These were the monthly star award stories for 2022!

December Co-op Stars

Draw winners: Laura, Sue

• Thank you Andrea, for saving the Solstice with your crockpot! - Francesca
• Another wonderful craft market, thank you, Pouneh.
• Thanks all who decorated the lobby for the holidays
• Thanks for the workshop assistance, Terry - Peter
• Thank you to Josie, Jenny, and the Youth Committee for the wonderful holiday party
• In 2023, when I thought that it would be impossible to find a working VCR, Laura came to the rescue and offered to lend me hers !!!!  I’m very grateful, Laura. - Sue M

November Co-op Stars

Draw winners: Andrea FW, Peter G

• Thank you to Rose and Roy for sourcing that hairdressing cape. - Peter 
• Thanks to the organisers of the New Member Social for hosting a great event, it was wonderful to see you all. - April
• Thanks Ron for helping me with Sketch's nighttime toileting when I was having a flare up a couple weeks ago. - Brianne
• Hurrah for Andrea for organising the door decoration contest, and to all the members who made the building frightful for Halloween!
• Thanks to Terry and Debra R. and all who participated in the Common Area Cleanup and the Hallway Giveaway
• Many thanks to Linda, Terry and Lauren for bringing Eve and I dinner when we were sick. - Debra R

October Co-op Stars

Draw winners: Chris (414) and Terry

• Thanks to Madalena and team for scarifying the lobby!
• Thank you to Debra and Lisa for inviting all your neighbours to participate in your beautiful Sukkot celebration! - April
• Thank you Ron for taking Sketch out while I've been sick/sore from arthritic flare up. Thanks to Amanda for grocery shopping! Thank you to Ngaire and Celise who helped me to unlock/lock my stubborn balcony door lock two different times last week as I am awaiting maintenance on it. - Brianne
• Thank you to Kim & Susan for rescuing my sewing project with the use of some thread :) Chris & Lisa Marie saved our pizza dinner with the loan of their propane tank when ours ran out (as they do!) right in the middle of cooking. - Terry

September Co-op Stars

Draw winners: James and Erin W

• Ada, Marlene, Ted, Lisa-Marie, Chris and Alison, James and Nico, who kept Wilson well entertained and fed while I was away.  Thank you all very much!  Wilson loves the company. - Erin W.
• Thank you Lisa Marie and Chris for taking care of Bacon, also thanks for going to the store and buying milk for Junia. Thanks Lerin for sharing some pizza at the BYO pizza party! Thanks Pouneh for the homemade sauce and thank you Francesca for lending me a bike locker. - Madalena
• I'd like to thank Megan for looking after Sketch for me while I had to go for a couple really important medical appointments. He was so happy the rest of the day, so I think he loved spending time with you guys, thank you! Thank you Pouneh for the anti-inflammatory help, I appreciate you remembering and being so kind, always! - Brianne

August Co-op Stars

Draw winners: Lauren and Ada

• Thank you so much to Patries and Tim (and any others who helped) for organizing and grilling during the co-op barbeque! Thanks to Francesca for the loan of an ice-cream maker (fun!) and dryer (perhaps less fun but equally joy inducing!) over the last few weeks. A massive thank you to Ada (and Marlene) for taking such good care of Cedric while we were out of town. - Linda (& Terry and Lauren)
• I would like to nominate Kim Hodgson for lending me a cup of milk so I could make Sunday morning waffles and also Katherine Lee for drying our towels when I missed the boat on the only functioning dryer in the laundry room! - Marlene
• I'd like to nominate Ada and Simi for organizing and putting on the iced tea/cookie/bracelet stand last week! The iced  tea was delicious and refreshing, thank you! - Brianne
• Thanks to Patrice and Tim for organising and cooking all the delicious food at the Co-op BBQ!
• Thank you to April, Mikaela, Lisa, and Madalena for putting together the marvellous Pride display in the lobby. And thank you to Mikaela  for loaning her glorious pride flag artwork.
• Thank you to whoever made the Paper Only sign for the lobby counter.

July Co-op Stars

Draw winners: Ross, Kai

• Lisa Marie and Chris are (rock) stars! Huge thanks to them for taking such good care of Bacon while we were away. - Madalena.
• Thanks to Greg for hosting an excellent campout including dinner and fun, thanks also to Jenny W. and Calvin for security watch, and to Peter for the delicious pancakes.
• Jenna - for picking up some oral care products for Sketch at Petsmart, Amanda- grocery shopping ongoing- very much appreciated! Judy for taking Sketch on a big walk last week when the elevators were down, and Megan L for offering that day.- Brianne
• Thank you Eoin & Francesca for the fun and delightful ways you care for our cats when we’re away. We love how you love them!  - Kai & Skylar
• Thank you Deb, Ross, Mila, and Francesca for helping us get into the parkade, the building, and our unit after we came back from camping and couldn’t find the keys! Whew! You saved our residential lives during that interim! - Kai & Skylar 

June Co-op Stars

Draw winners:  Ivan and Marisol

• Thanks to Brianne for holding our package for safekeeping and delivering it to us when we got home - Marisol
• The Garden Committee would like to thank Ivan for helping us move and break up the concrete blocks in the South Roof Garden.
• Thanks to Rex, Ross, Erin and everyone else who helped make the bike tune-up event happen! It insured I will not imperil my child via my cycling ignorance, hooray! - Nels
• Thanks to Lisa L for lending her camera for the co-op group photo. 
• Thanks for heading up the Bike the Night ride, Jacob.
• Jenna - for closing the breezeway door I live beside, after I had asked on the FB page for it to be closed once it got late into the night, with the request not accepted. I fully appreciate the neighbours who care about safety at AVC! Ron- continuing to take Sketch out @ night because my chair isnt functioning properly. Alison/Greg (James) for taking Sketch to the park this month. Tehya/Cole- taking Sketch out @ bedtime a couple of times. Emmily- took Sketch to the park w/ Molly before she left for her trip. Linda- went to PetSmart to exchange an item for Sketch/me. Amanda Mckay- she included my shopping list in her food shop and I am so so grateful for her kindness.  - Brianne
• Thank you so much to the artist who decorated the entrance to Stairwell 5. It's so cheerful, positive, and beautiful. It makes entering the building a really uplifting experience:) - Erin CO

May Co-op Stars

Draw winners: Tehya, Brianne

• Brianne reminded me to send out the notice about the Star Awards and the Events Committee meeting this month! - Francesca
• This morning my dress caught in my wheels which kept me stuck at the elevator. Tehya happened to me home and kindly came out of her unit to come and help get my dress unstuck. So grateful for great neighbours! - Brianne

April Co-op Stars

Draw winners: Eve, Helen

• Thank you Pouneh for the amazing homemade garden teas, and lovely hospitality at the Garden Tea Party - April
• Thanks to John for cleaning up the garbage rom when the compactor was broken and everyone made a mess!
• Thanks for the pancake flipper, Sarah, it's exactly what I was looking for! - Francesca
• I would like to thank Meg, Shane and Fintan and Eve, Matt, and Layla for all their support of our family these past few weeks while I’ve been recovering from a concussion. - Helen
• Thank you to April for the applesauce, it was delicious! Thank you to Pouneh for the tea blends, very helpful and yummy! And thanks to John for continuing to let my workers in when the call boxes were still down. - Brianne
• Participating in the Hallway Giveaway keeps useful items out of landfill, thank you to everyone who shared (and then removed!) their unneeded stuff.
• Thanks to the many members who helped with the Common Area Clean up on Saturday, and who cleaned up after the clean up and got everything down to the junk removal the next day.
• Thanks to Shane, Meg, Fintan, Leyla, Eoin, Pouneh for the splatsational egg drop - and thanks to Shiho and family for letting us fling things off their balcony!
• Hurrah for Jenna for organising the Easter Egg hunts, Jenny A for emergency poster assistance, and to all those egg hiders who braved the rain to make magic!

March Co-op Stars 

Draw winners: Brianne, Debra

• Jacob, for donating his time, expertise and equipment to update our member wifi network! Absolute legend." - Nels
• I would like to thank Leyla, Nico, and James for doing a wonderful job shovelling the snow around our Co-op when they had a day off school. - Matt
• Thanks to Terry and Debra for all the time, energy, and thought they're putting towards the courtyard revitalization project.  Their work and dedication is greatly appreciated. - April
• Emmily- taking Sketch out the last time it snowed, John- letting my workers in in the mornings while the callboxes have been down, Tara, Ryanne- clearing the debris from crow nests that fell on the ramp to get out of the building- much appreciated!! - Brianne
• A big thanks to Jacob Sayles for volunteering his time and skills to help out the Bike Committee by installing two spare bike racks in one of the bike rooms on P1 to create a few more bike parking spots for co-op members. - Rex
• I’m so grateful for our amazing neighbours Meg and Shane for rescuing Tyler and taking him in to wait for me on a cold evening when he got locked out! - Lindsay
• Thanks to Pouneh for giving me her homemade herbal tea (including steeping instructions) when she heard I was nursing a cold. Thank you to Caitlyn and Greg for taking my kids when they went skiing at Seymour.  They both had such a great time! Thanks to Francesca for the numerous times she helped me locate the kids when they hung out beyond the village limits.

February Co-op Stars

Draw winners: Caitlin, Kai

• I nominate Nels as a coop star because during his service on the Board he has been super responsive, informative, transparent, and effective. A true rockstar coop member! - Meg
• Thanks to all the co-op volunteers who are helping the Vancouver Food Rescue operate: Deb, John, Faizaan, Pouneh, Joel, Krystyna, Eoin, Shey, Mila, Cole, Kim, Glen, Terry, Teyha, and Jenna
• Thanks to Rex and the Bike Committee for another Bike the Night!
• Nels, Lerin, Caitlyn, Terry- helping to fix the elevator/ informing us and providing updates on the Facebook group on Feb 5th.Deb- taking Sketch out when the elevator went down a second time on Feb 5th - Brianne
• Thank you Eoin & Francesca for taking care of Norway for us! We could tell he was well loved. - Skylar & Kai.
• Thanks for hauling our styrofoam to the depot, Rick. - Francesca
• Thank you to Jeff, Michaela, Ross and Eve for helping with the set-up, tech troubleshooting, making snacks, and teaching everyone how to play dreidel, amongst many other things that made the Hanukkah party so much fun! - Lisa and Debra
• Many thanks to Linda, for showing up and helping so much with the Hanukkah party - including flipping latkes like a pro (despite having no previous experience)! - Lisa and Debra
• I would like to nominate April for setting up Sunday Spirits in January ! Thanks so much! To the Coopers who brought the chocolate and to everyone who showed up to “Spirit” together! - Lisa

January Co-op Stars

Draw winners: Greg, Brianne

• Thank you to the courtyard snow fort creators, that really made me smile - April
  • Susan- opening the door when it was broken
  • Ngaire- little mermaid at the Cultch- so much fun!
  • Ned- letting Sketch play w/ Molly and Joey- we both needed that, it had been a rough couple of days!
  • Emmily- took Sketch out when it snowed tons
  • Kim/Rex- grocery shopped for me when it snowed tons
  • Rex/Fearghal/Greg/Allison/Shawn/ John- shovelling during and after the big snowfalls we had
  • Thank you so much, neighbours!! - Brianne
• Thanks to Lisa and Debra for throwing the wonderful Hanukkah party.
• Thanks to Liam and Josie for organising the Solstice celebration this year!
• I would like to nominate Jack because he offered to, and did carry a very heavy package from the lobby all the way to unit #309. I appreciate the kindness and his muscles! - Patries
• We’d like to thank Caitlin for helping us take kids on the skytrain to Metrotown for a birthday party.
• Thank you to the many, many co-op members who helped with snow clearing and salting during the winter storms!