{"id":179,"date":"2021-03-25T21:53:25","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T21:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2.hongfook.ca\/foundation\/?page_id=179"},"modified":"2021-04-12T00:13:23","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T00:13:23","slug":"hong-fook-gala-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hongfook.ca\/foundation\/take-action\/hong-fook-gala-2024\/hong-fook-gala-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Fook Gala 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/foundation\/why-donate\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnglish\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/foundation\/why-donate\/tc\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/foundation\/why-donate\/sc\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u7b80\u4f53\u4e2d\u6587\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/foundation\/why-donate\/ko\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/foundation\/why-donate\/vi\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tng\u00f4n ng\u1eef ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t<p>The Hong Fook Mental Health Foundation hosted their annual gala at the Hilton Toronto\/Markham Suites Conference Centre &amp; Spa, in Markham Ontario on June 10, 2017. \u00a0This year, the Foundation broke an all time fundraising record, having over 650 guests in attendance and raising over $200,000.\u00a0 Every guest joined in &#8220;Taking the Mental Health Journey Together&#8221;, showing immense support in raising significant funds to support those affected by mental health illnesses.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s focus is on Youth Programs and Workplace Wellness Training Programs.\u00a0 According to the Mental Health Commission of Canada, an estimated 1.2 million children and youth in Canada are affected by mental health illness. In addition, the Mental Health Commission of Canada also identified an alarming 500,000 Canadians on any given week are unable to work due to mental health problems or illnesses.\u00a0 \u00a0With these alarming numbers, the Foundation made it a goal this year to focus on supporting these groups.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the keynote speaker was the Honourable Michael Wilson, Chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada. His speech stirred the emotions of guests and supporters, helping the Foundation reach new heights in their fund raising efforts.\u00a0The guests were touched by his personal experience and encouraged by his sharing of the mental health research break through. Moreover, Sandra Lang, a renowned Hong Kong singer came to Toronto to show her belief and support in Hong Fook&#8217;s mission as well.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MichaelWilsonSpeech\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ULRHRMw_uU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t<p>We are happy to announce the raffle draw result for our 2017 Hong Fook Gala &#8211; Raffle sales. The Winners are&#8230;..<\/p>\n<strong>Prize<\/strong>: 1st<br \/>\n<strong>Winning Numbe<\/strong>r: #02701\u00a0<strong>He Li Yi<\/strong>\n<p><strong>Description<\/strong>: One 18K white gold lady&#8217;s hand assemble custom made fancy cocktail ring. Sponsored by Blue Diamond Jewellers. Value $3220<\/p>\n<strong>Prize<\/strong>: 2nd<br \/>\n<strong>Winning Number<\/strong>: #03648\u00a0<strong>Sherman Hui<\/strong>\n<strong>Description<\/strong>: Two round trip air ticket to New York City plus Three nights stay at the Midtown Manhattan Springhill Suites Marriott Hotel.<br \/>\nSponsored by Sogo Travel Inc. and Springhill Suites Marriott Hotel. Value $2,135\n<strong>Prize<\/strong>: 3rd<br \/>\n<strong>Winning Number<\/strong>: #03143<br \/>\n<strong>Kennes Lin<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Description<\/strong>: One Set of Leather Goods Accessories Package.<br \/>\nSponsored by First Creative Accessories Inc. Value $600\n<strong>Prize<\/strong>: 4th<br \/>\n<strong>Winning Number<\/strong>: #01448<br \/>\n<strong>Amy Yang<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Description<\/strong>: One Visa Gift Card<br \/>\nSponsored by TD Canada Trust. Value $500\n<strong>Prize<\/strong>: 2nd<br \/>\n<strong>Winning Number<\/strong>: #00070<br \/>\n<strong>E. G.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Description<\/strong>: One foldable Hachiko HA-04 bike<br \/>\nSponsored by Pedal Motion Cycles Ltd. Value $473\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All proceeds will go directly to fund Hong Fook Mental Health Association programs and services.\u00a0 Join us and &#8220;Take the Mental Health Journey Together.&#8221; To know how to become a sponsor of the Gala, please read our\u00a0<a href=\"\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/2017-sponsorship-levels.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sponsorship information<\/a>.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English \u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587 \u7b80\u4f53\u4e2d\u6587 \ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4 ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t The Hong Fook Mental Health Foundation hosted their annual gala at the Hilton Toronto\/Markham Suites Conference Centre &amp; Spa, in Markham Ontario on June 10, 2017. \u00a0This year, the Foundation broke an all time fundraising record, having over 650 guests in attendance and raising over $200,000.\u00a0 Every &hellip; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hongfook.ca\/foundation\/take-action\/hong-fook-gala-2024\/hong-fook-gala-2017\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Hong Fook Gala 2017&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":106,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-template\/right-sidebar.php","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-179","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hongfook.ca\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hongfook.ca\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hongfook.ca\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hongfook.ca\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hongfook.ca\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/hongfook.ca\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":522,"href":"https:\/\/hongfook.ca\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/179\/revisions\/522"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hongfook.ca\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hongfook.ca\/foundation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}