| EVENT REPORT 10.02.09 3:09 PM |
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Jeanne Lottie's Pink Bedroom Party Gets New Format, New Venue
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For the sixth annual Pink Bedroom Party, hosted by the Jeanne Lottie accessories brand to benefit cancer research at the Hospital for Sick Children and Princess Margaret Hospital, Jeanne Lottie president and event founder Jane Ip took a new approach to the all-pink fund-raiser, held Thursday. The event, a sit-down dinner traditionally held at the Liberty Grand, took on a cocktail party format and moved to Berkeley Church.
“We found that right now people don’t really want to spend that much—time-wise too—to go to a dinner charity event that they have to pay more than $250 for. That’s what we charged previously," said Ip, who set a $50 price for this year's tickets. "This is so much easier," she added. "We don’t need to assign tables...people just buy a ticket and come."
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Jeanne Lottie, SickKids Foundation, Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, David Rocco, Clarins, Utb Untouchable, LouLou |
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| EVENT REPORT 07.13.09 5:20 PM |
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Barbecues, Speed Boats Fill Lifford Wine Agency's Boys' Night Out Fund-Raiser
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 | The grill at the entrance to the Fermenting Cellar
Photo: BizBash |
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For the third annual Boys' Night Out fund-raiser, held Thursday in support of Prostate Cancer Canada and the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, the Lifford Wine Agency filled the Fermenting Cellar with traditional boy's toys—think sports cars and motorcycles—along with multiple food and wine stations. "Ninety per cent of our audience will be well-heeled men that support the cause," said event planner Pauline Fortier of the Lifford Wine Agency. "We will have cars, boats, golf, steaks, oysters, burlesque dancers, multiple food stations, and lots of great wine."
The wine agency returned to the Fermenting Cellar for the third year because, as Fortier put it, "It is what it is. We put nothing else in there [in terms of decor] because it's a guy event. It's brick and concrete and pillars." She filled the space with food stations catered by the likes of the Perfect Steak Company, Bloom Restaurant, and Lone Star Texas Grill among others.
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Lifford Wine Agency, Harry Rosen, Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, Prostate Cancer Canada |
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| EVENT REPORT 05.27.08 2:35 PM |
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Brazilian Performers, Samba Parade Add Flair to Annual Ball
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 | Brazilian performers in costume
Photo: John Cullen for BizBash |
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Organizers of the Brazilian Carnival Ball brought the spirit of Rio to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Saturday for the 42nd annual fund-raiser, which paid tribute to the ball’s founder, Anna Maria de Souza, who died in September. A samba parade—with participants flown in from Brazil—featured a photo of de Souza mounted on a float, and a display in the reception area detailed her involvement with the event.
“Every year we are inspired by the overwhelming support the ball receives. From its beginnings in a church basement in Toronto, this event has evolved into a highly anticipated and well-supported charitable fund-raiser in Canada,” said Ivan X. de Souza, the ball's president and C.E.O. “This year’s ball marks an especially significant milestone as we pay tribute to my dear wife, Anna Maria de Souza, founder of this remarkable event. Because of her tireless work, commitment, and dedication, the ball has helped so many deserving charities over the last 42 years.”
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Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, RBC, BMO, Magnotta Winery Corporation, Fabricland, Pearl Pomegranate Vodka, Salvador's Margaritas, Cartier, Hallmark |
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| TOP 100 EVENTS 05.16.08 12:23 PM |
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Toronto's Top Benefits 2008
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 | The 2007 Look Good, Feel Better ball
Photo: Courtesy of Look Good Feel Better |
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1. Bloor Street Entertains
With 23 exclusive boutiques in the Bloor-Yorkville neighbourhood hosting gourmet dinners, this annual fund-raiser for Canfar is the most prestigious benefit in the city. The 2007 event, which attracted 848 people, was marred by a bomb threat outside the Royal Ontario Museum, which led to the last-minute cancellation of the venue’s after-party. (Canfar staged an online auction in early December in an effort to raise additional funds.) The 2008 event will be held at the ROM on November 26.
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Toronto's Top 100 Events, Canfar, H2O Africa, HealthyKids International, Right to Play, SickKids Foundation, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Toronto Public Library Foundation, Design Exchange, Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, Art Gallery of Ontario, Jeanne Lottie, Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Canadian Opera Company, Children's Aid Foundation, Reach for the Rainbow Foundation, Grocery Foundation, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of Canada, Villa Charities Foundation, Mount Sinai Hospital, Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care |
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| TOP 100 EVENTS 05.16.08 12:19 PM |
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Toronto's Top Sports Events 2008
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 | The 2007 Telus Toronto International Dragon Boat Race
Photo: Courtesy of the Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival |
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1. R.B.C. Canadian Open
Over the weeklong 2007 Canadian Open, 91,000 spectators watched Jim Furyk defend his 2006 title and snare the $900,000 (U.S.) top prize. With R.B.C. secured as title sponsor, the stage is set for the PGA Tour’s only Canadian stop, July 21 to 27 at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville.
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Toronto's Top 100 Events, Royal Bank of Canada, Telus, Toronto Chinese Business Community, Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, Baycrest Foundation, Solutions With Impact, SBC Events Inc. |
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