After a round of golf, we had a wonderful reception and dinner. Our live auction was a huge hit, with a vacation at a magnificent Paris flat, and trips to the Masters, Scotland and Hawaii all up for bids. Our silent auction was the scene of some serious deal-making and breaking (not an unusual pastime for this crowd).
Peter and Tom Volk were our MCs for the evening and the feature speaker, four-time Olympic medal winner Jennifer Botterill, impressed the crowd. The highlight of the evening was Wendy, Graham, Hannah and Ryan presenting a cheque in the amount of $125,000 to Right To Play. A fitting end to a wonderful day in honour of Bill.
In addition to the big four auction items shown in the pictures, we had a silent auction for the following items:
- Great Escapes - A Week in Provence; Courtesy of Michael Sharp, RBC Dominion Securities
- All You Can Eat Lobster! Courtesy of Kelly Eaton
- Sporting Moments - Play It Again! Courtesy of Coppinwood Golf Club
- Fore for Four; Courtesy of Granite Golf Club
- Creemore’s Greatest Assets; Courtesy of Mad River Golf Club and the Bill Volk Celebration Golf Classic
- Get your Golf On at Beacon Hall; Courtesy of Byron W. Loeppky, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
- Hockey Night In Canada; Courtesy of Richard Lachcik, Norton Rose LLP
- Autographed Wayne Gretzky’s #99 jersey; Courtesy of Kevin Albrecht, CanSport Live
- Sid the Kid! - Signed jersey by the Captain, Sidney Crosby! Courtesy of Kevin Albrecht, CanSport Live
- Wonder Women - Canadian Olympic hockey jersey signed by Jennifer Botterill and Jayna Hefford; Courtesy of Right To Play
- Yourrrrr Out! - Catcher’s mitt and chest protector worn and autographed by Gregg Zaun; Courtesy of Right To Play
- Raptor Mania; Courtesy of Wes Hall, Kingsdale Shareholder Services Inc.
- Take Me Out To The Ball Game; Courtesy of Peter Bryant, Jones Brown Inc.
- This ‘N That - Back Away From the Computer...; Courtesy of Corus Entertainment Inc.
- Be That Guy; Courtesy of Ermanno Clothier
- Romance and Renewal; Courtesy of Mary Murphy, Creaghan McConnell Group Ltd.
- Vintage Wine; Courtesy of Wendy Volk
- Very Civil; Courtesy of Joe Groia, Groia & Company
- Tavistock Cup golf bag; Courtesy of RBC Capital Markets
- Ernie Els’ Moment Tournament Cap; Courtesy of RBC Capital Markets
A million thanks to all our donors and contributors!