The surgery that saved two hearts
Help support compassionate and innovative care to all patients at St. Paul’s Hospital.
Where there is light, there is hope
This year’s lights will shine bright until January 02, 2026.
About Lights of Hope Vancouver
Your generosity to the 28th annual Lights of Hope campaign has raised over $2.2 million so far!
St. Paul’s Foundation extends our deepest gratitude to all the individual and corporate donors, in-kind partners, volunteers, and Providence Health Care’s staff for their support and contributions to this year’s Lights of Hope.
Your donations enable St. Paul’s Foundation to fund essential medical equipment, support world-class research, and enhance the quality of care across our hospitals and long-term care homes. Your gifts are making a life-changing difference to the patients, residents, and health workers at Providence Health Care and Providence Living.
Thank you for sharing hope with our community. Please continue to support our fundraising campaign!
Ways to support
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Fundraise for a star
If you or your team raises $1,000 or more, your name or your group name can be added to the Lights of Hope display.
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Corporate support
Corporate partners play a vital role in providing essential equipment and resources.
In memory of Doug Hamming
Honouring a visionary
For more than two decades, Doug was the heart and soul of our Lights of Hope committee.
His leadership brought people together with laughter, energy, and a shared commitment to supporting St. Paul’s Hospital.
Thanks to Doug’s dedication and his remarkable gift for recognizing everyone’s unique contributions, inspiring us to dream bigger, and rallying support through his many connections—our display grew brighter with more impact every season.
Doug’s legacy will live on through the countless lives he touched, the colleagues he mentored, and the inspiration he sparked in all of us. His contributions to St. Paul’s Foundation and Lights of Hope will continue to shine brightly for years to come.
Win BIG. Save Lives.
Lights of Hope 50/50 Raffle
Thank you!
We’re grateful to everyone who participated in our Lights of Hope 50/50 raffle. The final jackpot was a record-breaking $457,170.
The tickets purchased have a profound impact on patients, long-term care residents, and their families across BC.
Experience Lights of Hope Vancouver
Give hope. For today and tomorrow.
At Providence Health Care, we stand by those facing their most challenging moments - physically, mentally, and emotionally. Exceptional and innovative care is our mission, but traditional funding falls short. That's where you come in.
When you give to Lights of Hope, you illuminate the path for families during life's toughest times. You support caregivers who offer unwavering care and compassion to patients, residents, and their families.
In the darkest time of the year, these lights glimmer with holiday joy, offering hope when it's needed most. Support those we serve and those who serve them.
Your Lights of Hope donation fuels groundbreaking research, delivers compassionate patient care, and enriches the lives of long-term care residents. Your gift saves and transforms lives.
To patients, residents, families, caregivers, and researchers, your gift to Lights of Hope means everything.
Thank you.
See the Stars
Every star on the Lights of Hope display represents a generous gift from a donor, organization, or community partner who believes in a brighter, healthier future for British Columbians.
Our iconic stars come in a range of sizes and recognition levels including Platinum (15ft), Gold (6ft), Silver (4ft), Bronze (3ft), and Partner (shared star in archway).
2025 Stars
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Alan and Gwendoline Pyatt Foundation
Family Doctors of Providence Health CareGlenn and Katherine Ives
In Loving Memory of Michael Andrew McLennanRadiologists of St. Paul's HospitalSt. Paul's Foundation BoardSt. Paul's Hospital - Heart Centre PhysiciansThe Anfield Family
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Amaya, Samira, Elaina, Mason, Marianne
Centre for Heart Lung InnovationDr. James Hogg & Dr. Wan-Cheng Tan-Hogg
In honour of the SPH Palliative Care UnitIn Memory of Rena Lambert Clarke
Kathy Kelly & Family
Michael and Wendy WanPacific Gastroenterology AssociatesPacific Nephrology GroupProvidence Health Care Board
St. Paul's Hospital Department of Surgery
The Anesthesia Department of St. Paul’s HospitalThe St. Paul's Hospital Emergency Department PhysiciansThomas Downie Holdings Ltd.
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A. E. (Ted) Turton Forever In Our HeartsAmeen, Lana and Safia TomaBiln Family
British Columbia Masonic FoundationBruno & Nadia Di Spirito
De Sousa and Scott Family
Dr. Andy & Mrs. Marla IgnaszewskiDr. Barbara M. Olson
Gail and David ThompsonGeorge & Frances Lam Charitable Foundation
In honor of Anna Johnson, Dr. M. Eng and TeamIn loving memory of Christina ManIn Memory of Dr. Albert ScholtzKaren Keilty and Doug Smith
Krishna Skye SangaraLeitch/McLeod Family
Montalbano FamilyNina Kilpatraick
Otto and Marie Pick Charitable Foundation
Peace on earth - Koo & KavanaghPHC Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Sin FamilySt. Paul’s Division of Respiratory MedicineSt. Paul's Foundation Staff
The Gibbons FamilyThe Herb Osen FamilyThe Hollands FamilyThe May FamilyThe O'Sullivan FamilyValerie & Brian Owen
Yun Fai & Shuk Man Lai -
Alice and Larry Laberge
Bo Yu and Family
Dave & Marcie MarkDebra Doucette and Dana Prince and familyDepartment of Obstetrics and GynecologyDepartment of PsychiatryDr. and Mrs. Amin JaverDr. Anita Palepu and Mr. Brent GranbyDr. Chih-Ho Hong & Dr. Susie SongDr. James AbelDr. Jamil Bashir and Dr. Andrea ButlerDr. Jasmine Grewal & Mr. Roop MundiDr. John WebbEdvard and Mary-Louise AndersonEcotex Healthcare Linen Service
Foundry Commercial KitchensGeraldine McDonald
In honour of Ed MejlholmIn memory of Helene JospeIn memory of Luke Robert ShusterIn Memory of Rick BlakeIn honour of Travis GillIn memory of Doug & Grace BosmaJesse, Melissa, and ChloeJohn and Klothilde GroseJohn & Sue Willson
Leslie and Phil Reid: Power Rail Training & ConsultingLil McKimmLMS Reinforcing Steel Group
Maria and Patrick Lam
Norman Larkins
Nowtash Family
Pharm AnimalsProvidence Health Care Ventures Inc.
Randall FoundationR B McKimmR. Bruno & Family
Ron, Wendy, Bronwyn, Aiden Carere
St. Paul’s Foundation AmbassadorsSt. Paul’s Hospital Division of Neurology
The Bar Method VancouverThe BoardwalkTino & Karen Varelas
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Cecilia TupperCLIPPODennis and Kathy Meakin Family FoundationDo604Dr. Albert and Jane ScholtzDr. Anson and Mrs. Jessie CheungDr. Brett HeilbronDr. Nardia StrydomDr. Sean Bristol & Dr. Alex SealFaskenFoundryGordon & Eva FrancisIn memory of Max LarsonMark EmanuelMike and Mary-Ellen FlynnMr./Mrs. Romel and Gay BroomesNeysa Finnie & Gordon BrownPax Vobiscum Mark ACPriscilla Brooks-HillRancho Management Services (B.C.) Ltd.Robert S. OlmaSheila BiggersSing Tao Media GroupTan and Cindy NguyenTravis & Stefanie MacLeodWestshore Terminals
Stories of Hope
When you give to Lights of Hope, you help families at their most vulnerable moments. And you give caregivers the tools and equipment they need to help patients, residents, and families feel more comfortable.
Subscribe now to stay informed about the incredible impact of your contributions and be a part of the ongoing journey towards brighter, healthier futures. Together, we can bring hope to those who need it most.
The surgery that saved two hearts
When Shina Biblow and her husband Tyson found out they were expecting their second child, they never imagined the journey ahead. Four months into her pregnancy, Shina faced a life-threatening infection that required open heart surgery—a procedure that carried a 40% risk of losing her baby.
A song for St. Paul’s Hospital: Brian Owen’s story of care and giving
When a persistent cough turned into an aggressive case of pneumonia, Brian Owen’s quick trip to the ER became a two-week stay at St. Paul’s Hospital. What he witnessed during that time — the rhythm, compassion, and quiet heroism of hospital life — moved him to write The Ballad of St. Paul’s, a tribute to the people who cared for him.
On a new path to health, after a lifetime of pain
After 42 years of pain from undiagnosed colitis, Patti Tonks found healing at St. Paul’s Hospital. A multidisciplinary team brought her condition into remission and performed a life-saving cancer surgery. Their story highlights the power of compassionate, coordinated care.
How palliative care staff reunited a father with his daughters after nearly 40 years apart
O May 14th 2024, nearly 40 years after Leah Duval and Tanya Ellis’s father vanished from their hometown in Ontario, Tanya received an unexpected phone call from across the country. It was from Siobhan Gallagher, a social worker at May’s Place Hospice in Vancouver, BC. She had a patient named Glenn Ellis, and he was looking for his daughters.