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Gala on “pause” in 2016
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More fun, more funds . . . our best year yet!
26 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in Silent Auction Tags: Educate Lanka, Manjula Dissanayake, p2p canada, People to People AID Organization Canada, People4Kids Gala
Photographers: Daniel Lessard & Albert Lee
Thanks to the support of many, the 5th People4Kids Gala has grown into a really fun way to raise funds. This year we raised money for children in Ethiopia, orphaned by AIDS and economically disadvantaged families in Sri Lanka.
Special thanks to our Summit Sponsor
2015 Gala Date Announced – Wednesday, May 6th – TIFF Bell Lightbox
04 Dec 2014 Leave a comment
in Gala 2015 Tags: Camino La Siembra chocolates, Educate Lanka, Lynn Deutscher Kobayashi, Manjula Dissanayake, p2p canada, Pat Deutscher, People4Kids Gala

Gala Co-chairs, Pat Deutscher & Lynn Kobayashi with Founding Patrons, Peter Wallace & Janet Mason (Each guest received a box of chocolates from Camino La Siembra in their goodie bag.)
It’s a delight to announce that we are returning to the TIFF Bell Lightbox for our 5th Anniversary year. As well, our core group of Founding Patrons have already confirmed their support along with MNP LLP who have confirmed their Summit Sponsorship for a third year. The gala has raised over $100,000 (net) in funds since 2011.
In addition to our continued support of People to People Aid Organization Canada (P2P), we are excited to announce a special gift will be made to Educate Lanka. Educate Lanka is a non-profit with a mission to empower disadvantaged youth, through education in Sri Lanka. The Founder, Manjula Dissanayake was a nominee for U.N. Volunteer of the Year and was named an “Under 33 Foreign Policy Influencer”.
Tickets $165
SUMMIT SPONSOR
CHAMPAGNE TABLE SPONSOR
Deutscher-Kobayashi Family
PATRON-FAMILY SPONSOR
Wallace-Mason Family
Howell-Wishart Family
Bernhanemeskel-Kidane Family
Carson-Hamilton Family
Shewangzaw-Affa Family
COMMUNITY SUPPORTER
Hinds-Weedon Family
In-Kind Sponsor
2014 Gala at TIFF a resounding success
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The gala committee thanks all our special friends for their unqualified support of the 2014 bash at Luma in the TIFF Bell Lightbox. Funds raised brought the NET funds raised since 2011 to over $100,000 to support AIDS-orphans in Ethiopia.
Thank you and thank you again!
Pat Deutscher & Lynn Deutscher Kobayashi, Gala Co-chairs & the Gala Committee
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox
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in Gala 2014 Tags: Ambaye Kidane, Lynn Deutscher Kobayashi, Lynn Kobayashi, p2p canada, People to People AID Organization Canada, People4Kids Gala
Viva Toronto to Ethiopia! The People4Kids Gala is back for a 4th year at a brilliant new venue, the TIFF Bell Lightbox. Be sure to mark Wednesday, April 30th from 6:30 to 10:00 PM in your calendar, for the great-vibe, got-to-go, gala of the year!
In three years, well over $100,000 has been raised to support the orphan sponsorship program of People to People Aid Organization Canada (P2P). Continuing in the tradition of delectable party food, shopping our Silent Auction and locally-sourced musicians with a world-class sound, we promise an evening that will elevate your mood and engagement in poverty issues in the global south.
So make like a movie star and head to the TIFF Bell Lightbox for this exclusive event. Exclusive, because you will be part of a group of friends commited to raising funds to provide tools, like education, which represent hope for the world’s most vulnerable children.
See you soon!
Pat Deutscher & Lynn Deutscher Kobayashi
Gala Co-chairs
To reserve a tickets or for information about sponsorship opportunities email Lynn at: people4kids@bell.net
MNP returns as People4Kids Gala 2014 Summit Sponsor
02 Sep 2013 Leave a comment
in Gala 2014 Tags: Lynn Kobayashi, Pat Deutscher, People4Kids Gala
New Venue: TIFF Bell Light Box
2014 Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2014
A big thank you to all who supported the 2013 Gala!
05 May 2013 Leave a comment
Our biggest year yet with over $50,000 raised. A huge and heartfelt thanks to our supporters with special mention to MNP our Summit Sponsor.
CLICK HERE for a sampling of photos from the 2013 Gala (more photos will be added later)
Photographers: John Chou, Steven Deutscher-Kobayashi & Albert Lee of Albert Lee Photography
Viva Toronto to Ethiopia!
19 Mar 2013 Leave a comment
in Gala 2013 Tags: p2p canada, People to People AID Organization Canada, People4Kids Gala
2013 Summit Sponsor
Join us for the 3rd People4Kids Gala at the ROM.
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
It’s hands-across-the-ocean on Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). For a third year the People4Kids Gala will take place, in the jewel-like setting of C-5 Restaurant in the ROM. As spring takes hold and with it our sense of optimism, you can watch the sun set, nestled atop the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal to the sounds of Donne Roberts.
It has been said that Robert’s “grooves are so buoyant, the harmonies so approachable, and the messages so universal that all you have to do is close your eyes and let yourself be moved.” Born in Madagascar, Roberts has immersed himself in the music of Russia, Japan, Egypt, Nigeria, North American Aboriginal peoples and Celtic traditions to blaze a remarkably distinctive musical trail.
Donne Robert’s musical reflection of Toronto’s diversity is sure to be appreciated by gala attendees which includes leaders from Toronto’s Ethiopian community, the OPS (notably the Ontario Ministry of Finance) along with many others who wish to contribute to improving the lives of some of the over one million AIDS-HIV orphans in Ethiopia.
We are inspired by the resilience of these children despite the unthinkable circumstances of their life journey. We look forward to another evening of friendship, goodwill and community with others who seek to enlarge the hopes and dreams of these children. We promise an evening that will lift your spirits!
PLEASE JOIN US . . . in friendship, in hope. . . you are needed!
Pat Deutscher & Lynn Deutscher Kobayashi – Gala Co-chairs
SILENT AUCTION, MUSIC & PARTY FARE
Celebrity Chef Corbin Tomaszeski of Dinner Party Wars , Restaurant Makeover and Crash My Kitchen is the creative force behind our party food. Guests will munch and mingle and shop the Silent Auction to Donne Roberts musical backdrop. Auction items include getaway certificates, paintings by established Toronto artists, photographs, ballet tickets and more. CLICK HERE to learn more about Donne and hear some of his music.
TICKETS
$165 per person
The volunteer committee is hard at work as we hope to *sell-out* for a third year. Every ticket sold brings us closer to our goal of raising enough money to sponsor 80 orphans. To reserve your tickets or for for information about Family-Patron or Corporate Sponsorhip contact Lynn: people4kids@bell.net
ORPHAN SPONSORSHIP
$30 A MONTH
People to People AID Organization Canada (P2P) a leader in Toronto’s Ethiopian community, has established a unique orphan sponsorship opportunity by forging cost-effective, high-impact links between orphans and Canadians.
Sponsor Breakfast Reception | Thursday, March 7, 2013
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To kick-off the third year of the Gala we are holding a special event to celebrate our supporters. We also invite corporations, organizations or individuals who are interested in learning more about sponsoring the People4Kids Gala at the ROM to contact Lynn: people4kids@bell.net and we will be delighted to add you to our guest list.
Patron-Family Sponsor $1500 | Champagne Table Sponsor $2,500 | Summit Sponsor $5,000 | Title Sponsor | $10,000 details available on request
Patrons & Sponsors (2011, 2012, 2013)
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HONOURARY PATRONS
Peter Fonseca (former MPP & Ontario Minister of Labour)
Joy Kogawa
PATRONS & SPONSORS
Ghert-Rousseau Family (Dr. Michelle Ghert & Phillipe C. Rousseau, Partner-Davies, Ward, Phillips & Vineberg LLP)
Howell-Wishart Family (Phil Howell, CEO & Superintendent of Financial Services, Ontario & Karen Wishart, Owner, Consulting Matrix)
Visentin-Kobayashi Family
Rationeyes Consulting
Wallace-Mason Family (Peter Wallace, Secretary of Cabinet & Janet Mason, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing)
Deutscher-Kobayashi Family (Pat Deutscher, Chief Economist, Ontario & Lynn Deutscher Kobayashi)
Hinds-Weedon Family
Berhanemeskel-Kidane Families
Franklin-Templeton
Rehab Med (Dr. Timothy Deutscher)
Booster Juice
McGregor Industries
Camino (La Siembra Co-operative)