Get ready to bid!

The Downtown with a Purpose Gala Committee has secured some great live auction items including:

1. Once in a Lifetime Flight for Two
2. Dinner at the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald for 8 with Laurie Hawn and James Rajotte
3. Bistecca Italian Steakhouse Dinner for 8 hosted by Mayor Stephen and Lynn Mandel
4. Global TV Ad Package ($5,000)
5. Edmonton Journal Full Colour Full Page Business Profile Ad ($15,000)
6. Phoenix Condo with $500 cash
7. Sutton Place Dinner and Scotch Tasting for 20
8. ATCO Luxury Suite for Oilers Game in January
9. Ladies Diamond Tennis Bracelet (2.4 Carats)
10. Romance Package for 10 at the Sutton Place Hotel
11. Barbecue Dinner for 40 at the Sawmill Banquet Centre
12. Luxury Condo in Radium Hot Springs

The event is coming up soon – June 19! For more information, please call (780) 429-3256  or email edrotary@telus.net.

Gala’s Silver Sponsor!

Richard Dickinson has continued his commitment of Silver Sponsorship for the 2010 Gala.

Thanks Richard!

Richard Dickinson is pleased to support the Downtown Rotary Club of Edmonton’s largest fundraiser The Downtown with a Purpose Gala.

Gala’s Media Sponsors!

GlobalTV Edmonton and the Edmonton Journal are on board as the Gala’s 2010 Media Sponsors!

Thank-you for your continued support to the Downtown Rotary Club of Edmonton.

Gala’s First Gold Sponsor!

Thank-you to Cessco Fabrication & Engineering Ltd. for their gold level sponsorship commitment to the Downtown with a Purpose Gala.

For more information about Cessco, please visit their website.

Official Campaign Launch

Our Downtown with a Purpose Gala 2010 was officially launched at our Club meeting March 15th!

Gala Chair Ron Coulombe announced that this year’s fundraising goal is $94,000 (about 10% more than what was raised last year). Proceeds from the Gala will support our Club’s Legacy Project – the Council for the Advancement of African Canadians and the Africa Centre.

Sponsors confirmed to date were announced:

1. Edmonton Journal – media sponsor;
2. McRobbie Optamedia – marketing sponsor;
3. West Canadian – print sponsor; and
4. Raymond James – silver sponsor (wine).

Ron thanked the Rotarians chairing Gala subcommittees:

1. Acquisitions – John Kopeck
2. Communications – Maria Holowinsky / Kirsten Lindquist
3. Logistics – Gayle Head
4. Raffle – Doug Hunter / Rishi Patel
5. Sponsorship – Don Ellis
6. Table Sales – Scott Montgomery / Barb Perkins

Eight Rotarians showed their support to the Gala by submitting commitment forms.

Council for Advancement of African Canadians (CAAC)

The Downtown Rotary Club of Edmonton is committed to supporting existing agencies and addressing the most urgent needs in our inner city. Our focus is legacy projects for high need children, singles and families in the areas of social services, education and health.

Between 2009-2011, our Club has committed to raising $375,000, to support the Council for the Advancement of African Canadians (CAAC).

CAAC helps Africans who come from such culturally diverse backgrounds strengthen their understand each other as well as develop an understanding of the Canadian culture so they can become contributing members of our community.

Information about CAAC and its services: CAAC Brochure

Gala Entertainment Confirmed

Downtown with a Purpose Gala entertainment has been confirmed!

Get your dancing shoes ready for an evening with The Classics and The Original KitKats.

“The material these gentlemen play is rock and roll and rhythm and blues, and they make the energy roll off today’s stages just like it did in the clubs, the school gymnasiums and the beach halls when rock and roll was new.”

“The Original Kit Kats perform songs by the greatest singers of the sixties and the sensational seventies.  Their repertoire includes songs by The Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas, The Shirelles, Dusty Springfield, The Jackson Five, Dionne Warwick and Aretha Franklin, to name but a few.”

For more information about The Classics and The Original KitKats, visit their site!

24th Annual Gala

On Saturday, June 19, 2010, we hope you will join friends of The Rotary Club of Edmonton as we celebrate Downtown with a Purpose, the 24th Annual Downtown Rotary Gala supporting the most urgent needs in our community.

Keep posted for updates!