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John Volken Academy students with hand-made Christmas stockings.
The idea for the Christmas stockings came from Rose Hamilton, Director of Community Partnerships & Donor Stewardship for SOS Children’s Village, British Columbia.
A Door To Everything Society was so thankful to discover the therapeutic community in Surrey that John Volken (former owner of United Furniture Warehouse) has created for drug and alcohol recovery for young people.
Meeting the students at John Volken Academy has been a delight
and teaching them sewing has been amazing!
With much gratitude to Ingeborg from Bowen Island,
the students now have an industrial sewing machine to work on.
West Coast Wishes, artisan collective, 120-1425 Marine Drive, West Vancouver
A Door To Everything Society in collaboration West Coast Wishes Artisan Collective, 120-1425 Marine Drive and Shear Bliss Hair Studios, 155-1425 Marine Drive in Ambleside, West Vancouver provided a fun day of hair cuts and manicures for the female students from John Volken Academy, August 12th, 2018.
Shear Bliss Hair Studios, 155-1425 Marine Drive in Ambleside, West Vancouver
West Coast Wishes is an exciting new venture created by Linda Marshall, board member of A Door To Everything Society and long-time event planner, formerly of Whistler. This new venue is in the heart of Ambleside at 120-1425 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, British Columbia.
Linda offers wedding and celebration planning, decor rentals, balloon installations and welcomes inquiries for custom decor & floral designs to suit any party or corporate event.
West Coast Wishes is also an amazing gathering place
for local artisans to showcase, market their wares.
In 2014, John Volken, founder of the John Volken Academy was awarded the Dalai Lama Humanitarian Award in recognition of his outstanding work creating three therapeutic communities for drug and alcohol addiction recovery.
He has constructed academies in Surrey, BC, Canada, in Seattle, Washington, and Phoenix, Arizona with his own wealth.
Each academy has conjoined work environments for the participants to have on-the-job training.
Recently, A Door To Everything Society had the honour of touring the John Volken Academy in Surrey, BC, as well as the 60,000-square-foot work environment for the students, Price Pro, a retail outlet selling groceries, household goods, and furniture.
We were really impressed with the incredible dedication and care that has gone into this academy for ones who are struggling with issues of addiction.