5th Annual Pink Shirt Day Ladies Luncheon Photos

The 5th annual Pink Shirt Day Ladies Luncheon raises more than $55,000 for anti-bullying programs in B.C.

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The 5th annual Pink Shirt Day Ladies Luncheon raises more than $55,000 for anti-bullying programs in B.C.

On Friday, February 19, local celebs and media personalities lunched at Blue Water Café in Vancouver to support anti-bullying programs across the province.

Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristowe (above centre), a former victim of cyberbullying herself, was this year’s special guest. Bristowe shared her personal experiences during a candid interview with the event’s emcees Shaw TV’s Fiona Forbes (above left) and CFOX’s Karen Khunkhun (above right).

Presented by the CKNW Orphans’ Fund, the lunch event raises awareness for Pink Shirt Day on Wednesday, February 24. To support the cause, pick up an official pink T-shirt at London Drugs and take a stand against bullying.

Click through to see some of the fabulous women who came out for the 2016 Pink Shirt Day Ladies Luncheon.

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Kaitlyn Herbst and Sophie Lui, Global BC

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Clio de la Llave, Booje Media and Anna Wallner, The Shopping Bags, Anna and Kristina’s Grocery Bag

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Shelley Lyons, co-chair of the Pink Shirt Day Ladies Luncheon and Jen Schaeffers, Executive Director, CKNW Orphans’ Fund

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Karen Khunkhun, co-host, The Jeff O’Neil Show on CFOX, Nicole Harvie, HELLO! Magazine and Kaitlyn Bristowe, The Bachelorette

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Kaitlyn Bristowe, The Bachelorette and Mary Zilba, recording artist and Real Housewife of Vancouver

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Melanie Auld, jewellery designer and Kaitlyn Bristowe, The Bachelorette

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Fiona Forbes, Shaw TV, Mary Zilba, Real Housewife of Vancouver, Karen Khunkhun, CFOX, Kaitlyn Herbst, Global BC and Sophie Lui, Global BC

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Lauren Armstrong, PARTYSKIRTS

Erin Sousa, Sparkle Media

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Kaitlyn Bristowe, The Bachelorette

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Karameller Candy Bar

About Pink Shirt Day
In 2007, two Nova Scotia students decided to take action after witnessing a younger student being bullied for wearing a pink shirt to school. The students bought 50 pink T-shirts and encouraged schoolmates to wear them and send a powerful message of solidarity to the bully. With the public’s support, the CKNW Orphan’s Fund has raised more than $1.2 million for anti-bullying programs through a variety of Pink Shirt Day fundraisers.