Grano/Biennale Party Oct 11 (Tonight): Good Neighbours’ Acknowledgements
Tonight’s the big night! Our Yonge/St. Clair Good Neighbours’ Fund celebration/fundraiser is happening at Grano—on behalf of my Florence Biennale exhibit. Please join us—from 7pm, 2035 Yonge Street. Also, please check out the Florence Biennale website for updates about what will be happening in Italy in December.
There are many people to thank—and prizes and suprises. Since this has been a real community/team effort, I wanted to list and acknowledge who’s been involved and how:
SPECIAL GUESTS
• Hon. Dr. Carolyn Bennett, MP for St. Paul’s
• Kim McBrien, New Director, Visual Arts Ontario
• Yonge/St. Clair neighbours and friends
SPECIAL THANKS
• Hon. Dr. Carolyn Bennett, MP: suggesting such a celebration
• Roberto Martella: hosting the celebration at Grano
• TD Waterhouse (Yonge/St. Clair Branch): staff/logistical support
• The Town Crier: making this a "local news story"
• Neighbours, friends, and businesses (Eglinton to Bloor and beyond): publicity assistance
• Laura Calder, Food Network Canada for her terrific endorsement (for the Fund brochure)
SPECIAL DONATIONS
• Grano (2035 Yonge Street): the venue and refreshments
• World Class Bakers (690 St. Clair Ave. W.): refreshments
• $300 fund kick-off cheque: an "anonymous friend"
• Pansies painting for silent auction: Susan Makin
DOOR AND RAFFLE PRIZES
• Alexia Von Beck (1228 Yonge St.)
• All The Best Fine Foods (1101 Yonge St.)
• Dimmi Bar and Trattoria (140 Cumberland St.)
• Home Hardware (1420 Yonge St.)
• Indoors and Out ( 2045 Yonge St.)
• Jivamukti Yoga (5 Shuter Street, 3rd floor)
• Laywine’s Pens and Organizers (25 Bellair St.)
• Petplan Insurance (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
• Picture Me (128 Cumberland St.)
• Printziples Fine Art (1470 Yonge St.)
• Spa - Nails (1244 Yonge St.)
• The Spice Room (55 Avenue Rd.)
• TDWaterhouse (Yonge/St. Clair Branch)
TALENT/EXPERTISE
• Product Photo,technical/practical support (productphoto.on.ca)
• Lindsay Goldman, photography
• Armor Media, product development (armormedia.com)
• Gary Wiseman, magic
TIME, ENERGY, AND PATIENCE
• Ryan and Sonia Shapiro, Armor Media
• David Bernstein, Product Photo
• The Good Neighbours’ Fund Executive
(Ryan Green, Graham Kennedy, Susan Makin,
Peter Paz, Danny Pivnick, Saverio Veltri)
