Social Meals: Building Community & Spreading Kindness

by | Mar 1, 2025 | Community Outreach

Supporting you and our community means a lot to us and our values as a leader in hearing health innovations. Our team loves putting on events each month to bring people together for a better cause – and some good food never hurts, either! 

February’s Social Meals event at Wavefront Centre was a heartwarming gathering filled with conversation, laughter and new connections. 

Held on Pink Shirt Day on February 26, over 50 Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing seniors gathered at our Mount Pleasant location, where they were encouraged to wear pink in support of kindness, inclusion and a world without bullying. 

Thank you to all the new and familiar faces that came to visit us to celebrate and advocate for a more inclusive space! 

Helping Our Community Grow Stronger

Just like tending to a garden, small acts of kindness—like sharing a meal and creating space for meaningful connections—help our community grow stronger together.

This special event was made possible thanks to the generous support of United Way British Columbia, whose contribution helps advance its mission to build healthy, caring and inclusive communities by strengthening vital support networks for those in need.

Thanks to the support of United Way British Columbia, as well as the people in our community, we can continue to build connections in the name of inclusivity and stronger, more meaningful communication. 

Building Connections Through Food, Fun and Inclusion 

Guests enjoyed lunch and played interactive games, including a tactile version of Telephone – an engaging way for individuals with hearing and vision loss to connect. 

The event was fully inclusive with support from eight ASL Interpreters, Deaf Interpreters and closed captioning. Thank you to all of the interpreters who came to the event to bridge gaps in communication and ensure everyone could enjoy the event. 

We loved welcoming both familiar and new faces into our inclusive space and look forward to bringing the community together again soon. Stay tuned for more events that you can join in! 

Make a Difference Today 

We’re constantly looking for new ways to improve communication and connections for the communities we serve, and with your help, we can work harder to help those communities. 

Your donation to Wavefront Centre helps provide essential services, advocate for accessibility, create connections and improve the lives of individuals who are Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing. 

Support inclusion – donate now and see how you can help Wavefront Centre make a difference.

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Tracey Block

For more than 30 years, Tracey has worked and advocated for breaking down barriers to inclusion and she was thrilled to join Wavefront Centre in early 2023. Tracey’s ties to BC’s Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing communities are strong, having worked for BC Deaf Sports Federation, Vancouver Community College’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Department, Deaf Children’s Society, and as a Registered Sign Language Interpreter and tutor. Tracey has a Masters in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership and is a graduate of UBC’s Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions. Tracey began her career in journalism and later worked as a copywriter and account executive for advertising agencies in Vancouver and Halifax. In her spare time, she continues to work as a freelance writer and editor.

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