Celebrating Years

A MIRACLE GALA AND CONCERT CelebratingPROUDLY PRESENTED BY years OCTOBER 21, 2017 ∙ ROG30ERS ARENA ∙ CANADA IMAGINE BEING TOLD YOUR CHILD NEEDS AN ORGAN TRANSPLANT TO LIVE… WITH THOSE FEW DEVASTATING WORDS, YOUR LIFE AND THE LIVES OF YOUR FAMILY ARE CHANGED FOREVER... s a parent, you may have to leave your home and your job, your world becomes a series of medical appointments A and tests, a time of huge anxiety and stress. Caring for your child should be your only priority, not worrying about losing your home or paying your bills. Our foundation helps ease the burden for these families as their children bravely fight for their lives. We provide support for all non-medical expenses for families of children undergoing major organ transplants, so these families can focus on what really matters — looking after their child. Over the past 30 years, our foundation has provided millions of dollars in direct support to over 1,000 families. However, this is not something we can do alone. We need your support to ensure these families continue to get the critical financial help they need in their time of crisis. Today I am asking you to join me along with a dedicated group of volunteers, entertainers, and corporate partners by becoming one of our champion sponsors at our 2017 Vancouver Miracle Gala & Concert. Your sponsorship will allow us to continue to help families from coast to coast for many years to come. I promise it will be an evening filled with unforgettable moments, and a night you won't want to miss. I hope you will take a moment to read through the enclosed sponsorship package options and decide to become a major sponsor in support of our cause. TOGETHER WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE... Thank you for your support, DAV ID FOSTER “I believe that everyone gets three rounds in their life,” says musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, producer, and recording artist David Foster. “For me, two are completed and I’m on to Round Three. I think you have to change it up every round. My mantra is retreat and attack in another direction, which I’ve done twice. Now I'm going to do it again.” Foster’s first round was as a studio musician, arranger, and recording artist. His second round was becoming one of the most successful songwriters and record producers in history — shepherding albums that have collectively sold in the hundreds of millions. This period of his four-decade career also found him creating The David Foster Foundation and volunteering his time and talent to over 400 charities, as well as becoming a household name as a performer throughout Asia where he tours annually. For his third round, Foster is gearing up to take on Broadway with several projects. These include writing the music for a new musical about the iconic, animated character Betty Boop, which will be directed by Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell. He is writing the music for a stage adaptation of the film Doc Hollywood, directed by Emmy Award-winner Josh Bergasse, as well as for a musical based on the Amy Bloom novel and New York Times bestseller Lucky Us, directed by Tony Award-nominee Sheryl Kaller. Foster is also developing a scripted narrative one-man show based on the story of his career that he will Brandy, ’N Sync, Boz Scaggs, and Gloria Estefan. perform himself. And finally, he is gearing up to write an original show with He has escorted singers who have straddled both Oscar-nominated actor Chazz Palminteri that Foster describes as “a cross between pop and classical styles like Andrea Bocelli and The Bodyguard and The Phantom of the Opera.” Josh Groban into the mainstream. He has created culture-defining soundtracks for blockbuster As one of the most illustrious composers of our time, Foster’s skill set of creating films like The Bodyguard, Urban Cowboy, and St. hits, writing indelible melodies, and building dramatic moments, has primed him Elmo’s Fire; and crafted timeless holiday classics, for this third round. “I think Broadway and I are a perfect fit," he says. “The story including perennial best-sellers like Josh Groban’s becomes the co-writer. It’s a new adventure and creative outlet for me that I’ve Noel, Michael Bublé’s Christmas, Celine Dion’s always believed I could do and now it's become a reality. It’s also exciting because, These Are Special Times, Rod Stewart’s Merry as a producer, I've spent 35 years in a room with no windows, churning out music. Christmas Baby, Andrea Bocelli’s My Christmas, Now I plan to immerse myself in New York theater culture and learn the ropes and Mary J. Blige’s A Mary Christmas. slowly, and I'm not afraid of that.” For his remarkable work, Foster has won 16 Foster seems constitutionally incapable of resting on his laurels, and his relentless Grammy Awards, including three for Producer drive has propelled him throughout his career. Few other individuals can claim to of the Year, an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe, have their fingerprints on more major moments in all of popular music than David and racked up three Oscar nominations for “Best Foster. He has created hit songs and award-winning gold and platinum albums Original Song.” He has also earned a reputation for a diverse array of artists including Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Whitney as a keen spotter of new talent, playing a key role Houston, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, in the discovery and career launches of Celine Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind & Fire, Diana Krall, Natalie Cole, Michael Dion, Josh Groban, and Michael Bublé. Bolton, Seal, Chaka Khan, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Chicago, Hall & Oates, a household name as a performer throughout Asia where he fills arenas on his frequent tours. In 2015, Foster became a celebrity judge on the smash hit TV show Asia’s Got Talent. Billed as the biggest TV show in the world, it is broadcast throughout Asia into 20 countries. Foster also recently became the new Global Grand Brand Ambassador for AirAsia. “In Asia, audiences believe that the person who writes and produces the songs is as important as the person who sings them,” Foster says. “So when you play a song that you've written and the entire 10,000-seat arena sings every word, that's pretty thrilling.” Foster plans to expand his touring into Europe, the U.S., and Russia in the coming year. It’s not surprising that Foster became a consummate performer. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, he began studying piano at age four. As the story goes, his mother was dusting the family piano, hit one of the keys, and was shocked when In 2008 and 2011, Foster stepped out as performer David correctly called out, “That’s an E!”, thus discovering he had perfect pitch. in his own right as the host of “Foster & Friends” The son of a maintenance yard superintendent and a homemaker, Foster has — two star-studded concert events in Las Vegas chronicled his life in the highly regarded, best-selling autobiography Hit Man. that celebrate the music from Foster’s unparalleled Foster has made charitable work his life’s other priority. Meeting with a young catalog. The shows were filmed for Great girl from his hometown who was awaiting a liver transplant had a profound Performance on PBS and Foster’s Hit Man and impact and led him to create The David Foster Foundation in 1986. Its mission is The Hit Man Returns became PBS’ highest-rated to provide financial support to Canadian families with children in need of life- pledge drive shows of the decade. Foster is also saving organ transplants, along with a new focus on organ donor awareness. Four years ago, the Foundation had a mandate to raise a $30 million endowment. “We’ve moved that goalpost to $50 million and I think we’ll get there by the end of 2017,” Foster says. He has also volunteered his time and talent to over 400 charities over the past two decades, including the annual Muhammad Ali Celebrity Fight Night, The Andre Agassi Foundation, and Carousel of Hope. Tapping into his vast network of friends and superstar artists, Foster has enabled these events to raise millions of dollars for worthy causes. “The gift of music has brought me many rewards,” he says. “What better way to honor those gifts than to pay it forward. It’s not just a responsibility, it’s a must.” Foster has also been rewarded with professional honors, including being inducted into the Canadian Walk of Fame in 2002, The Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2007, The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010, and the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in the U.S., also in 2010. In 2013, Foster received his star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame. It is located on Vine Street in front of the iconic Capitol Records building, adjacent to the stars of his musical heroes — John, Paul, George and Ringo — a thrill for the self-described “biggest Beatles fan on the planet.” The location is doubly meaningful as Capitol was the label that signed Foster’s band Skylark in 1971. Their hit “Wildflower” became a Top 10 hit and launched Foster on his unending road to success. Reflecting upon receiving a star on the Walk of Fame, Foster says, O“ ne hundred years from now, my great-grandchildren will go, ‘Hey, there’s my great-grandpa,’ and having a star next to The Beatles … outside the building where I first got signed… that’s perfect.” How THE DAVID FOSTER FOUNDATION The David Foster Foundation is a non-profit charitable The foundation works in collaboration with transplant teams across organization dedicated to providing financial support youfor Canada to provide can support for children up tobe and including their non-medical expenses to Canadian families with children in 18th birthday year once they are listed for pediatric transplant to need of life-saving organ transplants.

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