Block the Bus 2025

VOCM Cares in partnership with The Village Shopping Centre hosted another BLOCK THE BUS campaign!  This year, donations were collected in support of the Single Parents Association (SPANL). 

Executive Director of SPANL, Danielle Seward, spoke on how the need has only grown this year. SPANL had approved about 650 children already and still had hundreds of applications to review. 

It was an electric day inside and outside on the parking lot of The Village Shopping Centre! Inside there was fun for the whole family with bouncy castles, face painting, balloon animals and more! While outside featured an appearance by Bluey the dog, a demonstration from the St. John’s Fire Department trucks, and other fun activities.

Thank you to all donors, big and small, and to the staff at The Village Shopping Centre for your help and contributions. Together we had an extremely fun and successful day!

Fish & Chips Challenge

In partnership with McNiven’s Pub, VOCM Cares hosted its first ever Food Challenge! Local restaurants were invited to participate featuring their delicious fish and chips. Each participant was eager to showcase their food, invite patrons to try a new spot away from the typical city core, and most importantly, to support local charity.  At the end of the month, each participating restaurant made a donation to VOCM Cares that will support communities in the province.  Now that’s what we call a FUNdrasier!

Patrons also got to vote for their favourite feed of fish and chips! Keith’s Diner was our first ever winner with an honourable mention to King Cod for coming in a close second place.