The Dec. 4 Holiday Gala

The 2018 Holiday Gala was another memorable MPI Toronto Chapter gathering with more than 465 guests in attendance. The International Centre wowed with its venue, service and cuisine to make the evening a success for everyone.

The Holiday Gala is an evening to dress in our finest and visit with our industry friends, but it is also an annual fundraiser with a portion of raised funds shared between the Breakfast with Santa Foundation and the chapter’s World Education Congress (WEC) 2019 fund. This year’s fundraising did not disappoint as the Gala raised over $21,000. This was due in large part to our generous silent and live auction donors. This year’s addition of a professional auctioneer certainly kept the live auctions entertaining and helped engage our generous bidders as well!

Guests were entertained throughout the evening with acts kindly arranged by The Idea Hunter. Gala guests were greeted by two roaming hosts decked out in custom holiday décor costumes, which provided for some great photo opportunities. Guests were then welcomed into the main ballroom by the sounds of Candice Sand and serenaded through their scrumptious dinner by soloist Mikalyn.

The evening closed with take-home goodie bags of organic cotton candy from Candy Crate Events, and guests left in great holiday cheer!

Of course, the 2018 Holiday Gala could not have been a success without the generosity of our great sponsors – a big thank you for your continued support! 

Our Holiday Gala sponsors are listed below. Please keep them in mind for your future planning needs.

• Event Sponsor – Ottawa Tourism/Tourisme – Theresa Gatto (tgatto@ottawatourism.ca)
• Venue, Food & Beverage Sponsor – The International Centre – Kevin Parker (kparker@internationalcentre.com)
• AV/Production – Freeman Audio Visual Canada – Chris Siedel (chris.siedel@freemanco.com)
• Entertainment Sponsor – The Idea Hunter – Janice Cardinale (jc@theideahunter.ca)
• Stage Décor/Centre Pieces/Chair Covers – Hasheel Events & Design – Hasheel Lodia (www.hasheel.com)
• Additional Centre Pieces – Niagara Parks – Emily Dietrich (edietrich@niagaraparks.com)
• Wine Sponsor– Peller Estates Winery – Carly Orsborn (carly.orsborn@peller.com) 
• Online Registration Sponsor – D.E. Systems – Imran Ahmed (imran@desystems.com)
• Photography & Photo Booth Sponsor – The Image Commission – Nicki Bucci (nicki.image@rogers.com)
• Cotton Candy Sponsor – Candy Crate Events – Anita Saini (info@candycrateevents.com) 
• Coat Check Sponsor – CheckT – (cole@checkt.ca)

Visit the MPI Toronto Chapter website for event photos.