VES SUPPORTERS
The activities of the Vietnam Education Society are possible only because of the support, compassion and generousity of our donors. We gratefully acknowledge those who have contributed to VES and who have thereby helped improve educational opportunities in rural Vietnam.
$100,000+
Carin Holroyd and Ken Coates
$75,000 – $99,999
Carol Aziz
Ptarmigan Charitable Foundation
$50,000 – $74,999
Bob and Mary Hagedorn
Kitchener Conestoga Rotary Club
$20,000 – $49,999
Inasmuch Foundation
Iranian Canadian Benevolent Association
Les and Beth Holroyd
Nahirney/Dielschneider family
Nancy Peck and Colin Hanson
Rotary Club of Burlington Lakeshore
Spike’s Fund, held at the Vancouver Foundation (William and Eva Ayukawa)
$10,000 – $20,000
April 2008 North Vancouver Fundraiser – main organizers Chi Quynh Timperley and Lien Khoshnevis
April 2011 North Vancouver Fundraiser – organized by Lien Khoshnevis, Chi Timperley, Catherine Fields, Nisa Kaboli, Tammy Truong, Thai Hoa, Lan Joyce and the Vietnam Connection Group and Vietnam Family Group.
Carolyn Willick and Sylvain Allison
Children of Vietnam Benevolent Foundation
February 2019 VES Lunar New Year Fundraiser – organized by Lien Khoshnevis, Carolyn Willick, Paula Temrick and Susan McKenzie
February 2020 VES Lunar New Year Fundraiser – organized by Lien Khoshnevis, Paula Temrick and Carolyn Willick
Johnny and the Walkers Rock Band Fundraiser May 2017 – organized by Heather Bach
Johnny and the Walkers Rock Band Fundraiser April 2018 – organized by Heather Bach
Leap for Lunch 2018 – organized by Mindy Heslin
Making Connections and Making a Difference Fundraiser January 2013 – organized by Lois Nahirney
Making Connections and Making a Difference Fundraiser January 2014 – organized by Lois Nahirney
Making Connections and Making a Difference Fundraiser January 2015 – organized by Lois Nahirney
Making Connections and Making a Difference Fundraiser January 2016 – organized by Lois Nahirney
Making Connections and Making a Difference Fundraiser June 2019 – organized by Lois Nahirney
Making Connections and Making a Difference 2022 – organized by Lois Nahirney
$5,000 – $9,999
CIBC Global
East Meets West Foundation
Golf for Good – organized by Tracy McVicar
Johnny and the Walkers Rock Band Fundraiser November 2013 – organized by Heather Bach
Leap for Lunch 2015 – organized by Mindy Heslin
Leap for Lunch 2016 – organized by Mindy Heslin
Leap for Lunch 2017 – organized by Mindy Heslin
Leap for Lunch 2019 – organized by Mindy Heslin
Leap for Lunch 2022
Lunar New Year Zoom Fundraiser 2021 – organized by Paula Temrick, Lien Le and Carolyn Willick
Making Connections and Making a Difference Fundraiser January 2012 – organized by Lois Nahirney
Making Connections and Making a Difference Fundraiser January 2017 – organized by Lois Nahirney
Making Connections and Making a Difference Fundraiser June 2018 – organized by Lois Nahirney
Making Connections and Making a Difference – June 2021 – organized by Lois Nahirney
Paul Born and Marlene Epp
The Rotary Club of Saskatoon Nutana
Vietnam Connection Fundraiser 2007 – main organizers Lien Khoshnevis and Jasmine Pham
$1,000 – $4,999
Adrienne O’Callaghan
Atira Women’s Resource Society
Beth Enslow and Hal Goodman
BGC Engineering
Bianca Pink
Bjorn and Rochelle Moller/Moller Family Foundation/Nicola Wealth Management Ltd
Carisbrooke Grade 1 and VNC – Jasmyn and Kailyn Nahirney’s 6th birthday party
Carol Schulz
Cheryl Douglas and Erik Jensen
Chi Kim Lippmann
Clarica, Waterloo Branch
CMA Realty
Colin Coates and Megan Davies
Colette and Bruce Rustad
Cristina Osen Palitti
Crowd Sourcing MBA Project – organized by Josie Brown
Dave Hagedorn and Cait Port
Engage fundraiser April 2016 – organized by Christine Johnston
Film Night Fundraiser April 2017 – organized by Carolyn Willick and Carin Holroyd
Foundation for Youth
Garrett Sandwell
Hai Au Electronics
Heather McWhinney and Michael Atkinson
Heidi Rolston
Housein Malek
In honour of Celena, Ella and Ella Benndorf
International Studies Students Association – University of Saskatchewan
James Skidmore
Janet Powell
Jasmyn and Kailyn Nahirney’s 7th Birthday
Jasmyn and Kailyn Nahirney’s 8th Birthday
Jennifer Daubeny
Jennifer Hess and Dan Hoffman
Jindra Casperson
Joan and Mike Dillon
Joanna Scott-Kennel and New Zealand and Australian friends
Johnny and the Walkers Rock Band Fundraiser June 2021 – organized by Heather Bach
Kari Yvers
Kathy O’Donoghue
Kelly and Mike Saretsky
Laura Soles
Leap for Lunch 2014 – organized by Mindy Heslin
Leap for Lunch Online 2020 – organized by Mindy Heslin
Leap for Lunch Online 2021 – organized by Mindy Heslin
Leslie Greenfield’s 50th birthday party
Lien Le and Hamid Khoshnevis
Lisa Coltart
Lois Nahirney Open House 2018
Louis and Dolores Barbisan
Lunar New Year Dim Sum Fundraiser 2018
Margaret Coates
Mark and Jennifer Dockstator
Mark Weber and Sheri Wideman
Mary Louise McAllister
MC Fields Ventures Inc.
Mindy Heslin and John Barbisan
MNB Enerprises Inc.
Nathan Slee
Neil Koebel and Nanci Henderson
Patra DeSilva
Patrick Heslin
Paul Barbisan
Ryan and Kerrie Sayer
Rick Livingstone Family
Sally Felkai
Sandy and BJ Auston
Simon and Phuong Ann Desroches
Stephanie and Darren Flood
Sunrise Family Services
Suzanne O’Flynn
Terri Margo
Tina Tran and Tam Nguyen
TJ Gurton
Tracey McVicar
Valerie Mann
VESY Fundraising
Vietnam Connection Group Birthday Party for Sammy Khoshnevis
W.R. Morrison
Wanda Costuros
$500 – $999
Angela Lozaro
Angus Carroll
Audrey Lowe
Bill Harany
Bradley Coates and Nikki Shadbolt
Brent and Janice Hoshizaki
Carol and Marg Schultz and Carrie’s 5th Birthday Party
Carolyn Cross
Celena Benndorf
Clair Rockel
Damon Williams
Dave and Judy Hannah
Deidre O’Callaghan
Diana Brown & Rob Brown
Donna Bolger
Elizabeth Watson
Franz Lefort
Grade 2, École Française Internationale de Vancouver
Gunn Consultants
Heather Bach and Steve Watkins
Hien Nguyen
Hoodwink Entertainment
James Fraser and Cathy Lew
Janet Grove
Janice and Terry Mori
Joy Davis
Julia Kim
Karen Flavelle
Lara Davis
Lesley Schwab
Lisa Coltart
Lois Nieu
Lynda and Brian Fraser
Melissa Koehn
Merel Veldhuis
Nancy Laughton
Network Entertainment
Nicole Fraser
On the occasion of their joint 8th birthday party, Heather Cowan, Ian Matteo Del Rio, Jenna Dhanani, Sasha Lewis and Yannick Blakeley suggested donations to VES in lieu of gifts.
Patricia Cross-Bishop
Paul Johnstone
Peter Heslin
Richard and Lenora Shier
Rossetti Realty
Ryan Wilson
Scott McDonald
Senor Jadavji
Sheenoor Jadavji
Shelina Neallani
Susan Bluck and Mike Stiles
Susan McKenzie and Blake Johnson
The Flavelle McTavish Charitable Gift Fund
Tina Quy Tran
Tracy Bailey
Tuan Ha
Vicki Grist
$200 – $499
Al Grove
Alison Hastings
Angela Racette
Ann Chasmar – in honour of Les Holroyd
Anne Giardini
Audrey and John Shields
Barbara Carroll and Stephen Chellew
Barbara Meens Thistle
Bev Park
Brenda Boucher
Brian Philips
Bruce and Denyse Mckay – in honour of Les and Beth Holroyd
Byron and Lena Bellamy – in honour of Les and Beth Holroyd
Carole MacFarlane
Carrie and Erika Mei’s 2010 birthday party
Carthy Foundation
Catherine Ducharme
Cathy Davidson
Charles Jackson
Chris Refushage and Frank Fry
Christine Berka
Christopher Litchford
Christopher Tran
Claire Jardine
Colleen Little
Colwin Electrical
Conservative Business Association of Waterloo
CT Control Temp Ltd.
Cura Physical Therapies
Curt Van Pays
Dan and Monica Burnett
David Whitson and Catherine McDougall
Deanna Horton
Diana Chan
Diana Denton
Diane McCurdy
Elaine Kienzle
Elizabeth Hanson
Ella Kutschera
Eric MacDonald
Euro Canadian Construction Corporation
Fabio Walker
Fariba Pacheleh
Geri Prior
Grant Gardner
Gregory Heywood and Vesta Filipchuk
Hanh Thai
Heather Lehman
Hire a Caregiver HQ Corp (Kristina Bradley)
Hoa Nguyen and Binh Tran
International Center for Northern Governance and Development
Isabel Chen
Iwona Szpak
Jasmyn and Kailyn Nahirney’s 4th Birthday party
Jasmyn and Kailyn Nahirney’s 9th Birthday party
Jeff Donohue
Jennifer Hanson
Jill Earthy
Jim Blight and Janet Lang
Joan O’Flynn
Joerg Germann
John Millyard
Joseph Little
Judy and Howard Thompson
Judyth O’Toole
K. Yalyshyn
Ketchum Canada International
Laura and Colin Hansen
Le Van Hon
Leena Tran
Leila Tang
Lesley Robertson
Linda Dong
Linda MacDougall – in honour of Les Holroyd
Linh Le
Loleen and Troy Berdhal
Louise Pronovost
Louise Watson
Lynette MacKay
Lynne Charbonneau
Marci Harriott
Margaret Mardirossian
Marilyn Chisholm
Marilyn Mauritz
Martha Bailkowski
Mary Street
Maryam Zeineddin
Melanie Rupp
Miles Employment Group (Sandra Miles)
Mitsui Kanai
Murray Fulton and Leona Theis
Nancy Chilton
Nathan Slee
Pam Morrisey and Greg Finnegan
Pascale Croteau
Patrick Banister
Patrick Heslin
Penny Cochrane
Rebecca Frame
Robert Bruce Logan
Robyn Cristani
Roy Romanow
Sarah Bonner and Patrick Weir
SAP Canada
Stevi Williams
Sue Drinnan
Sunlife Financials
Susan Calvert
Susan Dent and William Veenstra
Susan Paish
Susan Vann
Sy Doan
Tien Tran
Tomoko Kimura
Tracy Josling
Tracy Redies
Tracie Gurton
West Vancouver Seniors Centre Photography Club – in honour of Les Holroyd
Willow Brine
Vibes Corporation
Victoria University (N.Z.), Vietnamese Students Association
Vietnam Language and Heritage Class 2016
Yossi Goodlink
A special thanks also to Stephen McLeod, Tobi Day-Hamilton, Cathy Cong, and James Thomson for all their work on the VES website.
