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Baubles for Banting Gala 2012 Birks Downtown Vancouver September 27, 2012 The second annual Baubles for Banting Gala, presented by Canfor, raised over $100,000 for the Canadian Diabetes Association. The elegant affair was held at the Birks flagship store in downtown Vancouver, bringing together over 300 supporters of the cause. Themed as an evening of "Fire and Ice," sparkling gems, lavish hors d'oeuvres, sizzling hot auction items and a fiery lingerie fashion show left everyone with chills.
From left: masters of ceremony the Honourable Wally Oppal, Q.C., and Dawn Chubai of CityTV, with president and CEO of the Canadian Diabetes Association, Mike Cloutier.
From left: event honorary chair Rusty Goepel, with wife, Lindy, and Norm and Joan Keevil. Norm is the chair of Teck Resources Ltd.
From left: Cameron Zinger, senior manager of public affairs at Telus; Lorinda Zimmerman, owner of W Skincare; Kenn Hamlin, director of special projects at Telus; and Steve Podborski, national director of community sport and community investment at Telus.
From left: Michael Kaile, CEO of Terminal City Club Vancouver; Yvonne Zawadzki, general manager of Birks Vancouver flagship store; and Dr. Dennis Magrega, co-chair of the Baubles for Banting Gala.
Event auctioneer Tyler Olson (l) of Able Auctions, with Tara-Lee Novak of Force Four Entertainment.
Event co-chair Shelley Johnson, with Diane Thomson of Diane’s Lingerie. Shelley is also the principal of SLJ Productions Inc.
Deanna Turton (l), with Walter Mustapich, co-founder of The Boys Club Network, an organization that matches mentors with troubled youth.
Terri McEwan (l) of Raymond James and Lis Goepel of Cobs Bread show off their metro Vancouver firefighters Hall of Flame charity calendar.
From left: Eric Bugiel of the Delta Fire Department, Norm Chow of the Burnaby Fire Department and Michael Cuitkovich of the Delta Fire Department. Metro Vancouver firefighters promoted their Hall of Flame charity calendar at the event.
Karla Horica (l) of PCL Construction, with Jacqueline Tupper of Lord’s Shoes.
Aimee (l) and Jeff Williams. Aimee is from Fork in the Road Wines, the wine sponsor of the Baubles for Banting Gala.
From left: Richard MacAlpine, Brigit Petersen and Dr. Robert Rothwell.
Chris Magrega (l), with Danuta Skowronski of the BC Centre for Disease Control.
The second annual Baubles for Banting Gala, presented by Canfor, raised over $100,000 for the Canadian Diabetes Association. The elegant affair was held at the Birks flagship store in downtown Vancouver, bringing together over 300 supporters of the cause. Themed as an evening of “Fire and Ice,” sparkling gems, lavish hors d’oeuvres, sizzling hot auction items and a fiery lingerie fashion show left everyone with chills.
In partnership with Telus, Birks also presented a gorgeous diamond pendant from their exclusive collection by Ivanka Trump for the raffle prize. Attendees made generous bids during the live auction, which featured a luxurious Mexican getaway and a Palm Springs golf package hosted by Rusty Goepel.