With over $30,000 raised in one night (and over $100,000 pledged), 30 for 30, also known as Warren Smith’s birthday party and benefit for Make A Wish Foundation of BC turned out to be the biggest fundraiser in Make A Wish’s history.
Thirty of Vancouver’s finest turned out to pledge their time, networks and money to the cause. 750 attended to celebrate.
More information on the event can be found HERE or at www.thirtyforthirty.org.
As one of the ‘Thirty’, Urban Mixer also received some press coverage from the event. You can see some more of that HERE.
The list of Thirty is as follows:
Here are your 2006 Thirty for Thirty Members:
- Francesco Aquilini – Owner, Vancouver Canucks
- Claudio Arato – Manager, Engineering Services, Sonic Environmental
- David Bain – Managing Partner, Bull Housser & Tupper
- Larry Berg – CEO, Vancouver International Airport Authority
- John Clerides – Owner, Marquis Wine Cellars
- The Hon. Kevin Falcon – Minister of Transportation
- George Cadman, QC – Partner, Boughton
- Gary Hill – Vice President, Sales & Marketing, BC Bearing Group
- Charles Kim – CEO, Trans Pac Fibre
- Lyall Knott, QC – Senior Partner, Clark Wilson
- Grace Kwok – Owner, Anson Realty
- Miranda Lam – Chair, Volunteer Vancouver
- Peter Leitch – CEO, Lionsgate Studios
- Ian MacDonald – CEO, Moving Products
- Wendy McDonald – CEO, BC Bearing Group
- Neil McIver – 1st VP, Richardson Partners Financial Ltd.
- Richard Prokopanko – Director of Corporate Affairs, Alcan BC
- Shahrzad Rafati – CEO, Broadband TV Corporation
- Dr. Don Rix – President, MDS Metro Laboratory Services
- Tom Rowe – President, Reunion Pictures
- Newton Sahota – CEO, Twin Berry Farms
- Ricki Sahota – COO, Twin Berry Farms
- Gary Segal – Vice President, Kingswood Capital Corporation
- Hamed Shahbazi – CEO, TIO Networks
- His Worship Sam Sullivan – Mayor of Vancouver
- Raj Taneja – President, Urban Mixer
- Jeremy Tiffin – Senior Partner, West Pacific Consulting Group
- Alex Tsakumis – Political Commentator & Writer, CKNW / Vancouver Sun
- Andrew Williamson – Director of Development, Keatley Entertainment
- Shawn Williamson – Owner, Brightlight Pictures