By Adrien, on September 1st, 2010
We’re Celebrating 10 Years in Business By Fundraising for Early Stage Cancer Detection
With the Vancouver Canary Derby only 25 days away our fundraising has been kicked into high gear. We’re cranking it up this week by throwing a birthday party that’s not all about us. Webnames.ca is also using our 10 Year Anniversary Party to raise some needed funds for the Canary Foundation.
We’re throwing a sweet party next week! We have everything from beer and wine sponsored by the Mark Anthony Group and great food by Tommy’s Catering to a dance floor with a live DJ and photo booth. Every guest will receive a free drink ticket and additional bevvies can be purchased for $5 with all proceeds going to the cause.
And I haven’t even started taking about the draw prizes yet …
Fun, Fundraising & Prizes Galore
We are thankful and appreciative of the amazing donations we have received from many Vancouver businesses, from yoga studios to designer hotels and our very own BC Lions. The fundraising draws we have concocted will be a tonne of fun! There are great prizes to be won whether you want tickets to the game, a romantic night on the town or a spa day with your girlfriends!
Tickets will range from $5 to $20 and there are over 60 prizes to be won. And of course, all proceeds will go to the Canary Foundation.
Here’s just a sample: yoga studio passes, premium wine, fine cheeses, BC Lions tickets, gift certificates for restaurants, spas and coffee shops, jewelry and watches, plus much, much more!
When: Save the night of Friday, September 10th for Webnames.ca’s 10th Anniversary Party & Canary Derby Fundraiser
Time: 6:00pm to 9:00pm MC’d by Blenz’s own George Moen.
With a Special Toast at 8pm with Cybele Negris, Steve Smith, Angus Livingstone, and Byron Holland
Where: Harrison Galleries, 901 Homer Street, Vancouver, BC (click here for directions)
If you received and invitation and are not able to make the event but still wish to support this fantastic cause, simply click here to donate online (All donors will receive a tax receipt for your donation).
We would not be able to do this without the help of our wonderful event sponsors, donors and Canary Derby supporters: CIRA, Blenz Coffee, Mark Anthony Group, Turning Point Brewery, Amuse Consulting, Travelling Eye Photography, Rami Films, October 17 Media , Miles Employment, McNeill Nakamoto, F5 Expo, E-xact Transactions, Janice Tomich Calculated Presentations, Lolo Jewelry, Yyoga, Cactus Club Cafe, Le Petit Spa, Cookies of Course, Semperviva Yoga, Brioche, Kylie Hall RMT, BC Lions, Listel Hotel, Blo Bar, Bombay Brow Bar, FWE BC, Borden Ladner Gervais, Benton Brothers Cheese, Mio Watches , BFF Make-Up and Silk Concept. Thank you all!!
By Adrien, on August 17th, 2010
Building the car of your dreams (or mine) can be as easy or as hard as you want it to be. As a member of the Webnames.ca Canary Derby soapbox car and crew pit team, I’m here to help make it a little easier for you.
Before googling how to build your dream soapbox car, pick your winning team. An ideal team should consist of about 4-5 people. When a team has too many people decisions never get made and car pieces will lay around collecting dust as arguments ensue; when a team has too few people the chances of you running out of time increases significantly. Pick a team that has the skills you need, since this is a serious sporting event! Look for people with the right mindset (they have to want to work hard to play hard). Figure out who is the best suited to a specific task – can they weld? If they can’t, sorry, they aren’t touching the car.
Next up, choose your model. There are plenty of online stores from which you can choose your dream template (see below). Most car kits come as a white, giving you the freedom to decorate your new ride however you desire. My personal favorite is the Scottie Masters Car from SoapBoxRacing.com painted some kind of metallic, it looks speedy and probably has the ability to blind my competition come race day (fingers crossed for sun).
After you’ve placed the order, you’re going to need to create some space for your team to get to work. These things don’t come assembled, so you’re going to want to make sure you have the room to layout all of you’re new parts, not to mention assemble the vehicle and be able to move it from the room you built it in to the race. Make a plan for assembly and put somebody in charge of following the rules – the race officials probably won’t allow for the fireworks you saved from last Halloween to be attached to your vehicle, no matter how awesome it would look.
Set up a deadline for your car’s completion. Have a plan ready. Read the instructions first, and as many times as necessary to thoroughly understand them. Assign people responsibilities regarding the car’s assembly and the actual race day. Make sure that everyone on your team gets to take part in both the labour and the glory. A list needs to be made so nothing is forgotten – remember the lunch won’t make itself, nor will the beer chill itself.
Now that you are ready to get started, here are my top five things to keep in mind when trying to build a faster car:
- Keep your wheels and axis straight
Crooked axles will make your car to ride the center guide rail, or will cause the wheels to slide in addition to rolling, causing more friction, slowing you down.
- Paint early and paint a lot
Paints and finishes that haven’t cured completely tend to be slightly tacky, and then stick to the wheels and slow the car down.
- Weight Your Car Well
Heavier = Faster. Remember to weight the back- the front needs to be light and able to maneuver easily
- Drop a Wheel (4 to 3)
Less is more. Meaning less friction means more speed.
- Paint it Red
Not only is it the Webnames.ca colour of choice, but a red car is definitely more visible then a blue one going across the finish line
Here’s a few resources I’ve relied on in helping to make this years car run smoothly:
Where to buy your wheels
Tips and tricks for building a fast car
Where you can register for the Canary Derby in Vancouver, BC
Where you can donate to the Webnames.ca Inc Team
By Adrien, on July 27th, 2010
The SoapBox Derby is built on a great tradition. It’s been called “The Greatest Amateur Racing Event in the World”, “The Gravity Grand Prix”, among many other euphemistic titles.
It is a tradition built on the blood, sweat and tears of children whose dreams of bonding with their parents over a . . . → Read More: The Derby- A Short History
By admin, on July 15th, 2010
By October 17 Media
It’s going to be our second year in a row teaming up with Webnames.ca in support of the Canary Derby and it definitely won’t be our last. Like many people, we’ve lost friends and family to cancer and if you know us at all, you know we can’t just sit . . . → Read More: Open House and Book Sale for Canary Derby on July 20 & 21
By admin, on July 14th, 2009
As some of you might already know, Webnames.ca participated in the 2009 Canary Derby race to raise funds for early detection of cancers. Since I had fun filming the 2008 event in Gastown, I volunteered to do it all over again. When I heard the race course was much steeper than last year, I . . . → Read More: Canary Derby Crashes Caught on Film
By admin, on July 1st, 2009
Deer Lake Park, Burnaby, BC. Imagine a lush green lakeside park, with canoes, pedal boats and kayaks. It is Saturday, the sun is out, there are children everywhere laughing and playing. They are greeted by Super Mario, Princess Peach and WaLuigi, who are out to find coins for the Canary Foundation.
They are not alone in this . . . → Read More: A Winning Day at the Canary Derby
By admin, on June 3rd, 2009
I have been looking forward to the 2009 Canary Derby, since the September 2008 event. This year, I took on the role of Co-Chair of the Vancouver event with Jeff Sinclair (co-founder of Xomodigital). The move from Gastown to Deer Lake Park took the organizing committee months to plan and execute. The event was . . . → Read More: Portrait of the Canary Derby – Webnames.ca Team in Action
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