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      <title>Thrifty Foods Smile Card - Shop with your own card today!</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:37:11 GMT</pubDate>
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-family: georgia,times new roman,times,serif;&quot; title=&quot;Thriftys&quot; href=&quot;http://www.thriftyfoods.com/EN/main/community/smile-card-program.html&quot;&gt;&lt;img vspace=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;texttop&quot; style=&quot;width: 319px; height: 201px;&quot; title=&quot;Thriftys&quot; alt=&quot;Thriftys&quot; src=&quot;http://bridgesforwomen.ca/file.php/2/Co-op_Partners/Thriftys.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;6&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;6&quot;&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-family: georgia,times new roman,times,serif;&quot; title=&quot;Thriftys&quot; href=&quot;http://www.thriftyfoods.com/EN/main/community/smile-card-program.html&quot;&gt;Thrifty Foods Smile Cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;6&quot;&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; call 250 385-7410&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:laurie@bridgesforwomen.ca&quot;&gt;laurie@bridgesforwomen.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Bridges for Women&quot; href=&quot;http://maps.google.ca/maps/ms?msid=204278265231636646185.000491d05edcd8cc102c7&amp;msa=0&amp;ll=48.424003,-123.353634&amp;spn=0.005304,0.006588&quot;&gt;google map&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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        &lt;td width=&quot;NaNpx&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;Thrifty Foods Smile Card Fundraising program &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;provides5% back on each member card user's grocery purchases&lt;/span&gt; direct to Bridges Smile Card account.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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        &lt;td width=&quot;NaNpx&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Funds raised will go towards purchasing flat screen TVs for classrooms &amp;amp; hardware to fully outfit desktop donations we receive from our Community IT Partners. This is our way to ensure that computer donations are fully capable of serving our students and staff!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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      <title>Ten Thousand Villages - One day only!</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:59:32 GMT</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;A big THANK YOU to Ten Thousand Villages in Oak Bay for donating $560 to Bridges for Women. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; On November 5th supporters of Bridges shopped to make a difference in the lives of many women, here in Victoria and around the world. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; We'll keep you posted on the next fundraiser date! Thanks again TTV&lt;br /&gt;- a great way to support local charities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;font-family: georgia,times new roman,times,serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img vspace=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;texttop&quot; src=&quot;http://bridgesforwomen.ca/file.php/2/Community_News_Forum/Ten_Thousand_Villages/10thousandposter.png&quot; alt=&quot;Ten Thousand Villages&quot; title=&quot;Ten Thousand Villages&quot; style=&quot;width: 640px; height: 442px;&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: georgia,times new roman,times,serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tenthousandvillages.ca/&quot; title=&quot;Ten Thousand Villages&quot;&gt;Ten Thousand Villages&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51);&quot; /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(118, 189, 225);&quot;&gt;1976 Oak Bay Avenue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=10+thousand+villages+Oak+Bay&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=48.426723,-123.323207&amp;spn=0.010608,0.013175&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=ca&amp;hq=10+thousand+villages&amp;hnear=0x548f741697e18fe1:0xb761338f1ddfeaf,Oak+Bay,+BC&amp;cid=0,0,12821764858470222718&amp;t=m&amp;z=16&amp;vpsrc=0&amp;iwloc=A&quot; title=&quot;10 Thousand Villages in Oak Bay&quot;&gt;google map&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot; style=&quot;font-family: georgia,times new roman,times,serif; font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Thank you Shoppers!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>The Salish Coast Calendar - on sale now!</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>by MoniQ D.. &amp;nbsp;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51);&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;With every calendar purchase, you will help &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51);&quot; /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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  &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51);&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;support the women in our programs obtain econic &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51);&quot; /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51);&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;security for themselves and their family.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51);&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;5&quot; style=&quot;color: rgb(204, 0, 102); font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;calendar &lt;font size=&quot;5&quot;&gt;$20&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;call 250-385-7410 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:laurie@bridgesforwomen.ca&quot;&gt;laurie@bridgesforwomen.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:57:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>by MoniQ D.. &amp;nbsp;&lt;p&gt; &lt;img width=&quot;150&quot; vspace=&quot;0&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;151&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;texttop&quot; title=&quot;Soap Exchange&quot; alt=&quot;Soap Exchange&quot; src=&quot;http://bridgesforwomen.ca/file.php/2/Community_News_Forum/Soap_Exchange/SoapExch.gif&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Soap Exchange&quot; href=&quot;http://victoriasoapexchange.com&quot;&gt;Soap Exchange&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Soap Exchange&quot; href=&quot;http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=soap+exchange&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=48.439024,-123.34475&amp;spn=0.021894,0.02635&amp;sll=48.424003,-123.353634&amp;sspn=0.005304,0.006588&amp;vpsrc=0&amp;gl=ca&amp;hq=soap+exchange&amp;t=m&amp;z=15&amp;iwloc=A&quot;&gt;google map&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(102, 102, 102);&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: georgia,times new roman,times,serif;&quot; /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: georgia,times new roman,times,serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Remember to request 10% of every purchase go to Bridges. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Soap Exchange is a Community Partner that has been offering this Co-Operative fundraiser since 2004! Shop for environmentally friendly cleaning products today.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:07:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>by MoniQ D.. &amp;nbsp;&lt;p&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;4&quot; style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 102, 153);&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;7&quot;&gt;shop2make a difference&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whether you are shopping for christmas gifts this year, or &lt;br /&gt;decorating your home, here are a few ways to make a &lt;br /&gt;positive impact at Bridges with your consumer dollar.&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>
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