It was wonderful to be reunited with the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation celebrating the amazing frontline care providers at Royal Columbian Hospital and Queen’s Park Care Centre, as a sponsor of the ‘Chillitank’ pop-up food event. We look forward to this every year, being there in person to serve meals to over 1500 healthcare staff. We cannot thank them enough for all their hard work and dedication. And what better way to show our gratitude...
VanDusen Botanical Garden’s ‘Festival of Lights’ is an event we attend each year to celebrate the holiday season with our clients. This year, we also fundraised for the local food bank. Giving from your heart to support a good cause made this event even more meaningful.
This summer we were very grateful for the opportunity to sponsor an exclusive Beach Grove Golf Club Member Guest event for established members and their guests. We are delighted to say the day was a real hole-in-one, with $6,820 raised for the Delta Hospital & Community Health Foundation on the golf course! Thank you for everyone who attended, and Beach Grove staff members for making the day incredible!
The Canadian Association of Gift Planners brings together people focused on making a big impact in our community, and who are committed to serving others. It was my pleasure to sponsor the CAGP Vancouver Chapter Post Conference Jam Event held at the Terminal City Club. We presented on the continued success of the Will Power campaign, and hosted table topic sessions from the April CAGP conference. It is always a pleasure to work alongside such...
It was a pleasure to welcome Shellbie Wilson, Director of Philanthropy at The Terry Fox Foundation as we dove into the Canadian legacy of The Terry Fox Foundation. Shellbie shared the incredible history of this organization that started from Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope; has raised to date over $850 million, and still has Terry’s family prominently involved 43 years later. It was amazing to learn how The Terry Fox Foundation has continued to keep...
To steal a line from Field of Dreams, if you provide the Mac n Cheese they will come!! We are so thankful to The Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation for allowing us to sponsor and work with the Foundation to provide lunch for the staff at Royal Columbian Hospital on December 13th. This was our second year as sponsor and we had such a great day talking to everyone as they braved the chilly temperatures to...
This summer we were very grateful to sponsor an exclusive day on the golf course for Beach Grove Golf Club members and their guests. $7260 was raised as the guests competed in a putting contest for a 50/50 draw to raise money for Delta Hospital, and the prize money was generously gifted to Delta Hospital. Thank you for everyone who attended, and Beach Grove staff members for making the day a huge success.
What a fantastic day! Delta Hospital and Community Health Foundation welcomed us back as a sponsor of their annual golf tournament 19th Hole Reception. An outstanding $357,602 was raised for their surgical services department. It was wonderful to finally be back in person and supporting a such great cause. A big thank you to Executive Director, Lisa Hoglund (pictured below with Rich)!
It was a pleasure to be invited back on the “Ask Me Anything” panel of Strategic Philanthropy for Royal Columbian Hospital. We had yet another fantastic discussion. Thank you to everyone who took part, we thoroughly enjoyed answering your questions!
Say Mac N’ Cheese! There is no doubt that hospitals worldwide have had many challenges amid the pandemic. We showed our gratitude this holiday by volunteering at the Royal Columbian Hospital staff appreciation events with free mac & cheese and chili days. It was wonderful being able to provide encouragement for both the day and night staff. An impressive 1299 people stopped by for some delicious Mac N’ Cheese! We would like to give a...
Happy Giving Tuesday! To help our Abbotsford neighbors in this time of crisis, our team and the staff at our CI Assante Capital Management Ltd. West Pender Branch have donated $11,000 to support the Abbotsford Disaster Relief Fund established by the Abbotsford Community Foundation. The fund will support front-line agencies providing essential services to affected families and business. When making your charitable gifts this year, we encourage you to join us and support the recovery...
Charitable giving is important to our clients, and it was a pleasure to be invited as a panelist on the topic for the Assante Professional Development day. Discussing ways that individuals and families can come together to support their favorite charities is one of the most meaningful conversations that we have with our clients.