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Character Canada is hosting its 2nd National Character Canada Conference at Abbotsford Senior Secondary School on October 20, 2017. And the non-profit group has thought long and hard about how to make this an event that electrifies the entire Fraser Valley, province, and country.<\/p>\n
After all, they\u2019re putting on a conference that helps people explore what it means to lead with character in order to make a lasting impression. They believe that spreading the message of the \u201ccharacter movement\u201d that\u2019s taking off in communities across Canada is critically important.<\/p>\n
This dynamic one-day event, featuring Gregg Saretsky, WestJet CEO, and Olympian Cassie Campbell-Pascall as its keynote speakers, is going to be stocked with local vendors. Chances are if you\u2019ve heard of a business that\u2019s making waves in the Valley\u2019s exploding foodie scene, they will be at the Character Conference.<\/p>\n
Field House Brewery, Abbotsford\u2019s reigning hotspot for youth culture clustered around craft beer, will be serving up its best brews. Serious foodies will be able to nosh on Restaurant 62\u2019s unparalleled farm-to-table cuisine. And there\u2019s potentially nothing more classically local than the family-run Lepp Farm Market, which will share delectable flavours from the Valley. The after-event reception will feature live music and local wineries, breweries, and coffee roasters. Finally, the entire event will be MC\u2019d by local comedian Cliff Prang.<\/p>\n
So why was it important for organizers to lean heavily on making the event heavily local and distinctively fresh? How does the message of the conference \u2014 that character can transform culture \u2014 connect with its carefully curated vibe?<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re building on the success of the first National Character Conference by giving this year\u2019s event an even stronger community feel,\u201d says Character Abbotsford council member Gina Vanderheide. \u201cIf you picture the typical conference\u2026well, you\u2019re not picturing what we have in store. This is going to be a day filled with inspiration, ideas, and opportunities to connect.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tickets cost $135 for adults and $65 for students.<\/p>\n
Ratcheting up the \u201cfestival-like\u201d possibilities for an event like the Character Conference makes sense when you consider who the event is targeting. Organizers expect to host participants who value reflecting, connecting with others, and taking action. A celebratory atmosphere and a simpler, less formal format will help this demographic to feel inspired and at ease.<\/p>\n
If fresh local food and drink will help set the tone, the event\u2019s 15 breakout sessions will definitely drive its dynamic nature home. In addition to hearing from world-class keynotes, participants will be up on their feet, accessing a \u201cchoose your own adventure\u201d learning experience. Breakout session leaders include the entrepreneurial group A&Co and educators Cam Friesen and Nerlap Sidhu.<\/p>\n
Character Abbotsford\u2019s founders include the City of Abbotsford, School District 34, Chamber of Commerce, Police and Fire Rescue Services, and Community Services, to name a few. It\u2019s a non-religious, non-political group inspired by the national \u201ccharacter movement\u201d, which teaches people to define what values matter to them, and actively integrate them into their organizations and daily lives.<\/p>\n
\u201cCharacter Abbotsford represents a movement supported by every large influential group across the city, a movement that can impact all of Canada,\u201d says Vanderheide. \u201cIt\u2019s something everybody should become part of, and this event will give them the chance.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit characterconferencecanada.com.<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.charactercanada.com<\/a><\/p>\n For more information, contact Goldie VanGarderen at goldie.vangarderen@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n 10\/20\/2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Character Canada is hosting its 2nd National Character Canada Conference at Abbotsford Senior Secondary School on October 20, 2017. And the non-profit group has thought long and hard about how to make this an event that electrifies the entire Fraser Valley, province, and country. After all, they\u2019re putting on a conference that helps people explore … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":15136,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10,12,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event","category-myufv","category-calendar","category-ufv-today"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15135"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15158,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15135\/revisions\/15158"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}