January 10, 2012
Miracle Concert sponsorships available
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December 22, 2011
Merry Christmas from the David Foster Foundation
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November 15, 2011
David Foster Foundation Announces Two Miracle Workers
November 15, 2011, Victoria, BC – Long time volunteers and philanthropists Eric Charman and Michael (Benj) O’Connor have agreed to co-chair next year’s David Foster Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Miracle Concert & Gala, May 26, 2012.
Held at the Save-on-Food Memorial Centre, the Miracle Concert & Gala is a key celebration during a weekend that promises to bring some of North America’s brightest stars, including David Foster, to Victoria.
“Having the expertise and clout of two of Victoria’s most outstanding citizens leading our gala event is a home run for us,” says Michael Ravenhill, CEO of the David Foster Foundation. “Between the two of them, Eric and Benj have raised millions of dollars for this community already. We have a significant fundraising goal, but with these two at the helm, I have no doubt we will get there.”
On Saturday, May 26, 2012, Foster will bring back to his hometown his popular Hitman Show for an unbelievable Miracle Concert – held in conjunction with a star-studded David Foster Foundation gala grand opening weekend package celebrating the rebirth of the Oak Bay Beach Hotel, May 25-27, 2012. Weekend package tickets and tables of ten are available now. Concert tickets will be available from Select Your Tickets in the New Year.
About Eric Charman
As a lifelong patron of the arts, Charman has raised money for the Victoria Symphony, Pacific Opera Victoria, and the Victoria Conservatory of Music to name a few. Over the past 40 years, Charman has presided over 460 charity auctions and is a tireless worker for a cross section of community needs. Charman has been recognized for his efforts with an Order of British Columbia (1999), Order of Canada (2000), doctor of law degree from the University of Victoria (1998) and a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement in 2008.
About Michael O’Connor
Working in tandem with Charman on numerous galas and charity fundraisers, O’Connor is a senior partner at McConnan, Bion, O’Connor & Peterson. He chaired the highly successful “Together We Care” capital campaign of the Victoria Hospitals Foundation, raising 17 million dollars for urgently needed medical equipment in the three main hospitals on Southern Vancouver Island. O’Connor is known as a community builder and is the President of the British Columbia Government House Foundation. He is the recipient of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002 for outstanding and exemplary contributions to his community and to Canada as a whole.
About the David Foster Foundation 25th Anniversary Miracle Weekend –May 25-27, 2012
There are many ways for music lovers and David Foster Foundation supporters to participate in Victoria’s city wide celebration of David Foster and his successful foundation.
One hundred percent of proceeds from the Oak Bay Beach Hotel David Foster Foundation Gala Weekend Package ( May 25-27, 2012) will benefit the foundation and weekend guests will be treated to a private concert in the David Foster Foundation Dinner Theatre, opportunities to mix, mingle and dine with celebrity guests, full complimentary access to all of the hotel’s amenities and attendance at a spectacular dinner with VIP seating for the David Foster and Friends Miracle Concert at the arena. The package is available for purchase for CDN $5,000 per person, based on double occupancy and a three-day, two-night stay, with all meals included.
The Miracle Concert Gala Evening featuring David Foster and Friends will be held Saturday, May 26th at Save on Foods Memorial Centre and tables of ten are also available for purchase now.
Individual concert tickets will be available in the New Year from www.selectyourtickets.com.
More information may be found at www.davidfostermiracleconcert.com
About the David Foster Foundation:
The David Foster Foundation was created in 1986 by 16-time Grammy award-winning producer and songwriter David Foster. It all began with a phone call from David’s mother in his hometown of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada – asking him if he could visit a girl from BC who was in UCLA Medical Centre in Los Angeles awaiting a life-saving organ transplant.
When David met the girl and her mother, he saw how difficult it was for them being so far from their family, friends and home. He asked the little girl what she wanted more than anything in the world, and she said “I just want to see my sister”. David realized that for the price of an airline ticket, he could make her dream come true. That was the day the David Foster Foundation was born.
In Canada, the David Foster Foundation financially supports families whose children are undergoing major organ transplants. Families receive support for non-medical expenses incurred when traveling away from their homes to be with their child during transplant.
The Foundation also promotes organ donor awareness and registration throughout Canada and the United States. For more information, visit www.davidfosterfoundation.com
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Media Contacts:
Kathy Baan, David Foster Foundation: 250-475-1223 or cell 250-893-0424 or kbaan@davidfosterfoundation.com
Deirdre Campbell, Tartan Group: 250-592-3838, 250-882-9199 (cell) or deirdre@tartangroup.ca