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From humble beginnings to high academic achievement, Ashbury College had much to cheer about as its parents and alumni came together Saturday, during the school’s 125th anniversary year, to raise money for its priority projects and to help deserving students get a private school education through its bursary and scholarship program.
The annual Ashbury Ball saw a black-tie crowd of 335 gather in the lavishly decorated school gym for a Thyme & Again-catered dinner, with donated auction items galore and late-night dancing to the Montreal band Electrik (it really knows how to get a party started). The evening raised an estimated $200,000.
Ashbury parents and guild members Jill Dickinson and Wanda Peters co-chaired this year’s ball while luxury home seller Sezlik.com served as co-presenting sponsor with Mercedes-Benz dealerships Ogilvie Motors Ltd. and Star Motors of Ottawa.
Dr. Sanjay Acharya, president of the medical staff at the Queensway Carleton Hospital, with his wife, Colleen, at The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration held at Ashbury College on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
The striking backdrops of giant antique clock faces, surrounding gala-goers that night, were meant to symbolize the passage of time and all those who have helped advance the school over the years. When it opened in 1891, Ashbury College was a one-room schoolhouse for 17 boys on Wellington Street, just across from Parliament Hill. Today, it’s 700 boys and girls strong and situated on a 12-acre property in upscale Rockcliffe Park.
Attendees took in an inspiring video message from CBC broadcaster and Ashbury alumnus Adrian Harewood, who benefitted from the school’s financial assistance program. A call-out for bursary support raised a quick $75,000 at the event.
Micheline and Bob McElligott, both with Brickland Timberlay Corporation, at The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration held at Ashbury College in Rockcliffe Park on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
Ottawa artist Gordon Harrison donated one of his oil paintings for auction and also completed a painting through the course of the night. It sold for $7,500 to Scott Parkes and Tracy Rait-Parkes of Tamarack Homes.
The live auction, consisting of $75,000-worth of donations, also included: $3,275-worth of multi-dining experiences (plus meats from Muckleston & Brockwell butchery) courtesy of restaurateur Ion Aimers and Shallowbrook Group, a $15,000-fly fishing trip in Miramichi from Gary Zed, diamond earrings from Howard Fine Jewellers, an Ottawa Senators box, embassy dinners with the Norwegian and Slovenian ambassadors, and luxury accommodations in Turks and Caicos and in Bali.
A dinner for eight with headmaster Norman Southward sold twice, for $5,000 each.
The school gymnasium at Ashbury College, a private school located in Rockcliffe Park, was transformed into a ballroom for this year’s Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration, held Saturday, November 19, 2016.
Luxury realtors Charles Sezlik and Dominique Laframboise of Sezlik.com at The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration held at Ashbury College private school on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
Grade 12 student Lauren Peters with her mom, event co-chair Wanda Peters, and her dad, Gary Peters, at The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration held Saturday, November 19, 2016, at the private school, located in Rockcliffe Park.
Ottawa artist Gordon Harrison, who donated an oil painting to the live auction, also created a work of art to be sold off later that night at The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration, held at Ashbury College on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
From left, Janice McDonald, a member of the Ashbury College board of governors, with BMO chief operating officer Sandra Henderson, U.S. wealth management, and McDonald’s husband, Stephen Bleeker, at the private school’s Ashbury Ball, held Saturday, November 19, 2016.
From left, Dr. Allan Wilson with luxury realtor Marilyn Wilson and Carol Devenny, managing partner at PwC Ottawa and a past president of the Ashbury College Guild and her husband, Grant McDonald, regional managing partner of KPMG, at The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration, held at the private school in Rockcliffe Park on Saturday, Novembe 19, 2016.
From left, Monika Bell and her husband Brendan Bell, a former Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman, with Anil Mital and Monica Mital at Ashbury College on Saturday, November 19, 2016, for the Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration.
From left, Arlie Koyman with gala co-chair Jill Dickinson and Jamilah Murray and Nadine Sabine at The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration held at Ashbury College on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
TV and radio journalist Evan Solomon, with his wife, Tammy Quinn, at Ashbury College on Saturday, November 19, 2016, as part of the The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration held at the prestigious private school on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
From left, Micheline Saikaley with Brenda Clunie and Hugo Ortega at The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration held at Ashbury College in Rockcliffe Park on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
From left, Dave Dickinson with his wife, Jill Dickinson, who co-chaired this year’s Ashbury Ball with Wanda Peters, seen with her husband, Gary Peters, inside the beautifully decorated gymnasium for the big night on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
Ashbury College head Norman Southward with Jill Dickinson, left, and Wanda Peters, the co-chairs of The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration held at the prestigious private school in Rockcliffe Park on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
From left, Ashbury College Guild member Lisa Zed with Tara Dentinger and Guild member Sue Thorne at The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration held at the private school in Rockcliffe Park on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
From left, Dr. Adnan Hadziomerovic with fellow medical doctors Judy Shiau and Derek So at The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration held at Ashbury College in Rockcliffe Park on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
From left, Whitney Fox with Meredithe Rechan and Michael Waters, CEO of The Minto Group, and his wife, Sarah, at The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration, held at Ashbury College in Rockcliffe Park on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
Vicky Wilgress with her 125th anniversary co-chair Albert Lightstone, a former president of the Ashbury College Guild, at The Ashbury Ball, held at the private school on Saturday, November 19, 2016, to celebrate the school’s milestone anniversary and to raise funds for the school and its student financial assistance program.
From left, Arnie Mierins from Ogilvie Motors Ltd. and his wife Vicki Mierins with Tara-Leigh Cancino Brouillette and her spouse, Jeff Mierins, from Star Motors of Ottawa, at The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration held at Ashbury College on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
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The annual Ashbury Ball saw a black-tie crowd of 335 gather in the lavishly decorated school gym for a Thyme & Again-catered dinner, with donated auction items galore and late-night dancing to the Montreal band Electrik (it really knows how to get a party started). The evening raised an estimated $200,000.
Ashbury parents and guild members Jill Dickinson and Wanda Peters co-chaired this year’s ball while luxury home seller Sezlik.com served as co-presenting sponsor with Mercedes-Benz dealerships Ogilvie Motors Ltd. and Star Motors of Ottawa.
Dr. Sanjay Acharya, president of the medical staff at the Queensway Carleton Hospital, with his wife, Colleen, at The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration held at Ashbury College on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
The striking backdrops of giant antique clock faces, surrounding gala-goers that night, were meant to symbolize the passage of time and all those who have helped advance the school over the years. When it opened in 1891, Ashbury College was a one-room schoolhouse for 17 boys on Wellington Street, just across from Parliament Hill. Today, it’s 700 boys and girls strong and situated on a 12-acre property in upscale Rockcliffe Park.
Attendees took in an inspiring video message from CBC broadcaster and Ashbury alumnus Adrian Harewood, who benefitted from the school’s financial assistance program. A call-out for bursary support raised a quick $75,000 at the event.
Micheline and Bob McElligott, both with Brickland Timberlay Corporation, at The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration held at Ashbury College in Rockcliffe Park on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
Ottawa artist Gordon Harrison donated one of his oil paintings for auction and also completed a painting through the course of the night. It sold for $7,500 to Scott Parkes and Tracy Rait-Parkes of Tamarack Homes.
The live auction, consisting of $75,000-worth of donations, also included: $3,275-worth of multi-dining experiences (plus meats from Muckleston & Brockwell butchery) courtesy of restaurateur Ion Aimers and Shallowbrook Group, a $15,000-fly fishing trip in Miramichi from Gary Zed, diamond earrings from Howard Fine Jewellers, an Ottawa Senators box, embassy dinners with the Norwegian and Slovenian ambassadors, and luxury accommodations in Turks and Caicos and in Bali.
A dinner for eight with headmaster Norman Southward sold twice, for $5,000 each.
The school gymnasium at Ashbury College, a private school located in Rockcliffe Park, was transformed into a ballroom for this year’s Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration, held Saturday, November 19, 2016.
Luxury realtors Charles Sezlik and Dominique Laframboise of Sezlik.com at The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration held at Ashbury College private school on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
Grade 12 student Lauren Peters with her mom, event co-chair Wanda Peters, and her dad, Gary Peters, at The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration held Saturday, November 19, 2016, at the private school, located in Rockcliffe Park.
Ottawa artist Gordon Harrison, who donated an oil painting to the live auction, also created a work of art to be sold off later that night at The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration, held at Ashbury College on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
From left, Janice McDonald, a member of the Ashbury College board of governors, with BMO chief operating officer Sandra Henderson, U.S. wealth management, and McDonald’s husband, Stephen Bleeker, at the private school’s Ashbury Ball, held Saturday, November 19, 2016.
From left, Dr. Allan Wilson with luxury realtor Marilyn Wilson and Carol Devenny, managing partner at PwC Ottawa and a past president of the Ashbury College Guild and her husband, Grant McDonald, regional managing partner of KPMG, at The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration, held at the private school in Rockcliffe Park on Saturday, Novembe 19, 2016.
From left, Monika Bell and her husband Brendan Bell, a former Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman, with Anil Mital and Monica Mital at Ashbury College on Saturday, November 19, 2016, for the Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration.
From left, Arlie Koyman with gala co-chair Jill Dickinson and Jamilah Murray and Nadine Sabine at The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration held at Ashbury College on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
TV and radio journalist Evan Solomon, with his wife, Tammy Quinn, at Ashbury College on Saturday, November 19, 2016, as part of the The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration held at the prestigious private school on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
From left, Micheline Saikaley with Brenda Clunie and Hugo Ortega at The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration held at Ashbury College in Rockcliffe Park on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
From left, Dave Dickinson with his wife, Jill Dickinson, who co-chaired this year’s Ashbury Ball with Wanda Peters, seen with her husband, Gary Peters, inside the beautifully decorated gymnasium for the big night on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
Ashbury College head Norman Southward with Jill Dickinson, left, and Wanda Peters, the co-chairs of The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration held at the prestigious private school in Rockcliffe Park on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
From left, Ashbury College Guild member Lisa Zed with Tara Dentinger and Guild member Sue Thorne at The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration held at the private school in Rockcliffe Park on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
From left, Dr. Adnan Hadziomerovic with fellow medical doctors Judy Shiau and Derek So at The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration held at Ashbury College in Rockcliffe Park on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
From left, Whitney Fox with Meredithe Rechan and Michael Waters, CEO of The Minto Group, and his wife, Sarah, at The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration, held at Ashbury College in Rockcliffe Park on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
Vicky Wilgress with her 125th anniversary co-chair Albert Lightstone, a former president of the Ashbury College Guild, at The Ashbury Ball, held at the private school on Saturday, November 19, 2016, to celebrate the school’s milestone anniversary and to raise funds for the school and its student financial assistance program.
From left, Arnie Mierins from Ogilvie Motors Ltd. and his wife Vicki Mierins with Tara-Leigh Cancino Brouillette and her spouse, Jeff Mierins, from Star Motors of Ottawa, at The Ashbury Ball: 125th Celebration held at Ashbury College on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
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