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Fred Lee’s Social Community: Journey to dependancy restoration celebrated at Collectively We Can gala

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Printed Nov 23, 2019  •  Final up to date Nov 23, 2019  •  4 minute learn

Executive director Stacy Wilson and his wife Christie welcomed guests to Together We Can's flagship fundraiser.
Government director Stacy Wilson and his spouse Christie welcomed friends to Collectively We Can’s flagship fundraiser. Photograph by Fred Lee

CAN-DO: In 1993, a single restoration home known as Collectively We Can (TWC) opened its doorways on the Vancouver intersection of Kingsway and Moss Road and took in its first shoppers. Twenty-six years later, Collectively We Can Habit Restoration & Training Society is reportedly Canada’s premier therapy group for males battling alcohol and drug dependancy.

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With 27 residential therapy properties unfold throughout the province, TWC has helped over 25,000 British Columbians on their journey to restoration. With the added strain of the present overdose disaster gripping B.C. and the remainder of Canada, the demand for companies has by no means been better.

The agency, led by government director Stacy Wilson — who’s in long-term restoration — and a tireless organizing committee whose members have all been touched in a roundabout way by dependancy, hosted its third annual Starry, Starry Night time Gala at Rocky Mountaineer Station. Greater than 400 friends from public officers to business stakeholders and TWC alumni took within the charity merrymaker to assist elevate consciousness about dependancy, dispel the stigma and help people in search of a brand new life in restoration.

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Between musical performances and a gourmand dinner, attendees heard from people and households affected by dependancy. Following their tales of loss, therapeutic and hope, gala-goers opened their hearts in addition to their wallets. Mother and father Lynn and John Madigan and Ken and Joanne Mellquist led the cost with a present of $100,000. Tim McCafferty and Alanna Pollock shortly adopted with an announcement of $20,000. By night’s finish, the gala would internet $200,000 for scholarships and restoration applications, a brand new fundraising customary for the fledgling occasion.

Committee members Tim McCafferty, Alanna Pollock and Janet Kolula saw their Starry Starry Night Gala net $200,000 for scholarships and recovery programs and services.
Committee members Tim McCafferty, Alanna Pollock and Janet Kolula noticed their Starry Starry Night time Gala internet $200,000 for scholarships and restoration applications and companies. Photograph by Fred Lee

The night time additionally noticed TWC champions acknowledged for his or her contributions and help. The esteemed group included Ryan Beedie, Jacquie Cohen, Brandt Louie, Manny Padda, Bob Rennie, Peter Legge and Tamara Vrooman.

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“I need to thank everybody right here tonight for getting behind our motion and becoming a member of in our trigger,” stated Wilson. “Habit shouldn’t be a morality concern. Habit is a illness that I’ve personally seen untold numbers of individuals get well from, myself included.

“Collectively we are able to rebuild lives, heal households and strengthen communities.”

John and Lynn Madigan and Joanne and Ken Mellquist led the fundraising charge with a gift of $100,000 to Together We Can.
John and Lynn Madigan and Joanne and Ken Mellquist led the fundraising cost with a present of $100,000 to Collectively We Can. Photograph by Fred Lee
Singing the praises of Together We Can was Vancouver Kingsway MP Don Davies. Davies attended the event with his son Jordan, Together We Can Intake Officer.
Singing the praises of Collectively We Can was Vancouver Kingsway MP Don Davies. Davies attended the occasion along with his son Jordan, Collectively We Can Consumption Officer. Photograph by Fred Lee
Lending their support to the cause was Dr. Dennis Wardman and Susan Hogarth, executive director of Westminster House, a recovery treatment centre for women.
Lending their help to the trigger was Dr. Dennis Wardman and Susan Hogarth, government director of Westminster Home, a restoration therapy centre for girls. Photograph by Fred Lee
Art Vancouver painters Taisha Teal and Skyla Wayrynen’s live art paintings were off kick-starting the night of philanthropy.
Artwork Vancouver painters Taisha Teal and Skyla Wayrynen’s stay artwork work have been off kick-starting the night time of philanthropy. Photograph by Fred Lee

Moist your Whistler

FOOD AND DRINK FOR ALL: Cornucopia, Whistler’s every part food and drinks competition initially conceived to fill lodge rooms throughout the fall shoulder season, continues to attract locals and guests up the Sea-to-Sky Freeway for the 11-day epicurean competition. Not your typical culinary celebration, this 12 months’s calendar of must-attend occasions was probably the most numerous in current reminiscence. Everybody’s welcome was the theme behind this 12 months’s programming.

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With a reported 115 occasions on provide, this system really mirrored this 12 months’s inclusive theme. Occasions ranged from the tried and true — equivalent to Crush, the competition’s flagship tasting and Poured Grand Tasting, the all-encompassing drink occasion — to the avant-garde, like pairing wine with junk meals and Sashay Fillet, the competition’s latest pilot described as RuPaul’s Drag Race meets Prime Chef Canada. At all times a celebration with a trigger, this 12 months’s charity recipient was the Whistler Public Library.

As ordinary, competition dinners have been de rigueur of Cornucopia, and there was no scarcity of scrumptious menus to fulfill one’s palette and price range. From Fairmont Chateau Whistler’s Indigenous World Wine Dinner to Whistler Brewing and Black’s Pub’s Brew ‘n’ Bites and Araxi’s Tinhorn Creek Winemaker Dinner, all seats to those intimate meals have been shortly snapped up.

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Andrea McLauchlin, Lou Tidman and Suzanne Wilson partied down at the pop-up pop art party in Whistler.
Andrea McLauchlin, Lou Tidman and Suzanne Wilson partied down on the pop-up pop artwork social gathering in Whistler. Photograph by Fred Lee
Visiting from Morocco, Omar Elofir and local Rachelle Grace did their best personations of Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick for the Andy Warhol Factory Party at the Audain Art Museum.
Visiting from Morocco, Omar Elofir and native Rachelle Grace did their finest personations of Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick for the Andy Warhol Manufacturing unit Celebration on the Audain Artwork Museum. Photograph by Fred Lee
Audain Art Museum associate director of development Alison Meredith and executive director Curtis Collins hosted the after-hours party at their award-wining gallery, which is currently exhibiting the finest collection of Emily Carr paintings during her visit to France.
Audain Artwork Museum affiliate director of growth Alison Meredith and government director Curtis Collins hosted the after-hours social gathering at their award-wining gallery, which is presently exhibiting the best assortment of Emily Carr work throughout her go to to France. Photograph by Fred Lee

Well-known for its lavish and typically outlandish competition events, this 12 months’s crimson carpet providing didn’t disappoint. The Andy Warhol-themed Manufacturing unit Celebration on the Audain Artwork Museum drew 350 revellers wearing interval ensembles of the popular culture period able to eat, drink and dance the night time away. Led by gallery government director Curtis Collins, the museum was remodeled into an ephemeral area impressed by the long-lasting Warhol Manufacturing unit the place friends imbibed on wine, beer and spirits and engaging canapes ready by acclaimed caterer The Lazy Connoisseur. DJs Gianz, Mat the Alien and Vinyl Richie had partygoers celebrating nicely previous midnight.

Araxi wine director Jason Kawaguchi and restaurant director Neil Henderson fronted the sold-out Tinhorn Creek winemaker dinner in the Araxi Cellar.
Araxi wine director Jason Kawaguchi and restaurant director Neil Henderson fronted the sold-out Tinhorn Creek winemaker dinner within the Araxi Cellar. Photograph by Fred Lee
Tinhorn Creek winemaker Andrew Windsor showcased his library of award-winning wines paired with plates from Araxi’s culinary team chef Jorge Munoz Santos and sous chef Mark McLoughlin.
Tinhorn Creek winemaker Andrew Windsor showcased his library of award-winning wines paired with plates from Araxi’s culinary crew chef Jorge Munoz Santos and sous chef Mark McLoughlin. Photograph by Fred Lee

Cornucopia’s twenty third version would conclude with the ninth Bearfoot Bistro World Oyster Invitational competitors. Infamous social gathering convener Andre Saint Jacques invited 20 of the very best oyster shuckers from around the globe — Denmark, Germany, Eire, Japan, United States and Canada — to take part within the annual throwdown, which moved from the confines of his Barefoot Bistro Restaurant to the a lot bigger Whistler Conference Centre to accommodate the bigger crowds.

Competing for a winner’s purse of $5,000, Vancouver’s Mike Osborne of Harbour Oyster & Bar earned the winner’s trophy after shucking 30 oysters of varied varieties within the quickest time. A whole lot took within the closing soiree, with internet proceeds going the Whistler Blackcomb Basis to help upgrades to the Whistler Well being Care Centre.

Nico Everhart, Lazy Gourmet’s Kevin Mazzone, Michelle Buss and Murdock Pollon were among the 350 partygoers who took in Cornucopia’s signature party.
Nico Everhart, Lazy Connoisseur’s Kevin Mazzone, Michelle Buss and Murdock Pollon have been among the many 350 partygoers who took in Cornucopia’s signature social gathering. Photograph by Fred Lee
Denmark national champion Jonas Tonsager helped served up thousands of shucked oysters to fans with local Ryan Bissell before the main competition.
Denmark nationwide champion Jonas Tonsager helped served up hundreds of shucked oysters to followers with native Ryan Bissell earlier than the principle competitors. Photograph by Fred Lee
Famed Vancouver shucker and past world oyster shucking champion Bob Skinner, better known as Oyster Bob, has been separating bivalve shells for more than 35 years.
Famed Vancouver shucker and previous world oyster shucking champion Bob Skinner, higher often called Oyster Bob, has been separating bivalve shells for greater than 35 years. Photograph by Fred Lee
Barefoot Bistro executive chef Melissa Craig, Cioppino’s executive chef Pino Posteraro and Seattle’s Tom Stocks, director of restaurants at Taylor Shellfish Company, had the tough task of judging this year’s oyster shucking contest.
Barefoot Bistro government chef Melissa Craig, Cioppino’s government chef Pino Posteraro and Seattle’s Tom Shares, director of eating places at Taylor Shellfish Firm, had the powerful activity of judging this 12 months’s oyster shucking contest. Photograph by Fred Lee

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Originally posted 2019-11-23 18:00:31.

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