Toronto- Pikto Gallery, 55 Mill Street October 27th 2011, Nzirambi Education Fundraiser.
Event night came and it was an absolute success. The venue was packed, people were bidding on the silent auction items, raffle tickets were sold and we even had a spontaneous bidding war over a last minute donation from Arlene Dickinson!
The social media community really pulled together to locate and have items donated for the silent auction, then again to spread the word about the event and online ticket purchases. It was pretty amazing to see SoMe (Social Media) peeps band together for the SoGood (Social Good)!
I had the opportunity to meet and work with the other volunteers and they are all amazing in their own way. The event wouldn't have been such a success with out them. I felt honoured to be granted the opportunity to participate. I wish I could have done more but, as it turns out the volunteers involved brought their "A-Game" and it made all the difference!
Not only was it a wonderful night out but, the Event raised $10,500.00 that evening. How awesome is that?
Organizers of the event have posted a "Thank-you"
blog post for the participants of #OrphanageTO
You can feel the emotion - they joy the organizers feel regarding the success of the event.
#OrphanageTO - you rock! Hope to be a part of #OrphanageTO2 next year ;)
I've created a
list of Organizers, sponsors, volunteers and attendees on twitter. Follow the list or individuals, so many great people and brands.
Special thanks to the organizers: Sandra Brunner (
@wallabina), Sylvie Labosse (
@sylvieintoronto), Monica Kahindo (
@monicakahindo) and Karen Snider (
@karensnider)
The photos below we're taken and provided by Ardean Peters (
@photosbyardean)
