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10th Annual John Golf Tournament: A Great Success

September 9, 2014by Gord Donas in Blog, Charity, Health & Wellness

Thank you to all who participated in the 10th Annual John Fox Golf Tournament. The BCCA team of Arthur Chung, Ken Lieu, Dan McGinnis and Kevin Zakus won the Tourney. 2nd Place was Aaron Seguin, Phil Wardley, Greg Hurst and Mike Lirette and Most Honest Team was Jen Courzon, Bernice White, Michelle LaForge and Kelly Leary. Closest to the Pin Ladies was Donna Thorne, Men’s was Tyler Fox, Long Drive competition was John Fox for men’s and Jen Courzon for Ladies.

I would like to thank all of those people who donated prizes and those who provided Corporate Sponsorship (BMO, IA, PBC, BCCA).

A message from John Fox:

To all who participated in the JF Golf Tourney thank you all very much, it was a great success. Everyone’s effort and generosity allowed us to raise over $4,500.00 for the Shri Mangyal Dvip School in Kathmandu, Nepal. This means that 6 young people from very far away with very little opportunity now have an opportunity. As it was with Tenzin, the young man who addressed us, it took one sponsor to say yes and today we have a bright young man who is about to graduate from a Canadian University as an engineer. With that education he can make a difference, he will make a difference. Thank you again, I wish you all the best, you are difference makers.
John Fox

The 10th Annual John fox Golf Tournament is fast approaching: Aug 21st

August 14, 2014by Gord Donas in Blog, Charity tagged , ,

The Tournament will again benefit Shree Mangal Dvip Boarding School in conjunction with Namo Buddha Foundation.

The eminent Tibetan Iama, Kenchen Thrangu Rinpoche founded Shree Mangal Dvip Boarding School to meet the needs of children from remote Himilayan villages where there are no schools. The main school was opened in 1987 to serve children, ages ranging from four to early 20s.

Rinpoche opened SMD Branch School for young monks on the edge of the Kathmandu Valley in 2002. Both schools offer education, housing, medical & dental care to hundreds of impoverished mountain children. Although the students are from Nepal, culturally and linguistically they are Tibetan, and their cousins on the other side of the Himalayas, their way of life is Buddhist.

If you wish to find out more, please visit: www.himalyanchildren.org

There are still some spots open for this years tournament. Please contact Gord if you wish to attend.

Important Notice: Pacific Blue Cross will be offline March 18-April 3

March 25, 2014by Gord Donas in Blog, Health Insurance

Pacific Blue Cross

Due to a major systems update the company will be off-line and unavailable for on-line administration or claims adjudication.  Administrators should make note of the following important dates:

March 18 to April 3, 2014:  Pacific Blue Cross is off-line

  • Health and dental claims are suspended
  • Pay direct drug cards are not active; drugs must be paid at pharmacy and a paper claim sent
  • Updating on ADMINnet is unavailable, hold all paperwork

April 4, 2014:  Pacific Blue Cross is back on-line

  • Re-Register on-line for the new and enhanced ADMINnet system
  • Enter all enrolments,  changes ,terminations on ADMINnet or send to Pacific Blue Cross to process
  • New ID cards will be mailed out over the next three months
  • Old ID cards will continue to work for a period to allow members to update their records
  • New ID cards may be downloaded from CARESnet

Questions?   Contact:  www.pbcopenhouse.ca/adminnet

How to Opt Out of “I Have a Plan” University Health and Dental Plan Coverage

December 2, 2013by Gord Donas in Blog, Health & Wellness, Health Insurance

“I Have a Plan” is a health coverage plan established by students for students, with coverage that typically costs less than a parent or employee plan. The coverage is specifically designed for students but most health plans through a students’ parent, employer, or spouse will have more benefits. It is important to read over the benefits you have now and what your school’s coverage provides in order to decide if you should opt out of “I Have a Plan”.

Universities automatically put the $198 “I Have a Plan” coverage in your tuition for the full year (September 1 – August 31).  If you started school in September, the Change-of-Coverage Period was from the end of August to the end of September. However, if you are a new student starting in January, the Change-of-Coverage Period is from the end of December to the end of January.

Many students are already covered by an equivalent health and/or dental plan from either their parent or spouse’s employee benefit plan, a plan provided by their band council, or through Health Canada.  In this case, the student will need to go to ihaveaplan.ca and opt out of the health and dental plan provided through their university.

In order to opt out of the “I Have a Plan” coverage, you need to opt out directly online (ihaveaplan.ca) with proof of coverage. Each year you are expected to opt out but you will not have to re-submit your coverage unless it has changed from the previous year.

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