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Djavad Mowafaghian donated $4 million to SFU Contemporary Arts at Woodward’s via his philanthropic foundation.
The Glotman-Simpson Cycling Club’s third annual Cypress Challenge raised $50,000 for the Betty Ergas Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund through the BC Cancer Foundation. The 2010 challenge was hosted by sports broadcaster and broadcast executive Paul Carson and included Lower Mainland Steel, ZLC Financial Group, North Shore News and Team 1040 as sponsors.
Nicola Wealth Management staff completed a 475 km bike rally from Vancouver to Kelowna to raise $30,000 for Bulembu International to help rebuild a vibrant community in Bulembu, a Swaziland Africa town abandoned and left destitute after a mining company closed its doors more than 60 years ago.
Tinhorn Creek Vineyards presented $8,800 to the Boys and Girls Club of Canada at its annual golf tournament.
Bill Dick, president, Phoenix Truck and Crane, donated $5,000 to Tiny Bundles to give nursing and pregnant moms and families with children under a year fresh produce, eggs and dairy to help kids get the best start. Phoenix staff also served a free barbecue lunch to SHARE Food Bank patrons on two recent Food Bank Days.
Coast Capital Savings donated $4,000 to the Zajac Ranch for Children, which provides a safe and fun camp experience to kids with serious and chronic illnesses and disabilities.
Great Western Containers raised $2,011 for the Empty Stocking Fund at its annual golf tournament at Newlands Golf Course.
ABBARCH Architecture Inc. and IKEA Properties Ltd.’s golf tournament in memory of Ken Kidd raised $1,000 for the Heart & Stroke Foundation.
Hemmera staff donated billable time to complete an environmental assessment for the future site of a Canuck Place Children’s Hospice in Abbotsford. The Campus of Care will provide 24-7 assistance and palliative and respite care services in a warm and inviting environment.
Bruce Allen of Bruce Allen Talent received the 2010 Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) President’s Lifetime Achievement Award – presented to an individual who has helped further the ongoing success story of the PNE – during its 100th anniversary celebration.
Rocky Mountaineer received the B.C. chapter of the American Marketing Association’s 2010 Marketer of the Year Award for successfully positioning itself as the premium train provider in the world amid a vulnerable economy.
Recipients of the BC Achievement Foundation’s sixth annual Carter Wosk BC Creative Achievement Awards for Applied Art and Design included Doug Simpson, Feathercraft Folding Kayaks (2010 BC Creative Achievement Award of Distinction) and artists Cathi Jefferson (pottery), Natalie Purschwitz (clothing and accessories) and Toby Barratt, Pamela Goddard and Nik Rust, Propellor Design of Vancouver (furniture and lighting).