2019 Hope Couture A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR, LEGACY SENIOR LIVING - THE LEO WERTMAN RESIDENCE Legacy Senior Living – The Leo Wertman Residence has great pleasure in welcoming you to the BC Cancer Foundation’s 2019 Hope Couture luncheon and fashion show. We are delighted to be a continuing partner in supporting the Foundation’s goal to raise funds for the creation of a Pancreatic Cancer Rapid Access Clinic at BC Cancer. For the over 800 British Columbians that will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year, time is precious. Every day BC Cancer’s team of experts races against the clock to confirm patient diagnoses and decide on the best course of treatment; but for most people it’s not happening fast enough. BC Cancer’s vision is to create a rapid access clinic where specialist consults are consolidated into a single visit, testing is expedited, genetic profiling is performed at the time of diagnosis and new, more effective treatment options are explored. It will also inform pancreatic cancer research, helping to pave the way for future cutting-edge breakthroughs. Together, with your generous support, we can bring new HOPE to British Columbians affected by pancreatic cancer. Legacy Senior Living – The Leo Wertman Residence is honoured to be a part of this worthwhile fundraising cause. Event Details Date: Friday, September 20th, 2019 Time: 11:00am to 2:00pm Location: Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel, Vancouver Attire: Business Tickets for this event are sold out. To be added to our waitlist, please contact Chantelle Dalton at 604.675.8191 or Chantelle.Dalton@bccancer.bc.ca. 2019 Committee Members Susan Chow, CO-CHAIR Lisa Dalton, CO-CHAIR Marcella Cusano, PAST CHAIR Angela Blake Shelley Ferris Kate François Sharon Hayles Isabel Hsieh Stacey Kape Dr. Barbara Melosky Andrea Molnar Margie Murphy Ju Ng Stacy Raymond Gurmeet Sengara Rachel Thomas Jane Young How Your Gift Helps Our Vision: The Pancreatic Cancer Rapid Access Clinic For people facing pancreatic cancer, time is precious. Every day, BC Cancer’s team of experts races against the clock to confirm patient diagnoses and decide on the best course of treatment, but for most people it’s not happening fast enough. Patients often need to be seen by several specialists and there can be significant delays in arranging these appointments and subsequent tests. During this time, the cancer can progress. Our vision is to create a rapid access clinic at BC Cancer, where: • specialist consults are consolidated into a single visit on a single day; • testing is expedited; • cutting edge genetic profiling is performed at the time of diagnosis, leading to tailored therapies for each individual patient. • the clinical research team can discuss potential experimental treatment options Not only will this clinic significantly minimize stress for patients and families, it will dramatically reduce the time elapsed between diagnosis and the start of treatment. By relieving some of their greatest anxieties, we can help patients cope better. By managing their care more efficiently, we can help give them their best chance for survival. We invite you to join us in launching the Pancreatic Cancer Rapid Access Clinic at the 2019 Hope Couture. Welcome to the future of pancreatic cancer care. donate today Tickets Tickets for this event are currently sold out. To be added to our waitlist, please contact Chantelle Dalton at Chantelle.Dalton@bccancer.bc.ca or 604.675.8191. Your ticket includes a fashion show featuring 2019 Fall and Winter Fashions, a silent auction, a live auction, and luncheon. Raffle Raffle details will be released closer to the event date. Sponsorship Thank you to our 2019 sponsors! PRESENTING FASHION DIAMOND GOLD BIDDING SILVER DÉCOR VENUE PRODUCTION MEDIA AIRLINE IN KIND 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 Associate Director, Corporate Relations BC Cancer Foundation Tel: 604.675.8015 Email: lindsay.abbott@bccancer.bc.ca Live & Silent Auction Live and silent auction details will be released closer to the event date. Photo Gallery View the photos from the 2018 Hope Couture on our Flickr page here.
