VCCA - United Way Gala Dinner

Chinese New Year February 11, 2015

Celebrating th tthe he Y he Ye Year ear ea ar of o the Ram

in Support of

Chinese New Year Banquet Menu Don Mee Seafood Restaurant Appetizer Platter-- Jelly Fish, Pot Stickers, BBQ Pork Pepper - Salt Crab with E- Fu Noodles Crispy Chicken Sweet & Sour Deep Fried Fish Fillet Lo Hon and Black Moss Vegetables Egg Tofu & Enoki Mushroom over Broccoli Black Pepper Beef Ying Yang Fried Rice Tapioca Soup

The Meaning in the Meal Pot Stickers in the Appetizer Plate represent Gold Bars E-Fu Noodles symbolize Long Life Meat & Chicken were not part of the everyday diet so they were served only on Celebration Days Fish represents Abundance, “more than enough” Black Moss has the same sound as “Making a Fortune”, Lo Hon means “Budda's feast” The Chinese word for Enoki Mushrooms has the same sound as the word for Gold Ying & Yang in English is Mandarin ducks, it's always a pair, the Male and a Female, swim every where together.

Symbolize Happy Couples Finally, something Sweet to finish the meal, this symbolize the Sweetness in Life

Program Master of Ceremonies - Tony Joe, Community Supporter

Welcome and Introductions

Address by Marie Ellen Purkis Vice Chair, Board of Directors United Way Greater Victoria

1st Draw for a Weekend German Auto Drive

Dinner

2nd Draw for a Weekend German Auto Drive

3rd Draw for a Weekend German Auto Drive

Auction

The Key Lottery

Thank You & Good Night!

LIVE AUCTION With Special Guest Auctioneer Roshan Vickery, of Kilshaw‘s A ROCKLAND MANOR AFFAIR - PRICELESS! An evening at Rockland’s Highwood House for 16. You will be treated to a culinary experience created by Executive Chef, Takashi Ito from the The Inn at Laurel Point. The dinner will be punctuated with paired wine tastings provided by Liquor Plus, foods from Fisgard Market and dinner prepared by Chef Ito. After dinner entertainment will be a private concert by one of the original Canadian Tenors, Ken Lavigne, whose next performance will be at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia.

Donated by Highbury Asset Management Inc., The Inn at Laurel Point, Liquor Plus and Fisgard Market.

HOT JAZZ AND A NIGHT IN THE CITY These tickets could be yours – 2 seats at the TD Victoria International Jazzfest’s opening night featuring Ester Rada, on Friday, June 19th at the McPherson ($ 80).

Dine out, pre-concert at the chic, James Bay Oswego Hotel ($100) and after the concert, return to your hotel room at the Chateau Victoria Hotel & Suites ($400).

Package Value: $ 580 Donated by The Jazz Society, Invis Inc/Maria Dominelli and The Chateau Victoria Hotel and Suites.

ALL SEASON GET-AWAY AT WHISTLER OR BLACKCOMB A romantic get-away for family or friends on the slopes of Whistler or Blackcomb – either 2 nights in a one bedroom suite at the Pan Pacific Mountainside at Whistler; or, 2 nights in a two bedroom suite at the Aspens at Blackcomb ($ 500). Any season - subject to availability Plus BC Ferries passes for driver, vehicle and one passenger, (2 x single passes- $ 150).

Package Value a Minimum of $ 650 depending on hotel, & season Donated by: Itziar Management and BC Ferries

‘MAXIMIZE YOUR POTENTIAL’ – ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN 100.3 The Q or The Zone @ 91.3 offers you a customized advertising campaign to promote your business and raise your community profile Package Value – $ 2,500 Donated by The Q & The Zone

NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART! Soar above the ground on a 200 foot crane at the Esquimalt Graving Dock for a bird’s eye view of Naden and the Esquimalt Harbour. Access to this facility it usually not available to the general public so this is a very unique opportunity.

Package Value $150 Donated by Public Works & Government Services Canada

AT HOME DINING EXPERIENCE Need some new ideas for cooking, or stock up on ingredients in your kitchen? Let Truffles Inspired Catering prepare some delectable dishes for you ($ 250); add a dash or dollop of any number of gourmet products from Epicure Selections ( $ 130), and taste test a line of olive oils from Olive The Senses ( $ 26). Then curl up in your comfy chair with a whole basket of Mystery Books from Chronicles of Crime Book Store. ($65) Package Value: $ 471 Donated by Truffles Inspired Catering, Epicure Selections,Olive The Senses, and Chronicles of Crime Book Store

CHOOSE YOUR EXERCISE PROGRAM Nurture your body with an ‘OM’ pass to the Iyengar Yoga Centre of Victoria (since 1970) that gives you choices of levels and times of classes ($55); a series of passes (2 x 10 adult passes) to the Saanich Commonwealth Place for swimming, fitness, water fit, weight room ( $ 106). Challenge your mind and open your soul with a theatrical presentation at the Belfry Theatre of ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ in April and May, 2015 – ticket vouchers for 2 ( $ 61).

Package Value: $ 222 Donated by the Iyengar Yoga Centre of Victoria, Saanich Commonwealth Place and the Belfry Theatre.

ROUND OF GOLF AND DINE-OUT Take to the links at Cordova Bay Golf Course with 3 Buddy Golfers and 3 more Fellow Golfers to the Ridge Golf Course, complimented with the requisite golf paraphernalia – an RBC Royal Bank Sport Bag with Golf Balls, Water Bottle, Cap and Towel ($ 376).

Later that day, treat 8 of you to a Chinese Dinner at Ming’s Restaurant ($ 160).

Package Value: $ 536 Donated by Sayward Hill, RBC Shelbourne/McKenzie, Ming’s Restaurant.

LIFE ON THE INNER HARBOUR In one of Victoria’s premier locations on the Inner Harbour, the Hotel Grand Pacific offers a wonderful base for being a ‘tourist’ in your own city! A night for two in a ‘Victoria Guest Room’, with breakfast in the Pacific Restaurant. To top it off, an opportunity for dinner for four in the hotel’s restaurant with its featured West Coast Cuisine.

Package Value: $ 410 approximately Donated by Reid James, Hotel Grand Pacific

EXPECTING A BABY? OR A NEW GRANDCHILD? Prepare for the new arrival with an heirloom, hand stitched crib quilt by Carole Anne McNeil ($ 500). Join other new parents and grandparents at the Mothering Touch for classes in prenatal and baby care, first aid and other topics ($ 60). Finally, prepare the infant for his or her future with an ‘RESP’ of $ 100 from RBC Hillside Branch to build funds for education.

Package Value: $ 660 Donated by Carole Anne McNeil, Mothering Touch, and RBC Hillside Branch

LUCKY LAY SEE ENVELOPE This year we have available 200 Lucky Golden Lay See Envelopes each containing $10 Gift Card from Fairway Markets $10 Gift Certificate from Don Mee Seafood Restaurant and A Raffle Ticket with 3 chances to Win one of 3 Weekend Drives of a Luxury German Auto courtesy of the German Auto Group with 5 more chances to Win a Honda Emergency Backpack courtesy of Campus Auto Group

Look for Lay See Sellers throughout the Restaurant

SPONSORS & DONORS BC Ferries Belfry Theatre Campus Auto Group Carole Anne McNeil Chateau Victoria Hotel & Suites Chronicles of Crime Book Store Sayward Hill Dart Coon Club of Canada Don Mee Seafood Restaurant Epicure Selections Fairway Markets Fisgard Market German Auto Import Network Highbury Asset Management Ltd. Hotel Grand Pacific Industrial Plastics & Paints

Itziar Management Iyengar Yoga Centre of Victoria Liquor Plus Maria Dominelli – Invis Inc. Ming’s Restaurant Mothering Touch Olive The Senses Public Works & Government Services Canada RBC Hillside Branch RBC Shelbourne Branch Saanich Commonwealth Place 100.3 The Q/ The Zone 91.3 The Inn at Laurel Point Truffles Inspired Catering Victoria Chinatown Lioness Club

Table Sponsors RBC Royal Bank Scotia Bank TD Canada Trust Victoria Labour Council

Unite for Change

Victoria Chinese Commerce Association United Way Chinese New Year Gala Dinner

Organizing Committee Chair Ron Sherring - Industrial Plastics & Paints Amanda Mills - Mills Appraisal Group Ltd Jay McNeil - The Q & The Zone Radio Frank Low - RBC Royal Bank Lyon Chan - RBC Royal Bank Irene Tiampo - Itziar Management Ltd Felicity Smith - United Way Liaison

All proceeds raised at this event benefit the United Way Greater Victoria

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