2017 Hope Couture

The BC Cancer Foundation’s 2017 Hope Couture will raise funds toward Preventing Women’s Reproductive Cancers at the BC Cancer Agency. This elegant luncheon for 400 guests will take place mid-September at The Rocky Mountaineer Station, and will include a silent auction reception, live auction, raffle, gourmet lunch and fashion show by Vancouver’s leading boutique retailers, Bacci’s and Boboli.

Preventing Women’s Reproductive Cancers

With support from Hope Couture, BC Cancer’s OVCARE team will build out a robust toolbox to prevent reproductive cancers. Two life-saving tools are already in place: the opportunistic removal of fallopian tubes for women undergoing hysterectomy or tubal ligation, and hereditary testing for all women diagnosed with high-grade serous ovarian cancer. Currently, no comparable tools exist for endometrioid and clear cell ovarian cancer – this must change. By expanding the toolbox, more reproductive cancers will be prevented.

Event Details

Date: September 20, 2017
Time: 11:00am to 2:00pm
Location: Rocky Mountaineer Station, 1755 Cottrell Street
Attire: Business

Tickets: 
$195 per person
$1,560 (table of 8)

Your ticket includes a fashion show featuring 2017 Fall and Winter Fashions, a silent auction, a live auction, and luncheon. For more information on ticket sales, please contact Dana Arsenault at 604.675.8261 or dana.arsenault@bccancer.bc.ca.

Committee Members

Janet Hiebert, CHAIR
Marcella Cusano, PAST CHAIR
Susan Chow
Lanie Collins
Shelley Ferris
Sharon Hayles
Isabel Hsieh
Lisa King
Ju Lo
Andrea Molnar
Margie Murphy
Anna Nyarady
Gurmeet Sengara

For more information about the event, please contact Dana Arsenault at 604.675.8261 or dana.arsenault@bccancer.bc.ca.

How Your Gift Helps

Preventing Women’s Reproductive Cancers

With support from Hope Couture, BC Cancer’s OVCARE team will build out a robust toolbox to prevent reproductive cancers. Two life-saving tools are already in place: the opportunistic removal of fallopian tubes for women undergoing hysterectomy or tubal ligation, and hereditary testing for all women diagnosed with high-grade serous ovarian cancer. Currently, no comparable tools exist for endometrioid and clear cell ovarian cancer – this must change. By expanding the toolbox, more reproductive cancers will be prevented.

For more information, please contact Jan New at jan.new@bccancer.bc.ca or call 604.877.6157.

Tickets

For ticket information, please contact Dana Arsenault at dana.arsenault@bccancer.bc.ca or 604.675.8261

Your ticket includes a fashion show featuring 2017 Fall and Winter Fashions, a silent auction, a live auction, and luncheon.

Date: September 20, 2017
Time: 11:00am to 2:00pm
Location: Rocky Mountaineer Station, 1755 Cottrell Street
Attire: Business

BUY TICKETS

Raffle

Handbags for Hope

Two raffle prizes:

Chloe Myer Double Carry Bag in Sepia Red 
Generously donated by BACCI’s
Value $2,225
Smythson of Bond Street Albemarle Bucket Bag in Black 
Generously donated by Boboli
Value $1,765

 

TICKETS

$100 each (must be present to win, only 300 tickets available)
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Sponsorship

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

FASHION

Hope Couture Sponsor Bacci'sHope Couture Sponsor Boboli

GOLD

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TECHNOLOGY

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SILVER

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EXCLUSIVE VEHICLE

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EXCLUSIVE AIRLINE

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CATERING

BC Cancer Foundation Hope Couture Sponsor

 

DÉCOR

2016 Hope Couture Sponsor Simon Cooksley Design

 

WINE

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PRINT

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IN KIND

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The BC Cancer Foundation invites you to partner with us as a sponsor of Hope Couture. We offer monetary sponsorship involvement at a variety of levels. If you would like to discuss a sponsorship opportunity, please contact:

Lindsay Abbott
Senior Development Officer, Sponsorship
BC Cancer Foundation
Tel: 604.675.8015
Email: lindsay.abbott@bccancer.bc.ca

Live & Silent Auction

Preview our live auction items below: 

1. Student Scientists for a Day!
Treat a classroom of elementary students to a day at the BC Cancer Agency’s Genome Sciences Centre! Children will interact with acclaimed scientists at one of Canada’s largest genome centres, located at 7th and Ash in Vancouver. This experience includes, but is not limited to, touring the labs, putting on lab coats and gloves, visiting the windy and chilled data centre and hands on experience exploding fruit cells to extract DNA. Before this exciting visit to the GSC, BC Cancer Agency scientists will visit the elementary school to meet the students and provide an introduction to genetics. Students will learn what DNA is, how to decode its secret messages, learn what mutations are and how they can be minimized by healthy lifestyle choices. A few weeks later, the field trip to the labs will take place. Aimed to encourage curiosity, understanding and a lifetime interest in genetics, this experience for up to 25 children will be a once in a lifetime opportunity! Classroom lab visits to be booked on a mutually agreed upon date.

Generously donated by BC Cancer Agency’s Genome Sciences Centre
Priceless
2. Timeless Tiffany Cocktail Watch
Walk into any room and take people’s breath away with this stunning Tiffany Cocktail Watch. The Tiffany Cocktail watch collection marries the sophistication of New York City with timeless Swiss craftsmanship. 18K white gold cushion shaped case bead set on the top surface and edges with 114 full cut diamonds. Quartz movement means this watch never needs to be wound. Presented on a signature black satin over leather band secured by traditional 18 karat white gold buckle and tang, the buckle top is bead set with 28 full cut diamonds. There are a total of 142 diamonds that weigh 1.85 carats on this watch! Perfect for any occasion, you’ll be the talk of any room.

Generously donated by Anonymous
$19,500
3. Dinner with special guests at The Dirty Apron
Join local celebrities Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui, Co-anchors of Global News Hour at 6 on Global BC, and Fred Lee, Vancouver’s “Man About Town”, with renowned chef David Robertson, owner of the Dirty Apron Cooking School and Delicatessen, for a fun-filled evening of cooking, dining and camaraderie! David and his talented team of chefs will share their passion for great food and some little-known tricks of the trade as they draw out your inner chef with their light-hearted encouragement. You, your date, and eight other couples will have the most memorable dinner in this special hands-on four-course cooking class. To get the fun started, you’ll be greeted with a welcome cocktail courtesy of Queensborough Gin, followed by three glasses of wine which will be paired with your delicious creations. At the end of the evening you and your guests will take home much-coveted recipes, a gift that includes some of the evening’s special ingredients and unforgettable memories. Includes cooking class for nine couples, four-course meal with wine, plus take-home gift and three bottles of Queensborough Gin to be delivered directly to The Dirty Apron. Limited dates available in December. 

Generously donated by Anonymous, Central City Brewers + Distillers Queensborough Gin, Chris Gailus, Fred Lee, Sophie Lui, and 
David Robertson
Priceless
4. London Calling 
Experience London at its finest, as you and a guest enjoy the luxury of Executive Class travel with two Air Canada round-trip tickets to London Heathrow Airport. Upon arrival in London, you will enjoy two nights plus full English breakfast at The Mandrake, a brand new independent boutique hotel in the heart of London. Combining eclectic, vibrant interiors, extraordinary art, intriguing soundscapes and specially designed scents, the result is an ambience that is intimate, distracting and intriguing at every turn. Then, get ready to cheer on London’s home team, with tickets to the Wednesday, November 29th match of Chelsea vs Swansea at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea’s Home Stadium. These West Stand lower seats in row 13 will ensure you see all the best plays and goals! Can you hear it? Can you hear London Calling? The Mandrake Hotel restrictions may apply. Airline tickets expire on September 20th, 2018. Blackout dates apply; December 17th, 2017–January 8th, 2018 and July 12th, 2018 to September 3rd, 2018. Chelsea tickets valid only on November 29th, 2017 in West Stand Lower, block 5, row 13, seats 132 and 133. 

Generously donated by Air Canada Foundation, The Mandrake, and Dwight Poler
$15,415

 

Preview a selection of our silent auction items below: 

Back to Britain
The perfect gift for your favourite anglophile! This fun package includes Beatle's merch and decor straight from Abbey Road and an assortment of pantry items foreign to Canada but familiar to every offy shop in the UK.

Generously donated by Janet Hiebert and Jane Young
Value: $175

 
Travel in Style with Eminent Luggage Set
Don't compromise style while you're on the move; this Eminent Union Jack three-piece luggage set is fashionable, reliable and styled for men and women alike. With a lightweight design and superior craftsmanship, the set is a frequent traveller’s must-have. Bonus: it comes with a five-year warranty!

Generously donated by Janet Hiebert
Value: $415
Marc Cain Shopping Spree
Shop 'til you drop with a $2,500 shopping spree at Marc Cain. Discover exclusive women’s fashion for every occasion and opportunity. Find your signature style or start building your fall and winter wardrobe by picking staple pieces that will last the test of time.

Generously donated by Marc Cain
Value: $2,500

 
Piccadilly Picnic for Two
Ideal for any outdoor feast, this classic Fortnum & Mason's famous wicker hamper picnic basket comes equipped with signature mugs and plates, two wine glasses, two cutlery sets, a drawstring bag and an insulated flask. It also includes miniature salt and pepper mills, the all-essential corkscrew and cotton napkins to keep you fully-stocked on your alfresco excursion.

Generously donated by Janet Hiebert
Value: $445
 
The Quintessential English Picnic Hamper
A quintessentially English Fortnum and Mason's wicker picnic basket filled with delicious things to celebrate with and enjoy! This English Essentials Hamper is complete with classic English favourites, such as loose-leaf tea, Sir Nigel's Vintage Marmalade, Piccadilly Piccalilli and Hot Horseradish, a tin of Piccadilly Chocolate Biscuits, Icy Mint Bitter Chocolate Fondants, a box of Rose & Violet English Creams, and a jar of Shropshire Honey and Strawberry & Champagne Preserve. It's time for you to allow yourself to indulge, English-style!

Generously donated by Janet Hiebert
Value: $225
The Red Carpet
Don't worry about fighting for seats; with two VIFF Platinum Passes you and a very lucky friend will have your choice of preferred seating to any and all of 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival’s programming. Watch unlimited films in a range of genres, including locally produced BC films, impactful, thought-provoking works and international contributions.

Generously donated by PostPro Media
Value: $1,800