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  • West Vancouver Foundation Reception at Capilano Golf

    The West Vancouver Community Foundation held a special reception last week to honour supporters and friends of the charitable organization. The Friends of the Foundation Appreciation reception was held at West Vancouver’s Hollyburn Country Club. Community leaders and invited guests got a chance to mix and mingle and to hear about the new North Shore Search and Rescue fund which will help with items like funding and equipment in the future. There was also some surprise entertainment by the Pals Chorus (Performning Arts Lodge) seniors choir who hand everyone clapping along to everything from Footloose to Lady Gaga. Congrats to all involved.

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    01 – Welcoming guests at the front door are West Vancouver Community Foundation’s financial assistant Susan Beck, foundation chair Gerry Humphries and executive director Delaina Bell.

    02 – West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith, left, who is also an honorary director of the foundation, chats with board member and event MC Mark Ballard.

    03 – Enjoying some conversation before the speeches are Iain Bell, left, Mark Braithwaite, Coun. Bill Soprovich and Jim Almas.

    04 – Representing the YAHU (Young Adults Helping U) Youth Philanthropy Council of the West Vancouver Community Foundation are Celena Wu, left, Michelle Cheung and Crystal Liu.

    05 – Representing his family, Curtis Jones, left, son of North Shore Rescue hero Tim Jones, chats with Hugh Kelsey of the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue.

    06 – Former chair Tom Baillie and Judy Baillie are among the VIPs in attendance.

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    By Catherine Barr – February 20, 2014

    Also as seen in print in the North Shore Outlook Newspaper on Feb 27, 2014

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  • West Vancouver Foundation Appreciation Reception

    Since 1979, the West Vancouver Foundation has helped shape our community. Through donations and endowment funds, the foundation has supported many worthy causes and has helped bring donors together with other heritage, non-profit organizations and community projects. Scholarships and grants are also part of the giving process and many groups and individuals alike have them to thank for this generosity. Last week, at West Vancouver’s Capilano Golf and Country Club, the foundation held a special appreciation reception. Mayor Michael Smith started the evening off with the surprise announcement that he would be donating his recent council pay raise to the foundation (that amounts to about $9,000 a year). But the surprises didn’t stop there as foundation chair Gerry Humphries announced the installment of the new McLaren Family Trust – a $501,000 fund given by the family in memoriam of their mother. Congrats to all involved.

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    01 – West Vancouver councillor Mary-Anne Booth, left, chats with the iconic Barbara Brink whose long list of service achievements include Science World, Vancouver General Hospital, United Way and more.

    02 – West Vancouver councillor Bill Soprovich, left, joins Mayor Michael Smith who donated his recent pay raise to the foundation this night.

    03 – Three cheers for the McLaren family who presented the foundation with a giant cheque this night in the amount of $501,000 in memoriam.

    04 – West Vancouver police member Jag Johal and guest Iain Bell are among the VIPs in attendance this night.

    05 – Outlook newspaper editor Justin Beddall gets all the news from foundation executive director Delaina Bell on this history night.

    06 – West Vancouver Foundation chair Gerry Humphries, left, knows what it means to build a community. He learned all about it from his dad Jim back when he was a member of the foundation.

    07 – Welcoming guests to the reception and making all the surprise announcements, chair Gerry Humphries, left, executive director Delaina Bell and board member Mark Ballard put together a night to remember.

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    By Catherine Barr – Feb 21, 2013

    Also as seen in print in the North Shore Outlook Newspaper on Feb 28, 2013

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