{"id":1929,"date":"2009-12-10T21:52:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-11T04:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/azaroff.com\/?p=1929"},"modified":"2026-09-11T17:42:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T00:42:03","slug":"supporting-the-vancity-community-foundation-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azaroff.com\/?p=1929","title":{"rendered":"Supporting the Vancity Community Foundation."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One area of Vancity that I&#8217;m excited to get more involved with is the <a title=\"Vancity Community Foundation\" href=\"https:\/\/vancitycommunityfoundation.ca\">Vancity Community Foundation<\/a>. I didn&#8217;t have much to do with the Foundation until fairly recently when I chose them to receive the donation made in my name when I was named GonzoBanker of the Month back in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then recently, I went to their 20th anniversary celebration, and was in awe of what they accomplish in our communities every day. Brave, inspiring work that reminded me of all the reasons I work at Vancity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are those videos, and I urge you to <a title=\"Vancity Community Foundation Videos\" href=\"https:\/\/vancitycommunityfoundation.ca\">check them out<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vancity Community Foundation 20th Anniversary Video - Community Stories\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/alAcgUmYKaE\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Community Stories<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vancity Community Foundation 20th Anniversary Video - History\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/baWPxM2RmCY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">20th Anniversary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vancity Community Foundation 20th Anniversary Video - Donor Stories\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vy9hioEzdlQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Donor Stories<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have written before that one of the main things I love about doing what I do at Vancity is that it is an organization whose presence would be sorely missed by many in our area if it were to disappear. It is an organization that matters, which is not a sense I&#8217;ve ever had about the companies I&#8217;ve ever worked for before. It is a profound thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ll be writing more about the Vancity Community Foundation soon, we&#8217;re about to launch a very cool way to support their work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One area of Vancity that I&#8217;m excited to get more involved with is the Vancity Community Foundation. I didn&#8217;t have much to do with the Foundation until fairly recently when I chose them to receive the donation made in my name when I was named GonzoBanker of the Month back in March. 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