Value: $1250 Restrictions: Restaurant gift certificates are valid for one year. The Vancity Theatre passes are valid for two tickets to all regular VIFC presentations for one year (not valid for non-VIFC, rentals, Cinema Salon events or the Vancouver International Film Festival).
Bateman Family Art Lovers
Robert Bateman

Robert Bateman is a beloved Canadian naturalist and painter - his paintings of wildlife and nature are recognized the world over. His son John is an artist as well, working mostly with wood. The father/son duo have teamed up to offer three great prize packages. Three Bateman prints are available, and each one will be paired up with a ring box designed by John Bateman.

Robert Bateman, Grizzly Head Portrait ($135) plus ring box ($150)Robert Bateman, Grizzly Head Portrait ($135) plus ring box ($150)
Donation Value: $285
Robert Bateman, Ocean Rhapsody - Orca ($235) plus ring box ($150)Robert Bateman, Ocean Rhapsody - Orca ($235) plus ring box ($150)
Donation Value: $385
Robert Bateman, Winter Wren ($650) plus ring box ($150)Robert Bateman, Winter Wren ($650) plus ring box ($150)
Donation Value: $800

3-Zone One-Year Translink Pass
Translink

Here's a sweet deal for you and the Food Bank! Translink has given the CBC Food Bank Day two 3-zone one-year Translink Passes!

Take care of your transportation needs for the entire year, and all the money goes to the Food Bank!

Donation Value of Each Pass is: $1500 Important note: There are TWO prizes




Canucks Package
Canucks

This prize takes you and two of your friends to see the January 11, 2010 Canucks game against the Nashville Predators in a luxury suite in GM Place! And if you don't have anything to wear, don't worry. You get an autographed Canucks jersey too!

Donation Value: $1000









A Jazz Lover's Dream
The Listel Hotel

The Listel Hotel's Jazz Series Package immerses you in the centre of Vancouver's vibrant jazz scene.

    It includes:
  • Two nights accommodation in an art-infused Gallery Floor room
  • One $100 gift certificate for dinner in the award-winning O'Doul's Restaurant & Bar, with Jazz afficionado Paul Grant
  • One $100 gift certificate for evening at Cory Weeds' jazz club The Cellar
  • Six CDs featuring the finest performers on the Vancouver jazz scene - including O'Doul's compilation "Take Time" (with liner notes by CBC's very own Paul Grant!), Mike Allen's "Vancouver" and four CD's from The Cellar Live label.
Donation Value: $1000 Restrictions: The offer will be valid from December 4, 2009 until December 30, 2010 (excluding holidays, December 31, 2009, February 1-28, 2010 and May 1 to October 31, 2010).
3-Day Get-away on Salt Spring Island
View from Daffodil Cove Cottage

3-day get-away to Daffodil Cove Cottage, a fabulous oceanfront Salt Spring Island cottage, for up to five people!

Spectacular oceanfront nature setting on seven very private acres, at Salt Spring Island's south end Ecological Reserve. Beautiful location with water access, hiking trails nearby, and bountiful marine and forest wildlife. Fully equipped glass and cedar housekeeping cottage, one bedroom with queen bed, sleeping loft with twin beds and a pull-out couch for one in the living room; sunroom for dining, full bath, wrap-around deck. Electric heat plus a woodstove.

Donation Value: $650 Restrictions: Not available in July, August and Christmas week when the cottage rents by the week only.
Annabel Lyon Book Club Prize
Annabel Lyon's novel 'The Golden Mean'

Annabel Lyon's novel 'The Golden Mean' has been showered with critical acclaim and awards. Now, you can have a chance at a Book Club meeting to remember with the author in attendance. Annabel Lyon will come to a Book Club meeting in Metro Vancouver to help discuss and dissect the book.

This one-of-a-kind prize package includes ten copies of the 'The Golden Mean'.

Donation Value: $800




Art Lovers Vancouver Get-Away
Vancouver Art Gallery & Pan Pacific Vancouver

Combine the luxury of the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel with the stunning Leonardo da Vinci exhibit at the Vancouver Art Gallery for a truly artistic get-away!

One night accommodation in a Pacific Club King Bedded Guestroom compliments of the Pan Pacific Vancouver! Relax and enjoy your room on the Pacific Club Floor, 23 stories above the city, with privileged access to the Guest Lounge and Concierge. Included is a complimentary West Coast hot continental breakfast and hot hors d'oeuvres in the evening. You will truly luxuriate in the warmth of the renowned Pan Pacific hospitality.

PLUS – tickets to see the amazing anatomical drawings by Leonardo da Vinci! Renowned as some of the most important renderings of the human body ever created, Leonardo's Manuscript A will come to Vancouver as the result of a generous loan from the Royal Collection by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This exhibition is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see the work of one of history's greatest artists. The purchaser of this package will receive four tickets valid for admission to the Vancouver Art Gallery during the presentation of the exhibition from February 6 to May 2, 2010.

Donation Value: $650 Restrictions: The Pan Pacific hotel room is valid for one year and subject to availability – please book in advance. The hotel room is NOT available from January 15 to March 1, 2010 due to the Olympics. The Vancouver Art Gallery tickets are valid from February 6 to May 2, 2010.
Revelstoke Ski Getaway
Revelstoke Mountain Resort

There are two weekend packages up for auction and each one lets you and a friend hit the slopes for two days of skiing at the Revelstoke Mountain Resort, featuring North America's highest lift-serviced vertical ski area, at 1, 713 meters above sea level, over 3000 acres of fall line skiing, and high alpine bowls.

Package One includes two nights for two at the Sandman Inn Revelstoke, featuring comfortable guest rooms, two indoor pools, and high-speed internet.

Package One Donation Value: $500

Package Two includes a one night stay for two at the new Nelson Lodge condominium hotel, featuring outstanding views across the Columbia Mountains to the Monashee Mountains, and ski-hill access from their suite door.

Package Two Donation Value: $700 Restrictions: Not valid for use between December 20, 2009 - January 4, 2010, and February 2010. No cash value
Up, Up and Away in the RE/MAX Balloon
REMAX hot air balloon

Ride the wind, admire the countryside and sip champagne in the RE/MAX Balloon! Your Hot Air Balloon adventure begins when you meet your Pilot and Flight Crew. The morning flights meet approximately a 1/2 hour before sunrise and the evening flights approximately 2 1/2 hours before sunset.

At the launch site in Langley, your flight crew will brief you on your upcoming balloon adventure. Then, you will watch with awe as your balloon takes shape before your eyes, ultimately standing more than 10 stories tall. Once fully inflated and ready for take off, you climb into the gondola and begin the adventure of a lifetime.

During your flight you will get a spectacular bird's eye view of the area and will drift silently over the city and countryside where you will watch for wildlife and talk with envious onlookers down below. After drifting serenely for approximately an hour we prepare for landing.

Once on the ground, we share in the oldest of ballooning traditions, a champagne toast and revel in the peace, tranquility and beauty that you never before knew existed.

For ballooning we require light winds, good visibility and no precipitation. We fly at approximately 1000 feet above built up areas, but will come down to touch the tree tops or skim across the corn fields if we are out in the countryside. The flights are approximately 1 hour in length, however we do require you for up to four hours in total for the entire adventure.

Since we fly with the prevailing winds, our flight patterns and landing sites vary due to the changing wind directions. There is no wind chill and very little feeling of movement or sensation of height.

    This prize consists of:
  • RE/MAX balloon ride for two
  • A bottle of champagne
  • Two champagne flutes
Donation Value: $650 Restrictions: The certificate is valid for one year. The ride is weather dependent and has to be scheduled accordingly. Due to insurance restrictions the company cannot accept passengers under the age of ten, women who are / or may be pregnant, or those with heart, back or knee problems.
Deluxe Downtown Dining & Theatre Package
Deluxe downtown dining & theatre package

Combine three fabulous theatre productions with three fantastic restaurants for three to six deluxe downtown evenings out! Mix and match to your heart's desire!

PLUS three pairs of tickets to the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company - B.C.'s premier regional theatre company, producing engaging plays of the highest calibre since 1962!

This season they are presenting the side-splitting Broadway musical, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; the world premier musical spectacle, Beyond Eden; the hilarious comedy The Love List and the classic mystery, Dangerous Corner. Choose your pleasure with six tickets!

Donation Value: $600 Restrictions: Restaurant gift certificates are valid for one year. Vancouver Playhouse tickets are valid for the current season, ending May 22, 2010.
$500 Shopping Spree at Book Warehouse
Book Warehouse

Give $500 to the Food Bank and choose $500 worth of the latest books from any of the eight Book Warehouse stores and/or their website!

At Book Warehouse prices, $500 buys a LOT of books, and they carry all the latest releases – fiction, cookbooks, travel, biographies, kids books, teen series, mysteries and much, much more! Just think of all the great books you can enjoy with this shopping spree! Or if you belong to a book club – chip in together and buy your books for next year's stimulating discussions! Or support your local school, seniors center or drop in center AND the Food Bank by buying the certificate and giving it to a group of deserving book lovers!

Donation Value: $500
A Behind the Scenes Look at the Playhouse Wine Festival
Playhouse Wine Festival

Enjoy two complimentary tickets to the Festival International Tasting Room and a personal tour with Playhouse Wine Festival Executive Director Harry Hertscheg. He will guide you past the crowd and through to the tasting room floor for the first hour of opening night . Harry's incredible knowledge and in-depth involvement with the festival will make for an unforgettable experience and an intimate look at the world of wine today.

Donation Value: $500






When each prize is announced live, you can call 1-866-226-4642 or 604-662-6470, or you can go to the Food Bank donation stations at CBC/Radio-Canada Broadcast Centre in Vancouver. The first person to offer the posted amount will "win" the prize, after their credit card is validated. If you "win" a prize, you will NOT receive a tax receipt for your donation because you are receiving the prize instead. There will be a CBC producer in the phone room and a CBC producer on site and they will determine who the first bidder is if we have more than one offer at the same time.

All the money raised by the incentive prizes goes directly to B.C.Food Banks. If you wish your donation to go to a specific Food Bank in British Columbia, just let us know and your donation for the incentive prize will be forwarded there.

Local CBC Radio LIVE broadcasts to help inspire your generosity
5:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Studio 700 - Atrium Entrance @ 700 Hamilton Street

  • 5:30 – 8:37 a.m.The Early Edition LIVE with host Rick Cluff

    Rick Cluff hosts a special province-wide edition of the show to kick off our Open House and 23rd annual Food Bank Day broadcast. Rick welcomes a wide range of guests and some of B.C.'s finest musical talent for three hours of great programming designed to get you to call in a pledge to the food bank of your choice in B.C. The renowned men's choir Chor Leoni, a food bank day tradition on the show, will join Rick in Studio 700 along with community leaders, athletes and a few surprise guests.

    Musical guests include:

    Sojourners with Jim Byrnes, Chor Leoni and Bill Henderson

  • 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.A conversation with Hubert T. Lacroix, President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada and Timothy Casgrain, Chair of the CBC/Radio-Canada Board of Directors.

    Find out how CBC/Radio-Canada is fairing today and where we're heading in the future. The top brass take questions and provide answers.

  • 10:00 a.m. – noonSet up for afternoon Food Bank Day broadcasts
  • Noon – 3:00 p.m.B.C. Almanac LIVE with host Mark Forsythe

    Mark Forsythe takes it to the limit this year with three hours of province wide programming on this special version of B.C. Almanac. Join Mark and his musical guests along with regulars like garden guru Brian Minter from noon to 3:00 p.m.

    Musical guests include:

    John Mann, Jessie Farrell, Higgins, Ralph Shaw and Andrew Allen

  • 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.On The Coast & All Points West LIVE with co-hosts Stephen Quinn & Jo-Ann Roberts

    CBC Radio One's afternoon shows All Points West and On The Coast team up to cover the province on December 4. Jo-Ann Roberts and Stephen Quinn will host a show full of live music, inspiring stories and entertaining conversations. The show will feature interviews with B.C. movers and shakers from the world of politics, sports, and entertainment. Guests from organizations like Ballet BC, The Vancouver International Wine Festival, and B.C. Tourism Association members from across the province will bring offerings specially designed to inspire you to open your heart and your wallet to help the Food Banks in your community. Our regulars like Jen Sookfong Lee and Rick Staehling will be on hand as well with special surprises for our donors.

    Musical guests include:

    House of Doc, Rose Ranger and The Matinee