CVAG Community Gallery
EVERYBODY DESERVES A SMILE 2025 | BAGS OF HOPE
Everybody Deserves A Smile (EDAS) aims to educate and create with local students and their communities in a heartfelt, homemade way to compassionately reach out to those in need during the holidays.
Donations will be put in care packages that have been hand-painted by the participating students. 1150 care packages are being delivered locally to the Comox Valley and 350 will be distributed to Victoria and Downtown Eastside, Vancouver.
The Bags of Hope presented at CVAG to raise awareness about EDAS were created this year by École Puntledge Park Elementary students in Mr. Swaney’s Grade 7 Late French Immersion class.
TWO WAYS TO DONATE
Between November 14 – December 10, the EDAS project is collecting donations.
We’re collecting woolen/part wool socks, toques, and scarves. Please donate sizes: men’s/non-binary x-large and women’s medium.
1) Donate in person at one of these drop box locations:
- Comox Community Centre
- RE/MAX Ocean Pacific Realty (Comox)
- Comox Regional Library
- Courtenay Regional Library
- Uptown Yarns
- Evergreen Club (in the Florence Filberg Centre)
- RE/MAX Ocean Pacific Realty (Courtenay)
- Studio IPF: Inner Pursuit Fitness
- Starbucks (1551 Cliffe Avenue)
- Starbucks (444 Lerwick Road)
- Cumberland Regional Library
- Participating schools with drop boxes: École Puntledge Park Elementary, Arden Elementary, Valley View Elementary, École Robb Road Elementary, Queneesh Elementary, Highland Secondary, G.P. Vanier Secondary, Mark Isfeld Secondary, Huband Park Elementary, Navigate (NIDES), Brooklyn Elementary, Cumberland Community, Lake Trail Community, Miracle Beach Elementary, Phil & Jennie Gaglardi Academy
2) Financial donations to the project are accepted through:
- E-transfer to Donate2ComoxValley@edas.ca
- Cheques made to “EDAS” or “Everybody Deserves a Smile”
CONTACT
Chantal Stefan:
- Text 250.792.0804
- Email InspireChange@edas.ca
Follow EDAS on Instagram and Facebook.
The Comox Valley Art Gallery supports collaborations with community schools through a variety of undertakings throughout the year.
IMAGE: painted bags by Mr. Swaney’s Grade 7 Late French Immersion class, 2025.