Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

PLN hosting magical fundraiser

Calling all magical creatures. It's time to shine during the fifth annual Paint the Town Red: A Night to Believe in Magic fundraiser for Positive Living North held Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. at the Coast Inn of the North.
Believe-in-Magic-fundraiser.jpg
Nicole West, program manager at Positive Living North, holds two of the silent auction items up for grabs during the annual Paint the Town Red fundraising event called A Night to Believe in Magic held on Oct. 26 at the Coast Inn of the North.

Calling all magical creatures. It's time to shine during the fifth annual Paint the Town Red: A Night to Believe in Magic fundraiser for Positive Living North held Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. at the Coast Inn of the North.

In keeping with the theme, there will be a magic show, which is part of the Art of Magic DJ services, who will be providing the music for the dance held later in the evening.

During this dinner, dance and silent auction event guests are invited to dress up as wizards and fairies, witches and goblins, unicorns and genies to bring home the believing in magic theme.

"The theme is really open, we didn't want to tie it to one thing," Nicole West, program manager at Positive Living North, said. "Anything is possible, right?"

People are encouraged to dress up as whatever they like, she added.

Positive Living North provides quality support, awareness education, and prevention services to people living with, affected by, and at-risk for HIV/AIDS/HCV. As a leader in preventative health, the organization promotes the holistic well-being of individuals and communities in Northern British Columbia.

During the fundraiser, there will be a roast beef dinner served with all the fixings, door prizes, a draw for a gift basket, silent auction items and the grand prize draw that people have purchased tickets for previously and can still purchase at the event will see the winner get two tickets anywhere WestJet flies.

"All the funds raised during the event will stay within the Positive Living North agency," West said. "It goes directly to our membership services for family emergencies."

If there is a death in the family and people needed to either go out of town or come into town, the funding would assist with that. It also helps with emergency health care support, food, travel for medical reasons and medication.

"It's really open when it goes into our donations," West said.

If it's something clients require that doesn't fall under any other source of funding, Positive Living North will try to help.

"It's used for healthy activities in the summer and a Christmas dinner in the winter that includes gifts for members as well as their children if they have any," West said. "We wouldn't be able to do this if the community didn't support us."

Positive Living North has received many donated items from individuals, small businesses, restaurants and corporations for the silent auction.

"The community has always been really amazing with that every year," West said. "We hope to see the community come out and enjoy the fundraiser with us and just have a good time."

Tickets are available at Positive Living North, #1-1562 Second Avenue, and are $45 each or $325 for a table of eight. For more information call 250-562-1172 or email info@positivelivingnorth.org