Win Tickets to the Chefs’ Charity Dinner for Dan’s Legacy
byThe 3rd annual Chefs’ Charity Dinner, a fundraiser for the Dan Snook Trust Foundation (Dan’s Legacy), is coming up October 27th. Chef Sean Cousins, along with four other top chefs in Vancouver, will create a menu of culinary masterpieces guaranteed to delight the senses.
The evening begins with a selection of cocktails and canapés followed by dinner with wine pairings. Live music and a live auction featuring fabulous prize holidays to exclusive destinations round out the entertainment. All proceeds from the event support Dan’s Legacy, which provides therapeutic counselling to youth overcoming addiction as a result of trauma and abuse.
Chefs’ Charity Dinner
Where: The Vancouver Club (915 West Hastings)
When: Thursday, October 27, 2016 from 7:00pm to 10:30pm
Tickets: Available online now. Individual tickets are $250, with VIP packages also available. Call (604) 329-9186 for more information.
Hosted by Fred Lee, the gala showcases a five-course meal specially created by Vancouver Club Head Chef Sean Cousins, working in collaboration with Lee Cooper, Head Chef of L’Abbatoir, the Bauhaus Restaurant’s Chef Stefan Hartmann, Chef David Gunawan of Farmer’s Apprentice and Vancouver Club Junior Sous Chef/Pastry, Jessica Caparas. Music, and live and silent auctions round out the evening’s entertainment.
“This year we mark the 10th anniversary of our Foundation, and the gala is also an opportunity for us to thank our supporters, as well as raise funds to continue our work,” says Barbara Coates, Executive Director at Dan’s Legacy. “As we’ve seen with the recent drug-related health crisis in BC, our programs are needed now more than ever before.”
The Dan Snook Trust Foundation (Dan’s Legacy) was founded in memory of a promising and vibrant young man who fell victim to a sexual predator. As is common with victims of abuse, he turned to drugs to suppress the psychological pain of the experience. Stints in rehab only provided a partial solution. What was needed was counselling support to uncover the root of his addiction. Tragically, Dan relapsed and died from an overdose. He was nineteen years old.
“The Foundation has been my family’s way of keeping Dan’s memory alive,” says Kevin Snook, Dan’s father and Chair of the Board. “Dan was such a gentle soul with a free spirit and lovely heart, who always brought happiness to those around him. Whilst it has been a personal journey of pain and sadness to have lost my son, it gives me great joy and satisfaction knowing how many youth we are helping today through our work.”
Follow Dan’s Legacy on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for more information about The Foundation and the Chefs’ Charity Dinner.
Win Tickets
I have two tickets (value $500) to give away for this very special evening*. Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment on this post (1 entry)
- Post on Facebook tagging @DansLegacy and @Miss604. You can say why you would like to attend the evening, you could tag who you would bring as your guest, or you can say why mental health issues are important to you. (1 entry)
- Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
I will draw one winner at 12:00pm on Tuesday, October 18, 2016. *The winner will be asked to share 5 social posts on their network of choice (either Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram) live from the event on October 27th using the tag #ChefsCharityDinner and @DansLegacyBC. Thank you for supporting Dan’s Legacy and I look forward to sending one lucky reader and their guest to this wonderful gala!
Update The winner is @c_tsoukalas!
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What a wonderful sounding event
A great fundraiser for a good cause!
A tremendous evening for a worthy cause.
The Chefs’ Charity Dinner is such an amazing way to support the worthy cause of assisting youths overcoming their addiction due to trauma or abuse.
Great event for a worthwhile cause.
I would love to attend in honour of Dan.
What a fantastic sounding organization, and of course a delicious evening! I work for an org who provides support to people with mental health struggles (among other types of support), and it’s so important to have these kinds of resources available for people who need it!
What a wonderful fundraiser.
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I’d be homoured to attend this event! I work in the field of mental health and know the importance of helping those in need, in whatever stage of recovery they are in. I also love good food, so this would be a wonderful evening! I’d bring my husband ?
Honoured, not homoured ?
What a special event! Would be honoured to attend with my husband!
As someone with a family history of mental health problems, and with a family member that was victim to a sexual predatory, I must say this is such a great cause to get behind.
I would love to go to this! Such an important initiative! I work as a counsellor with youth in mental health and substance use!! Thank you!
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This sounds like a great cause! I know first hand that there is not enough support for people suffering from emotional issues & addictions. Your on a waitlist or you end up in the hospital or dead, before you can receive help.
this would be fantastic!
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Such a worthy cause, I too have had family members affected by drug abuse and more is needing to be done to address these problems in BC. I would love to come out and support this cause.
I would love love to attend with my beau…Sergio, as he began working in restaurants at 13, in Mexico City and is a real foodie who would truly appreciate being taken to an event like this.
It sounds like a great dinner
Would love to attend with my husband, thanks for the chance.
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We need more of this positive advertising! Well done!
Kevin Snook has done something incredible with such a terrible personal tragedy – http://www.danslegacy.com/ spread the word people!
This is a great cause for more people to understand those with drug issues, and celebrate their recovery from abuse.
Looks like a great event to attend
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What a special event! Would be honoured to attend with my husband!
What a fantastic cause, raising awareness about an issue that has tragically touched my life. I’d love to take my Mom.
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#ChefsCharityDinner
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I would like to check out this charity. Thanks!
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Dan’s legacy is such an inspiring charity event. As a young person who has lost friends to drug abuse, I can’t emphasize enough how important the work that organizations like the Dan Snook Trust Foundation do is. I am so happy that Dan’s parents are brave enough to tell his story and raise money to helps others who may be suffering what their son suffered. Truly amazing. Again, what a wonderful event and thank you for organizing it.
With more youth on the street due to lack of housing, it’s important to promote charities like these to help young folks in need
Sounds like a great evening
My professor would approve skipping class for this dinner of good cause! =)
Great contest and cause
This sounds like a wonderful evening. I have never heard of this foundation before. A great cause.
“No one has ever become poor by giving”. What a lovely chance to be part of an evening to see this quote in action.
This sounds like a fantastic way to support the worthy cause of assisting youths overcoming their addiction due to trauma or abuse. I would like to support the mental health awareness and hope this legacy presents.
Such a great event and how better to highlight a cause that pulse’s through all our lives.
Please pick me!
Thanks for the chance.
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