The 17th annual black-tie event returned to the Infinity Convention Centre on Friday March 6th, bringing together a sold-out crowd of nearly 600 people and raising $500,000 for patient care and mental health research at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre.
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Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation celebrates success of $100-million capital campaign. Funds helped world-class facility for cardiovascular care with construction costs, new equipment, research and Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre.
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The 9th Annual Kaleidoscope of Hope Soirée may have been called A Night In Armour but it was the perfect occasion for letting your guard down as hundreds of partygoers of all ages came together to address youth mental health.
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Great Canadian Pub Night encouraged guests to ‘come as you are’ to support the kids. Infinity Convention Centre transformed their ballroom into a Canadian pub where attendees could raise their glasses and open their wallets for the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa. The casual atmosphere, delicious pub food and drink, and local entertainment brewed up a successful evening of fundraising.
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The 2019 Infinity Ball was a resounding success! Ottawa came together and raised over $51,000 for The Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health. The night was full of gourmet cuisine, unforgettable performances, and Bollywood disco beats. We would like to thank our wonderful sponsors for their support and generosity.
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On Tuesday, October 29th, Infinity Convention Centre proudly hosted the 22nd Ottawa Sports Celebrity Dinner. This year’s Sports celeb, Hall of Fame NFL’er Barry Sanders, brought everyone into the huddle to share anecdotes from his winning career.
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The finalists of the ‘Businesswoman of the Year’ award were celebrated in a sold-out gala event organized by the Women’s Business Network before the four winners were announced. The crowd of 450 women and men celebrated the accomplishments of the four winners in glitzy, glamorous style, enjoying food, fun, and a fantastic night of festivity.
Former Disney On Ice professional figure skaters, Nathan and Michael, tied the knot in the chicest way possible. Black and white was the overall theme, with pops of greenery and white tulips (to tie in the fact that Ottawa hosts the Tulip Festival every year).
Black-tie dinner raises $521K for mental health research and care, auctions off two private concerts with Edwards.
The 16th Annual Inspiration Awards Gala for the Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health offered up a bit of magic, a lot of hope and a very special performance from Canadian singer-songwriter and musician Kathleen Edwards.
The Ottawa-based artist took to the stage Friday night with her acoustic guitar to croon an old Joni Mitchell tune, in front of a black-tie crowd of more than 550 business people and community leaders. For her, the cause of mental illness is deeply personal; she was diagnosed with a mood disorder in 2012, the same year she released her last album.
“There is no greater relief that I can think of in my entire life than having a doctor say, ‘I believe you have clinical depression and I’d like to prescribe to you a medication that might help you’,” she told everyone in the Infinity Convention Centre ballroom, which was beautifully lit up in colourful but calming hues. “Within several weeks, I was feeling like there was a piece of me that came back into the universe.
“I know first-hand the feelings of helplessness and hopelessness, and they are very powerful things that disengage any rational and any true feeling you know about yourself.”
The gala, once again presented by TD Bank Group, was wildly successful. It raised a record-breaking $521,724 for mental health research and care at The Royal Ottawa. There were also some amazing personal stories shared through the presentation of six awards to those who have overcome challenges related to mental illness, educated others about the importance of dealing with mental health issues, and helped to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness.
VIPs included such prominent mental health advocates as honourary patron Margaret Trudeau, mother of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; former governor general David Johnston and his wife, Sharon; and The Royal’s community ambassador, hockey hero Daniel Alfredsson, with his wife, Bibbi, honourary chair of Run for Women. They brought their oldest boy, Hugo, 15, who attends Ashbury College.
Former Inspiration Award recipient Stephanie Richardson was also among the notable supporters. She co-founded the Do It For Daron (DIFD) youth mental health movement with her husband, former NHLer Luke Richardson, following the tragic suicide of their daughter, Daron, 14, in 2010. Luke is now an assistant coach to Claude Julien with the Canadiens. Stephanie helped secure for the live auction a Habs VIP experience for 12 in Montreal.
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