On Tuesday, May 22th A Rocha held a Green Gala at the Fairmont Waterfront in Vancouver. Nearly 300 people turned up to celebrate A Rocha’s work to transform people and places into healthy communities.
The highlight of the evening was the conversation between Canadian literary great Margaret Atwood and A Rocha Canada Co-founder Leah Kostamo. Ms. Atwood reflected on her Maddadam triology, her childhood in Northern Quebec where she spent most days free to explore and enjoy the natural world, and the task of really loving one’s neighbour by loving their biosphere. The highpoint of the conversation came when Ms. Atwood sang the Mole Day Hymn from her Year of the Flood novel to the delight of the audience.
To watch all 20 minutes of Margaret Atwood and Leah Kostamo’s delightful conversation please watch it here.
The Gala was a tremendous success, raising just over $100,000 and meeting our targeted goal! We are so grateful to those who came and gave, and to the many people who who have contacted us about donating online. To contribute a one-time or monthly gift to A Rocha, please click here to donate today. Thank you so much!
Also be sure to check out our new video profiling our Brooksdale Environmental Centre which premiered at the Gala!
