The Face of
Philanthropy
For the rst time, Jacqui Cohen and
her daughter, Kasondra Cohen-
Herrendorf, held a joint gala to
raise funds for their foundations
JULY/AUGUST 2017 BCBUSINESS 145 ILLUSTRATION: TONIA COWAN; PAUL DUCHART
Face the World Today 2017
The foundation's inaugural gala raised almost $1 million for local charities,
with dinner hosted by Hawksworth Restaurant
Cohen residence, Point Grey, Vancouver, May 13
1. Kasondra Cohen-Herrendorf, founder, Face of Today; Marlene Cohen, Cohen family matriarch; and Jacqui Cohen, founder, Face the
World, and CEO, Army & Navy Department Store Ltd. 2. Brady Rak, investment advisor, PI Financial Corp.; and Justus Parmar,
owner, The Parmar Group 3. Garry Zlotnik, chair and CEO, ZLC Financial; Elaine Shafran; and her husband, Zev Shafran, president,
Devonshire Properties Inc. 4. Mel Zajac, founder, The Mel Jr. & Marty Zajac Foundation, and his wife, Wendy Zajac 5. Claire
Meloche, engineer, Stantec Inc.; Nancy Van Laeken, plastic surgeon; and Kip Woodward, chair of the board, Vancouver Coastal
Health, and president, Woodcorp Investments Ltd. 6. Neil Aisenstat, president and CEO, Hy's of Canada Ltd., and managing
partner, Gotham Steakhouse LP; Marian Menghi; Jacqui Cohen; and Umberto Menghi, restaurateur
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ABOUT TOWN WITH PAUL DUCHART
F A C E T H E W O R L D
T O DAY G A L A
LAUNCHED: 2017 inaugural gala
TOTAL RAISED: $925,000
F A C E O F T O DAY
F O U N DAT I O N
LAUNCHED: 2009 by
Kasondra Cohen-Herrendorf
TOTAL RAISED: More than
$1 million
F A C E T H E W O R L D
F O U N DAT I O N
LAUNCHED: 1991 by Jacqui Cohen
TOTAL RAISED: More than $17 million
