From left: Betty Alto, Agi Radcliffe, and Kerri Gregory prove that class never goes out of style.
Fresh faced and bright-eyed: Annette Bazin (l) of SAP and Patricia Bjerrisgaard.
The gala chair, Gayla DeHart of Nurse Next Door, with her husband John DeHart.
Previous chair of the Minerva Foundation, Julia Kim of RBC Investment Council, with her main man Vemas Kim.
Janet Macfarlene (l) and little sister Tia Mugford have been together for the 22 years.
Mike McKnight of United Way and Kristin Helgason of the Vancouver Foundation.
Rachel McGladery (l) of Westgroup and Jenn Podmore-Russell of Deloitte toast fifty years of helping girls.
Gastown restaurateurs Sonia Bozzi (l) of Chill Winston and basement neighbour Jordan Steward of Guilt & Co.
Tara Kemes (l) of Rainmaker Entertainment and Sandy Gunn of Connor Clarke and Lunn Financial.
Event: Big Sisters 2010 Gala
Venue: Pan Pacific Hotel
Date: Oct. 7, 2010
Caroline Saline once said, “Sisters function as safety nets in a chaotic world simply by being there for each other.” Many of us weren’t fortunate enough to have a blood sister. For a lucky few, Big Sisters steps in and provides one.
The organization began in the 1950s as a group of professional ladies who dedicated their Saturdays to spending time with young girls shopping, playing, doing things that girls do. The Big Sisters of 2010 continue in the same vein, inspiring hearts and bettering the life of girls in B.C.
Here’s to 50 years, the current 400 volunteers, the hundreds of girls helped each year, the 17 staff members, the Board of Directors, the community supporters, and the $125,000 raised at this year’s Big Sisters of BC gala.
