Climb for the Cause – September 2025
Each year the TCF has a fundraising event called the Climb for the Cause to raise funds for refugees in need who wish to study at a post-secondary institution in British Columbia. This year’s goal is to have 100 participants over four different events and raise $10,000 to fund the endowment for the Jennifer Pearson Terell Refugee Award for Continued Studies.
All the funds raised go directly to awards for refugees. Your support and participation can make a real difference in the life of a refugee. This is an excellent team-building activity for colleagues and/or students to get the school year started and achieve great heights! Put your team together, set a fundraising goal, and climb together. The team and individual with the greatest fundraising total will win a prize!
There will be prizes!
- Fundraise $200+: TCF insulated water bottle
- Top individual fundraiser: $200 in gift cards
- Top team: $50 per person up to $500 for a restaurant of their choice
Click here to access the fundraising site.
Okanagan – Kelowna Climb
Where: Knox Mountain (meet at first gate)
When: Saturday, September 27th at 10:00am
Vancouver Island – Lap the Lake
Where: Elk/Beaver Lakes (meet at the Filter Beds parking lot)
When: Sunday, September 28th at 10:00am
Lower Mainland – Grouse Grind
Where: Grouse Mountain (meet at the start for the Grind)
When: Saturday, September 27th at 10:00am
Lower Mainland – Seawall Stroll
Where: Stanley Park Seawall Stroll (in front of the Vancouver Yacht Club)
When: Sunday, September 28th at 10:00am
What to wear & bring:
Layers of clothing, socks and a good pair of running shoes or hiking boots. No umbrellas or open shoes or sandals! If it is raining, wear a jacket with a hood. Bring a full water bottle.
To make a donation and support a specific climber or team, simply donate to a climber’s or team name. Click Here
2025 TCF Awards & Fundraiser Gala
📅 Date: Friday, May 2, 2025
⏰ Time: 4:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
📍 Location: VCC Downtown Campus, 250 W Pender St, Vancouver, BC
🎟️ Tickets: $50 | $75 (includes a copy of Geographies of the Heart) Click Here
Join the TEAL Charitable Foundation in celebrating EAL educators and students. The wine and appetizer event will begin with honouring the 2024-25 educator and student award winners. The awards ceremony will be followed by a talk from Raymonde Tickner, one of the editors, and several authors of “Geographies of the Heart: Stories from Newcomers to Canada“. This book was published last year by UBC Press and contains inspiring stories of resilience from newcomers to Canada. According to BC Bookworld: “[The] accounts [of Geographies of the Heart] belie the many misconceptions about immigration and immigrants by revealing that the paths into Canada are as diverse as the people who journeyed them.”
Details: The event will include the presentation of TCF awards, as well as a talk by an editor and authors of “Geographies of the Heart: Stories from Newcomers to Canada”. The ticket price includes wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages, as well as appetizers.