Special Offers
We appreciate your generous support. When you make a donation to Knowledge, you may be eligible to receive a special offer.
A selection of Partners In Knowledge branded items are available throughout the year. During on-air pledge campaigns, a wide selection of program-specific DVDs, CDs and books are available for limited times. Partners who wish to have their entire donation go towards programming, can simply decline the special offer.
PLEASE NOTE: If you elect to receive a special offer, the fair market value of that product will be deducted from the total amount of your donation, as required by the Canadian Revenue Agency. If you are a Monthly Giving Partner, your special offer will be shipped when contributions reach the required donation level for the item.
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- Partners In Knowledge Stainless Steel Water Bottle
- This black stainless steel, 100% recyclable/reusable water bottle features an easy to open wide mouth lid, a BPA-free plastic cap, a metal carabineer, and the Partners In Knowledge logo imprinted in white and blue. It holds 750ml, and is dishwasher-friendly. It's the perfect environmentally friendly substitute to plastic bottles.
- Donation Amount: $60
- Fair Market Value: $10
- Tax Receipt Value: $50
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- BC Moments Volume 1 - Castles, Trains, and Wildlife
- British Columbia is a province known for its diverse cultures and history and for its architectural and transportation heritage. Discover Hatley Park National Historic Site in Victoria, the marine life off northern Vancouver Island in Salmon Chasers, and the steam locomotive that runs on a historic stretch of Summerland's Kettle Valley Railway.
Length: 23:51
- Donation Amount: $70
- Fair Market Value: $20
- Tax Receipt Value: $50
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- BC Moments Volume 10 - The Living Past
- From one end of the province to the other, there are living signs of British Columbia's history. It lives in our annual events and traditions, in our social, athletic, and political milestones, in our buildings, our transportation systems, and industries. And every day, a new dimension is added to BC's Living Past. In this episode get a dose of 19th-century gold rush fever in Barkerville Historic Town, ride the rails into A Prince Rupert History, take afternoon tea at B.C.'s Government House, and burn up the track in a hot rod at the Ashcroft Oldtime Drags.
Length: 27:52
- Donation Amount: $70
- Fair Market Value: $20
- Tax Receipt Value: $50
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- BC Moments Volume 11 - B.C. Vacations
- Every summer, vacationing British Columbians share a common dilemma: too many options. Well, how about the thrill of white-water rafting? Or the mesmeric appeal of boating on a big interior lake? Imagine drifting in the glow of a rising sun, coaxing a rainbow trout to a hand-tied fly. Still can't decide? Then take a drive from 100 Mile House to Little Fort along The Fishing Highway, splash through the rapids and rainforests while discovering the Moods of the Nimpkish, then cruise out of Sicamous with a fleet of Shuswap Houseboats.
Length: 26:21
- Donation Amount: $70
- Fair Market Value: $20
- Tax Receipt Value: $50
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- BC Moments Volume 12 - World in a Single Province
- There are few places on Earth where in a single summer you could surf the breakers of the open Pacific, star-gaze from a steamy hot mineral pool, feel the spray of a Rocky Mountain waterfall, and catch the scent of blooming canola on prairie wind. It must be true, British Columbia is the World in a Single Province. In this episode, hang-ten on the West Coast in Pacific Surf, watch kite boarders and sand sculptors from the beach at Harrison Hot Springs, hike the mountain trails of Yoho National Park, and journey to northeastern BC to gaze across a sea of bright yellow farm fields in Peace River Canola.
Length: 27:30
- Donation Amount: $70
- Fair Market Value: $20
- Tax Receipt Value: $50
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- BC Moments Volume 2 - Yellowhead Destination
- From Prince George on the Interior Plateau in the east to Prince Rupert on the Pacific Ocean, the Yellowhead Highway is a route rich in scenery and human heritage. Travel from Prince to Prince for a journey through forest and farmlands, and over the Coast Mountains to the sea, with stops at Ksan native historical village near Hazelton and the North Pacific Cannery Village and Museum.
Length: 23:45
- Donation Amount: $70
- Fair Market Value: $20
- Tax Receipt Value: $50
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- BC Moments Volume 3 - Coastal Travel
- Travelling a coast 27,000 kilometres long could mean cruising aboard a luxury liner, hopping between 500 islands in a water taxi, or paddling alongside humpback whales in a northern fiord. Climb aboard to scuttle about British Columbia's capital city on a Victoria Harbour Ferry, explore the central coast in Aurora's Working Coast, and paddle into the domain of the rare white Spirit Bear on Princess Royal Island.
Length: 24:50
- Donation Amount: $70
- Fair Market Value: $20
- Tax Receipt Value: $50
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- BC Moments Volume 4 - Boats and Seaside Life
- Whether you're the skipper of a gaff-rigged sloop, or a landlubber with an ocean view, boats invariably sail in and out of your day-to-day life. Climb aboard for some cruising off the Sunshine Coast. Then tie up at Toads Landing, in the southern Gulf Islands, to pay tribute to Bill Garden, one of BC's most talented boat designers. The journey's final leg is a taste of shipboard life with thirty youths on two traditional sailing vessels built by the Sail and Life Training Society (S.A.L.T.S.).
Length: 26:26
- Donation Amount: $70
- Fair Market Value: $20
- Tax Receipt Value: $50
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- BC Moments Volume 5 - Great Divide to Pacific Coast
- From the Continental Divide to the Pacific Ocean, British Columbia is a succession of mountain ranges, plateaus and valleys. Become a wrangler on Rocky Mountain Ranches, tour the cross-country routes and hiking trails in the hills around Revelstoke, step back to the late 1800s at Fort St. James National Historic Park and land on the coast at Prince Rupert.
Length: 25:03
- Donation Amount: $70
- Fair Market Value: $20
- Tax Receipt Value: $50
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- BC Moments Volume 6 - Rail-Trains, Country Fairs, and Heritage Homes
- British Columbia's heritage comes in many forms - an old house, local tradition, abandoned travel route, or natural landscape. Explore the southern Interior and see how our heritage is defined in this region of BC. Cycle the abandoned Kettle Valley Trail, join the locals at the Rock Creek Fall Fair, get a preview of the dunes and grasslands in Thompson Dry Country, and tour heritage houses in Nelson Classic Homes.
Length: 26:39
- Donation Amount: $70
- Fair Market Value: $20
- Tax Receipt Value: $50
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- BC Moments Volume 7 - Vancouver Island's Varied Faces
- In history and modern day, Vancouver Island is both civilized and wild. In this episode: witness a springtime gathering of BC artists in Painters at Painter's; explore Ross Bay Cemetery, the resting place for many noted British Columbians; take a tour of heritage preserved in Victoria's oldest neighbourhood in James Bay; and walk in the wilds of Vancouver Island's southwest coast in Wild Pacific Trail.
Length: 26:14
- Donation Amount: $70
- Fair Market Value: $20
- Tax Receipt Value: $50
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- BC Moments Volume 8 - Rivers, Ports, and City Summers
- Nearly every community in British Columbia has a river nearby, perhaps even flowing through the centre of town. The rivers of BC are travel corridors, irrigation sources, and deep-sea ports. Explore BC's only piece of Canadian Prairie in Peace River Country; tour Canada's largest river port which is BC's Fraser River Port; and spend time relaxing outdoors in the city in Vancouver Summer Day.
Length: 26:59
- Donation Amount: $70
- Fair Market Value: $20
- Tax Receipt Value: $50
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- BC Moments Volume 9 - Rivers, Hot Springs, and Ocean Adventure
- From salty seas off the Coast to Interior rivers and hot springs, water in British Columbia comes in all forms. We're either on it, in it, or admiring it from shore. Experience high seas adventure off Campbell River and Quadra Island in Hooked on Discovery; go rafting through steelhead and grizzly country in Babine River; and warm up in winter with an outdoor swim in Kootenay Hot Springs.
Length: 27:33
- Donation Amount: $70
- Fair Market Value: $20
- Tax Receipt Value: $50
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- Partners In Knowledge Book Bag
Shopping, visiting, going to the library? This handy black tote bag is approximately 11" x 15" x 6" deep and 100% cotton. It features our Partners In Knowledge: logo silkscreened in blue and white and is made in British Columbia.
- Donation Amount: $75
- Fair Market Value: $20
- Tax Receipt Value: $55
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- Partners In Knowledge Emergency Flashlight
The water resistant Emergency Wind-Up Flashlight features three (3) Mega Bright LEDs, a built in AM/FM radio to help you get the necessary news, an alarm to help with rescues and you can even charge your cell phone using the included cell phone adapters. The Emergency Flashlight is silver and imprinted with a black Partners In Knowledge logo and never needs batteries or bulbs - just crank the ergonomic handle for 1 minute for over 30 minutes of bright light. Ignore the flashlight for years and it will still function properly when used.
- Donation Amount: $100
- Fair Market Value: $20
- Tax Receipt Value: $80
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- Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (DVD)
This stunning documentary tells the story of black South African freedom music and the central role it played against apartheid. It is the first film to specifically consider the music that sustained and galvanized black South Africans for more than 40 years with its focus on the struggle's spiritual dimension, as articulated and embodied in song. Named for the Zulu word for "power”, “Amandla!” lives up to its title, telling an uplifting story of human courage, resolve and triumph.
- Donation Amount: $120
- Fair Market Value: $20
- Tax Receipt Value: $100
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- Be Here to Love Me: Townes Van Zandt (DVD)
As a musician, Townes Van Zandt was legendary – perhaps one of the greatest who ever lived, inspiring artists from Bob Dylan to Norah Jones to Steve Earle. As a man, a husband, and a father his life was as tragic and as beautiful as the songs he wrote. Townes was an enigma to his family, pinned between a deep longing for home and the nomadic lifestyle that was necessary for his livelihood. Director Margaret Brown’s “Be Here To Love Me” is an artful, expertly directed portrait of both of these sides of Van Zandt and ultimately serves as an insightful look at the sacrifices, challenges, and consequences faced in pursuit of a dream.
- Donation Amount: $120
- Fair Market Value: $30
- Tax Receipt Value: $90
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- Buena Vista Social Club (DVD)
In 1996, award-winning recording artist Ry Cooder gathered together some of the greatest names from the history of Cuban music to collaborate on the best selling and Grammy-winning album "Buena Vista Social Club". This groundbreaking documentary, inspired by the album, follows the group on tour from Amsterdam to New York. It's a loving portrait of a master class in Cuban music, with a vital cast of aging performers whose energy and passion belie their years.
- Donation Amount: $120
- Fair Market Value: $20
- Tax Receipt Value: $100
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- Calle 54 (DVD)
Director Fernando Trueba lets the music speak for itself in his rousing tribute to some of the greatest Latin Jazz musicians of our times. Featuring truly memorable performances by Bebo Valdés, Michel Camilo, the late Tito Puente, and other masters of the genre, it captures the force, energy, and sheer brilliance of these exceptional artists in a musical journey that is an innovative tapestry of sound and imagery, styles and rhythms-from samba to pambiche to flamenco.
- Donation Amount: $120
- Fair Market Value: $17
- Tax Receipt Value: $103
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- Festival Express (DVD)
“Festival Express” is a rousing record of a little-known, but monumental, moment in rock n' roll history, starring such music legends as Janis Joplin, The Band, and the Grateful Dead. Set in 1970, “Festival Express” was a multi-band, multi-day extravaganza that captured the spirit and imagination of a generation and a nation. What made it unique was that it was portable; for five days, the bands and performers lived, slept, rehearsed and did countless unmentionable things aboard a customized train that traveled from Toronto, to Winnipeg, to Calgary, with each stop culminating in a mega-concert. A momentous achievement in rock film archeology, “Festival Express” combines this long-lost material with contemporary interviews nearly 35 years after it was first filmed.
- Donation Amount: $120
- Fair Market Value: $17
- Tax Receipt Value: $103
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- Long John Baldry: In the Shadows of the Blues (DVD)
At 6 foot 7, with a booming baritone voice, Long John Baldry had a presence that commanded the attention of audiences around the world. This documentary celebrates his long and influential career and features footage of early performances and commentary from a number of musicians for whom he was a great influence including Rod Stewart, whom Baldry discovered playing harmonica at a train station and a chubby young piano player named Reginald Dwight, who later changed his name to Elton John–the "John" part of his new name as a tribute to Baldry. “Long John Baldry: In the Shadow of the Blues” is a fitting tribute to a man whose generosity of spirit and musical influence will remain for some time to come.
- Donation Amount: $120
- Fair Market Value: $20
- Tax Receipt Value: $100
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- Only the Strong Survive: A Celebration of Soul (DVD)
Documentary filmmakers D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus and journalist Roger Friedman had a mission: to catch up with the great soul singers of the 1960s and early 1970s. Many of the legends of soul died at a early age: Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, and practically all of the Temptations. But those who are still alive have been largely ignored since their youth--until now. The Pennebaker team put together a concert of the great soul survivors, reuniting many of the stars under the influential Stax record label, including: Wilson Pickett, Jerry Butler, Mary Wison, the Chi-Lites, Sam Moore and Carla and Rufus Thomas. The result is a highly entertaining musical celebration of soul and a glimpse into the skewed world of the music industry.
- Donation Amount: $120
- Fair Market Value: $20
- Tax Receipt Value: $100
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- Standing in the Shadows of Motown (DVD)
Paul Justman's inspiring documentary pays tribute to one of the most influential, yet unrecognized, collection of musicians that has ever been assembled. The Funk Brothers played the background music on the seemingly endless string of Motown classics in the 1960s and 1970s, resulting in a resume that boasts more number one hits than The Beatles, the Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, and Elvis Presley combined. Shot on location in Detroit, “Standing in the Shadows of Motown” reunites the surviving members as they reflect on the groups' storied past. Featuring the vocal support of several contemporary artists, including Joan Osborne, Ben Harper, Chaka Kahn, Gerald Levert, and Bootsy Collins, the Funk Brothers prove that they haven't lost a beat.
- Donation Amount: $120
- Fair Market Value: $15
- Tax Receipt Value: $105
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- The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack (DVD)
Ramblin' Jack Elliott is one of folk music's most enduring characters, whose influential career spans over five decades. In this documentary, director Aiyanna Elliott, his daughter, chronicles his colourful life – a no-holds barred, candid portrait of the legendary rambler, from his unlikely Brooklyn roots, running away at 15 to join the rodeo, traveling with Woody Guthrie, moving to Europe to influence the Rolling Stones, coming home to become Bob Dylan's mentor and later, an inspiration to every American roots-based performer. The film weaves stellar performances with historical and present-day ramblings with great scenes and songs with Johnny Cash and rare Guthrie family home movie footage.
- Donation Amount: $120
- Fair Market Value: $20
- Tax Receipt Value: $100
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- The Last Waltz (DVD)
It started as a concert. It became a celebration. Considered one of the greatest rock n' roll films ever, Martin Scorsese's 1976 documentary about The Band's legendary farewell concert features an unparalleled lineup of rock superstars including performances by Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Diamond, Ringo Starr, and other music greats. The film not only marks the end of an era, but pays tribute to a vital time in rock history.
- Donation Amount: $120
- Fair Market Value: $20
- Tax Receipt Value: $100
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- The Mayor of the Sunset Strip (DVD)
A wildly entertaining ride through rock-and-roll history as seen through the eyes of one supremely distinct figure, Rodney Bingenheimer: “The Mayor of Sunset Strip”. Coming of age in LA in the 1960s, just as rock-and-roll was bursting onto the scene, Bingenheimer was obsessed with all things musical. Though not a successful musician himself, he nonetheless befriended rock's elite. It was in 1976, however, when Rodney found his true calling. On his weekly radio show on KROQ, Bingenheimer introduced several of popular music's most celebrated voices to America--Blondie, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, and The Smiths. A fascinating portrait of rock-and-roll's unsung hero and a poignant commentary on the bizarre nature of celebrity and the infatuation it breeds.
- Donation Amount: $120
- Fair Market Value: $20
- Tax Receipt Value: $100
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- To Tulsa and Back: On Tour with JJ Cale (DVD)
This documentary follows JJ Cale on tour: a music legend who's earned the admiration of fellow musicians and a devoted cult following worldwide. Although Cale has written some of the biggest rock hits ever including After Midnight, Same Old Blues, and Cocaine, he remains perhaps the most unpretentious man in popular music. Hiding from the press, Cale emerges here for the first time in three decades for an extensive documentary filled with music and revealing interview material.
- Donation Amount: $120
- Fair Market Value: $20
- Tax Receipt Value: $100
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- Tom Dowd & The Language of Music (DVD)
Acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, this fascinating documentary profiles the extraordinary life and legendary work of music producer/recording engineer Tom Dowd. In it, musical giants from the world of jazz, soul, and classic rock including Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Otis Redding and Rod Stewart just to name a few, shine a spotlight on the brilliance of Dowd, whose creative spirit and passion for innovative technology helped shape the course of modern music.
- Donation Amount: $120
- Fair Market Value: $25
- Tax Receipt Value: $95
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- Partners In Knowledge Garden Kit
- Working in the garden has never been easier. This two-toned khaki canvas bag, with the Partners In Knowledge: logo
silk-screened in black, is perfect for those days spent in the garden digging and pruning. It has 6 convenient pockets
and comes with a trowel, cultivator, dandelion weeder, compact pruner, and 30 meters of garden twine.
- Donation Amount: $150
- Fair Market Value: $35
- Tax Receipt Value: $115
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- Partners In Knowledge Umbrella
- Don't get caught in the rain without an umbrella. Stay dry with this black nylon executive umbrella with a wooden handle. One panel features the Partners In Knowledge: logo silkscreened in blue and white.
- Donation Amount: $150
- Fair Market Value: $35
- Tax Receipt Value: $115
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- Partners In Knowledge USB Pen
This handy, stylish pen provides everything you need for your mobile lifestyle. It functions as a writing pen and USB flash Drive with 4 GB memory capacity so you can drag your digital files from any computer and hit the road. It’s black with a blue and white Partners In Knowledge logo and comes packaged in a gift box.
- Donation Amount: $150
- Fair Market Value: $30
- Tax Receipt Value: $120
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- Partners In Knowledge Rolling Tote Bag
- Made of 600D Polyester, this easy to use tote, featuring the Partners In Knowledge: logo silk-screened in blue and white, is ideal for carrying loads of things. Wide zippered opening at the top, and huge capacity compartment. Additional features include a mesh pocket on the side for a water bottle and a mesh and zip pocket up front. The sturdy pull up handle and inline skate wheels make this convenient case a pleasure to pull. The size is 14" L X 19" H X 8" W.
- Donation Amount: $240
- Fair Market Value: $55
- Tax Receipt Value: $185
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- Partners In Knowledge Velvasuede Throw
- Cozy up with this luxurious 50" x 60" ivory throw, with ultra-fine microfiber fur on one side and a same tone smooth faux suede on the other. The Partners In Knowledge: logo is subtly embroidered on the faux suede side with matching ivory thread. 100% polyester and machine washable for easy care. Ideal for any home - snuggle in softness or use as a great decorative piece.
- Donation Amount: $240
- Fair Market Value: $50
- Tax Receipt Value: $190
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- BC Moments from Knowledge Network (DVD Set)
- Available on DVD, discover the stories and scenery that make British Columbia unique. Explore our past and present with a complete set of 12 "BC Moments" or order individually.
- Donation Amount: $400
- Fair Market Value: $200
- Tax Receipt Value: $200
