Lions Gate Hospital Evening of Jazz





LIONS Gate Hospital Foundation, in association with the TD Bank and the Lonsdale Quay Hotel, hosted a very special fundraising evening on March the 8th. "An Evening of Jazz" was the theme for what organizers hope will be the first annual event of its kind. Elegant in every way, the $200 dinner and live auction evening came complete with jazz performances by local singer Tammy Weis. Wonderful food and the perfect hotel setting helped make the night a true blue gala do. Congratulations to everyone for helping raise over $25,000 for this very worthwhile cause.


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Beautiful Sareeta Karim and her handsome husband Salim only have eyes for each other. Salim and his brother Amin (missing from photo) own and operate the Lonsdale Quay Hotel.

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Global television news reporter and anchor Mike Killeen and his wife Jill are easily one of the North Shore's best looking couples. Mike was also the evening's MC.

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A big toast to TD Bank's Mike Watson. Seen here with wife Gill, Mike was also the event chairman.

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Lots of members from the North Shore Health Region were in attendance, including CEO Bruce Harber (from left), Maureen O'Brien and VP of operations David Handley.

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Ellen Pekeles, seen here with Howard Roseman, is the North Shore Health Region's vice president.

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Sitting at the North Shore Health Region table was (clockwise from front left) Maureen McKeon Holmes, VP of systems development Ted Bruce, wife Doris Bruce and chairman Grant Spitz.

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MLA for North Vancouver / Lonsdale Katherine Whittred and her husband Don were happy to come out in support of a good cause.

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TD Bank's Judy Summers (left) and guest Kay Bernstein were looking very elegant.

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Hold on to your wallet around auctioneer Hugh Bulmer. He is a master at talking people into spending.

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Lions Gate Hopsital Foundation chair Mary Downie (from left), first vice chair Don Foster and executive director Sheilah Grant were very pleased with the turnout.

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Red Robin's Terry and Cindy Bubb (from left) joined Gerber Furniture Gallery owners Karen and Henry Gerber for dinner.

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Singer Tammy Weis has a soft sexy voice that is just perfect for singing those old jazz standards.

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Sherry Thompson and Paul Weir were busy out bidding each other on the silent auction items. I wonder who won?

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Brad and Shannon Curtis were looking good as they dined on wonton Thai prawns and Caribbean New York steak.


Larger copies of the above photos are available by request. Please email your requests (including title of event, date of event and names of people in photo), to cbarr@westvancouver.com (or click on the name below) and I will be happy to forward you the photo. Thanks.

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