10 - Sunday, March 2, 1997 — North Shore News HTLIGHTS East meets West in West Van Meets West was the name ot the Mulgrave School fundraiser, which took place on Saturday, Feb. 22 na help raise proceeds tor a new school bus Pacalny, parents and guests wath cred at the West Vancouver home of Jin and Milena Robertson, whose hospitable abode was uanstormed by the events cormut tee into a travel wonderland of cultural and culinary delights The house was packed with guests in costume who sampled dei sous fare trom: Marco Polo's culinary youracy, which iciuded 45 difterent foods trom the Mediterranean, the middie cast and the Far Fast. It was an evening of true community spint. Evervone helped out and evervone bad a good tne a ty a FRIEND MEETS FRIEND... Clara Acopian (Lugaro Jewellers) runs into friend Catherine Hay of Canyon Heights Montessori preschool. L re NEWS photos Ann Hamilton COMMUNITY SPIRIT... Mulgrave School head mis- tress Linda Hamer enjoys the gathering. . ; : ENTERTAINING ; . ——— . aren yrs oe . = ° EVENING... Spencer " _— -_ VENETIAN GREETING... . - ae 4 GOOD TIME... Robinson takes a seai as TERRIFIC HOSTS... ‘The gondolier’ Jim Robertson “Marco Polo” Geof ™ : : = Eva Montgomerie __ the live entertainment and his wife Milena weicome the guests to the East Wheelwright extends a hos- : a a enjoys the party. begins. Meets West fundraiser at their West Vancouver home. _pitable greeting at the door. : - . READY FOR ADVEN- TURE... Darrel Sharpe arrives on the scene. AT THE MIKE... Master } : of ceremonies Patti " " A g Koenig invites the ccoowd STAR BELL... Belly dancer SALUTE... Susan : : S #_ to embark on the Marco Brenda Bell warms up for Wilding sips some vino. pes ar: Polo culinary journey. her performance. TOGETH- ; ; B ro 5 ; EXCITING NIGHT... East Meets West ER TIME... F rae = aooseewere, entertainment head Dee Dhaliwal relaxes Sabine . : ‘ : waiteaeres| §6=©6«- with hubby Amar. Bani-Sadr ; See ie i cuddles up to hubby Ali. ail ALL PRESENT... Teachers Zsuzsana Straub, Mark Fisher, and Anne Millerd, left to right, make a toast. TALENTED CHEF... Yvette Stachowiak, former chef of the Savoy Hotel in . ; London, : ; , England, ty. TICKETS ANY- shares her Soe ep. me (ONE?... Ed Wilding culinary tal- : ‘ m sells some raffle tick- CULINARY DELIGHTS...Jennifer Mercier checks on the — ents. ; Mae «ets to help raise ner Shana Gazeley make a toast to the chicken and mushroom ragout. ae money for the school. East Meets West fundraiser.