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St. Mary’s Food Bank Annual Gala 2010

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WHERE Trinity Banquet Hall
1245 Eglinton Ave W
Mississauga, ON
WHEN Thursday Oct 14, 2010

...Because food is a right

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Evening
Program
6:00 PM Welcome drinks and hors d’oeuvres
Performance by George Naguib Pianist

7:00 PM On behalf of St Mary’s Food Bank,

an address by Mr. Nagy Salib President

7:15 PM Keynote Speech

7:30 PM Dinner & accompanying performances:

Grenville Violinist
Aleks Bartosik Artist
Tina Hung Singer

9:00 PM Last Call for Silent Auction

9:15 PM Centrepiece Draw

9:30 PM Silent Auction Closed

Closing Remarks

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Welcome

Dear Honoured Guests,

It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the third annual

St. Mary’s Food Bank Gala. We are grateful for your support and for
your presence here tonight. We are delighted to have you at what
we know will be an enjoyable evening.

Around this time last year, we were gathered at this same place for
the same cause. We believe that no one in our community should
be left hungry because they cannot afford to buy necessary food
supplies. It is with your continued support that we believe that
this goal is attainable. We stand here today with even greater
goals and dreams, and greater faith in you.

Today, the food bank is able to meet the basic needs of over 7,000
individuals each year in over six postal codes. This event alone will
bring us one step closer to opening a new location....

There are numerous ways to help, including volunteering at the

Food Bank, making a financial contribution, and donating food
items. And most importantly, being passionate about the problem
by spreading the word to others, empowering them to contribute
towards making hunger a problem of the past.

Tonight, to celebrate your generousity and your compassion for

others in or community, please enjoy your evening.

Kindest regards,
The Art to Dine for Gala Committee.

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Who We Are

St. Mary’s Food Bank a is non- Our Vision is simple: to build a

denominational, not-for-profit, better community by fighting
registered food bank located in hunger today and by providing
Mississauga and operating under every child with basic survival
Anba Abraam’s Coptic Charity. needs. Because food is a right.
Since 2005, St. Mary’s Food Bank
has strived to reach out to the V O LU N T E E R S
community by providing samples
of a healthy diet to low-income Operations at St. Mary’s rely
families and individuals. entirely on our volunteers. Our
volunteers assist with: unloading
This year we opened our second donations, sorting products,
location allowing us to service greeting and assisting clients, and
the basic needs of over 3,000 preparing & giving out individual
individuals per year in ten postal grocery orders.
codes. We are the home of
Mississauga’s largest community Additionally, many of our
kitchen and home delivery food volunteers actively participate
bank service under the umbrella in raising awareness through
of the Mississauga Food Bank different fundraising activities for
Network. the food bank.

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Keynote
Speaker

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Meet Your
Hosts
C H R I S TO P H E R F E R R E I R A
From the first moment he stepped in front of a camera,
Christopher Ferreira has had a great passion for Television.

While growing up, he knew that hosting was in his

destiny. It wasn’t long before he pursued Broadcasting
& Print at Humber College. There, he reported, anchored,
produced and directed Humber TV News, and went on to
the evening edition of Radio Humber News, producing his
own weekly segment for the station.

During his last year of high school,

Christopher joined the RogersTV team as
a producer’s assistant. Since then he has
interned at CHUM, TIFF & CTV; acting as
chase producer, producer’s assistant and
interviewer.

Sports, politics and entertain-

ment are topics in which
Christopher takes an interest, so
it was no surprise that he went

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on to become host of Everything
but Hockey and anchored for
First Local Sports. Today, he is the
co-host of Daytime on RogersTV;
grateful for his accomplishments
during his journey.
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B R I T TA N Y CO R N I S H

Brittany Cornish recently graduated from the University of British

Columbia with a degree in Cultural Anthropology.

Her passion for travel and the study of people evolved while living in
several countries including Germany, England, and the United States.

She has always been involved

in the performing arts, starring
in plays and musicals including
Bugsy Malone, and Snow White.
In her spare time she also sings in
coffee shops and other locations
around the city.
Following graduation, Brittany
worked for NBC during the
2010 Winter Olympics and was
fortunate enough to attend
many of the sporting events.

Her love for meeting new people

and highlighting the diverse
cultures in our community
makes her incredibly excited
to be this season’s co-host on
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Daytime with Rogers TV.
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Entertainment

G R E N V I L L E P I N TO Violinist

Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Grenville

has been playing the violin since the
age of seven. His musical abilities have
been nurtured from a young age with
continuous recitals and performances
that have resulted in his love for the
stage and entertaining others. He
comes from a musical family, with his
mother playing and teaching piano,
his father who sings, and two sisters
who are professional pianists and
accompany Grenville regularly.

Grenville was classically trained under

the Royal Conservatory of Music,
and was a member of the Hamilton These experiences have contributed to
Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. Grenville’s sound religious roots and his
strong and diverse musical background.
While continuing his musical studies,
he also earned an Honours Bachelor Grenville now resides in Toronto and
of Commerce Degree from McMaster performs professionally across North
University. America for special events and concerts.
Growing up, Grenville was His wide repertoire of music, bubbling
personality, and love for entertaining
7 an altar boy for 10 years
and part of the disc jockey others, are just a few reasons that make
him a perfect addition to any event.
group, Dynamic Tension.
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A L E K S B A R TO S I K Artist

Through exploring the boundaries between

the real and the imaginary, Aleks Bartosik
investigates one’s ability and willingness to
imagine, pretend, dream and suspend disbelief.
She is interested in our repressed fears and the
sense of wonder engendered through curiosity
and dream.

“ It is my challenge to invite the viewer to dream through my deliberate

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narration and my obsession with drawing in painting and installation.
Aleks Bartosik

T I N A H U N G Singer
It all began with the piano and Celine Dion’s “Where Does My
Heart Beat Now.” Tina Hung first began singing in music class
and choir, then talent shows, moving onto art showcases and
competitions. As a UofT grad with a B.Comm, she recently
decided to switch career paths to pursue something she’s more
passionate about –singing and acting.
Tina was First-Runner up for Mississauga Future Stars in 2009
and made Top 10 for the 2010 Sing for your Heart Asian Singing
Competition. She was also the 2nd Runner-Up for the 2010
Miss Perfect 10 -a pageant that allows women to showcase
their talent on-stage.

Tina is currently collaborating with a Canadian

producer to complete a 7-track demo which she
hopes to release in 2011.
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“ If you never try, you never know.
Tina Hung ”
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Platinum Sponsor

THP
Your Total Health is Our Goal

Pablo Picasso Platinum Sponsor - $20,000 Feeds 50,000

Total Health Pharmacy

is proud to support
St. Mary’s Food Bank!
Total Health Pharmacy is an owner-operated
chain of pharmacies with close to 40 locations
across Southern Ontario.

Our reputation is built on providing superior

customer service to our clients.

Find us online at www.thpharmacy.com

Your Total Health

9 is Our Goal!
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Bronze Sponsors
Art Fanatic
Bronze Sponsors - $2,500 Feeds 6,250

Teramy

DIA
THP
Your Total Health is Our Goal

Sussex Centre, Suite 401

50 Burnhamthorpe Rd. W.
Mississauga, ON L5B 3C2
Tel: 905.306.9525
Fax: 905.896.9380

Shine
Teeth Naser Hakim

Theodore Square
Danmar
Pharmacy One
Pharmacy

Liberal Artist - $250 + Feeds 625

Louroz Mercader, Ward 7 Mississauga City Council Candidate
Paul Agro * Geroge Carlson, Councillo, Ward 11 * Caroline Parish
Sandoz * Pallett Valo * Geroge Awad
The Mississauga Food bank * Mark Younan

Donations - $250 - $500

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Maja L.A. Prentice , Mississauga Councillor Ward 3
R.J. Burnside & Associates Ltd.
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Past, Present,
Future
If you’ve ever wondered, “Is there more
I could do?” the answer is YES.

St.Mary’s Food Bank is mostly run and

operated by dedicated volunteers and
could always use more help.

We welcome and encourage you to

create and manage your own fund
raising events for our community. You
can do anything from selling hot dogs
to organizing a local food drive. Whether
it’s for family and friends or at school,
any event you hold will bring people
together to help us conquer hunger in
Mississauga today!

We’re happy to support ny ideas that will

help our local children and their families.

Contact us today!

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5715 Coopers Ave Unit 4 1699 Dundas St. East
Mississauga, ON L4Z 2C7 Mississauga, ON L4X 1L5

T: (905) 890-0900
F: 1-866-881-5438

www.stmarysfb.com
[email protected]

Thank you for coming!