May 2014 BCBusiness 81 PaUL DUCHaRT
S o c i E T Y
The Children's Wish
Foundation's inaugu-
ral
WISH Gala raised
more than $80,000 to
help grant wishes for
kids with life-threat-
ening illnesses.
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(Left to right) Tricia Gilliss, S.i.
Systems managing director;
and Tom Novak, Three Links Health
Care CEO and Children's Wish
board member.
2 Lana Bradshaw, event chair and
vice-chair of the chapter advisory
board; Chris Kotsopoulos, Children's
Wish Foundation CEO; Jan Grude,
Pacific Blue Cross president; and
Sonia Beeksma, gala emcee and
Global TV weather anchor.
3 George Wong, Magnum Projects
Ltd. CEO; Chantelle Wong, gala
committee member; Danielle Lowe,
Shepell fgi psychologist; and
Sasha Faris, Intergulf Development
Group director of marketing.
4 Gala committee members
Stephanie Segal, Jessica Hollander and
Gillian Segal.
5 Eric Pateman, Edible Canada
president; Gail Pateman, Hollyburn
Physiotherapy therapist; Karen Kry-
wulak; and Greg Krywulak, iQmetrix
co-founder.
6 Stockwell Day, former politician and
Stockwell Day Connex founder;
and Tenzin Khangsar, RCI Capital
Group managing director and
executive vice-president.
Children's Wish Foundation WISH Gala
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Vancouver Art Gallery
March 6, 2014
Our unscientific poll of random partygoers at the bash above
Who Are You?
Private sector
45%
Public sector
30%
Non-profit
15%
Self-
employed
5%
Retired
5%
No
40%
Yes
60%
When it's
asked of me
20%
I have regular
donations set up
50%
Whenever
the mood
strikes
5%
At events
25%
Do you have children of your own? in what capacity are you employed?
When do you typically make donations?
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