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Bid Night: Thank You

Thank you for making Bid Night such a huge success! Over 500 people gathered in the Gail Ruddy Foyer for a chance to mingle and bid on many of the silent auction items. The Live Auction was held in a packed Odette Tognetti Theatre and was the most exciting, jaw-dropping one ever!  

A BIG THANK YOU to all the volunteers who organized and helped out at Bid Night. A special thank you to our sponsors for making this evening so special:

Wine: Fort Berens Estate Winery
Coffee: Caffè Umbria Canada
Lighting: William F. White; lighting designed by Dennis Jones
Tent donated by: INTENTZ
Food: FreshDirect and Donald’s Market

Thank you,

Ivy Wong & Susan Lazarus

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Laura Edwards Awarded Giving Hearts Award for Outstanding Professional Fundraiser

Laura Edwards, Executive Director, Advancement: AFP Vancouver Outstanding Fundraising ProfessionalWe are delighted to share with you some exciting news regarding our own Laura Edwards, Executive Director of Advancement.

On Tuesday, November 17, 2015, National Philanthropy Day, Laura was awarded the 2015 Giving Hearts Award for Outstanding Professional Fundraiser by the Vancouver Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. A crowd of 880 people from various corporations and charitable organizations attended the annual event, including several members of our community who were there to celebrate this achievement with Laura.

In Laura’s 18 years at York House, she has worked tirelessly and has made a tremendous contribution to helping to raise the funds needed to build our beautiful new Senior School, establishing a thriving annual fund and creating a true culture of giving within our York House School community. We will have more to share in an upcoming interview with Laura in the next Yorkie eNews.

Please join us in congratulating Laura on this well-deserved honour.