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They say that their hearts grew two sizes that day (while their wallets shrank considerably) as participants of the 5th annual Grinch Dinner, held Wednesday at Table 40 at Fraser Café, raised a net total of $30,000 for the homeless men and women who rely on the programs and services offered by the Shepherds of Good Hope.
The dinner crowd consisted of 40 guests, all of whom paid a generous $750 a plate (including Shepherds of Good Hope CEO Deirdre Freiheit and its foundation’s director of philanthropy, Neil Leslie).
The meal, along with food costs, was taken care of by chefs Robert Bourassa (of former Café Henry Burger), Ross and Simon Fraser (Fraser Café), Charlie Part (Les Fougères), Michael Radford (The Whalesbone) and Warren Sutherland (Sutherland Restaurant). The venue, located in New Edinburgh, is a private hospitality dining room connected to Fraser Café.
From left, Shepherds of Good Hope Foundation board chair Ryan Kilger, an associate with Vincent Dagenais Gibson LLP, with board vice chair Melissa Shabinsky, and Neil Leslie, the foundation’s director of philanthropy and resource development, at the Grinch Dinner held at Table 40 at Fraser Café in New Edinburgh on Wednesday, November 23, 2016.
The dinner was hosted by good friends Paul Turner of Jaimac Risk Management and Export Development Canada lawyer John Peters, the latter of whom is past board chair of both the Shepherds of Good Hope and its foundation, and whose volunteer involvement stretches back almost 24 years.
The men, who also host a separate cocktail party benefit, started the high-end dinner to up the fundraising ante. It was Turner’s suggestion and, originally, Peters scoffed at the idea that his friends could come up with that kind of money. Yet they did, and continue to do so. “They don’t wait for me to send them invites; they ask me when is the Grinch Dinner,” said Peters, while noting that every penny raised goes to the cause.
The evening also serves to bump up awareness over the work that the Shepherds does as the largest non-profit organization dedicated to serving the poor and the homeless in Ottawa. It has eight buildings across the city and also runs its internationally recognized Managed Alcohol Program. It helps homeless people with chronic alcoholism by stabilizing their alcohol intake while reducing both the number of visits they make to emergency departments and their encounters with police.
From left, Paul Turner, Shepherds of Good Hope president and CEO Deirdre Freiheit, retired chef Robert Bourassa and John Peters at the Grinch Dinner held at Table 40 at Fraser Café in New Edinburgh on Wednesday, November 23, 2016.
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The dinner crowd consisted of 40 guests, all of whom paid a generous $750 a plate (including Shepherds of Good Hope CEO Deirdre Freiheit and its foundation’s director of philanthropy, Neil Leslie).
The meal, along with food costs, was taken care of by chefs Robert Bourassa (of former Café Henry Burger), Ross and Simon Fraser (Fraser Café), Charlie Part (Les Fougères), Michael Radford (The Whalesbone) and Warren Sutherland (Sutherland Restaurant). The venue, located in New Edinburgh, is a private hospitality dining room connected to Fraser Café.
From left, Shepherds of Good Hope Foundation board chair Ryan Kilger, an associate with Vincent Dagenais Gibson LLP, with board vice chair Melissa Shabinsky, and Neil Leslie, the foundation’s director of philanthropy and resource development, at the Grinch Dinner held at Table 40 at Fraser Café in New Edinburgh on Wednesday, November 23, 2016.
The dinner was hosted by good friends Paul Turner of Jaimac Risk Management and Export Development Canada lawyer John Peters, the latter of whom is past board chair of both the Shepherds of Good Hope and its foundation, and whose volunteer involvement stretches back almost 24 years.
The men, who also host a separate cocktail party benefit, started the high-end dinner to up the fundraising ante. It was Turner’s suggestion and, originally, Peters scoffed at the idea that his friends could come up with that kind of money. Yet they did, and continue to do so. “They don’t wait for me to send them invites; they ask me when is the Grinch Dinner,” said Peters, while noting that every penny raised goes to the cause.
The evening also serves to bump up awareness over the work that the Shepherds does as the largest non-profit organization dedicated to serving the poor and the homeless in Ottawa. It has eight buildings across the city and also runs its internationally recognized Managed Alcohol Program. It helps homeless people with chronic alcoholism by stabilizing their alcohol intake while reducing both the number of visits they make to emergency departments and their encounters with police.
From left, Paul Turner, Shepherds of Good Hope president and CEO Deirdre Freiheit, retired chef Robert Bourassa and John Peters at the Grinch Dinner held at Table 40 at Fraser Café in New Edinburgh on Wednesday, November 23, 2016.
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From left, Lynn Burnett and her mom, Shepherds of Good Hope founder Sheila Burnett, with its current president and CEO Deirdre Freiheit and Margaret Tansey, chair of its board, at the Grinch Dinner held at Table 40 at Fraser Café on Wednesday, November 23, 2016. Caroline Phillips / -
From left, Shepherds of Good Hope Foundation board chair Ryan Kilger, an associate with Vincent Dagenais Gibson LLP, with board vice chair Melissa Shabinsky, and Neil Leslie, the foundation's director of philanthropy and resource development, at the Grinch Dinner held at Table 40 at Fraser Café in New Edinburgh on Wednesday, November 23, 2016. Caroline Phillips / -
From left, chefs Warren Sutherland (Sutherland Restaurant), Robert Bourassa (formerly Café Henry Burger), Ross Fraser (Fraser Café), Michael Radford (The Whalesbone Oyster House), Charlie Part (Les Fougères) and sommelier Patrick May were behind the Grinch Dinner served at Table 40 at Fraser Café on Wednesday, November 23, 2016, and that raised $30,000 for the Shepherds of Good Hope for homeless men and women. Caroline Phillips / -
Dinner coordinator and retired chef Robert Bourassa (formerly Café Henry Burger) with Shepherds of Good Hope president and CEO Deirdre Freiheit at the Grinch Dinner, held at Table 40 at Fraser Café in New Edinburgh on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 in support of the non-profit organization that helps homeless men and women throughout our city. Caroline Phillips / -
From left, Paul Turner, Shepherds of Good Hope president and CEO Deirdre Freiheit, retired chef Robert Bourassa and John Peters at the Grinch Dinner held at Table 40 at Fraser Café in New Edinburgh on Wednesday, November 23, 2016. Caroline Phillips / -
The Grinch Dinner, held at Table 40 at Fraser Café in New Edinburgh on Wednesday, November 23, 2016, raised a net total of $30,000 for the Shepherds of Good Hope. Caroline Phillips / -
Ron Armstrong, from CIBC Wood Gundy, with his wife Gibby Armstrong at the Grinch Dinner held at Table 40 at Fraser Café on Wednesday, November 23, 2016, in support of homeless men and women at the Shepherds of Good Hope. Caroline Phillips / -
These are the culinary experts who worked together to prepare the Grinch Dinner, held at Table 40 at Fraser Café in New Edinburgh on Wednesday, November 23, 2016, in support of homeless men and women at the Shepherds of Good Hope. Caroline Phillips / -
Charles Hurdon, Canada's managing partner of Norton Rose Fulbright, with one of the firm's lawyers, Daphne Fedoruk, at the Grinch Dinner held Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at Table 40 at Fraser Café in support of the homeless men and women being served at the Shepherds of Good Hope. Caroline Phillips / -
From left, Ian Shabinsky and his wife, Melissa Shabinsky, vice-chair of the Shepherds of Good Hope Foundation board, and their good friends, Catherine Whitla and Steve Whitla, partner at EY, at the Grinch Dinner held at Table 40 at Fraser CafÈ on Wednesday, November 23, 2016. Caroline Phillips / -
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