Thursday, June 23, 2022

No products in the cart.

  • About
    • Contributors
    • Disclaimers
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Giving back
    • Mission Statement
    • Past Issues
    • Where to Find
    • Call us at 613-935-3763
  • Advertise with us!
  • Home
  • News
  • Leisure & Lifestyle
  • Columns
  • LTE
  • Events
  • Contributors
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
The Seeker Newsmagazine Cornwall

United Way Centraide SDG 2021 Holiday Wine & Gourmet Tastings hybrid event raised$60,000!

Editorial Board by Editorial Board
December 3, 2021
in News and Announcements
Reading Time: 2 mins read
26 1
16
SHARES
177
VIEWS


CORNWALL, DEC 3 United Way Centraide Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry is thrilled to announce that its ninth annual Holiday Wine & Gourmet Tastings Gala, proudly supported by Marty Benson and hosted by Boom 101.9’s Dan Allaire and Bill Halman, raised $60,000 (net) for our communities.

The hybrid event, chaired by Karen and Ray Brunet, included an intimate in-person Gala at the Cornwall Golf & Country Club with just over 100 guests enjoying wine, gourmet food and live music from The Chesterfields. Although there were technical difficulties with the Facebook Live, portions of the night were shared on the United Way Centraide SDG Facebook Page as people from home enjoyed a local gourmet charcuterie box prepared by Gina Roach (Spinners Diner) with two bottles of Norman Hardie wine.

You might also like

Sky Studios Reaches New Heights at National Championship

New Acute Stroke Unit Opens at Cornwall Community Hospital

“Fish out of Water” exhibit coming to the Cline House Gallery

The event also kicked off its second annual online auction with over 90 items donated from local artisans and businesses, raising just over $10,000! The week leading up to the event also included a holiday raffle with a chance to win prizes such as wine for a year, beer for a year from FreshCo, $500 cash prizes and jewellery prizes from Pommier Jewellers. Winners were announced during the in-person event.

“We knew we couldn’t return to our large gala again this year, but we felt it was important to find a way bring back our signature event safely while also offering the at-home packages we introduced last year. We were blown away, yet again, by the generosity from this community as this hybrid model nearly doubled what we raised last year! This is such an astounding accomplishment during a time where we recognize that businesses and individuals continue to feel the economic strain from the pandemic along with the rising cost of living. It’s a testament to the heart of this community to continue supporting each other during challenging times. This event showed us what was possible with fundraising during such a difficult time,” – said Juliette Labossière, Executive Director of UWC SDG.

The United Way thanks the Cornwall Golf & Country Club for being a wonderful partner in executing an in-person event that followed public health guidelines and the Midnight Confetti team who transformed the room into holiday elegance with golds and greens. This event would not have been possible without the hard-work and dedication of volunteers and the generosity of local businesses.

Next year is the tenth year for the Holiday Gala, and the wine committee is already in the early planning stages of brainstorming ways to make it the biggest one yet.

Author

  • Editorial Board

    View all posts

Next Post

7 Things You Must Do If You Have Been Injured While Working On A Construction Site

Subscribe
Connect with
I allow to create an account
When you login first time using a Social Login button, we collect your account public profile information shared by Social Login provider, based on your privacy settings. We also get your email address to automatically create an account for you in our website. Once your account is created, you'll be logged-in to this account.
DisagreeAgree
Notify of
guest
Connect with
I allow to create an account
When you login first time using a Social Login button, we collect your account public profile information shared by Social Login provider, based on your privacy settings. We also get your email address to automatically create an account for you in our website. Once your account is created, you'll be logged-in to this account.
DisagreeAgree
guest
0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

Place YOUR ad here now
Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube TikTok

Don't miss anything!

Get notified of all our new news by ringing the bell at the bottom right corner!

The Seeker Newspaper is located at 327 Second Street E., Cornwall, ON K6H 1Y8 -- All rights reserved
The Seeker does not accept responsibility for errors, misprints or inaccuracies published within. The opinions and statements of our columnists are not to be presumed as the statements and opinions of The Seeker, and should not substitute professional or medical advice.
ISSN 2562-1750 (Print)

ISSN 2562-1769 (Online)
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Leisure & Lifestyle
  • Columns
  • LTE
  • Events
  • Contributors

© 2022 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
wpDiscuz
0
0
Would love your thoughts, please comment.x
()
x
| Reply
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
X
X