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Party Pics: Celebration of Care Gala and the Kidney Gala

Fred Lee is our Man About Town, capturing party pics as the charitable dollars were flying at two of this spring's biggest fundraisers.

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Party Pics: An Arthritis Society Feast and Casino Night With the Canucks

Fred Lee is our Man About Town, capturing party pics from some of the city's latest, greatest fundraising galas.

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Party Pics: Taylor Swift Tickets Are Taking Charity Auctions to the Next Level

This season, charity events have received incredible windfalls and shattered fundraising records thanks to donated Taylor Swift tickets on the auction block.

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About Town with Fred Lee: Party Pics From Summer’s Biggest Charity Soirees

Record picnic nets $356,000 for Peace Arch Hospital.

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Party Pics from Raven’s Feast, the CampOUT! Fundraiser and Face the World

This month in charity galas: Bill Reid Gallery and CampOUT! celebrated 15 years, while Face the World raised a record $1.7 million.

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Party Pics: The Daffodil Ball and Heart and Stroke Foundation Gala 2024

These spring flings produced record hauls.

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Party Pics: Snaps from the Power of Music and S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Gala

Orchestral manoeuvres help raise more than $800,000 for the VSO.

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PHOTOS: Dr. Peter Centre’s Passions Gala and the BC Children’s Hospital’s Crystal Ball

Party pics from a duo of heartwarming (big-earning) fundraisers.

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PHOTOS: Vancouver Chinatown Foundation Autumn Gala and Richmond Hospital Foundation Starlight Gala

Big spenders come out for the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation and Richmond Hospital Foundation’s biggest night.

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PHOTOS: Arts Umbrella Splash Art Auction and Music Heals Strike a Chord Gala

Arts Umbrella’s 41st edition sets a new standard while the Arkells rock for Music Heals.

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PHOTOS: Canuck Place Children’s Hospice Gift of Time Gala and Vancouver Chinatown Foundation’s Light Up Chinatown Dim Sum

Communities rally around a special home and neighbourhood.

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Photos: VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation’s Time to Shine Gala

Doctors, local celebrities and community-builders show up to support health care at this star-studded celebration.

Jimmy Pattison, Fred Lee and Tamara Taggart at gala
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Photos: Friends for Life Society’s Aurora Fundraiser and Ballet BC’s Momentum Gala

Drag queens, dancers, designers and donors came out to celebrate two wonderful causes this summer.

Rick Hansen and Charmine Crooks at the BC Sports Hall of Fame 2023 Induction Gala
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PHOTOS: The 2023 BC Sports Hall of Fame Induction Dinner & Gala

The BC Sports Hall of Fame raises a glass to its class of 2023.

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PHOTOS: Who’s Who at the Canadian Cancer Society’s Daffodil Ball and the Bridge to S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Gala

The Canadian Cancer Society’s Daffodil Ball was in full bloom and 50th-anniversary celebrations offered the sweet smell of S.U.C.C.E.S.S.

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PHOTOS: YWCA Women of Distinction Awards and Neekoo Philanthropic Society’s Annual Soiree

Record turnout and results for YWCA’s Women of Distinction Awards and Neekoo’s Ignite a Light

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PHOTOS: The Feast of Fortune and the Vancouver Canucks Dice and Ice Galas

After a pandemic pause, the St. Paul’s Foundation Feast of Fortune and the Vancouver Canucks Dice and Ice galas returned to their winning ways.

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PHOTOS: Who’s Who at Vancouver’s Biggest Galas

Milestone events help fund music therapy programs and a performing, visual and media arts school for young creatives.

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Who’s Who at the BC Women’s Health Foundation’s Glow Gala and the Bill Reid Gallery’s Raven’s Feast Gala

Singer Deborah Cox helps BC Women’s Health Foundation raise $2.67 million, while Raven’s Feast cooks up $100,000 for the Bill Reid Gallery.

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Who’s Who at the Chinatown Foundation’s Autumn Gala, the Crystal Ball and Canuck Place Gala

Big spenders at the galas elevated the charities to new heights.

Group of 4 from Ronald McDonald gala
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PHOTOS: Who’s Who at Two Big Late-Summer Fundraisers

Fred Lee heads to the late-summer galas for CLICK and Ronald McDonald House.

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PHOTOS: The Who’s Who at Pride’s 2022 Kickoff in Vancouver and the Polo Fest

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PHOTOS: The Latest Snapshots from Vancouver’s Biggest Galas

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About Last Night: Party Pics from a Trio of Major Fall Fundraisers

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About Last Night with Fred Lee: Photos from Pride Cocktail Kickoff and Long Table Dinner

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About Last Night with Fred Lee: Photos from Wild.Eco Photo Exhibit and Golf Tournament for the Homeless

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Since 1975, Vancouver magazine has been your indispensable insider’s guide to the people, places, events and (most importantly) the incredible restaurant scene that make this such a special place to live, work and play. Our editors bring curated, considered recommendations and insights to every page and digital content piece, with a playful, punchy spirit. Whether we’re covering the coolest up-and-coming Vancouver fashion designers, a buzzy new restaurant opening, the hottest spots to hit on your long weekend Gulf Island getaway or wild and wonderful urban planning solutions, we’re on a mission to prove this is So Fun City.  

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