The Better Days Society was started in 2004 by a group of Vancouver, B.C. businessmen,
who wanted to raise money to help children with challenging medical conditions.
Our first beneficiary was a 5 year old girl who had one of the most extreme cases
of epilepsy in Canada. Conventional treatments did not appear to be helping with
her symptoms and the family had researched "alternative medical" solutions. Unfortunately,
these alternative methods are not covered by the Health Care plan and the costs
were too high for the family to proceed. Better Days Society was established to
raise money to assist this and other families receive support that might make
better days for them.
The society raises money in a variety of methods. To date, we have run 3 golf tournaments
and a raffle. As well, we continue to get cash donations from caring and concerned
individuals who want to support our cause. As a Canadian Registered Charity, we
are authorized to issue tax receipts to donors for any cash donation.
We are a small organization, with 6 Directors (all volunteers) handling the administrative
tasks, there is virtually no overhead, which means that all of the funds raised
go directly to the kids we are supporting. Our goal is to support a small number
of specific situations, so that our efforts can make a difference to a child's life!