{"id":10432,"date":"2023-05-15T11:55:38","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T18:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brainstreams.ca\/?p=10432"},"modified":"2025-07-03T22:32:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T05:32:32","slug":"bootlegger-canadian-royal-purple-bc-join-together-to-raise-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/messageinabottle.ca\/bcbia\/bootlegger-canadian-royal-purple-bc-join-together-to-raise-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Bootlegger &#038; Canadian Royal Purple BC Join Together to Raise Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brainstreams.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CRP-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10457 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brainstreams.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CRP-2.png\" alt=\"Canadian Royal Purple\" width=\"321\" height=\"176\" \/><\/a>We&#8217;re extremely thankful to the staff and customers of Bootlegger, who in partnership with the Canadian Royal Purple BC, raised over $2,600 to support Brainstreams. On behalf of those we serve, thank you!<\/p>\n<p>Every year, the Canadian Royal Purple raises funds during the month of March for Brain Love.\u00a0 This annual campaign is launched in conjunction with International Brain Awareness Month and Brain Health Month in Canada. The provincial lodges of Royal Purple work hard to raise funds and awareness about the importance of brain health and brain injury prevention.<\/p>\n<p>In Canada, June is Brain Injury Awareness month, and the lodges will assist our Brain Injury Associations to distribute information and awareness about brain injury.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brainstreams.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bootlegger-Cheque-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10429 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brainstreams.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bootlegger-Cheque-1024x1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"487\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">For Purple Thursday, the third Thursday in OCTOBER, Royal Purple lodges gather supplies for Care Bags which they give to shelters in their communities along with information about the brain injuries caused by interpersonal violence, calling for the violence to stop.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Brain Love and the Canadian Royal Purple, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brainlove.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo:<\/strong> <em>Kix Citton, Executive Director of Nanaimo Brain Injury Society and BC Brain Injury Association Director, at Bootlegger in Woodgrove Mall (Nanaimo) receives donation cheque on behalf of BC Brain Injury Association.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you would like to become a supporter of Brainstreams, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brainstreams.ca\/donations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to make a monthly donation.\u00a0<em>Thank you in advance for your contribution.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re extremely thankful to the staff and customers of Bootlegger, who in partnership with the Canadian Royal Purple BC, raised over $2,600 to support Brainstreams. 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