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The successes of past skins bonspiels have enabled the VCC to contribute in excess of $32,000 (from 1997-2012) to help support charitable work in the community.

To be eligible for support from the Barry Naimark Chairty Skins, the charity must be local, have a personal connection to at least one club member, and be an organization for whom a donation of approx. $3-5,000 can make an impact.

2013 Charity Recipient

The 2013 Skins event will be the second of two years of support provided to Aunt Leah's Place. Aunt Leah's Place is a registered charity that, for over twenty years, has been helping kids in foster care and teen moms achieve a better future by providing guidance, supported housing, job training and coaching in essential skills.

Past Charity Recipients

The charities that have been chosen for support are done so by nomination from the Club’s membership and through approval by the Board of Directors. Each selected charity receives two years of support. The following list showcases the charities that have received support to date:

• Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada (1997 & 1998)
• B.C. Transplant Society (1999 & 2000)
• Kidney Foundation of Canada (2001 & 2002)
• CNIB ‘That All May Read' (2003 & 2004)
• Wings Housing Society (2005 & 2006)
• Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre (2007 & 2008)
• Talitha Koum Society (2009 & 2011)