What do you get when you gather London-themed live and silent auctions, an Austin Powers impersonator, a Spice Girls tribute band and 700 of the city’s finely dressed do-gooders and celebrities, all surrounded by the grooviest Union Jack-inspired décor? The 19th annual Starlight Children’s Foundation Gala, which this year was themed “London Calling.” Held at …
Weizmann Canada’s Women and Science Committee hosted its inaugural Wonderful Women event at Casa Loma in the late spring. Over 200 guests were welcomed to the scenic venue, where a panel of inspiring and accomplished women spoke to the crowd, including event moderator Patricia Lovett-Reid, CTV News’ chief financial commentator; Dr. Naama Geva-Zatorsky, who completed …
An intimate cocktail reception was held on May 6, 2014, to raise support for the Ignite the Spark Fund, an arm of the Children’s Aid Foundation that helps children who can’t afford, or have no access to, sports, arts and recreation.
Always one of the most talked-about bashes about town, the annual Scrubs in the City social event returned to Toronto’s Evergreen Brick Works for its 13th year on June 12. Over 800 guests donned their chicest white ensembles for the event, which this year was themed “Soiree Under the Stars: Into the Night Dressed in …
The excitement and passion that continues to herald the “Sport of Kings” was on full display at the annual equestrian charity Polo for Heart, held at the picturesque Toronto Polo Club in Richmond Hill on June 20, 21 and 22, 2014. As thoroughbred polo ponies and players of the sport from across Canada, the U.S. …
The Dragon Ball, held each year by the Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation, celebrated its 25th edition on Jan. 25, welcoming 1,000 guests for an evening of culture and kindness. Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion, Toronto mayor Rob Ford and the Consul General of the People’s Republic of China Fang Li were among the VIPs who …
