The Baubles for Banting Gala’s honorary chair, Rusty Goepel (r), with co-chairs Shelley Johnson (c) and Dr. Dennis J. Magrega. Rusty is a director at Telus Corporation.
From left: Sandra Fidalgo, Mariel Austria, and Marina Audrei from Medisys Corporate Health.
Dr. Tim Lepard (l) of Medisys Health Group, with son and artist, Nick Lepard.
Raymond Greenwood (l), president of Vancouver AM Tourism Society, with Pat Cocco, master tailor at Ermenegildo Zegna. Raymond is also known as “Mr. Flasher,” specializing in pyro-musicals, glow products, and Lady Gaga/Green Men glasses. He suppl
Staffan Rydin (l) of The Integral Business Leadership Group, with Lianne Elias of Peak Communicators.
Diabetes researchers from the UBC Child and Family Research Institute, Jan Ehses (l) and Dan Luciani.
Crissy Kavanaugh (l), with Kevin Walsh of Walsh King Chartered Accountants.
Teresa Mitchell-Banks (l) of the Baubles for Banting Gala event committee, with Sandy Hancock, director of the Whitecaps Foundation.
Jeff (l) and Aimee Williams of Fork in the Road Wines, wine sponsor of the Baubles for Banting Gala.
Sisters and sales associates from Rennie & Associates Realty, Joanna (l) and Maria Kritikos.
Jennifer Daerendinger (l), director of retail operations for the Blanche Macdonald Centre, with photographer Peter Eastwood.
Patrick Williams (l), partner at Clark Wilson LLP, with Rick Goepel, B.C. Supreme Court judge.
Colin Cuthbert (l), managing partner at auto/One Leasing, with Niki Cuthbert of Mortgage Alliance Meridian Pacific.
Baubles for Banting Fundraising Gala
Birks Downtown Vancouver Flagship Store
September 29, 2011
Held at the Birks flagship store in downtown Vancouver, the first-ever Baubles for Banting Gala raised over $100,000 for the Canadian Diabetes Association. The event, chaired by Telus Corporation’s Rusty Goepel, brought together doctors, lawyers, and business professionals to dig deep into their pockets to make donations and bid on auction items.
Among the fundraising auction items were a 1.64-carat necklace, a 2011 Grey Cup VIP package, and a golf trip to the Palm Springs with Rusty Goepel and Ken Woods, chairman of the 2011 Canadian Open.
