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Attention Supporters:

The Steve Nash Sports Club would like to invite you to our 2nd Annual Steve Nash Foundation Fundraiser event! On August 2nd 2008, the Steve Nash Sports Club will be having our One Year Anniversary Party from 1-6pm, with special guest, Steve Nash himself! There will be food, refreshments, music, prizes, kids autograph sessions, special classes, membership specials and a good time for all our members and their guests. Please contact Luren Hughes at 604 682-5213 or email: lauren@stevenashsportsclub.com.

To make donations, please make it payable to ‘The Steve Nash Foundation’, go to www.stevenash.org

If you would like to have a FREE week pass to this awesome gym, call Barb Quon, Corporate Sales at Tel 604 682-5213 or email: barb@stevenashsportsclub.com

The Sports Club is located at 610 Granville Street, Suite 201, Vancouver, BC, V6C 3T3

Really wicked Singaporian/ Malaysian food, they have a weekend all you can eat brunch for $16.50 per person, highly recommend it, try the Roti bread…. so yummy with curry sauce.

This is my godbrother Jack Yong, who’s a very successful corporate lawyer, he got married to a wonderful girl name Millie at Hycroft Mansion. Elegant and tasteful wedding with a lot of laughter and a global audience, with guests coming from as far as Dubai, Malaysia, Netherlands, etc. MCed in English and Mandarin. It made me cry hearing the maid of honour’s speech and Jack’s thank you speech to his own family. I had the pleasure of finally meeting his bestfriends and older brother after 15 years of friendship and hearing stories about them, it feels like a big reunion, because we all went to Sir Charles Tupper High School.

This is my dear friend Ann Fayn, who got married to Neil just this past Sunday, July 18th at the Northview Golf and Country Club.  I met Ann waiting for the first #144 bus from Metrotown to SFU in Sept, 1998, and we’ve been friends ever since.  She finished business and went into education at UBC, now she’s an elementary school teacher in Surrey, with a wonderful man in her life.  I’m so extremely happy and proud of her, and our passion for ballroom dancing was another connection.  I knew a few of her good friends through the annual birthday party and social gatherings, but met a bunch of very cool people who were from the UBC Ballroom Dance Club.  Man, can they dance up a storm!  Had so much fun…. can’t believe I danced for 3 hours in my silver stilettos.

It was truly a lovely wedding, awesome food, great people, everyone had to sing in order to get the Bride and Groom to kiss, so spontaneous Kereoke.  It really broke the ice.  I was sitting at the fun table with a bunch of beautiful philipino girls who can belt out a tune and remember all the words.  We even did a duet with the guys from two other tables!  What a night to remember.

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Stacy Gibsin, Raymond Chou and myself at a hot pot restaurant called Posh on West Broadway and Burrard

Stacy Gibson and myself having dinner at Klypso restaurant on Robson Street.

Vivian’s Story:

“At the age of 26, I thought there was still a whole world ahead of me. Little did I expect I would be hit with such unexpected news where my world would change drastically and I would be forced to face a difficult challenge.  This is how the story begins…
“During December 2005, as I was finishing my last year in UBC Civil Engineering, I came down with a nasty sore throat that did not go away. For months onward, it got worse, and on top of the sore throat, I had a sore on the left side of my tongue which made it difficult for me to eat or talk. I was constantly in a bad mood.  In the span of 4 months, I visited my doctor once a month, and didn’t think much of it. Finally, in April, I asked to see a specialist, but the day before my appointment, the specialist had an emergency surgery, and we had to postpone my appointment. Because it was during my final exam times, I postponed it for 1 whole month. By this time, I had dropped 20 lb because I couldn’t eat. It hurt too much.
“After my school chaos, I finally saw the specialist, and he ordered a blood test and biopsy for the sore. When the results came back, the specialist said he could not help me, and referred me to a head and neck specialist, Dr. D.W. Anderson.  At Dr. Anderson’s office, waiting for the diagnosis, I truly thought it was just a bad sore that needed to be removed.   When Dr. Anderson came back into the examination room, he sat down in front of me, looking straight into my eyes, with his hand on my lap and said, ‘I’m sorry but you got cancer on your tongue.’  At that moment I really didn’t know what to think, what to feel or what to say.  All I know is that tears started coming down my face.  I took a deep breath and I asked, ‘Are you sure about that?’  Dr. Anderson replied, ‘Yes.’  So I asked, ‘What is there to do then?’  Dr. Anderson briefly explained to me that he would need to cut the sore off including a portion of my tongue.  I was nervous and I didn’t know what to expect.  All I could ask was, ‘Am I going to be normal again?’, and I’m not sure why, but my next question was, ‘Will I be able to eat steak again?’  All in all I was just overwhelmed with the information.  The rest of the time I just remembered Lynn, the receptionist, was very caring. She gave me a pat on the shoulder and said, ‘Don’t worry, Dr. Anderson will do the best he can to help you.’

“The surgery took place in 13 days because of how severe the situation was, and how rapidly the cancer was spreading.  I stayed in the hospital for just over a week. During that time, many doctors, nutritionists, dieticians, physiotherapists and counsellors had all visited along with many friends and family. After leaving the hospital, I rested at home for another month, and started my radiation and chemotherapy treatment. My recovery took just over six months – a fast time because of my youth.  Looking back, I remember vividly that during the treatment period, every single member of the BC Cancer Agency treated me with tremendous love. They took the time to explain everything to me in great detail, time and time again.  And that is why today, I want to raise money through the BC Cancer Foundation to give back and continue the great care and support that was given to me by the BC Cancer Agency.
My story is just one chapter of many.”
-    Vivian Chan

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Join us for the 2nd Annual Wish Upon a Star Charity Gala on July 18 2008, hosted by Miss Canada 2003, Lorenza Sammarelli. It will be an amazing night full of fun entertainment including comedian Carter Hortie, and a fashion show with Vancouver designers Twigg & Hottie, d a c e, and Elroy Apparel. Join us for opportunities to bid on amazing silent auction items including a Canucks jersey signed by the entire team including Luc Bourdon and Trevor Linden; tickets to the Janet Jackson concert; a night at Opus Hotel; Whale Watching Tour and more!
Guests will be treated to hors d’oeuvres and desserts especially designed for this event. Don’t miss out on this night of incredible entertainment all supporting a great cause − the BC Cancer Foundation.

To purchase tickets, please call or email Vivian at 604.218.8129 or vchan@aayproductions.com or buy your tickets online at www.wuasblog.com