Event #15
​​​​Dec 1, 2023

Our last event of 2023 was at the ​Vancouver Island Brewing Taproom - a great venue and a great vibe!

The winning charity, nominated and pitched by Ryan Burghardt, was the Shelbourne Community Kitchen - and we are pleased to collectively donate $5,500 - congratulations!

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Event #14
​​​​Sep 14, 2022

Our 14th "Pitch & Vote" for a local charity was at the ​CHEK News TV studios. The winning charity, nominated and pitched by Stan Boychuk, with a helping hand from Pierre Iachetti, was Victoria's BC Black History Awareness Society - congratulations guys!

We raised $6,000 for them, thanks everyone!

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Event #13
​​​​May 25, 2022

Graciously hosted by Jim Swanson and the folks at the HarboutCat's training facility, with beer supplied by Moon Under Water Brewpub and pizza from Brickyard on Yates, our 13th event, and second of 2022, was a lot of fun.

Out of a record 7 deserving nominations, the winning charity was Harjas Popli & Fateh Care Saanich, pitched by Mike Reilly - they'll receive a donation of $6,000!

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Event #12
​​​March 16, 2022

Hosted again by Rahim Khudabux & Al Hasham at the Max Furniture showroom, our first event of 2022 had a great turnout as we bounce back from Covid and event restrictions.

CNIB Victoria was the winning charity, nominated & pitched by Peter Baillie - they'll receive our best donation total to date - $8,500! 

Lorinda Bye of RAD Recreation Adaptive Society joined us to finally accept the big cheque from Event #9, delayed so long by Covid.

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Event #11
​​​Dec 2, 2021

After nearly 2 years, a real in-person get-together for our 11th event! Hosted by Ruffell & Brown, we welcomed old friends and new members for our last pitch & vote of the year.

​The winning charity was Family Caregivers of BC, nominated & pitched by Mathieu Powell. FCBC is a Victoria charity that helps support people who provide physical and emotional care to a family member, friend, or neighbour. We raised $7,400 in donations!

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Event #10
​​Sept 15, 2021

Due to changing Covid gathering rules, we had to move our scheduled in-person event back online - a stripped-down "Speed Event" that was a pitch & vote done in 30 minutes!

Thanks to Ruffell & Brown for sponsoring the event and the door prizes along with Tastes Local and BarterPay.

Nominated and pitched by Ian Batey, the winning charity was the Sooke Transition House Society ​- we raised $5,000!

Event #9
​​June 23, 2021

Event #9 was an online event, and a very entertaining one thanks to Dave Morris and his Zoom improv troupe at Paper Street Theatre. 

Thanks to Tastes Local for supplying the door prize of a curated 'for him' food box!
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Nominated and pitched by Mike Reilly, the winning charity was RAD Recreation Adaptive Society ​- for whom we raised $5,700!

Event #8
​​Mar 10, 2021

Held Wed. March 10, our first event of 2021 was a Zoom affair with some highly competitive rounds of Lie Swatter to add to the fun.

Thanks to Nigel Brown of Ruffell & Brown for sponsoring the event, and Mike Lenz of Chinook Mergers, Acquisitions & Business Brokerage for supplying the grand prize!

​The winning charity was Threshold Housing Society, nominated by Ian Batey. We raised $5,300 - thanks everyone!

Event #7​​
​Dec 9, 2020

Event #7 was a great Zoom & YouTube Live success thanks to Matt Cowlrick of Timber Sound Productions live streaming musician Pete MacDonald - thanks for a fun hour, gents!

Nominated and pitched by Jeremy Stephen, the winning charity was the Men's Trauma Centre ​- we raised $3,900!

Event #6
​​Sep 16, 2020

Event #6 was our first attempt at an online event, and thanks to the great folks at Vessel Liquor for hosting the three virtual wine, beer & margarita tastings, it went off without a hitch - thanks everyone!

Nominated and pitched by John Espley, the winning charity was Island Prostate Centre ​- for whom we raised $4,000!

Graciously supported by Vessel Liquor:

Event #5
​Feb 19, 2020

Our first event of 2020, and best-attended so far, was superbly hosted by Rahim & Al at Max Furniture, with drinks supplied by Stephanie Greaves of Vessel Liquor

We raised $7,600 for the winning charity, Cancer Driveline Society, who were nominated and pitched by Simon Harvey.

​Event #4
Nov 6, 2019​

Our last event of 2019 was generously hosted by Carl Munro and his team at Audi Victoria on Wed, Nov 6th.  Along with Stephanie Greaves of Vessel Liquor, they contributed to a wonderful evening - thanks everyone!

The winning charity was Victoria Hospice, nominated and pitched by Brian Mitchell. We raised $7,000, including a generous $500 from Audi!

Event #3
July 31, 2019​

A special thanks to the Harbour Cats who hosted us on a beautiful summer evening to watch a little baseball and make a big difference.

Congrats to the winning charity, Pacific Centre Family Services Association, nominated by Phillip Bisset-Covaneiro.  We raised $6,200 - thanks guys!

Event #2
May 22, 2019​

Thank you to all the guys who came out to the Robert Bateman Centre and voted for Bridges for Women Society, our winning charity! Our final donation amount was $5,700.

And a special thanks to the evening's sponsors!

Event #1
Feb 20, 2019​

Our inaugural event was held on Wednesday, Feb 20, 2019, hosted by Vancouver Island Brewery.

After a tie-breaking vote, the winning charity was the Extreme Outreach Society!

​Our final donation totalled $5,400, and was presented to Cliff Power on March 15th. A special thank you to Brian Mathe who nominated and pitched the room for this charity.

Thanks to everyone who joined us!