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SEND US A LETTER ABOUT SOMETHING THAT MAKES VANCOUVER MORE AWESOME AND THERE'S A VERY GOOD CHANCE THAT WE'LL PUBLISH IT HERE. SEND TO CONTACT@VANCOUVERISAWESOME.

We got this great letter from Alan Ranta yesterday. There's reference to buying stocking stuffers in it but I assure you he just wrote it...

It's not often that I get actual letters in my email inbox. As the editor of V.I.A.

I got a fantastic letter today from Geoff Vreeken that harkens back to a POST that Jennilee made back in September of 2009 and the now-two-year-old installation on top of the Rennie Gallery , a block down from V.I.A.'s office.

I wrote a letter on behalf of V.I.A. in support of The Cheaper Show today. If you don't feel like reading it allow me to paraphrase: they rule.

Vancouver is Awesome and ZenHouse Media are proud to present the last week’s winners of the GI Storytelling Contest. Go to www.granvilleislandworks.com/contest to check out all the awesome submissions.

Vancouver is Awesome and ZenHouse Media are proud to present the third week’s winners. Go to www.granvilleislandworks.com/contest to check out all the awesome submissions- the contest is going on until Feb.

Vancouver is Awesome and ZenHouse Media are proud to present the second week’s winners in the The Granville Island Storytelling Contest. Go to granvilleislandworks.com/contest to check out all the submissions - the contest is going on until Feb.

Know young people with great green ideas for Vancouver? Get them to check out Vancouver Foundation’s new Generation Green Awards . The 20 best ideas submitted will get up to $12,500 to help make their green ideas happen.

Below are six more letters of support from folks who are urging you to make a donation to V.I.A. to help us continue our work today! We've gathered 60 of these and will be presenting them over the next few days for you to read.