Face the World Today Gala 2017

Jacqui Cohen and Kasondra Cohen-Herrendorf raise almost $1 million for local charities at inaugural gala

The 300 well-dressed guests and business leaders who turned out for the inaugural Face the World Today Gala raised $925,000 for local charities. Local philanthropist Jacqui Cohen, Army & Navy president and Face the World founder, joined forces with her daughter, Kasondra Cohen-Herrendorf, Face of Today founder, for their first joint gala, held at the Cohen family home on May 13.

Mike Killeen, CTV News at 6 anchor, was the gala emcee, and Hawksworth Restaurant, under the direction of chef David Hawksworth, presented the evening’s culinary experience. Barry Scott conducted the live auction and local band DiRTY RADiO had everyone dancing at the end of the night.

Over 26 years, Face the World has raised more than $17 million, which has been distributed to local charitable organizations with a focus on abused children and battered women, the hungry, the homeless and the elderly. Face of Today, founded in 2009, has raised more than one million dollars to support youth-based charities and programs throughout Vancouver.

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Kasondra Cohen-Herrendorf, Face of Today founder and Face the World Today co-founder; Marlene Cohen, Cohen family matriarch; and Jacqui Cohen, Face the World founder, Army & Navy CEO and Face the World Today co-founder

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Joy MacPhail, OUTtv chair and former MLA; and her husband, James Shavick, Shavick Entertainment CEO

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Athena Bax, artist; Ken Fitzgerald, CPA/CA; and Fiona Forbes, LadyPants Productions co-founder

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Kevin Mazzone, Lazy Gourmet GM; and Eryne Ordel, Ordel Group Agency VP

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Rob Menard; and Jacqui Cohen, Face the World founder and Army & Navy CEO

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Mike Killeen, CTV News at 6 anchor; his wife, Jill Killeen, Killeen Communication Strategies principal; and their son, Sean Killeen

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Chad Clark, Hawksworth Restaurant operations manager; Annabel Hawksworth, Hawksworth Communications principal; and chef David Hawksworth, Hawksworth Restaurant owner

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Trina Hendrik; Tara Mackay; Buster Kruse, GrowMax Resources Corp. controller; Eleu Kruse, Lexington Communications VP; and Courtney Jarmin

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Blaine Culling, Granville Entertainment Group president; and Hussein Shivji, Shivji Financial president

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Robert Matas, former Globe & Mail journalist; and his wife, Alicia Matas

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Dennis Wasylenko and Simon Cooksley, partners in Simon Cooksley Design Inc., responsible for designing the inaugural Face the World Today Gala

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Leonard Schein, Coast Mental Health Foundation chair and Eco-Justice chair; and his wife, Barb Small

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Liz Zlotnik and Joshua Florida

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Lana Rothman, Rothman & Co. marketing; and Alexandra Shafran, Devonshire Properties Inc. marketing

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Nicole Yang, Leone Vancouver owner; and Manuel Bernaschek, Stefano Ricci president

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Natalie Miljkovic, Scotia Wealth Management associate; and Justus Parmar, The Parmar Group owner

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Hayden Ordel, Kick Stick co-founder; and Hilary Chan-Kent, INF Influencer Agency partner

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Amanda Thompson, Exec Errands founder; and Jordan Trimble, Skyharbour Resources president/CEO

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Pauline Basram; and Jerry Basram, RBC Dominion Securities Inc. VP wealth advisor

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Darcy Kernaghan, Securiguard president/CEO; and his wife, Heidi Kernaghan

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Paul Kuranko, The Polygon Gallery director of operations; Caitlin Jones, Western Front executive director; and Jason Jones, EcoLogic Consultants senior manager