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THE VANCOUVER COURIER FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013
FRED
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CAMP AFFAIR: Opus Hotel owner John Evans hosted the fourth annual CampOUT fundraiser. The intimate evening saw 90 well-heeled guests shelling out $250 each to attend the event catered by C Restaurant and Tinhorn Creek in support of the UBC summer leadership camp for LGBTQ kids. Yours truly emceed while special guests J.J. Wilson, Kasondra Cohen and Real Housewives of Vancouver’s Reiko Mackenzie shared their most memorable camp stories with partygoers. The camp powwow netted $75,000 to ensure 60 B.C. kids, aged 14-19, will get to attend the four-day camp this summer. FRENCH KISS: Parkinson Society British Columbia presented its seventh annual Evening in Paris Gala. Several hundred guests gathered in the makeshift City of Lights set up at the Hotel Vancouver. CEO Diane Robinson fronted the lavish luau complete with an Eiffel Tower, sidewalk café and all things French. On track to raise $115,000 for essential programs for the 11,000 British Columbians living with the debilitating disease, cancan dancers were not the only ones kicking up their heels. DO-GOODERS: Soroptimist International of Vancouver, a group committed to improving the lives of women and girls locally and internationally, converged at Brock House Restaurant for their annual awards. Among the recipients feted were high school student Vivien Wong and SFU student Biftu Yousuf.
Jamie Koomson and Karlee Barowsky offered up artisan cocktails, craft beer and regional wines at the newly opened Grain Tasting Bar located in the Hyatt Regency.
Diane Garceau’s Les Jambes Scandales cancan dance troupe had everyone kicking up their heels at the Parkinson Society soiree.
Students Carole Lee, Jennifer Zhen and Vivien Wong were feted for their outstanding community service at the Soroptimist International of Vancouver luncheon.
Gary Harasym, Paul Geddes and Sheldon Zipursky doffed berets for the Parkinson Society’s Parisian fundraiser held at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.
Tina Baird’s Naramata Bench wine tasting at the Four Seasons helped raise funds for the Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise seafood program.
Dana Martin and Cora Salvador honoured the good work of individuals making a difference for girls and women in their community.
Mary Zilba came to support fellow Real Housewife Reiko Mackenzie and her girlfriend Kasha at the CampOut benefit for LGBT kids.
Four Seasons chef Ned Bell served up delicious sustainable seafood at the Naramata Bench Wine for Waves benefit.