The Magic of a Wish
Join us at the annual Night of Wonders Gala, benefitting Children’s Wish, BC & Yukon Chapter. Like the magic of a wish, this evening will transport you beyond your wildest dreams as we celebrate the joy and wonder of wishes together.
Night of Wonders 2019
Vancouver, BC
London Aviation Centre, 4580 Cowley Crescent, Richmond, BC
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7 pm to late
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 will take place at London Aviation Centre in their incredible airplane hangar. Located at Vancouver International Airport, South Terminal, this venue will be transformed into the magic of a wish.Food & Wine.
Guests at Night of Wonders will take in the culinary delights of Vancouver's preeminent caterers, The Lazy Gourmet, featuring a three-course meal paired with exceptional Okanagan wines from Liquidity Winery“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 2018 sponsors and auction donors. If you’re eager to join us in 2019, 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
Up North Adventures, Northern Vision Development, Sky High Wilderness Ranch
Thirteen-year-old Faris is thriving in grade 8 at Churchill Secondary School, leading his class as Student Representative for over 400 people. His positive attitude and infectious spirit gets him through each day, despite facing barriers that few could even imagine.
Sage has already been through a lot at only seven years old. Diagnosed with Stage 3 Wilms kidney cancer at age four, she has fought the disease twice. Her life has been marked by periods of bedrest, threatening infections, massive surgeries and months of difficult radiation and Chemotherapy.
When Anthony received his diagnosis, he was only one of five children in the world with QARS, an extremely rare genetic disorder that began in utero. At 20 to 35 weeks gestation, Anthony suffered an in-utero stroke, causing Global Development Delay. He now faces a litany of illnesses, including Cortical Visual Impairment, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, and severe scoliosis. He needs to be tube-fed, is nonverbal, and has been using a wheelchair since the age of two.
Mallory has a heart condition known as Long QT, giving her the risk of having an irregular heartbeat, which could cause fainting, drowning, or sudden cardiac arrest. But the 15-year-old hasn’t let her illness get in the way of her passion: sports.
Seven-year-old Yusuf’s parents call him a “survivor,” and after a stage 3 cancer diagnosis and Chemotherapy, he deserves the title.
