Vancouver Living – September-October 2019

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Sept 21

Gift of Time Gala

Canuck Place Children's

Hospice’s annual soiree

dedicated to raising funds for

children and families living with

life-threatening illnesses.

canuckplace.org

Oct 5

North Shore’s Mayor’s Gala

City of North Vancouver Mayor

Linda Buchanan cordially

invites the community to the

inaugural Mayor's Gala at the

Polygon Gallery.

thepolygon.ca

Pacific Dragon Boat Festival. Founded
by Milton Wong and David Lam, the
festival has grown to become one
of the city's top sporting events of
the summer. Prior to the big meet,
several hundred guests filled D6 Bar &
Lounge at Parq Vancouver to support
the three-day regatta and raise funds
for the Milton Wong Legacy Project.
Named in honour of the festival founder,
the charity is dedicated to ensuring
underserved youth have opportunities
to enjoy recreational sports, including
dragon boating. The evening of food,
drink and philanthropy fronted by
Peter Wong and Alvin Cheung aimed to
raise $100,000.
10 Dragon Boat Society board members
Peter Wong and Alvin Cheung fronted
the Legacy Gala to help kids gain access
to recreational sports.
11 The Sugarfina team of Chris Scherer

and Adelle Tepper ensured all gala-goers

had a sweet ending.

12 Jonathan Roberts of Fidelity

Investments and his wife Asa Mehrabnia

were among le beau monde who took in

the Dragon Boat-do at D6 Bar & Lounge

at Parq Vancouver.

13 Executive Director Ann Phelps

welcomed French Consul General

Phillippe Sutter to the Dragon Boat

Society’s summer soiree.

stArs, striPes & song

The Pipe Shop in North Vancouver

played host to this year’s U.S.

Independence Day festivities. Fronted by

U.S. Consul General Katherine Dhanani,

the diplomat welcomed several hundred

guests who took in the popular Fourth

of July party at the waterfront venue.

Tradition saw members of Chor Leoni

sing both anthems, led by Portland-

based choir director Erick Lichte.

Lichte and the singing lions had much to

sing about, just off the heels of receiving

the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral

Excellence, North America’s most

prestigious choral award given

by the professional association

Chorus America.

14 Choir director Erick Lichte led Chor

Leoni in the singing of both anthems at

U.S. Consul General Katherine Dhanani’s

annual Fourth of July party.

15 With ten restaurants in the United

States and growing, Earl’s President

Mo Jessa accompanied his wife

Shabnam to the Independence Day

celebrations.

16 A model of Canada-U.S. relations,

Canadian Laurel Douglas and American

Tom Lehner happily marked 12 years

of marriage.

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