Lilia Zaharieva

The world lost an incredible human on June 17, 2022 - Lilia Zaharieva. This fundraiser aims to hold a Celebration of Life for Lilia Zaharieva in Victoria on August 14th.

We are a group of Lilia's friends (Lindsay, Parveen, Lexie, Abby, Simone, Kendall and Sam) who aim to honour Lilia's memory by throwing her a memorial service that celebrates her legacy and everything we loved about her.

We are asking for contributions to celebrate Lily the way she always wanted.

Donations will be used to cover the venue, catering, audio/ visual, etc.; funds permitting, we will also use funds for a commemorative plaque for Lily. Any additional funds will be donated to causes and organizations close to Lily's heart.

 

Lily experienced unimaginable barriers in her life, such as having experienced BC's foster care system and living with cystic fibrosis. Yet, despite the obstacles she faced, Lilia was a lifelong advocate for children and youth in care, the CF community, and mental health on local, provincial, national, and international stages and is loved around the globe.

 

Lily used her trademark intelligence, innovative thinking, and immense compassion to contribute significantly to all the communities she served. She could always be counted on for a supportive (and/or hilarious) conversation, a spontaneous hang-out, or if you needed someone to indulge in copious amounts of food and a glass of prosecco with. She will be missed enormously, but her impact will never be forgotten.

 

To learn more about Lily and her amazing accomplishments in her short life, check out the links below. 

Please note this is the only authorized fund to collect money in Lily's name.

If you would like to attend the event either in person, or virtually, you can register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lilia-zaharieva-celebration-of-life-tickets-382613556447

 

Tyee Article

CBC Article

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