Thank You
Thank you for making the 2019 Night of Wonders gala a resounding success. With your support, Children’s Wish, BC & Yukon Chapter, raised $550,000 – enough to grant 55 more wishes this year.
The Cause.
Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada is the largest and only all-Canadian wish granting charity dedicated to granting wishes to Canadian children between the ages of 3 and 17 who are diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. For more than 30 years, Children’s Wish has worked tirelessly to grant heartfelt wishes to over 25,000 children and their families – that’s three wishes each and every day, all year long!
The annual Night of Wonders gala is the premier event of Children’s Wish, BC & Yukon Chapter, bringing together 400 of Vancouver’s business and cultural luminaries to help grant wishes for dozens of seriously ill children. Night of Wonders encapsulates the essence of wishes – creating joy, awe, and wonder. We are confident you too, will be inspired by the profound joy and transformation a wish can bring to a child with a life-threatening illness.
The Venue.
This year's Night of Wonders gala took place at London Aviation Centre in their incredible airplane hangar. Located at Vancouver International Airport, South Terminal, this venue was transformed into the magic of a wish by CountDown Events.Food & Wine.
Guests at Night of Wonders took in the culinary delights of Vancouver's preeminent caterers, The Lazy Gourmet, featuring a three-course meal paired with exceptional Okanagan wines from Liquidity Wines.
“You help heal wounds that no one can see – the emotional toll that is placed upon a family when their child is diagnosed with a life-threatening condition. Thank you again from the bottom of our hearts. We will never forget this.” – Lisa, Wish Mom
2019 Organizing Committee
Kevin Mazzone & Tiffany Soper
Night of Wonders Committee Co-Chairs
2019 Committee Members:
Gemma Bishop, Loveena Chera, Kim Desmarais, Virgil Hlus, Soha Lavin, Samantha Louie, Paula Pepin, Ryan Mckinley, Heidi Worthington
Join Us In Creating a Spectacular Evening
Thank you to all our 2019 sponsors and auction donors. If you’re eager to join us in 2020, please contact Hannah Smith at hannah.smith@childrenswish.ca.
Thank You to our Sponsors
WISH GRANTERS
EVENT PRODUCTION
VENUE
VIP RECEPTION
AUCTION PARTNER
CORPORATE
PRODUCTION & CULINARY
MEDIA
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