On behalf of the Board of Directors I am excited to announce Elizabeth Specht as the new Executive Director for the Cerebral Palsy Association of BC. Elizabeth brings with her three decades of successful leadership in the community and charitable sector. As a longstanding Executive Director of Volunteer Richmond Information Services and the Richmond Community […]
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Ella’s Camp Story
14-year-old Ella van Enter loves to expand her knowledge and use her brain. For this reason, she chose to attend Geering Up, a science camp held at UBC campus. Her specific division was Biomedical Engineering. There were so many interesting subjects that we learned about each day and each day was filled with knowledge I […]
“Patience and perseverance” of dancers inspire instructor – Danika Milne’s story
The Joy of Dancing “I believe so strongly in advocating for and promoting programs such as this one,” says Danika Milne as she describes the Surrey adapted dance she teaches weekly. Kinesiology student Danika has been teaching the Cerebral Palsy Association of BC’s dance class for 2 years. She says that she loves to see […]
Cerebral Palsy Association of British Columbia Removes Clothing Bins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2019 Vancouver, BC – The Cerebral Palsy Association of British Columbia (CPABC) is removing all clothing donation bins from locations with public access. In the wake of tragic current events that have happened with clothing donation bins across the country, the Association has removed over half of our publicly accessible […]
“I love it!” – Peter is a CPABC Movement Ambassador
Going downhill is a lot of fun, as long as you remember your brake! These are wise words of advice from CPABC Movement Ambassador Peter Brown. As an active senior living with cerebral palsy, Peter was excited to join the Cerebral Palsy Association of BC’s Movement Without Limits program to incorporate biking into his fitness […]
