The “Red Diamond for Life Dinner” a remarkable success!
Red diamonds are extremely rare in the world and are as precious as life itself. In order to highlight the importance of donating blood, the Héma-Québec Charity teamed up with Augenstern to create the first edition of the “Red Diamond for Life Dinner” on June 10th.
Donald Beaudry- Master of Ceremonies, Éric Brideau -president of Augenstern Canada,
Diane Déry of Banque Nationale- honorary president of the dinner-
and Manon Pépin- vice-president of marketing for Héma-Québec Blood Bank.
The success of the evening was remarkable.
$148,000 was raised for the Hema Québec Charity by the generous participants and sponsors. The 240 people in attendance enjoyed a delectable dinner prepared by the renowned French chef, Jean-Luc Boulay, in the magnificent décor of Espaces Dalhousie.
Miss Isabelle Gagné won the grand prize, a gift certificate in the amount of $5,000, entitling her to an Augenstern Diamond custom-made especially for her or someone she loves.
The winner, Miss Isabelle Gagné and Éric Brideau, president of Augenstern Canada
Our company was very proud to partner with the Hema Québec Charity. All the money collected will be used for new research, development initiatives and programs.
Augenstern would like to thank all the volunteers of the charity. Without whom this evening would not have been as magical. Their passion and commitment made the “Red Diamond for Life Dinner” an evening to remember and one worth repeating.
