Jeans Day - 2008

Power Pioneers volunteers will be helping to sell $5 Jeans Day buttons and
stickers and $20 lapel pins at BC Hydro offices throughout the province
until Jeans Day on Thursday, April 24 in support of BC Children's Hospital
http://www.bcchf.ca/.  New this year are stickers, an option to buttons.
Stickers may be worn by workers such as power line technicians, where
buttons are a safety hazard.

Organizer Phil Horton hopes to raise $15,000 this year. "Our Jeans Day
volunteers, employees as well as Power Pioneers, will be out at Central Park
Place, 401 West Georgia, Powertech, Powerex, LMS, Vehicle Service Garage and
other BC Hydro locations." He adds, "Our volunteers in the past have done a
super job and feel good knowing they've helped in a worthwhile cause."

The run-up to Jeans Day has been well supported by employees and volunteers
who advertise with posters and sell buttons at their workplaces. Every
person who buys a button or a pin will receive a grand prize entry form to
win an air trip or a Whistler vacation. Tax receipts will be issued for the
$20 lapel pin. Any cheques are to be made payable to Power Pioneers.

Money raised from Jeans Day directly benefits BC Children's Hospital and
goes towards the Power Pioneers' Miracle Million goal. Funds enable the
hospital to purchase urgently needed equipment, fund research in childhood
illnesses such as cancer and diabetes, and fund special projects for public
education.
 

Above: Power Pioneers Phil Horton and Murray Wooldridge at the Edmonds
Jeans Day display.

Last year the Power Pioneers presented a cheque at the Telethon for more
than $50,000, which included an endowment fund from moneys gathered through
other means. With the success of other fundraising efforts such as the
digital Christmas card already under their belt, the Power Pioneers are
poised to help in a big way yet again this year. This year's cheque
presentation will be at BC Children's Hospital on Sunday, June 1.
Look for Power Pioneers and their Jeans Day Display featuring an extra,
extra large pair of jeans in the Edmonds and Dunsmuir lobbies during March
and April.

For more information, contact Phil Horton at 604 528-2882 (days) or by
email.