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Secretary to the Governor General Stephen Wallace opened up the doors to his official residence Wednesday to help a charitable organization that provides compassionate care and comfort to the dying and their families.
Some 120 supporters of Hospice Care Ottawa were invited to venture inside the historic Rideau Cottage, located on the grounds of Rideau Hall. There to greet them was Wallace, joined by executive director Lisa Sullivan and Homes for the Holidays 2015 honorary chairs Andrea Laurin and her husband, Dennis Laurin, owner of Laurin General Contractors (it played a key role in the Lansdowne redevelopment and is now working on the four-storey parking garage in the Glebe.)
From right, Homes for the Holidays 2015 honorary chairs Dennis Laurin and Andrea Laurin greet arriving guests alongside Secretary to the Governor General Stephen Wallace and Hospice Care Ottawa executive director Lisa Sullivan to the launch event at Rideau Cottage on Wednesday, October 7, 2015.
Tickling the ivories was the delightful Evelyn Greenberg. “I’ve always wanted to be a lounge pianist,” she said playfully at her keyboard. Before the party was over, Greenberg had partygoers — including her sister, former Ottawa mayor Jackie Holzman — singing along to the music. Holzman co-chaired with Gail Joynt the $200-a-ticket event in support of the planned expansion of the Ruddy-Shenkman Hospice in Kanata. The evening also launched Hospice Care’s signature fundraiser, Homes for the Holidays, taking place Nov. 13 to 15.
Evelyn Greenberg got the crowd, including famous sister Jackie Holzman, to sing along as she played piano at the launch event for Hospice Care Ottawa’s Homes for the Holidays, held Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at Rideau Cottage, official residence of the Secretary to the Governor General.
Among the participating homeowners present at the reception were Lynda and Jim Lennox of Crystal Beach and Rockcliffe Park residents Michel Lucas and Donna Wishart. Wishart’s mother passed away two years ago while in palliative care at a hospice in Kelowna, B.C. “This is a way to ‘pay it forward’,” explained Wishart of why she’s volunteering her home for the popular house tour benefit.
Lynda Lennox and her husband, Jim Lennox, who have agreed to open up their stunning Crystal Bay home for the Homes for the Holidays tour, attended the launch event for Hospice Care Ottawa, held Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at the historic Rideau Cottage on the grounds of Rideau Hall.
Michel Lucas and Donna Wishart, who have agreed to open up their beautiful Rockcliffe Park home for the upcoming Homes for the Holidays tour, attended the launch event for Hospice Care Ottawa, held Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at the historic Rideau Cottage on the grounds of Rideau Hall.
The Thyme & Again-catered event was the perfect follow-up to last year’s posh penthouse party at 700 Sussex. The stately residence was decorated with flowers from Scrim’s Florist and with artworks for sale, to support the cause, by John Eaton, Jerry Grey, David W. Jones, Kenneth Lochhead and Michael Sproule.
Jerry Grey stands alongside one of her paintings with fellow artist David W. Jones at Hospice Care Ottawa’s launch event for Homes for the Holidays 2015, held at the historic Rideau Cottage on Wednesday, October 7, 2015.
This painting, called Watershed by Michael Sproule, was among the artwork on sale in support of Hospice Care Ottawa at its launch event for Homes for the Holidays, held Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at Rideau Cottage, the official residence of the Secretary to the Governor General.
Guests could also bid on such silent auction items as: two nights at the incredible Fogo Island Inn off the coast of Newfoundland, a multi-course dinner prepared by Farm Boy executive chef Josh Drache, a Chinese banquet for 12 hosted by Chinese Ambassador Luo Zhaohui and a weekend getaway, via a Mercedes rental car, to Fairmont Le Château Montebello.
Photos: Around Town at Hospice Care Ottawa launch event at Rideau Cottage
An event in support of Hospice Care Ottawa had its launch event for Homes for the Holidays at Rideau Cottage on the grounds of Rideau Hall, on Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Last year’s Homes for the Holidays brought in $232,000 for Hospice Care Ottawa, an organization that needs to raise each year almost $2 million, or about 55 per cent of its operating budget. It currently manages 19 beds and provides end-of-life and palliative care, services and programs at no cost to Ottawa residents. “The last place people want to die is in the hospital,” said Holzman. “They would prefer to die at home. But, not everybody can die in their own home, and that’s the purpose of a hospice.”
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Some 120 supporters of Hospice Care Ottawa were invited to venture inside the historic Rideau Cottage, located on the grounds of Rideau Hall. There to greet them was Wallace, joined by executive director Lisa Sullivan and Homes for the Holidays 2015 honorary chairs Andrea Laurin and her husband, Dennis Laurin, owner of Laurin General Contractors (it played a key role in the Lansdowne redevelopment and is now working on the four-storey parking garage in the Glebe.)
From right, Homes for the Holidays 2015 honorary chairs Dennis Laurin and Andrea Laurin greet arriving guests alongside Secretary to the Governor General Stephen Wallace and Hospice Care Ottawa executive director Lisa Sullivan to the launch event at Rideau Cottage on Wednesday, October 7, 2015.
Tickling the ivories was the delightful Evelyn Greenberg. “I’ve always wanted to be a lounge pianist,” she said playfully at her keyboard. Before the party was over, Greenberg had partygoers — including her sister, former Ottawa mayor Jackie Holzman — singing along to the music. Holzman co-chaired with Gail Joynt the $200-a-ticket event in support of the planned expansion of the Ruddy-Shenkman Hospice in Kanata. The evening also launched Hospice Care’s signature fundraiser, Homes for the Holidays, taking place Nov. 13 to 15.
Evelyn Greenberg got the crowd, including famous sister Jackie Holzman, to sing along as she played piano at the launch event for Hospice Care Ottawa’s Homes for the Holidays, held Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at Rideau Cottage, official residence of the Secretary to the Governor General.
Among the participating homeowners present at the reception were Lynda and Jim Lennox of Crystal Beach and Rockcliffe Park residents Michel Lucas and Donna Wishart. Wishart’s mother passed away two years ago while in palliative care at a hospice in Kelowna, B.C. “This is a way to ‘pay it forward’,” explained Wishart of why she’s volunteering her home for the popular house tour benefit.
Lynda Lennox and her husband, Jim Lennox, who have agreed to open up their stunning Crystal Bay home for the Homes for the Holidays tour, attended the launch event for Hospice Care Ottawa, held Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at the historic Rideau Cottage on the grounds of Rideau Hall.
Michel Lucas and Donna Wishart, who have agreed to open up their beautiful Rockcliffe Park home for the upcoming Homes for the Holidays tour, attended the launch event for Hospice Care Ottawa, held Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at the historic Rideau Cottage on the grounds of Rideau Hall.
The Thyme & Again-catered event was the perfect follow-up to last year’s posh penthouse party at 700 Sussex. The stately residence was decorated with flowers from Scrim’s Florist and with artworks for sale, to support the cause, by John Eaton, Jerry Grey, David W. Jones, Kenneth Lochhead and Michael Sproule.
Jerry Grey stands alongside one of her paintings with fellow artist David W. Jones at Hospice Care Ottawa’s launch event for Homes for the Holidays 2015, held at the historic Rideau Cottage on Wednesday, October 7, 2015.
This painting, called Watershed by Michael Sproule, was among the artwork on sale in support of Hospice Care Ottawa at its launch event for Homes for the Holidays, held Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at Rideau Cottage, the official residence of the Secretary to the Governor General.
Guests could also bid on such silent auction items as: two nights at the incredible Fogo Island Inn off the coast of Newfoundland, a multi-course dinner prepared by Farm Boy executive chef Josh Drache, a Chinese banquet for 12 hosted by Chinese Ambassador Luo Zhaohui and a weekend getaway, via a Mercedes rental car, to Fairmont Le Château Montebello.
Photos: Around Town at Hospice Care Ottawa launch event at Rideau Cottage
An event in support of Hospice Care Ottawa had its launch event for Homes for the Holidays at Rideau Cottage on the grounds of Rideau Hall, on Wednesday, October 7, 2015
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From left, Jane Panet with Secretary to the Governor General Stephen Wallace and Lisa Sullivan, executive director of Hospice Care Ottawa, at the Savour Every Moment launch event, held at Wallace's official residence, the historic Rideau Cottage, on Wednesday, October 7, 2015. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Homes for the Holidays 2015 honourary chairs Dennis Laurin, owner of Laurin General Contractors, and his wife, Andrea Laurin, were part of the launch event for Hospice Care Ottawa on Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at the historic Rideau Cottage on the grounds of Rideau Hall. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Mary Taggart, editor of Ottawa At Home magazine, with her sister-in-law, Martha Parkes, at Hospice Care Ottawa's Homes for the Holidays launch event held Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at the historic Rideau Cottage on the grounds of Rideau Hall. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Margie Howsam, president of the May Court Club of Ottawa, with its past president, Sharon Murphy, at the launch event for Hospice Care Ottawa's Homes for the Holidays 2015, held Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at the historic Rideau Cottage. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Jerry Grey stands alongside one of her paintings with fellow artist David W. Jones at Hospice Care Ottawa's launch event for Homes for the Holidays 2015, held at the historic Rideau Cottage on Wednesday, October 7, 2015. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From right, Homes for the Holidays 2015 honorary chairs Dennis Laurin and Andrea Laurin greet arriving guests alongside Secretary to the Governor General Stephen Wallace and Hospice Care Ottawa executive director Lisa Sullivan to the launch event at Rideau Cottage on Wednesday, October 7, 2015. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Hospice Care Ottawa board vice-chair John Laframboise, general manager at Kelly Funeral Homes, and his wife, Candice, attended the Savour Every Moment event launch held at Rideau Cottage, official residence of the Secretary to the Governor General, on Wednesday, October 7, 2015. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, sponsor Sheila Whyte from Thyme & Again Catering, with Jackie Holzman and Gail Joynt, co-chairs of the launch event for Hospice Care Ottawa's Homes for the Holidays 2015, at the historic Rideau Cottage on the grounds of Rideau Hall on Wednesday, October 7, 2015. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
How appropriate that Evelyn Greenberg played The White Cliffs of Dover at a Hospice Care Ottawa event held at Rideau Cottage on the grounds of Rideau Hall, on Wednesday, October 7, 2015. On display for the event is a painting for sale, Peonies by artist John Eaton. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Evelyn Greenberg got the crowd, including famous sister Jackie Holzman, to sing along as she played piano at the launch event for Hospice Care Ottawa's Homes for the Holidays, held Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at Rideau Cottage, official residence of the Secretary to the Governor General. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Shirley Westeinde, chair of Westeinde Group, with Homes for the Holidays 2015 honorary chairs Andrea Laurin and Dennis Laurin, owner of Laurin General Contractors, at Hospice Care Ottawa's launch event held at the historic Rideau Cottage on Wednesday, October 7, 2015. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Lynda Lennox and her husband, Jim Lennox, who have agreed to open up their stunning Crystal Bay home for the Homes for the Holidays tour, attended the launch event for Hospice Care Ottawa, held Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at the historic Rideau Cottage on the grounds of Rideau Hall. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Michel Lucas and Donna Wishart, who have agreed to open up their beautiful Rockcliffe Park home for the upcoming Homes for the Holidays tour, attended the launch event for Hospice Care Ottawa, held Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at the historic Rideau Cottage on the grounds of Rideau Hall. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Dawn Maxwell and her husband, James Maxwell, are greeted by Secretary to the Governor General Stephen Wallace at his official residence, Rideau Cottage, on the grounds of Rideau Hall during a launch event for Hospice Care Ottawa's Homes for the Holidays 2015 held on Wednesday, October 7, 2015. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
This painting, called Watershed by Michael Sproule, was among the artwork on sale in support of Hospice Care Ottawa at its launch event for Homes for the Holidays, held Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at Rideau Cottage, the official residence of the Secretary to the Governor General. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Last year’s Homes for the Holidays brought in $232,000 for Hospice Care Ottawa, an organization that needs to raise each year almost $2 million, or about 55 per cent of its operating budget. It currently manages 19 beds and provides end-of-life and palliative care, services and programs at no cost to Ottawa residents. “The last place people want to die is in the hospital,” said Holzman. “They would prefer to die at home. But, not everybody can die in their own home, and that’s the purpose of a hospice.”
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