Sip Around the World

Sip Around the World Fundraisers

Sip Around The World fundraising events bring people together for nights of whiskey tasting, auction bidding, and open and honest discussions about men’s mental health.

Hosts of our two biggest fundraising events

Sip Around The World Logo is a series of impactful fundraising events supporting HeadsUpGuys, dedicated to raising awareness about men’s mental health and suicide prevention.

Led by Darius Eghdami and Raymond Dich, with invaluable contributions from organizing committee members Martin McNish, Emily-Anne King, Warren Schindler, Matt Sacks, Kevin Shaw, Kevin Murphy, and Kris Alexander, these events have brought communities together for a vital cause.

Featuring inspiring speakers, generous donors, and dedicated volunteers, these events have been instrumental in fundraising, fostering camaraderie, connecting with the community, and building meaningful relationships. They have galvanized friends, family, local businesses, and community members around the vital cause of men’s mental health.

Through their fundraising and support Sip Around the World is a Pioneering Partner of HeadsUpGuys.

Total Funds Raised: $341,500

Thanks to everyone who has come to an event, donated, bid on auction items, played games and, most importantly, listened. Together we are making a difference.

Event Highlights:

More info at SipAroundTheWorld.com.

Sip Around the World II

Hosted October 3, 2024, at The Pipe Shop, in North Vancouver.

Sip Around the World II was a special night, once again raising the bar as the highest single fundraising event organized for HeadsUpGuys.

We are incredibly honoured by the generosity and enthusiasm of our community, our sponsors, vendors, volunteers, donors and patrons.

Funds Raised: $200,000

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We want to thank everyone who was involved, including:

Sip Around the World

Hosted February 23rd, 2023, at The Pipe Shop, in North Vancouver.

It was an incredible night and the biggest single fundraising event ever organized for HeadsUpGuys.

We were incredibly blown away by the support from our community.

Funds Raised: 141,500

 

Photos by Jeremy Pue and Whitecloud Productions.

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We want to thank everyone who was involved, including:

  • The Espiritu Foundation, the family foundation of David & Wendie Elliot, who agreed to match donations up to $25,000 before the night began.
  • Brad Newell and the Newell family for surprising us at the event and also doing a matching donation of $25,000.
  • Martin Jones, Canadian ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the Seattle Kraken, (and was a 2014 Stanley Cup Champion) for somehow ‘calling’ us live during the Kraken game to donate $10,000.
  • Arden Ross and James Ritch (coming from Kelowna) for an amazing live painting of Robin Williams that sold for $4,000.
  • Jeremy Pue and Whitecloud Productions for donating the entire day to be with us, filming and photographing the event.
  • King of Floors, Nexus Insurance, Vine Group, Brains Bio, Filament Health, Pleasurecraft Marine Services, Alexander Holburn, Raymond Dich Real Estate, ZLC Financial, CapriCMW and Acera Insurance for sponsoring the event.
  • All the vendors who donated products at the event, donors for all the gifts, all our volunteers who donated their time, and Lucid Motors for driving people home safely.

And an extra thanks to:

  • Martin McNish for MC’ing the event, Nate Gana for teaching us about whiskey, Shea Emry, Steve Serbic and Arthur Griffiths for sharing your impactful stories.
  • Darius Eghdami and Raymond Dich for spearheading the event with help from Martin McNish, Emily-Anne King, Warren Schindler, Matt Sacks, Kevin Shaw, and Kris Alexander.

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