08/14/2026
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the David Foster Foundation’s 40th Anniversary Gala. As you may know I’ve had a long standing relationship with the foundation. In 1997, when I was 11 years old I had a liver transplant and our family received support from the foundation. The next couple years I was a poster child of the foundations’ success. I attended the fundraising events and galas. It was a moment where I was made to feel incredibly special after a long period of life threatening circumstances. Less than 10 years later we went through that process again with my brother. Again we graciously received foundation support.
Years later I made a retrospective video to thank the David Foster Foundation. Unexpectedly, that video raised over $100k for the foundation. Since then, I’ve volunteered with the foundation, done public speaking for the foundation, and most recently was asked to document the behind the scenes of the entire week’s events for the 40th anniversary. So I built a small team and we got to work.
As the dust settles from a crazy week of excitement, long hours, and world class shows I am filled with incredible gratitude. To know the people of this foundation is to know greatness. To see people like and all the people they bring together to produce an event like Victoria hasn’t seen and might never see again was a gift. Thank you to the foundation for the opportunity to capture even 10% of what it took to put this week’s events together. Thank you for allowing me to support a foundation that has supported me so much throughout my life. It’s an honour.