naskarzprogram » Featured https://www.nascarzprogram.com Mon, 01 Oct 2018 20:29:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.21 Winners of the Soapbox Derby 2016 https://www.nascarzprogram.com/winners-of-the-soapbox-derby-2016/ https://www.nascarzprogram.com/winners-of-the-soapbox-derby-2016/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2016 05:12:13 +0000 https://www.nascarzprogram.com/?p=480 Congratulations to the winners of the Soapbox Derby 2016! 1st Place VPD #VPDcaptures: A 1st place win for Team VPD

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]]> Congratulations to the winners of the Soapbox Derby 2016!

1st Place VPD

2nd Place Coast Capital Savings

Coast Capital Savings

3rd Place ICBC

ICBC

Many thanks to everyone who made it possible!

Interested in sponsoring a team or supporting for the Soapbox Derby 2017? Please contact Alex at 604-257-6949

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]]> https://www.nascarzprogram.com/winners-of-the-soapbox-derby-2016/feed/ 0 Soapbox Derby 2016 https://www.nascarzprogram.com/soapbox-derby-2016/ https://www.nascarzprogram.com/soapbox-derby-2016/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2016 22:18:56 +0000 https://www.nascarzprogram.com/?p=465 Video courtesy of Ballistic Arts Media Studio Hi Teams, supporter and volunteers Thank you for making the 3rd Annual Ray-Cam Soapbox

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Video courtesy of Ballistic Arts Media Studio

Hi Teams, supporter and volunteers

Thank you for making the 3rd Annual Ray-Cam Soapbox Derby a great success! We had a lot of fun but also raised money for NASKARZ.

This year’s races featured 50 youth from Ray-Cam, Mount Pleasant and Douglas Park and 22 adult team members from

  • VPD
  • Hub International
  • ICBC
  • NICESS/RICHER
  • ALIVE
  • Click Foundation
  • Ballistic Arts
  • Coast Capital
  • Pathways to Education
  • Giants

Each year there is a rivalry between the the VPD and the Vancouver Fire Department and this year was no different! This year was no different with a nail-biting finish between the Chiefs. You can see the video on this tweet

And the winners are…..

1st Place VPD

2nd Place Coast Capital Savings

3rd Place ICBC

In the Junior racers division:
1st Place Deven

2nd Place Vivian

3rd Place Elizabeth

Congratulations Walker on being the MVP of the day.

Many thanks to everyone who made it possible!

The day featured over 25 volunteers with a special thank you to

  • Ray-Cam organizing team: Tim , Colin, Bob G and W, Richard, Michelle and Paul.
  • Ray-Cam volunteers: Sylvia, Beverly, Coleen Guy and Walker
  • NASKARZ youth
  • MC Devon for creating a great energy during the event.
  • Elders Lorelei and Don for the greeting.
  • Volunteers from Economical Family Insurance (United Way), you people are the best!
  • VIP’s and guests
  • the Good Soup for their food and help
  • Mike from VCC for awarding the certificates to NASKARZ youth
  • Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation

In addition to raising funds for the program the event brought some great coverage for the program.
CBC: Naskarz soapbox derby raises money for downtown Vancouver youth

Vancouver Courier: Soapbox derby fundraiser helps at-risk youth get on right track – See more at: http://www.vancourier.com/community/soapbox-derby-fundraiser-helps-at-risk-youth-get-on-right-track-

The event was also shared on social media

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]]> https://www.nascarzprogram.com/soapbox-derby-2016/feed/ 0 Thank you Lamborghini Vancouver! https://www.nascarzprogram.com/lamborghini-vancouver/ https://www.nascarzprogram.com/lamborghini-vancouver/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2016 21:58:37 +0000 https://www.nascarzprogram.com/?p=452 Last June, Lamborghini Vancouver hosted a charity driving event in support of the Naskarz program! Thank you so much Lamborghini

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]]> Last June, Lamborghini Vancouver hosted a charity driving event in support of the Naskarz program!

Thank you so much Lamborghini Vancouver for your support!

Check out the pictures from the charity event here.

Lambroghini Vancouver June Drive 2016 Lambroghini Vancouver

 

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]]> https://www.nascarzprogram.com/lamborghini-vancouver/feed/ 0 Naskarz mentioned in Discourse Media https://www.nascarzprogram.com/naskarz-mentioned-in-discourse-media/ https://www.nascarzprogram.com/naskarz-mentioned-in-discourse-media/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2016 21:18:49 +0000 https://www.nascarzprogram.com/?p=447 Discourse Media mentions Naskarz in the article “Indigenous distrust of police persists” as  a method to break the barriers between

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]]> Discourse Media mentions Naskarz in the article “Indigenous distrust of police persists” as  a method to break the barriers between the police and indigenous youth.

Read the article here

http://www.towardreconciliation.discoursemedia.org/investigation/indigenous-distrust-of-police-persists/

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]]> https://www.nascarzprogram.com/naskarz-mentioned-in-discourse-media/feed/ 0 Youth featured in Vancouver Police Foundation https://www.nascarzprogram.com/youth-featured-in-vancouver-police-foundation/ https://www.nascarzprogram.com/youth-featured-in-vancouver-police-foundation/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2016 21:03:05 +0000 https://www.nascarzprogram.com/?p=444 The Vancouver Police Foundation wrote an article about one of our youth participants of Naskarz. Read the full article here

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]]> The Vancouver Police Foundation wrote an article about one of our youth participants of Naskarz.

Read the full article here

http://www.vancouverpolicefoundation.org/2016/05/jessie/

 

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]]> https://www.nascarzprogram.com/youth-featured-in-vancouver-police-foundation/feed/ 0 Naskarz is recruiting! https://www.nascarzprogram.com/naskarz-is-recruiting/ https://www.nascarzprogram.com/naskarz-is-recruiting/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2016 01:31:58 +0000 https://www.nascarzprogram.com/?p=354 The post Naskarz is recruiting! appeared first on naskarzprogram. ]]> Naskarz Recruitment Poster

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]]> https://www.nascarzprogram.com/naskarz-is-recruiting/feed/ 0 Naskarz at ‘Bridging the Gap: Vancouver’s Youth & the Law’ exhibit https://www.nascarzprogram.com/naskarz-at-bridging-the-gap-vancouvers-youth-the-law-exhibit/ https://www.nascarzprogram.com/naskarz-at-bridging-the-gap-vancouvers-youth-the-law-exhibit/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2016 21:38:42 +0000 https://www.nascarzprogram.com/?p=181 We are proud to share that Naskarz is a part of the permanent exhibition ‘Bridging the Gap: Vancouver’s Youth & the

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]]> We are proud to share that Naskarz is a part of the permanent exhibition ‘Bridging the Gap: Vancouver’s Youth & the Law‘ at the Vancouver Police Museum. The exhibit brings youth culture to life where it explores how crime trends, changing legislation, and policing practices come together to create a Vancouver story.

The exhibition will be available from January 16 to March 15, 2016.

For more information, http://vancouverpolicemuseum.ca/bridging-the-gap/

 

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]]> https://www.nascarzprogram.com/naskarz-at-bridging-the-gap-vancouvers-youth-the-law-exhibit/feed/ 0 Project Highlights https://www.nascarzprogram.com/project-highlights/ https://www.nascarzprogram.com/project-highlights/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2015 23:21:30 +0000 https://www.nascarzprogram.com/?p=156 Check out the youth projects: NASKARZ PT Cruiser Ray-Cam Soapbox Derby NASKARZ – 1935 Ford

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]]> IMG_1747_0Check out the youth projects:

NASKARZ PT Cruiser

Ray-Cam Soapbox Derby

NASKARZ – 1935 Ford

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]]> https://www.nascarzprogram.com/project-highlights/feed/ 0 2nd annual soap box derby https://www.nascarzprogram.com/2nd-annual-soap-box-derby/ https://www.nascarzprogram.com/2nd-annual-soap-box-derby/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2015 00:42:20 +0000 http://alivesociety.ca/naskarz/?p=150 Join Ray-cam Co-operative Centre and Nascarz for our 2nd annual soap box derby! The Nascarz program youth have been hard at

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]]> Join Ray-cam Co-operative Centre and Nascarz for our 2nd annual soap box derby! The Nascarz program youth have been hard at work building awesome go-carts that will be raced down the hill in the ray-cam parking lot. Thrills and fun for the whole family!

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]]> https://www.nascarzprogram.com/2nd-annual-soap-box-derby/feed/ 0 Naskarz facts https://www.nascarzprogram.com/naskarz-facts/ https://www.nascarzprogram.com/naskarz-facts/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2015 22:36:12 +0000 http://alivesociety.ca/naskarz/?p=57 NASKARZ is an award winning program designed to promote social inclusion of young people from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside into automotive, social

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]]> NASKARZ is an award winning program designed to promote social inclusion of young people from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside into automotive, social and educational opportunities.

NASKARZ is a partnership between Ray-Cam Cooperative Centre, Vancouver Community College and Vancouver Police Department

Insurance Corporation of BC credits NASKARZ as one of the initiatives that led to 71% multiyear reduction in car-theft in Vancouver.

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