Cardiovascular disease in the leading cause of death in our country. Heart health-or lack thereon-will affect each and every one of us in some way. The good news, however, is that in our very midst we have the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta — a large organization with fully 1,500 individuals providing a presence at each Calgary hospital. The services offered by the institute encompass health promotion, disease prevention and, of course, research. And as you can well imagine, offering myriad services is not inexpensive so thank goodness then for the success of the second annual The Beat Goes on Gala which was held Sept. 12 in the Palomino Room at the BMO Centre, Stampede Park.
The SRO gala was not only fun and informative, but hugely successful as well with more than $525,000 (net) being raised. That Juno Award-winning artist Jesse Cook and 10-year old piano prodigy Kevin Chen provided the evening’s entertainment added greatly to the evening’s cache.
And a stunning example of the evening’s philanthropy was shown when the signature auction item — a full day heart-healthy package quarterbacked by Libin Institute director Dr. Todd Anderson, garnered a cool $100,000!
Proceeds from the gala will be directed to the congenital heart disease program and researchers focused on preventative strategies. Kudos to all involved on the success of the gala-especially gala co-chairs Tony Dilawri of Dilawri Group of Companies fame and Ken King, Calgary Flames president.
Others among the several hundred guests in attendance included: Marc and Deb Staniloff; Jay and Karen Westman; Dave Duckett and his wife Sheila Cennon; Ebony Lewis; Bob and Maria Harris; renowned philanthropist Ann McCaig; Alvin Libin and his son Bobby; Ellen Dilawri; Marilyn King; Sarine Mustapha; Lisa Atkins; Tina Giesbrecht; Katelyn Krueger;Karen Anderson; U of C president Dr. Elizabeth Cannon; Cumming School of Medicine Dean Dr. Jon Meddings; Northern Cross’ Richard Wyman and JoAnne Humphry; Ike Kolias; Resverlogix’s Don McCaffrey; Dr. Francois Boulanger; Brenda Huband; Calgary Health Trust CEO Jill Olynyk; U of C vice-president, development, Nuvyn Peters; Dr. Ed O’Brien; Dr. Imtiaz Ali; Sam and Beverley Mozell; CP’s Mark Wallace; Tony and Kay VandenBrink; Jeff and Wendy Kohn; Sonny Mottahed and his wife Katrina Olson-Mottahed; Shirley Peeters; and legal ace Gordy Hoffman and his wife Eva with guests Fouad and Masioon El Kardy.
Pictured, from left, at the 2nd annual Libin Institute presented The Beat Goes on Gala held Sept 12 in the BMO Centre at Stampede Park are event supporters Dave Duckett, Marc Staniloff, Jay Westman and Brian Sidorsky. The SRO event featured a performance from special guest Juno Award winning artist Jesse Cook.
Among the hundreds of guests in attendance at the 2nd annual The Beat Goes on Gala presented by the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta were, from left, Maria Harris, Karen Westman, Deb Staniloff, Sheila Cennon and Ebony Lewis.
Sonny Mottahed and his wife Katrina Olson-Mottahed were all smiles at the 2nd annual The Beat Goes on Gala presented by the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta.
Co-chair of the 2nd annual The Beat Goes on Gala presented by the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta Tony Dilawri, partner, Dilawri Group of Companies, is surrounded by lovelies, from left, Tina Giesbrecht, wife Ellen Dilawri, Sarine Mustapha and Lisa Atkins at the SRO event held Sept 12.
Northern Cross’ Richard Wyman and JoAnne Humphry were among the hundreds of guests in attendance at the 2nd annual The Beat Goes on Gala presented by the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta.
Pictured, from left, at the 2nd annual The Beat Goes on Gala presented by the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta are institute director Dr. Todd Anderson and his wife Karen with Marilyn King and her husband Ken King, gala co-chair and Calgary Flames president. The SRO event netted more than $525,000.
Bob Harris (left) and Ike Kolias were all smiles at the 2nd annual The Beat Goes on Gala presented by the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta.
Pictured at the 2nd annual The Beat Goes on Gala presented by the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta held Sept 12 are Calgary Health Trust’s Cicely Patrick (left) and Shirley Peeters.
Among the hundreds of guests in attendance at the 2nd annual The Beat Goes on Gala presented by the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta were, from left, legal ace and tireless philanthropist Gordy Hoffman and his wife Eva Hoffman with Maisoon and Fouad El Kardy.
Pictured at The Beat Goes on Gala presented by Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta are the institute’s Al-Karim Walli (left) with headline entertainer this night Juno Award winner Jesse Cook. Photo: Monique de St. Croix.
