Rich and Vincianne had the pleasure to attend the Association of Fundraising Professionals Giving Hearts Awards on National Philanthropy Day. It was a great event. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees. Every one of them provides an inspiring story on how we can make our communities better! We especially want to congratulate Charlene Taylor from the UBC and Vancouver General Hospital Foundation and Salima Mawji from the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation on jointly winning...
Wow!! What an incredible turnout. Lucas Sawatzky and I presented to over 100 people for our Capital Gains Changes & What You Need to Know Happy Hour event for our local Vancouver charity professionals at the beautiful VanDusen Botanical Garden. We are grateful to The Canadian Association of Gift Planners and the Professional Development Committee, especially Katherine Smart and Carla Banfield for their incredible support, and to our tax expert and speaker, Cheryl Norton, Regional...
What was I doing with my hands in this picture? Was I saying, “you can use tax incentives to make your donation to charity 10 times bigger?!” Presenting charitable giving strategies on the mainstage to over 400 of our colleagues at the CI Assante National Wealth Management Conference in Victoria was a little intimidating – but a great honour. Thank you to my colleagues on the panel, Heather Borelli and Dilmini Bonas – and to...
Rich was happy to be on the Golf Committee and happy to sponsor the 19 th Hole Dinner. $382,235 was raised in support of priority equipment, including a new mobile radiography system for Delta Hospital. What a great day!
We were excited to once again sponsor one of Beach Grove Golf Club’s biggest events, where members and guests enjoyed the club's amenities and a round of golf. In addition, money was raised for Delta Hospital. Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to this cause.
Such great connections were made at our May 15th Greater Vancouver CAGP (Canadian Association of Gift Planners) Will Power Happy Hour Social event! Thank you to everyone who joined us. It was a real pleasure to host!
We were thrilled to recently host an event featuring a presentation on “Women & Money” to a group of Vancouver charity professionals. Our presenter was Kaitlyn Lawson from CI Global Asset Management, and we received overwhelmingly positive feedback on the content and Kaitlyn’s presentation. Not to mention some pretty good feedback on the wine tasting as well!! 🍷 🍇 Thank you to everyone who attended.
It was wonderful to be reunited with the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation celebrating the amazing frontline care providers at Royal Columbian Hospital and Queen’s Park Care Centre, as a sponsor of the ‘Chillitank’ pop-up food event. We look forward to this every year, being there in person to serve meals to over 1500 healthcare staff. We cannot thank them enough for all their hard work and dedication. And what better way to show our gratitude...
VanDusen Botanical Garden’s ‘Festival of Lights’ is an event we attend each year to celebrate the holiday season with our clients. This year, we also fundraised for the local food bank. Giving from your heart to support a good cause made this event even more meaningful.
This summer we were very grateful for the opportunity to sponsor an exclusive Beach Grove Golf Club Member Guest event for established members and their guests. We are delighted to say the day was a real hole-in-one, with $6,820 raised for the Delta Hospital & Community Health Foundation on the golf course! Thank you for everyone who attended, and Beach Grove staff members for making the day incredible!
The Canadian Association of Gift Planners brings together people focused on making a big impact in our community, and who are committed to serving others. It was my pleasure to sponsor the CAGP Vancouver Chapter Post Conference Jam Event held at the Terminal City Club. We presented on the continued success of the Will Power campaign, and hosted table topic sessions from the April CAGP conference. It is always a pleasure to work alongside such...
It was a pleasure to welcome Shellbie Wilson, Director of Philanthropy at The Terry Fox Foundation as we dove into the Canadian legacy of The Terry Fox Foundation. Shellbie shared the incredible history of this organization that started from Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope; has raised to date over $850 million, and still has Terry’s family prominently involved 43 years later. It was amazing to learn how The Terry Fox Foundation has continued to keep...