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VOTE for the ANCIENT FOREST ALLIANCE in the Phillips Benefit Brew contest!

TODAY is the LAST DAY to VOTE for the ANCIENT FOREST ALLIANCE to receive up to $10,000 from local Victoria beer company Phillips Beer. $10,000 would be a HUGE sum for us - worth about 25% of our entire funding so far this year! https://phillipsbeer.com/benefitbrew

Nigel Jackett (left) and Jaime Hall are hoping to catalogue as many as 400 bird species as they cycle across Canada

’Til the Last Tree duo going the extra mile for B.C.’s old growth forest

On a mission to sight as many bird species as possible in their travels as way to raise money and awareness for The Ancient Forest Alliance, they expect to travel 11,000 kilometres before they’re finished

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Eco-cyclists on cross-country trek

Jaime Hall and Nigel Jackett are so committed to supporting the Ancient Forest Alliance, they’ve dedicated six months of their lives and $10,000 of personal funds to cycle 7,500 kilometres across Canada to raise awareness for the AFA’s Vancouver Island cause.

You can try out the new online game to help benefit the AFA while having some fun at www.wordraiser.com

Saanich company launches online game that aids ancient forests

A Saanich-based company has set out to revolutionize non-profit fundraising, and they’ve turned to Facebook to do it. On Sept. 8, Donate2Play Media launched its first social media game, a collaboration with local protectors of old growth forests, the Ancient Forest Alliance

Kelly Pereira demonstrates Donate2Play

Victoria firm taps into social gaming for fundraising

Determined to remove or at least reduce the cap-in-hand approach to fundraising used by charities and notfor-profit organizations, a new Victoria company is taking the fundraising campaign to social games on Facebook.

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New Company Develops Online Games for a Better World

Fuelled by a desire to make a difference, a Victoria, B.C. company is out to create a new way for charities and non-profit organizations to raise funds. Donate2Play Media creates fun social games for charities. Through the incorporation of fun facts, compelling imagery and the viral nature of social media, Donate2Play provides a novel and lucrative fundraising channel for charities of all varieties.

THANK YOU to Victoria Skafest for their Generous Donation!

A big thanks goes out to the Victoria Skafest organizers who made a generous donation to the Ancient Forest Alliance as part of their carbon offset program.

Avatar Grove

Ancient Forest Alliance welcomes proposed interim protection for Avatar Grove

Today the BC government officially proposed to designate the entire Avatar Grove near Port Renfrew as an Old-Growth Management Area (OGMA), pending completion of a 60 day public review period.

Avatar Grove on the Pacific Marine Circle Route is home to ancient fir

Forest campaigner lauds Avatar Grove protection, criticizes trade-off

Ken Wu welcomed the British Columbia government's plans to protect a forest grove his Ancient Forest Alliance has campaigned to save, but criticized the government's intention to open another old growth area to logging.

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THANK YOU to Bikram Yoga Saanich

THANK YOU to Bikram Yoga Saanich and Abbey and David Boon for their generous support from holding Karma classes to benefit the Ancient Forest Alliance.