{"id":800,"date":"2018-01-11T14:48:03","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T22:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/photoexpressions.ca\/?page_id=800"},"modified":"2025-02-18T22:58:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T06:58:52","slug":"giving-back","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/photoexpressions.ca\/giving-back","title":{"rendered":"Giving Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Having been a local, small business in the Ridge Meadows community for 35 years and now the Tri-Cities since 2019, Photo Expressions is happy to give back in many ways:<\/p>\n<h3>School and Sports &#8211; More than $100k per year given back!<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-961 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/photoexpressions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cbk-certificates-01-web-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Created By Kids Art Fundraiser\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoexpressions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cbk-certificates-01-web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoexpressions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cbk-certificates-01-web.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Through school and sport portrait rebates, and fundraisers such as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.createdbykids.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Created By Kids art fundraiser<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/photoexpressions.ca\/studio\/fundraisers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Family Photo Fundraiser<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/photoexpressions.ca\/yearbooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">school yearbooks<\/a>, Photo Expressions helps local schools and sports associations to raise <strong>well over $100,000 in funds every year!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to these fundraisers, Photo Expressions is happy to partner with local schools, sports and community associations fundraisers through donations of free photofinishing, studio portraits and more.<\/p>\n<p>Is your school not partnered with Photo Expressions yet? What are you waiting for?\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/photoexpressions.ca\/schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Just fill out our contact form here to get going<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Ridge Meadows Hospital Foundation<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-959 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photoexpressions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/rmhf-logo-300x67.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge Meadows Hosiptal Foundation\" width=\"300\" height=\"67\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoexpressions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/rmhf-logo-300x67.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoexpressions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/rmhf-logo.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Two things <em><strong>everyone<\/strong><\/em> in our community needs from time to time &#8211; photos, and the local hospital.\u00a0 That&#8217;s why Photo Expressions loves to partner with the Ridge Meadows Hospital Foundation (RMHF) whenever possible.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, $1 from every entry in our <a href=\"https:\/\/photoexpressions.ca\/studio\/cutest-kid-contest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cutest Kid Photo Contest<\/a> (now running for over 25 years) goes to the maternity ward at Ridge Meadows Hospital &#8211; which not coincidentally, is where many of our contestants were born!<\/p>\n<p>Photo Expressions is also happy to provide free portraiture for the well-dressed attendees, as well as photo coverage, of the annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rmhfoundation.com\/helping\/events\/annual-gala.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"broken_link\">RMHF Gala<\/a>, an event that raises more than $200,000 each year for the hospital!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Terry Fox Foundation<\/h3>\n<p>Each fall, Photo Expressions runs a monthly special, <a href=\"https:\/\/photoexpressions.ca\/print-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">load up your 8&#215;10 prints<\/a>.\u00a0 $1 from every 8&#215;10 print that month goes to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.terryfox.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Terry Fox Foundation<\/a>!\u00a0 The Photo Expressions staff all have stories of how cancer has affected us, as we are sure you do too.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Help-Portrait<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-960 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/photoexpressions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/HP_Logo_Wide_RGB-300x90.png\" alt=\"Help Portrait Maple Ridge\" width=\"300\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoexpressions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/HP_Logo_Wide_RGB-300x90.png 300w, https:\/\/photoexpressions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/HP_Logo_Wide_RGB.png 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Since 2011, the first year that <a href=\"http:\/\/help-portrait.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Help-Portrait<\/a> came to Ridge Meadows, Photo Expressions has donated our photographers, professional photo gear and printing to this amazing event.\u00a0 Thousands of people who could not usually afford professional portraits have had beautiful, professional portraits gifted to them, right around Christmas time.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/helpportraitridgemeadows.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">You can volunteer too through this website!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having been a local, small business in the Ridge Meadows community for 35 years and now the Tri-Cities since 2019, Photo Expressions is happy to give back in many ways: School and Sports &#8211; More than $100k per year given back! 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What are you waiting for?\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/photoexpressions.ca\/schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Just fill out our contact form here to get going<\/a>.\n\n<hr \/>\n\n<h3>Ridge Meadows Hospital Foundation<\/h3>\n<img class=\"wp-image-959 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photoexpressions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/rmhf-logo-300x67.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge Meadows Hosiptal Foundation\" width=\"300\" height=\"67\" \/>Two things <em><strong>everyone<\/strong><\/em> in our community needs from time to time - photos, and the local hospital.\u00a0 That's why Photo Expressions loves to partner with the Ridge Meadows Hospital Foundation (RMHF) whenever possible.\n\nEach year, $1 from every entry in our <a href=\"https:\/\/photoexpressions.ca\/studio\/cutest-kid-contest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cutest Kid Photo Contest<\/a> (now running for over 25 years) goes to the maternity ward at Ridge Meadows Hospital - which not coincidentally, is where manyof our contestants were born!\n\nPhoto Expressions is also happy to provide free portraiture for the well-dressed attendees, as well as photo coverage, of the annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rmhfoundation.com\/helping\/events\/annual-gala.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RMHF Gala<\/a>, an event that raises more than $200,000 each year for the hospital!\n\n<hr \/>\n\n<h3>Terry Fox Foundation<\/h3>\nEach fall, Photo Expressions runs a monthly special, <a href=\"https:\/\/photoexpressions.ca\/print-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">load up your 8x10 prints<\/a>.\u00a0 $1 from every 8x10 print that month goes to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.terryfox.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Terry Fox Foundation<\/a>!\u00a0 The Photo Expressions staff all have stories of how cancer has affected us, as we are sure you do too.\n\n<hr \/>\n\n<h3>Help-Portrait<\/h3>\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-960 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/photoexpressions.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/HP_Logo_Wide_RGB-300x90.png\" alt=\"Help Portrait Maple Ridge\" width=\"300\" height=\"90\" \/>Since 2011, the first year that <a href=\"http:\/\/help-portrait.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Help-Portrait<\/a> came to Ridge Meadows, Photo Expressions has donated our photographers, professional photo gear and printing to this amazing event.\u00a0 Thousands of people who could not usually afford professional portraits have had beautiful, professional portraits gifted to them, right around Christmas time.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/helpportraitridgemeadows.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">You can volunteer too through this website!<\/a>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-800","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Giving Back - Photo Expressions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/photoexpressions.ca\/giving-back\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Giving Back - Photo Expressions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Having been a local, small business in the Ridge Meadows community for 35 years and now the Tri-Cities since 2019, Photo Expressions is happy to give back in many ways: School and Sports - More than $100k per year given back! 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