Summer is here and we can all use a little extra cash. Well BC Honda is here to help as they are giving away $1000 to one lucky winner. Spend it however you want.There are great odds of winning and all you have to do is step into one of your local Honda Dealers.

With this contest BC Honda is asking the public to have a little fun and play the iconic summer road trip game, Eye Spy, with a social media twist. Entrants must find a beach ball hidden somewhere on the showroom floor at one of 14 local Honda dealership (see list below for all participating dealerships). If you’re having trouble, just ask a salesperson and they’ll help you out. Once you find it (it’s really not that difficult), take a photo with the beach ball and tweet it to @BCHonda. That’s all.

Contest Details:

A valid contest entry must:

1. Tweeted at @BCHonda

2. Include a photo of themselves (can be a solo shot or a group photo) with the beach ball to @BCHonda

If you’re looking for a generic tweet to use, here is a suggestion:

“I played in @BCHonda’s Eye Spy game for a chance to win $1,000. [Insert Photo] http://bit.ly/jbXK7X #honda1Kgiveaway”.

Contest Rules: See below the list of dealers for full rules.

Contest Ends: July 31, 2011

Here is the list of Honda Dealers:

Carter Honda | (604) 736-2821 | 2390 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC
Happy Honda | (604) 294-2111 4780 | E. Hastings Street Burnaby, BC
Jonker Honda | (604) 530-6281 19515 | Langley By-Pass Surrey, BC
Kingsway Honda |(604) 873-3676 368 | Kingsway Vancouver, BC
Marv Jones Honda | (604) 465-5464 20611 | Lougheed Hwy Maple Ridge, BC
Openroad Honda Burnaby | (604) 525-4667 | 6984 Kingsway Burnaby, BC
Pacific Honda | (604) 984-0331 | 816 Auto Mall Drive North Vancouver, BC
Performance Honda | (604) 792-2724 | 44954 Yale Road W. Chilliwack, BC
Richmond Honda | (604) 207-1888 | 13600 Smallwood Place Richmond, BC
Surrey Honda | (604) 583-7421 | 15291 Fraser Hwy Surrey, BC
The Honda Way | (604) 857-1430 | 30150 Automall Abbotsford, BC
Vancouver Honda | (604) 324-6666 | 850 SW. Marine Drive Vancouver, BC
Westwood Honda | (604) 461-0633 | 2400 Barnet Hwy Port Moody, BC
White Rock Honda | (604) 536-2111 | 2466 King George Hwy Surrey, BC

Rules and Regulations

No purchase necessary. A purchase will not improve your chances of winning. All qualified contestants are eligible to win $1,000 cheque (Canadian funds) simply by entering the BC Honda Summer Twitter Contest. Must be a legal resident British Columbia, Canada and have reached the age of majority as of July 4, 2011 to enter.

Prizes: There is one (1) Grand Prize. The contest starts on July 4th, 2011 at 9:00:00 a.m. and closes on July 31st, 2011 at 11:59:59 p.m.

The Grand Prize will consist of a $1,000 cheque (Canadian funds).made payable to the winner from the BC Honda Dealers Association;
The cheque will be made payable to the winner’s name that appears on a Government issued photo I.D.

Contest is only open to individuals residing in BC who have reached the age of majority, excluding employees and members of the immediate families of the BC Honda Dealers Association, their advertising agencies, individual participating dealers and employees and immediate families of Vancity Buzz. Odds of winning will depend on the number of valid entries received via Twitter.com.

A contestant can only enter this contest once per dealership (from the 14 Lower Mainland BC Honda dealerships participating).

A valid entry must include the following:

A photo within the tweet of the contestant holding the correct “Eye-Spy” beach ball from 1 of 14 Lower Mainland BC Honda dealerships;
A tag of BC Honda’s twitter account (@BCHonda) in the post;
An example of a valid entry is this tweet: “I played in @BCHonda’s Eye Spy game for a chance to win $1,000. [Insert Photo] #Honda1Kgiveaway”.

Before being declared the winner, the selected entrant will be required to:
Sign a declaration form confirming compliance with the contest rules and acceptance of the Prize as offered;
Answer a skill-testing question.

The value of the prize is $1,000 CAD.

Privacy Statement:

Your privacy is important to us. We are committed to the protection of any information collected from you. We will not sell or otherwise distribute your personal information to any other organization, company, or commercial entity. Information collected by your participation in this promotion will be used solely for the purpose of communicating marketing, product or service information to you.

Made In Print are opening a new boutique print house on Broadway and Cambie. This new store will compliment their Beatty print boutique which was opened recently. To celebrate this awesome achievement they have decided to give out a free iPad 2.

Here’s How To Enter: Must do Steps 1 & 2**

1. RT the following

- I entered to win an Ipad2 from @madeinprint via @ReachMagazine http://bit.ly/hD5IqZ

2. Register with Made In Print www.madeinprint.ca

3. Like Made In Print on Facebook right HERE (bonus)

4.  Follow @MadeInPrint on Twitter (bonus)

** Contest ends April 30th 2011 at 11:59pm. Good luck to everyone. Vancouver Residents ONLY…

About Made In Print

Made In Print is your local printing boutique with tools to help you work faster, smarter and offers a variety of options that can be integrated seamlessly to fit your print fulfillment needs. With the most advanced colour printing and finishing equipment, we have set a high standard of quality. Any quantity, simple or complicated, we will finish your projects professionally and most importantly at the speed you need.

At Made In Print, you will always deal with experienced print specialists who are dedicated to provide intelligent digital printing services for you. We print or copy at any quantity. Made In Print is truly your one-stop printing solution for all your printing needs.

Contest Instructions

Read the story below; after leave a comment below telling us your story and why you deserve the prize.

Then tweet “I just entered a contest on @ReachMagazine’s website for a chance to win a cool @Pooqmeup Pursehook.”

January 3rd, 2011, POOQ Pursehooks presents “Azure Rising” – an online contest in partnership with REACH Magazine, British Columbia’s premiere entrepreneurship magazine.
POOQ Pursehooks, a Yaletown-based couture accessories atelier has been single-handedly reviving handbag etiquette that is embraced by Queen Elizabeth II since its launch earlier this year. Inspired by the European café culture, fashion, and jewellery, POOQ debuted with three Spring/Summer 2010 Collections: Bijoux, Vanity, and Paris Magnifique.

On pooqmeup.com, POOQ’s brand origin and online store, the POOQ Team details the inspiration behind each POOQ. We chose the “Azure” POOQ for the readers of REACH Magazine because it is symbolic of the core spirit of entrepreneurism. Here’s the inspiration behind “Azure”, a quote from the famed American poet, Emily Dickinson:

We’d never know how high we are, till we are called to rise; and then, if we are true to plan, our statures touch the sky.

When I came to a cross road and had to choose between staying the course of an unfulfilled but highly-salaried professional in a big organization (i.e., the “corporate dream”) and taking the first step in building an empire that would one day be my legacy, I asked a mentor how I would go about choosing a life. He said “Choose a game that you don’t know how to play and then win it; it is in this process that you transform.” and that was the beginning of me embarking on a journey less travelled by and I have never looked back.

Being a successful entrepreneur calls for a tremendous amount of skills, acumen, self-discipline and most important of all – courage. This is not a path for wimps. There is no “playing safe” or “staying inside the comfort zone”; instead, every day we are called to rise to overcome a new challenge and when you have put everything on the line, it doesn’t matter what the challenge is, you simply make it happen. It is in this process that people go from “good” to “magnificent”. Remember, “No challenge, no transformation.” So, in the spirit of entrepreneurism, we are pleased to give away the Azure POOQ to an entrepreneur and REACH Magazine reader that shares the most moving story about his or her take on the journey by leaving a comment here.

Entrepreneurs, you are the foundation of our economy and we have the highest respect for you all. Rise to your true stature!

The POOQ Team (for more info please contact alice@pooqmeup.com)

Christmas might be over but that doesn’t mean you can’t still get everything you want. Reach Magazine and Together Production are giving away an iPad to one lucky person. All you have to do is follow the instructions.

1. Follow @ReachMagazine and @TradePrint

2. Register to receive special “Trade” prices with Together Production on your printing and design needs at the following website. http://www.togetherproduction.com/user/register*

3. Spread the post holiday cheer by retweeting the following on Twitter

I just followed and registered with @TradePrint for a chance to win an Apple Ipad tablet. http://bit.ly/dJRgL8

4. Facebook Fans: All you have to do is become a Fan of Reach Magazine and Together Productions on Facebook, like the status on this contest in the Reach Magazine Fan Page, and also leave a comment below on here, or on Facebook.

5. You can comment and retweet as much as you want. GOOD LUCK.

*Only registered users will be entered in the draw to win the Ipad. The prize will be drawn on the 31st of January 2011.

*Vancouver, Canada Residents Only.

About Together Production

Together Production is a company that provides exceptional creative design and printing services at exceptional prices for businesses and individuals alike. Together Production provides a wide array of inexpensive and easy-to-order products without the sacrifice of quality and customer service. At Together Production, individuals or businesses can order their design or prints done online, on the phone, or in person.

To find out more about Together Production click HERE

At Reach, we use Together Production for our printed magazines, and all our staff business materials. We are excited to be helping Together Production with their first social media campaign. We believe that entrepreneurs, and individuals alike can benefit from the quality services, and exceptional prices that are provided by Together Productions.

We’d love to give a few of you lucky tweeters free passes to the screening of No Strings Attached.

All you have to do is Follow @ReachMagazine and retweet the following…

I just followed @ReachMagazine for a chance to win free passes to the movie screening of No Strings Attached.

Screening will take place on….

Thursday, January 20, 7:00pm
Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre
900 Burrard Street
Vancouver

In this comedy, Emma (Natalie Portman) and Adam (Ashton Kutcher) are life-long friends who almost ruin everything by having sex one morning. In order to protect their friendship, they make a pact to keep their relationship strictly “no strings attached.” “No strings” means no jealousy, no expectations, no fighting, no flowers, no baby voices. It means they can do whatever they want, whenever they want, in whatever public place they want, as long as they don’t fall in love. The question becomes- who’s going to fall first? And can their friendship survive?

We are excited to announce that we have joined forces with FreeVancity.com to bring you another Retweet & Follow contest – Sponsored by WestCoast Hot Yoga.

The Giveaway

For a chance of winning one of 4 free hot yoga classes courtesy of WestCoast Hot Yoga, all you have to do is either leave a comment below with your email address, or Follow @ WC_HotYoga on twitter and Retweet the following.

I just followed @WC_HotYoga for a chance to win 1 of 4 free hot yoga classes http://bit.ly/eTlEbp

Our lucky winners will be selected on the 15th of December by the guys from FreeVancity.com.

About WestCoast Hot Yoga

Westcoast Hot Yoga (WHY) established in 2001 with great aspiration to create a network of yoga studios that will nurture and support its students’ progress.  The WHY philosophy is that yoga is for everyone.

Our teachers draw on many years of experience studying various styles with different teachers from diverse backgrounds and working with medical health professionals.

About FreeVancity.com

Welcome to a community that supports ‘free-dom’ on a whole different level. From events to local listings, Free Vancity aims to build a vibrant and cultured community by bringing people together through their common love for all things free.

More about Hot Yoga

How does Hot yoga work?

By the tourniquet effect: stretching, balancing (using gravity), and creating pressure all at the same time. The blood supply in arteries and veins is being cut off, creating pressure. When released, a lock gate effect is created, causing blood to rush through veins and arteries, flushing them out. Also, pressure is applied to the heart by its relative position to the rest of the body.

What is happening in my body during Hot yoga?

Muscles are contracted and stretched at a cellular, biochemical level. Lipids and proteins reorganize optimally in such stretching, allowing for better circulation. Joint mobility and range of motion is increased, and strength is built by the use of gravity. Muscles and joints are balanced.

Blood and calcium are brought to the bones. Working against gravity strengthens the bones. The organs of the immune system within the bones (red marrow) are boosted.

The lymph nodes are massaged, lymph is pumped throughout the body, and white blood cells are distributed throughout the body as the lymphatic system works more efficiently.

There is compression and extension to the thymus, spleen, appendix and intestines; lungs are stretched and flushed out by increased blood circulation. The endocrine glands are encouraged to secrete appropriate hormones, and the communication between hormones and various glands and systems of the body is perfected. Toxins and waste are eliminated through the organs of elimination.

The nerves are stimulated by compression and extension, improving communication within the systems of the body and supplying fresh blood, oxygen and nutrients throughout. The brain is stimulated by improved circulation and by varying blood pressure.

To kick off  this festive season we are excited to present a Retweet and Follow Twitter Contest – Presented by In a Wink Beautique.

The Giveaway

For a chance of winning this awesome gift basked, all you have to do is leave a comment below with your email address or Follow @InaWinkBeauty on twitter and Retweet the following:

- I just followed @InaWinkBeauty for a chance to win a $800 gift basket http://bit.ly/eIxlri

One lucky winner will be selected to win the $800 gift basket on the 13th of December.

You are probably wondering what is in this awesome gift basket. Well we can tell you that you will find a cotton gown, a bath robe, jewelery, 1 large Decleor Skin care cleanser, a large skin toner, a large moisturizer mask, OPI polish, Head band, loads of gift coupons, plenty of little samples, and many more awesome beauty products.

About In A Wink Beautique

In a Wink Beautique brings Downtown Vancouver services to the Suburb. Service’s that are as unique as you are; specialties such as semi permanent eyelash extensions & Japanese hand tied hair extensions.

In a Wink takes pride in making all of our services unique and memorable. All of our products are researched, used and highly recommended by us. All of our estheticians and hairstyles are licensed and certified, they are the best in the business. We offer a range of products and services dedicated solely to beauty, health and fashion.

We would like to thank everyone who came to the Buzz Entrepreneurship Event. It was a very successful event.

We would also like to thank all of our sponsors; especially our title sponsors Investors Group.

Thanks to Alan Ng from Justalilhype.com for the pictures.

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Dear Vancouver,

Last night we lost a legend.

If you’ve been in Vancouver over the past 9 years, the chances that you’ve attended an event promoted by Shaun G. Shaun made up half of the Vancouver promoter duo ‘Pedro and Shaun’ – aka Soulgood. My Facebook was always full of invites from him to events he was promoting all over the city.

Aside from promoting, Shaun was also involved in event planning, working with Molson Coors Canada and also had a job with Bacardi.

Shaun was known for his great personality, friendly and warm nature and love of life. He touched the lives of countless people and will be greatly missed by everyone.

If you’re on Twitter, today is not only #FollowFriday, but also #FuckCancerFriday – a topic that is trending in Vancouver.

Today is a great day to start supporting the Let’s F Cancer movement.

From all of us here at Reach Magazine & Define Magazine, our thoughts and prayers are with Shaun’s family and loved ones.

Photos are not from Reach Mag or Define Mag. If these are yours, we would love to give you credit.

Written By

Erin Gee for Define Magazine