Autumn Evening for Autism 2024 - WHAT A NIGHT!
A massive thank you to John and Pina Sicard who began the evening with a cheque presentation for $500,000!!! This grant will have a profound impact for children, their families and our charity’s growth. The story was featured in The Ottawa Business Journal - you can read it here.
The evening went on to raise a final total of $40,144!
Congratulations to our lucky winners!
50/50 Winner: : Jennifer Lavoilete won $640!
Raffle Winner: Melanie Lavolee won the Air Canada Foundation prize - 2 tickets anywhere in North America that Air Canada flies!
THANK YOU!
A big thank you to our corporate sponsors: Kinaxis and Nepean Electric, as well as our parent sponsors: The Lion's Mane Barbershop, Glen Hodgins & Michelle Parkinson, Stan & Susan Jacobson, and Tina McGrath. The parents had a wonderful evening.
It was wonderful to have our patrons The Hon. Jim Munson and Mrs. Ginette Munson join us. Thank you for spending the evening with us.
The dinner and appetizers were delicious and the wines were beautifully paired with each course. Thank you, Chef Blackie and your staff.
We were pleased to welcome Derick Fage as our emcee for the first time. Great job Derick!
Lawrence Greenspon was excellent and entertaining as our auctioneer and Carter, it was great to have you back helping too!
Thank you to our Chair, Jennifer Cruickshank, and our volunteers for making the evening run seamlessly!
Hearing from our parent speakers, Breckyn Carlsson and Derek MacKenzie, was inspiring. We are so happy to hear how well their son is doing.
“Thanks to early intervention, R is thriving. He has started to speak, he can advocate for his wants, needs, and preferences, and he has learned to walk. We have learned how to be better parents to R and how to better meet him where he is at and support his needs.
Without QuickStart, we would still be looking for answers, we would still be questioning if the supports that we were putting in place for him were appropriate. QuickStart has changed the trajectory of our son’s life and our family will forever be grateful.”
We look forward to seeing you next year! Our heartfelt thanks for your support.
Congratulations to our Air Canada Foundation raffle winner!
Thank you Jennifer Cruickshank for making our lovely centrepieces!
Thank you Derick Fage for being a wonderful Emcee!
Chef Blackie and his team created a wonderful menu as usual!
Thank you to Lawrence Greenspon - our dynamic Auctioneer!
Thank you to our parent speakers - Breckyn Carlsson and Derek MacKenzie for sharing your inspiring words!
We couldn't have done this without our Corporate and Parent Sponsors!
A BIG thank you to our wonderful volunteers for helping make our evening such a great success!
