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BC Cancer Foundation's 2016 Inspiration Gala raises more than $3 million
Almost 500 guests attended the BC Cancer Foundation’s Inspiration Gala on November 29 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. Presented by Encana, the event raised more than $3 million, surpassing its goal. The evening began with a cocktail reception, a silent auction and a gourmet dinner followed by a live auction and entertainment. CTV’s Tamara Taggart and Mike Killeen emceed the gala.
The proceeds from the 2016 gala support NETRACER: Compounds to Conquer Cancer. NETRACER is a personalized treatment program that will improve outcomes and reduce treatment side effects using a highly specialized PET/CT scan and nuclear medicine compound to treat neuroendocrine cancers (NETs). Only a handful of countries around the world offer this imaging and treatment approach. This year, more than 26,000 British Columbians will be diagnosed with cancer.
Dr. Malcolm Moore, BC Cancer Agency president; Karen Fleck, Inspiration Gala committee member
Richard Dunn, Encana VP government relations; Bev Dunn; Luba Pettitas; Randy Pettipas, Global Public Affairs president and CEO; Diane Kennedy; and Michael Kennedy, EY partner
Andrew Sweeney, Phillips, Hager & North VP and portfolio manager and BC Cancer Foundation chair; and Robert Conconi, Conconi Growth Partners co-founder and BC Cancer former board chair
François Bénard, BC Cancer Agency VP research; and Caroline Morneau, CBC reporter
Janie Hungerford, Hungerford Interior Design owner, joins gala emcees Mike Killeen and Tamara Taggart, CTV News anchors
Paul Balfour, former Phillips, Hager & North VP and porfolio manager and BC Cancer former board member; Pamela McGill; and Lou Del Gobbo, BC Cancer Foundation VP and CFO
Sarah Roth, BC Cancer Foundation president and CEO; and Ana Fernandes, Odlum Brown portfolio manager
Rena Dhir, Immigration & Refugee Board board member; and Robin Dhir, Fasken Martineau strategic advisor
Bruce St. John, Forestry Innovation Investment VP international marketing; and his wife, Annabel St. John, PaperQueen and Queen & Grace owner
Christine Jennings; and John Jennings, Korn Ferry senior client partner
Amin Karsan; Fatima Hassam, BC Cancer Foundation AVP; and Maherun Karsan
Wendy Armstrong and George Poulos, BC Cancer Foundation supporters
Art on display for the silent auction
Duncan Pearce, Urban Garage Auto Group owner; and Debra Finlay, McCarthy Tétrault partner
Dr. Hagen Kennecke, BC Cancer Agency medical oncologist; and Ann-Britt Everett, WATSON Inc. search principal and Danish honorary consul for B.C.