About this Event
We'd love to welcome friends & family of the Chan-Kent Foundation to our Annual celebration Dinner on November 5th, 2026.
Last year was an incredible success - it's amazing to see the growth!
The Chan-Kent Foundation provides scholarships to promising Arts + Design students at Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design, Vancouver Community College and Kwantlen Polytechnic University. As a Foundation, we aim to provide ongoing support for our Recipients and the Garment Industry as they go out and change the world with their ideas.
Through the success of Aero Garment (1925-2002), Charles & Toy Chan-Kent began the Chan-Kent Foundation to provide for students in need on their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Recently, on the 60th Anniversary of that date, we began bringing the Foundation and it's beautiful support of the arts out into the communities it serves.
Throughout the time of Aero Garment, a few blocks down Hastings Street, many lunches and celebratory meals were shared at the Pink Pearl Restaurant. We're excited to share a dinner here now with you!
You can join us!
We invite you to attend our Annual Dinner at the Pink Pearl by booking your ticket here.
- enjoy a family-style meal with Foundation, Family + Friends
- hear stories about the impact of the Foundation and Aero Garment
- meet our Recipients and School partners and learn more about our work
- bid on auction items to raise funds for more impactful Scholarships
- view the work of some of our successful Recipients
Can't make it? Donations are also received through the Vancouver Foundation on our website www.chankentfoundation.com, or sponsor a Recipient to attend in your place.
To keep up to date on the exciting work of our Recipients, sign up for the newsletter from our website. We believe the forward-thinking and problem solving abilities of students in Arts + Design has the potential to change our world for the better, impacting business, medicine, sustainability, climate change and so much more, starting in our own Community.
Learn more about the history of the Chan-Kent Foundation at www.chankentfoundation.com .
Join us in our pursuit to help more students each year.
- the Chan-Kent Foundation team
Event venue & nearby stays
Pink Pearl Seafood Restaurant, 1132 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, Canada
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