Donor Impact Party: Gingerbread House Decorating Contest

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our final Donor Impact Party of 2021!

Getting together with Sonia, Adam, and the rest of the BC Green donor community for some holiday fun was just what we needed. Now, we're taking the party to social media for a giveaway contest!

Holiday giveaway guidelines

Join us on social media by entering our holiday giveaway contest! Post a photo of a gingerbread house you decorated for a chance to win one item of your choice from the BC Greens Store. 

The contest begins the moment you read this and ends on December 31 at 11:59pm PT. Every donor who has made a gift of any size in 2021 is welcome to participate!

Instagram guidelines

• Follow @greenpartybc on Instagram if you aren’t already
• Like our post announcing the giveaway and tag a friend in the comments section
• Post a photo of your decorated gingerbread masterpiece and tag @greenpartybc

Facebook guidelines

• Follow our @BCGreens Facebook page if you aren’t already
• Like our post announcing the giveaway and tag a friend in the comments section
• Post a photo of your decorated gingerbread masterpiece and tag @BCGreens

We will contact the winner in the new year! In the meantime, you can email [email protected] if you have any questions or suggestions. Have fun decorating!

Haven’t had a chance to donate yet this year? No worries! You can make a quick gift before entering the giveaway: https://www.bcgreens.ca/donate

Not sure when you made your last gift? You can check your gift history here: https://www.bcgreens.ca/my_gifts

Party details

There will be prizes for the best gingerbread houses, awarded according to a very sophisticated set of judging criteria that will be revealed at the start of the event.

To keep things fun and fair, we will ask everyone to uphold the following guidelines:

• Please avoid building your masterpiece ahead of time. We will all construct and decorate our houses during the event.
• The only things that are okay to do ahead of time are:
  1. Bake, mix, buy, or otherwise source your gingerbread and/or icing
  2. Set up and organize your construction and decoration supplies

*You will need to BYOGH&S! (Bring your own gingerbread house and supplies)

Here’s a couple of ways you can get the goods:

• Prepare and/or source your ingredients and supplies from your local grocery or bulk foods store. Here’s some helpful recipe ideas from Thrifty’s, the Food Network and Tasty.
• Pick up a simple Gingerbread House Kit like the ones sold at Save-On-Foods,  Canadian Tire or Walmart.

Prizes

This holiday season, let's take some time to connect as a community who gives back. Four lucky gingerbread architects will have a chance to win:

• A $100 gift card to Mala the Brand Candles
  • Handcrafted in Vancouver BC., Mala plants a tree with every purchase made through their partnership with Trees for the Future
• A $75 gift of your choice from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
  • CAMH’s Gifts of Light program is a way to help make the holidays a bit brighter for those who are struggling. Their Giving Hub helps you to shape the future of mental health when you buy a gift for a CAMH patient
• A $50 apparel gift card to The Canadian Courage Project
  • Be a part of the change with The Canadian Courage Project. 100% of all proceeds will go towards winter wellness programming for youth and their animal companions facing homelessness
• A $50 apparel gift card to the World Wildlife Foundation
  • Proceeds from all merchandise go towards WWF’s Regenerate Canada plan to curb climate change and protect biodiversity

Email [email protected] if you have any questions or suggestions!

You are welcome to join the party even if you won't be building a gingerbread house. You can still vote for your favourites and connect with other BC Greens!

This event is free to all 2021 BC Green donors. Haven’t had a chance to donate yet this year? No worries! You can make a quick gift before signing up: https://www.bcgreens.ca/donate

Not sure when you made your last gift? You can check your gift history here: https://www.bcgreens.ca/my_gifts