09/14/2026
Whistler, WE DID IT! We WON a Land Rover Defender to support our community thanks to your votes and support! 30 charitable organizations were chosen to compete in this year's Defender Service Awards, who were recognized for bringing positive impact to their communities.
Over 250,000 votes were cast on behalf of these incredible organizations and WCSS is privileged to have WON a custom Defender 130 and $30,000 USD to continue supporting our community!
We feel lucky every day to have such a supportive community that believes in us and in the work that we do, this is for YOU!
❤️We have so many people to thank for making this possible:
Thank you to our incredible community for voting, sharing our posts, and advocating for us! You rallied your friends and family from all across the world, this is because of you, THANK YOU!
Thank you to the Westin Whistler for hosting the award livestream so our community could be part of this incredible moment! The Westin Resort & Spa Whistler
Thank you to Ryan Regehr for making our submission video and representing our work so well!
Thank you to James Fougere of Whistler Bear Tours for letting us film his Defender for our submission video!
Thank you to our amazing video submission staff and volunteer actors who brought our story to life, and thank you for the amazing work you do every day!
Thank you to our category sponsor ei3 for awarding us $30,000 USD to continue this work! ei3 Corporation
Thank you to Chase and Land Rover for seeing us, believing in us, and creating this incredible opportunity for organizations like ours to go farther, THANK YOU! Chase Defender
We want to acknowledge the hard work of our fellow top 2 finalist in the Community Services category, First Baptist Gatlinburg Food Pantry, we know you'll be back next year and we wish you all the luck! First Baptist Gatlinburg
And to Pemberton Search and Rescue who put their lives on the line daily to serve our community members and recreators; your work is so important and necessary. We are so thankful to have been alongside you for this journey and while we are disappointed that you did not come first in your category we are thrilled that you received funds from Artemis to continue the amazing work that you do!
Thank you to the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation for their longstanding support of our current fleet, we can’t do this without you! The Whistler Blackcomb Foundation
And thank you to Lori and Rod Rodha, who generously donated the Outreach vehicle that we currently use, your gift has supported our clients for five years, thank you.
THANK YOU to everyone who made this possible, we are overjoyed to have brought this vehicle home for our community!
