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EVENT REPORT 11.24.08 2:46 PM

Crystal Ball Moves North, Adopts Cottage-Country Feel for Annual Benefit

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After 15 years at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, organizers of Reach for the Rainbow’s 22nd annual Crystal Ball made the move to a new facility for Saturday’s benefit—becoming the first fund-raiser to be held at the Toronto Congress Centre North. “Our whole mandate was to raise more money. So we made some decisions, moving the event being the biggest one, and it was largely a financial decision,” said Donna Trella, the organization’s executive director.

“We anticipated some reaction that wasn’t particularly favourable, and there was probably a 1 to 2 per cent reaction initially. But on the night, I didn’t get one negative comment,” she said of the move from the downtown core to the airport area. However, being the first charity event at the centre—which opened earlier this year—presented several challenges. “It took a lot longer for us to sort through the logistics,” Trella said. “The facility wasn’t 100 per cent complete…they didn’t have door handles.” MORE >>

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