BC Place Lights Up Purple - October 10th
October 9th, 2013
October 9, 2013
MEDIA ADVISORY
BC PLACE HELPING TO ‘LIGHT UP THE WORLD PURPLE’ FOR WORLD MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY
Vancouver, BC: The Northern Lights display at BC Place will glow purple this Thursday, October 10th for World Mental Health Awareness Day.
The special lighting of BC Place’s Northern Lights roof display will help create awareness for World Mental Health Day, and support the Amanda Todd Legacy Society in promoting youth mental health issues, anti-bully initiatives and supports for learning disabilities.
To find out more information about these initiatives, visit www.amandatoddlegacy.org
BC PLACE TO ‘LIGHT UP THE WORLD PURPLE’ FOR WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY
Date: Thursday, October 10, 2013
Times: 6am until sunrise, and Sunset to 11:00PM
About the ‘Northern Lights’ at BC Place
The stadium roof façade – known as the Northern Lights Display - uses 1700 ‘ETFE’ panels, stacked four rows high, and 6,800 linear feet of energy-efficient LED lights to create customizable lighting displays. BC Place has used the entire roof to promote specific events, create seasonal displays and raise awareness for community and charitable organizations.
About BC Place
BC Place Stadium is the largest multipurpose venue of its kind in the province of British Columbia. An architectural signature for the province, BC Place hosts sports, exhibition and entertainment on a year-round calendar of live events. BC Place is proud to be home to the BC Lions Football Club, Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the BC Sports Hall of Fame.
For updates and information, follow BC Place on Twitter @BCPlace or visit www.bcplace.com.
Media Contacts:
Kate Hunter
Director, Communications & Stakeholder Relations
BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo)
Tel: 604 484 5220
Email: khunter@bcpavco.com
Duncan Blomfield
Marketing & Communications Manager
BC Place
Tel: 604 661 7360
Email: dblomfield@bcpavco.com