Supporting our Communities

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Accent Inns InnAid community Expo 2009

One of the key values for us at Accent Inns is supporting our communities. We do this by hosting or sponsoring events, volunteering and participating at others. This is all done under our InnAid program banner. This column is our opportunity to tell everyone about the great charities and non-profit associations that we are so proud of and are thrilled to be working with.

 
 
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Carbon Neutral – Our Environment goes green….

Sunday, August 29th, 2010
tidal zone

The Sierra Club of BC reports on Blue Carbon

With Accent Inns launching our new “Fish for the Future” program I was thrilled to read this new article put out by the Sierra Club of BC.

At Accent Inns we are always looking for ways to not only make our BC Hotels greener but also ways to help protect our communities deal with pollution and carbon issues right here locally. The Sierra club of BC recent article on Blue Carbon is a great example of how we can do something about carbon here in our own backyard and they are to be commended for their dedication to finding and suggesting solutions.

Estuaries, another key area for capturing Carbon. read more about the role of estuaries in carbon capture....

 

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Fish for the Future

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

man holding salmon in a stream regarding restoring fish habitat

Maintaining and restoring fish habitat helps our environment

‘Fish for the Future’ program supports British Columbia’s natural environment

For Immediate Release

August 24, 2010

New Accent Inns ‘Fish for the Future’ program supports British Columbia’s natural environment

Victoria, B.C. – Accent Inns hotels has just launched a new program that will see to the long-term viability of British Columbia’s natural resources, as they continue to fulfill their vision of supporting local groups that strive towards improving the B.C. environment.

“Building business and building community truly go hand-in-hand,” said Accent Inns CEO Mandy Farmer. “And in launching ‘Fish for the Future’ program, we’re showing that it’s possible for every one of us to make a positive difference in our world – a core value held by Accent Inns.”

The program, underway this month, is simple to support. For each guest who stays at any one of the BC hotel’s locations and shows a valid freshwater or salt water fishing license, Accent Inns will donate $2.00. Accent Inns ‘Fish for the Future’ partners are: Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. and Pacific Salmon Foundation. In addition, the Accent Inns Vancouver Airport hotel also has supporting services for the fishing enthusiasts with free shuttle service to the South Terminal / float plane terminal for the ‘fly-in’ fisherman as well as providing freezer service. More about the program and BC's fish populations

 

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Lessons From the Land and Sea – and people

Thursday, August 19th, 2010
Bear

Lessons from the Land and Culture

This recent article (Lessons From the Land and Sea) by the Sierra Club of BC (Accent Inns is a supporter) really touches on several areas of interest or connection for those of us that live and work in B.C.  This caught my attention as an Accent Inns team member because we are proud to work with so many of the local first nations bands around BC, support groups like the Sierra club of BC in their efforts to protect our local environment and the fact that Eco-tourism is an important part of our economy, makes this article by the Sierra club well worth the read.   I encourage you to create your own conclusions but here's a few thoughts

 

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Ice Cream plus a little effort equals a smile

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
ice-cream-cone

ice cream equals smiles

You don’t need a truck and a catchy little tune to hand out ice cream and make people smile.  My community relations work for Accent Inns is one of the most rewarding and wonderful things I do. Recently during a very warm day here in Victoria, I had the opportunity to volunteer with several other gentlemen and serve ice cream to a large number of seniors and disabled residents at a local Hospital. Every year a good friend of mine named Stephen Godfrey, a member of Haida Lodge, a local Masonic lodge, organizes fellow freemasons to donate and serve ice cream to patients in the extended and acute care wards of a local hospital.

...more about serving ice cream

 

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Gretzky CNIB Golf Classic

Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Gretzky Golf Logo

The 5th Annual Walter Gretzky CNIB Golf Classic is August 5th at Olympic View Golf Club

The 5th Annual Walter Gretzky CNIB Golf Classic is August 5th at Olympic View Golf Club. This year they have many new experiences for the golfers, including a live auction Hawaii Package, featuring return airfare with WestJet, green fees at Wailea Golf Club, and a 5-night stay in deluxe ocean view accommodations at Fairmont Kea Lani!

On the course you have a chance to win 2 cars or $10,000 cash! Activities on the course will include ‘Beat the Blind Golfer’ challenge, a putting contest and a trivia contest! Enticing samples will also be available!

more on the Gretzky CNIB Classic

 

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How do you handle time management?

Monday, June 28th, 2010
crazy clock

Time Management shouldn't be so confusing

Time Management: Mystery or Magic?

Ok here we go into the wonderful and sometimes mystical world of “time management”.

When you ask  many young and even seasoned professionals about their time management skills they suddenly lower the head and speak into their chest just like a child who knows he’s done something wrong.  Time management is a powerful tool and I’ve met several successful business people and athletic achievers that tout it as “their” secret to success. A couple of great examples for my are my former boss and mentor, Terry Farmer, and many of the excellent athletes that make up the Camosun Chargers College athletic program. These “kids” really have it together! We all know we need time management skills but either feel like we’ve never really achieved what we need to, or even worse, are completely intimidated by the subject. Find your examples as I have. They are all around you I promise. (...read more on time management)

 

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Ride to Conquer Cancer

Friday, June 18th, 2010
Support the Ride to Conquer Cancer

Support the Ride to Conquer Cancer

Vancouver Airport Hotel helps riders.

The Victoria Tech Team  started to put the  wheels in motion at a  Viatec Christmas. The results;  a cycling team of 22 Victoria BC tech professionals, and months of training for the  260km ride from Vancouver to Seattle in support of the BC Cancer Foundation’s 2010 Ride to Conquer Cancer.

The Victoria Tech Team Riders championed by  team Captain Tony Melli is made up of a wide range of members from the local tech community, including software entrepreneurs, business owners, tech investors, government agents, educators, consultants and IT experts.

(...read more about the ride and riders)

 

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How to Clean a Bathroom, by Terry Farmer

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
Terry Farmer Founder and Chairman of the Accent Inn BC Hotel Chain

Terry Farmer founder and Chairman of the Accent Inn BC Hotel Chain

Recently Mandy Farmer,  President of the Accent Inn BC Hotel Chain put together a team of Head Office staff  to support and participate in the Power to Play Adventure race.  Several Accent Inns,  staff being the big family that we are, decided to help raise money for the cause with the benefit that if we made our fundraising goal,  Terry Farmer Founder and Chairman of Accent Inns  would spend time cleaning rooms.

(...see the video of Terry cleaning the bathroom)

 

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Survivors – Accent Inn team and Power to Play

Monday, May 17th, 2010
Power to play 2010 Accent Inn Dusters

Power to play 2010 Accent Inn Dusters

Several months ago Mandy Farmer, the President of Accent Inns put the word out that she was looking for volunteers to participate in the Power to Play adventure race. The race is in support of the great work done by the Power to Be organization with challenges designed by Anthony Bishop who also designs for the TV shows Survivor and the Amazing race. Always having community spirit and a sense of adventure it didn’t take long for several volunteers to come forth from the Head office staff and so was born the Accent Inn “Dusters”. The intrepid volunteers (or sacrifices depending on your perspective) were Dave Splawski, Chris Knight, John Espley and our “fearless leader” Mandy Farmer. (...read more on the power to play adventure race)

 

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Prevent the sexual exploitation of youth

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
Sexual exploitation has no borders

Help Stop the sexual exploitation of youth

In February 2010, the Accent Inn Victoria hotel helped the Capital Region Action Team for Sexually Exploited Youth (CRAT) bring Taking Care of Ourselves, Taking Care of Others (TCO2) to Victoria area students.  TCO2 is a unique and empowering interactive workshop designed and delivered by youth, for youth about preventing sexual exploitation.  Students learn about the issue, learn how to identify predators, recruiters and lurers as well as learning where they can get help within the Greater Victoria area.  More than 1600 students within the Greater Victoria area were able to benefit from these presentations. ....more about CRAT

 

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