Vancity Cowpower’s Member Day at the PNE!
Yes, that is correct. This year's Vancity Member Day at the Pacific National Exhibition on Thursday August 29th will be unlike any Pacific National Exhibition you have EVER experienced before. This is because this year's Vancity Member Day at the Pacific National Exhibition will be run on renewable electricity that is made locally from dairy manure and food waste!
The Pacific National Exhibition, more affectionately known as the PNE, has been in operation since 1910. Located in Hastings Park, just off Renfrew and East Hastings, in East Vancouver, the PNE has always played an important role in Vancouver’s history. Originally developed to boost the local economy and provide a platform for local producers for international trade, the PNE has a long agrarian tradition, with strong roots in supporting agriculture and showcasing BC’s agricultural industries. Today, the PNE is a legendary family-friendly Fair, with hundreds of performances and exhibits and more than 50 thrilling rides and attractions.
As with last year’s Fair at the PNE, the 2013 Fair is once again focused on sustainability, sustainable agriculture, and what can be done to support and partake in BC’s vibrant agricultural industry. However, this year Vancity is helping The Fair at the PNE take their sustainability focus one step further on Vancity Member Day (Thursday August 29th) by Cowpowering the whole Fair with renewable electricity from local dairy farms! That’s right, on Thursday August 29th, every exhibit, ride and attraction on Vancity Member Day at The Fair at the PNE will be powered with Cowpower's renewable electricity that is made locally from dairy manure and food waste.
Looking for something different to do this August? Come on down to Vancity Member Day at the PNE on Thursday August 29th and experience this world first exclusive! Never before has a Fair been completely run on renewable electricity made from dairy manure and food waste. Just imagine, on Vancity Member Day, every exhibit, ride and attraction you visit at The Fair at the PNE will help advance local renewable energy production, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support sustainable local farming in BC. Not bad work for such a fun day out. Furthermore, if you are lucky, you might even get to meet Bethane, Cowpower’s big, friendly cow mascot.
When you visit The Fairt at the PNE on Vancity Member Day (Thursday August 29th), just present your Vancity MEMBER CARD® debit card, Vancity enviro™ Visa or other form of membership verification at the PNE ticket booth and gain entrance for you and one friend for $5 just each.
For more information on Vancity Member Day at The Fair at the PNE, please click here.