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[2012] The extraordinary, life-saving work of Dr. Rick Hodes was honoured Wednesday night at a fundraising event at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.
The extraordinary, life-saving work of Dr. Rick Hodes was honoured Wednesday night at a fundraising event at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. An Evening to Bring Back Hope was also attended by Canadian inspiration Rick Hansen, on the 25th anniversary of his Man in Motion tour.
OVER $1,000,000 RAISED AN EVENING TO In Spring 2012, Gary and Nanci Segal chaired an inaugural fundraising gala "Evening to Bring Back Hope" at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.
Over $1 million was raised in support of Dr. Rick Hodes' extraordinary humanitarian work improving the lives of Ethiopia's sick and destitute. Bring Back Hope also marked the beginning of a significant partnership between Dr. Hodes (Medical Director of Ethiopia for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee) and the UBC Faculty of Medicine, Branch for International Surgery concerning treatment, research, education and training in the surgical arena in Ethiopia.
YOUR DOLLARS AT WORK Surgeries Rural Health Center Medical Research Grants Health Education Surgical Skills Training Nursing Scholarships PRESENTING SPONSOR Centric Healt Your Care. Our Focus. PRESENTING MEDIA SPONSOR MEDIA SPONSOR EVENING TO BRING BACK HOPE GALA Gary Nanci Segal, Founding Chairs THE HONOURARY COMMITTEE Kevin Bent, Candice Bergen, Marilyn Berger, Monsignor Fredrick Dolan, Dr. Marcel Dvorak, Sam Feldman, Mitchell Gropper Q.C., Rick Hansen C.C.
O.B.C., Peter Legge O.B.C., Chloe Malle, Anar Popatia, Rabbi Andrew Rosenblatt, Dr. Mark Schonfeld, Steven Schwager, Anna Stylianides, Dr. Robert Taylor O.C. THE STEERING COMMITTEE Steering Committee Chairs: Rhonda Sacks and Chantelle Wong, James Brown, Anne Campbell, Leah Costello, Leanne Denis, Sherry Doman, Deanna Embury, Ron Emerson, Aaron Fineman, Kathi Fugman, Josephine De Virgilio Gidman, Noam Gilead, Linda Glass, Dennis Gocer, Mark Gurvis, Mike Hudson, Gillian Hurtig, Mark Kucher, Kira Levy, Tracey MacKinlay, Tracey McVicar, Mairi Murchison; Josephine Nadel, Laura Ralph, Sarah Roth, Peter Schlesinger, Desha Sekhon, Praveen Varshnay, Lis Zlotnik, Garry Zlotnik SPECIAL THANKS Jill Krop, event emcee; Peter Legge, Promises of Hope; Raffle Donors: Lisa Mike Hudson, Hawksworth Restaurant, Tiffany Co; The Board Staff of Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver; Dennis Gocer, Forecast Creative, graphic design; Stephen Ordel, Oncor Specialty Products printing; Media Sponsors: Global Television, The Jewish independent TheVancouverSun BCBUSineSS UPLIFTING SPONSORS Teck ENRICHING SPONSOR ENLIGHTENING SPONSOR ATA HZLC FINANCIAL GROUP POLYGON www.polyhomes.com ENCOURAGING SPONSORS Bank of Montreal, Dale Bosa; BlueSky Properties, Diane Gary Averbach, Eco Oro Minerals Corporation, Emerson Real Estate Wales McLelland Construction, Dana Bob Golden, HSBC Bank Canada, Karen James Family Fund, Nash Jiwa Koffman Kalef LLP, Langlois Brown, Medtronic, PwC, Travelers Canada, Wesbild Holdings Ltd. TABLE SPONSORS Anthem Properties, Brightline Foundation-Aymong Trust, CAI Capital Management Co, Canada Life Insurance and Barrington Wealth Partners, CBRE Collins Barrow, Dayhu Group of Companies, Rossano De Cottis, The Diamond Foundation, Diane Aaron Fineman, Bill Fox, Linda Bob Glass, Glotman-Simpson, Lisa Mike Hudson (2), David Rhonda Sacks; Imasco Minerals, Jet Equipment Tools (Canada), Kahn Foundation, Kingswood Capital Group of Companies (3), Julie Mark Kucher, Lanyard Group of Companies, Tracey David MacKinlay, Chantelle George Wong; Magnum Projects, Mayfair Hotels Resorts, McCarthy Tetrault LLP, Jane Jim Moore, Owen Bird Law Corporation, Josephine Nadel.
RBC Investment Counsel, Art Reitmayer, Peter Linda Schlesinger Foundation, Robert J. Thompson, UBC Branch for International Surgery, UBC Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Gary Redekop, Unicare Group, Vertex One Asset Management Sherpa Asset Management, The Wong Group at CIBC Wood Gundy SOUVENIR PROGRAM SPONSOR A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO OUR HUNDREDS OF GENEROUS DONORS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LEAD DONORS: Joseph Segal Family Foundation, Gary Nanci Segal Family, Judy Isaac Thau, Jacquie Horatio Kemeney, The Diamond Foundation, Eric Carlson, Neil McGillivray, Armin Denise Martens Foundation, The Dilawri Group, Elaine Zev Shafran Matthew Sauder, Michael Audain Steven Baral Kevin Bent, CMW Insurance, Iris Philip Dayson, Djavad Mowafaghian Foundation, Wayne Deans, Sam Feldman Janet York, Bill Betty Lou Fox, Golf For Good Tracey McVicar, Stephanie Hall, Betty Harrison, James Ho, The Kahn Family, Don Lindsay, John Mackay, David McLean, Bri Morriset Jenny John Newell Leona Max Pinsky, Donald Ricci, David Shumka, Stan Jane Silverman, Anuja Praveen Varshnay, Wesgroup Properties Grafton Global tnergy Gn.vth Fund 5 GRAFTON ASSET MANAGEMENT