Nov 20, 2015 – VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation is pleased to congratulate Devi Sangara – AFP Vancouver’s Giving Hearts Award winner for Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser for her tireless dedication as Night of Thousand Stars Gala Chair. Over the past three years, the Gala has raised more than $4 million for VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation to support urgent needs, mental health and state-of-the-art equipment including advanced CT scanners.

Devi and her family have been fierce and dedicated supporters of VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation. They have been philanthropic partners in every sense of the word – as donors, fundraisers and volunteers. We are proud to honour Devi as an outstanding volunteer fundraiser and are honoured to work with her to transform health care in BC.

We are also pleased to recognize Coast Capital Savings for winning AFP’s Outstanding Corporation Giving Hearts Award. Coast Capital Savings has been a longstanding supporter of mental health through VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation, raising more than $2 million since 2001 to support the establishment of the BC Leadership Chair in Depression Research and the
Coast Capital Savings Depression Research Fund. For VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation, Coast Capital Savings has been part of a wave of change in how mental illness is perceived and treated.

Thank you and congratulations!