Gatehouse Montessori






catherine barr

GATEHOUSE Montessori always holds a really fun fundraising evening. It's elegant in every way, and formal dress is required, but amidst all the classy surroundings there's fun and games galore. Last Friday, at West Vancouver's Capilano Golf and Country Club, parents and guests got together to raise some money for some funky new playground equipment. Raffle prizes had to be earned at the putting competition, the flower toss and the "heads or tails" game, but something tells me no one went home empty-handed.


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Showing off some fabulous evening gowns were organizers Val Woodman (back left), Catherine Konantz (front) and Liz Butterfield.

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Committee members Andy Jones and Melissa Schulhof didn't mind donating their time to a good cause.

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Lex Bayley (left), who is a mother of two, enjoyed the night with her friend Antonia Liang, who helped organize the evening.

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Sylvia Forster and her husband Doug enjoyed a fabulous prime rib dinner.

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If you say the word "K-I-D-S", you lose your flower to a friend, explained Ray and Sharlene Raffard. The one with the most flowers at the end of the night, wins.

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Helen Chester (left), who helped organize the event last year, passed the torch this year to neighbour Tiffany Fraser.

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Parents Mindi Gill (left) and Linda Emby both have daughters who attend the school.

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Teacher Shelina Jaffer, seen here with her husband Amyn, teaches classes in the morning and afternoon.

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Jacqueline Odehnal tried to toss one of the glowing hoops around a flower to win a prize.

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Analisa Metzner and husband Ken won a purple bear for baby Mattias. And I just loved Ken's fabulous Snoopy tie - wink.

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Who are those masked men? Portfolio managers/brokers Hugh Cooper (left) and Gary Huebner showed-off their fun side.

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Don Konantz (left), seen here with real estate mogul Malcolm Hasman, did double duty as the evening's MC.


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