A real shiner: Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation shined a light on 150 years of medical excellence. Chief Adrienne Bakker welcomed 460 shiny, happy people to her fifth SHINE soiree held at the Sheraton Wall Centre. Sponsored by the Burnaby Firefighters Charitable Society, the RCH fundraiser netted $164,000 for an expanded cardiac care unit. Among the guests was former RCH bypass patient and B.C. Lions GM Wally Buono who escorted the Grey Cup to the sold-out, black-tie ball.
Big smiles: Yours truly played auctioneer at the Pacific Dental Conference's 12th Toothfairy Gala, sponsored by Scotiabank. Ten cakes from the city's finest pastry chefs and bakeries were auctioned off in support of the B.C. Cancer Agency and About Face, a charity helping put smiles on individuals with facial and dental abnormalities. Two cakes fetched $20,000, each adding to the $126,000 raised.
Well dressed: Gal pals Ashley Willard Bauman and Kimberly MacAulay fronted Dress for Success Vancouver's 13th annual IMPACT Gala, held at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia. CTV's Coleen Christie emceed the stylish cocktail party to generate funds for dressing services, as well as mentoring and coaching programs, to Lower Mainland women.
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RCH triple bypass patient Wally Buono escorted the CFL Grey Cup to the New Westminster hospital's SHINE soiree held at the Sheraton Wall Centre.
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Gala co-chair Wade Winkler, RCH board chair Belle Puri and Burnaby Firefighters Charitable Society president Rob Lamoureux saw $164,000 raised for expanded cardiac care services.
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CBC's Stephen Quinn and Gloria Macarenko emceed the fifth annual SHINE fundraising gala. Proceeds to support a $5.3 million cardiac unit.
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Executive Director Deb Twocock feted Dress for Success client Trude Huebner at their annual celebration of women event held at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia.
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Ashley Willard Bauman and Kimberly MacAulay hosted a stylish soiree to provide Dress for Success clients the tools and confidence to succeed in the workplace.
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Chef Parichat Poomkajorn and owner Desmond Chen Thai'd one on with their famed Pink Elephant-tinis at their Yelp Full Moon Party.
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About Face's Jessica Fitzpatrick and Executive Director Anna Pileggi (r) flanked Toothfairy Gala emcee Dr. Hank Klein. Threesome was all smiles as the 12th edition netted $126,000 for the BC Cancer Agency and About Face.
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Great alloy and arts ally, Rio Tinto Alcan's Richard Prokopanko presented Theatre Conspiracy's Tim Carlson with a $60,000 cheque. The group is the winner of the 14th Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts Award. Its new work, Extraction, will have its premiere at The Cultch in 2013.
