09/21/2026
The Fort St. John Men’s Shed 101 Ave Block Party was truly a community effort, and we want to take a moment to recognize the incredible people, businesses, organizations and volunteers who helped make it happen.
From financial contributions and equipment, to food, entertainment, the kids zone, door prizes, sound, medical support, traffic control and countless hours of volunteer time, every contribution helped bring this event to life.
We are incredibly grateful for the support our community showed us!
𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐒 & 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒
A special thanks to our sponsors who help contribute to the success of our block party:
𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬:
𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐜
𝐅𝐒𝐉 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞
𝐏𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬:
Knappett Industries LTD.
Urban Systems
Universal Traffic Group LTD.
Petron Communications
𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬:
Rentco
United Rentals
Mountainview Safety
Moose Media
Trican
Stage North
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬:
City of Fort St. John
Save On Foods Fort St. John
Amanda’s No Frills
Tonka Coatings
Butcher Block Fort St. John
Safeway Fort St. John
We are so thankful to each of you for helping provide the resources needed to make this event possible!
𝐃𝐎𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒
Our door prizes were made possible by some amazing local businesses and individuals:
Janice at Little Dandelions- Various Kids Toys
Shawne at SRR – Hand-made apron, $50 gift certificate & two fabric storage bins
Windsor Plywood Fort St. John- Drill Press
Rebel Nutrition- 20 x 10% off cards + 10 free smoothie cards
Brown’s Craft House - $10 off cards + lunch for volunteers
Stay Golden Spray Tans - tanning mitt & sticker
Gator’s Gym - 10 free drop-in passes + 1-month gym membership
Petite Petal Company- $90 gift voucher
Bare Brows & Body Waxing - $50 certificate
Gregg’s Distributors- Socket set
Elite Laundry- Two Gift Vouchers
8 Seconds Western Wear- Gift basket
United Rentals- Tool Donation
Ajay at Messer- Welding lid, gloves, jacket & supplies
Lucas’s Pit Stop – Kid’s gift backet
HMS Hi Performance Motorsports- Polaris rocking chairs
Baron Oilfield- Socket set, fishing rod & tackle box
Home Hardware- Camping patio set + toolbox on wheels
Glamlush - $50 gift card
Complete Carpentry Services Ltd - Blower
Aurora Collectibles - One Piece figurines
ZooFood Inc. - Gift basket
Signature SignLine – Shaving kit & Tumbler
Graphic-X Signs & Auto Designs – LED Light Bar
Napa Auto Parts – Cooler
Pomeroy Hotel- 1 night stay at the hotel, Chances Casino Credit & Dinner Reservation for 8.
Thank you to every single person and business who donated a prize. You helped add an extra element of fun and excitement to the day!
𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐑𝐒
Of course, none of this could have happened without the people who showed up, pitched in and got the work done. A round of applause for our volunteers:
Janice Gibos + Teen Volunteers
Tyson Mowat
Doug Gallinger
Jordan Kealy
Russ Beerling
Andy Ackerman
Jarrod Bell
Art Defosses
Lance Ollenberger
Geordan Rogers
Bruce Kosugi
Brooklyn Johnson
Sadie Devos
Cailyn Freisen
Kyra King
Bella Callison
Shawne Elaine Danahy
John Lambert
Thank you for giving your time, energy and effort to make the day run smoothly. We couldn't have done it without you!
𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 & 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃
A huge thank you to Ryan Mclaughlin for providing the sound and helping keep everything running throughout the event.
And thank you to our incredible performers for sharing their talents with the community:
Elder Ken Cameron
Jody Ryan
Rick Goeskeeper
Kevin Bush
Ryan Mclaughlin
John Lambert
Thank you for helping make the block party a day full of music, entertainment and community spirit!
𝟏𝟎𝟏𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐁𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐒
A huge thank-you to our local businesses on 101AVE. The idea that started it all was giving 101ave the attention it deserves. So we would like to extend our gratitude to:
Little Dandelions
Gators Gym
JD Knives
Graphicsman
Knux Art Gallery,
My Two Hands Creations
Canadian Elite Carpet Cleaning
West Sixth Construction
Elite Laundry
Edge Cheer
Aurora Collectibles
Snider’s Electronics
Pure Water U-Fill
PNG Fort St John
Lo-Jo Contracting
𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒
And a very special thank you to the people who helped coordinate everything behind the scenes:
Jesse Lambert
Edward Stanford
Janelle Ocejo
Planning an event like this takes a tremendous amount of coordination, communication and work long before the first person walks through the gate. Thank you for helping pull all of the pieces together!
𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘!
To every sponsor, donor, volunteer, performer, organizer, business and community member who contributed in any way:
𝑻𝑯𝑨𝑵𝑲-𝒀𝑶𝑼
The Fort St. John Men’s Shed 101 Ave Block Party was possible because people in our community were willing to step up and help.
Whether you donated your time, your attention, your product, your services, your talent — or simply showed up and supported the event, you were apart of making this happen.
We are incredibly proud of what our community came together to accomplish.
Thank you, Fort St. John.
