MPS CUP 20th Anniversary Celebration
Tickets are $150
When:
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
6pm – 10pm
Where:
Seymour Golf & Country Club
3723 Mount Seymour Parkway
North Vancouver,
BC V7G 1C1
Join us for the MPS CUP 20th Anniversary Celebration and help us honour the legacy of the fourteen MPS CUP events that ran from 2003-2014 (12 in BC and 2 in Ontario), raising $1M for the Canadian Society for Mucopolysaccharide and Related Disorders, Inc. (Canadian MPS Society), as well as critical awareness about these rare, devastating disorders. A lot has changed in the MPS landscape over the past 20 years, including the introduction of several enzyme replacement therapies; however, the needs of the Canadian MPS Society remain the same as the organization continues to support families and fund research for a cure.
During this gala celebration, we’ll receive an update from Dr. Lorne Clarke, professor emeritus at UBC and long-time former chair of the Canadian MPS Society’s medical advisory board, on the many advances that have taken place in the MPS landscape over the past two decades, as well as the remaining challenges yet to be overcome.
We’ll also hear from Jansen Harkins, whose brother Nicklas was the inspiration for the MPS CUP events after he was diagnosed with MPS I in 2001. The 20th Anniversary of the inaugural MPS CUP coincides with the 20th Anniversary of Nicklas’s first enzyme replacement therapy, which he received August 27th, 2003. He is thriving and entering his third year of law school at UBC, and we have a lot to celebrate. Come join us for dinner, silent and live auctions, and live entertainment by Mark James Fortin and Lorna Fortin as we celebrate the past and look forward to a brighter future!
All proceeds will benefit the Canadian MPS Society. If you are booking a table of 8, please email mpscupgala@gmail.com with all names of guests at your table.
A portion of your ticket price is tax deductible. Please be sure to include the mailing addresses of all ticket purchasers. The Canadian MPS Society will issue tax receipts after the event.
| DRESS CODE: |
| The Seymour Golf & Country Club’s Clubhouse dress code is intended for all areas of the Clubhouse, including the outside deck. Golf caps are okay to wear on the deck. |
| Men: golf wear is fine (no caps inside), tailored slacks and shorts, tailored shirts, golf shirts, and mock turtleneck shirts. Tee shirts are not permitted. |
| Women: golf wear is fine (no golf caps/visors inside), tailored slacks and shorts, skirts and dresses. Tee shirts are not permitted. |
| You may wear jeans but only inside the clubhouse or on the deck (NO jeans on the golf course or practice areas, no rips or tears). Track pants and sweatgear of any kind are considered inappropriate clothing. |
Can’t Make the Event?
If you can’t make the event but still wish to give support you can make a donation through our “independent fundraiser” option. Simply indicate “MPS CUP fundraiser in the Details section.
Please email mpscupgala@gmail.com if you have any questions.