Cast your 👀 on more of the amazing behind-the-scenes shots of some of your favourite cafes, restaurants and staff that were taken as part of our #BehindthePlexi fundraiser.

Big shout-out to the four talented photographers who lent their time and talents to capture the images — @whentheyfindus, @hudsonny, @mayowill and @wadecomerphoto — as well as John Goldsmith and the team at @printmaker.studio (printmaker-studio.com) for providing printing at cost for the prints.

Folks looking to purchase their #Behindtheplexi prints have until Sunday, June 6 at midnight to place their order via our website.

All proceeds from each print will be dedicated to the creation of two new scholarships for restaurant workers who have experienced employment setbacks due to COVID-19 — one via the @bchospitalityfoundation and the other to the @chineserestaurantawards scholarship at Vancouver Community College.

The Chinese Restaurant Awards will also contribute $10 for every print sold from the collection of photos taken at Chinese and Taiwanese restaurants.

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📢 GREAT NEWS! 📢

We’ve been fielding last-minute enquiries from folks looking to purchase their #Behindtheplexi prints, and in the interest of making sure everyone has a shot at helping support restaurant workers in Vancouver, we’re EXTENDING OUR DEADLINE until Sunday, June 6 at midnight!

A quick recap, for the uninitiated:

Behind the Plexi is a raw photo essay features a behind-the-scenes glimpse into 33 beloved local restaurants during the pandemic like @askforluigi, @kulakitchen, @comotaperia, @baobei1, @stlawrencerestaurant and more and offers a series of limited-edition prints available for purchase via breakingbreadnow.com/behind-the-plexi.

All proceeds from each print will be dedicated to the creation of two new scholarships for restaurant workers who have experienced employment setbacks due to COVID-19 — one via the @bchospitalityfoundation and the other to the @chineserestaurantawards scholarship at Vancouver Community College. The Chinese Restaurant Awards will also contribute $10 for every print sold from the collection of photos taken at Chinese and Taiwanese restaurants.

Four acclaimed Vancouver-based photographers graciously donated their artistic eyes and time for the Behind the Plexi project, including: Wade Comer (@wadecomerphoto), Miranda Hudson (@hudsonny), William Luk (@mayowill) and Luis Valdizon (@whentheyfindus).

Big props as always go to @printmaker.studio (printmaker-studio.com), which has been providing printing at cost for each and every Behind the Plexi print! 👏

Show your support and order your print today!

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Incomprehensible. Inexcusable.

Our hearts are heavy and we join in grief with the Tk'emlups Secwe̓pemc First Nation, residential school survivors and their families and all Indigenous Peoples of the land now called Canada in the wake of the news that a mass grave of #215children that was recently discovered on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.

That school closed in 1978. The last residential school closed in 1996. As the @oncanadaproject said in a recent post, this isn’t some distant history. We should be collectively grieving this atrocity as a country.

We acknowledge the deep-rooted grief, trauma and loss that has been caused by Canada’s residential schools and other colonial systems and policies and encourage all non-Indigenous residents to join us as we pause, reflect, and undertake the significant work needed to bring about change.

If you’re looking for a way to help, consider supporting the Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) and Urban Native Youth Association @UNYAyouth

IRSSS Emergency Crisis Line: - 1-800-721-0066

The National Indian Residential School 24-Hour Crisis Line (1-866-925-4419) also provides support for former students and those affected. Support is available for anyone affected by the lingering effects of residential schools, and those who are triggered by the latest reports.

Please share and amplify.

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