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When it comes to Christmas, the Fairmont Château Laurier sets the bar so high that even Santa’s sleigh on delivery night appears low altitude, by comparison.
On Monday, the hotel kicked off its annual Trees of Hope fundraiser for CHEO with its always-popular lighting ceremony and auction. Hundreds of invited guests dropped into the bustling ballroom to admire the 34 trees, all sponsored by local businesses and decorated that afternoon.
Fairmont Château Laurier’s Trees of Hope for CHEO, which enjoyed its festive kick off on Monday, November 28, 2016, with its tree lighting and silent auction, continues throughout the holiday season to allow the visiting public to vote on their favourite tree and make a donation to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.
The crowd was also there to bid on 228 silent auction items. The donations included a generous selection of two-night stays in Fairmont hotels around Canada and the United States (including Maui), original artworks, Rideau Centre gift cards galore and tonnes of toys.
Alex Munter, CEO of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, was joined by magazine publisher Mary Taggart (who was also representing top sponsor Tamarack Homes) and their fellow volunteer judges in choosing the trees that best captured this year’s themes of Good and Gold and Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
From left, the Sicotte Guilbault Legal Services team, consisting of lawyers Karen Ergus, Marie-Helene Godbout, Jessica Houle, Karen Pelletier and Emilie Leblanc-Lacasse, won the judges’ pick in the Planes, Trains and Automobiles category at the Fairmont Château Laurier’s Trees of Hope for CHEO lighting ceremony and silent auction, held Monday, November 28, 2016.
In the former category, District Realty won with their Paris-themed tree adorned with champagne flutes and masquerade masks while the legal team from Sicotte Guilbault captured the judges’ hearts with its vintage-styled tree topped with an aviator Santa.
The trees are to remain on display throughout the holiday season in the hotel’s public spaces. Everyone is encouraged to come vote on their favourite while making a donation to CHEO.
From left, the District Realty team, consisting of Elaine Carroll, Debra Hertz, Lydia Almuete, Julia Chan-Carpentier and Bo Cheng were the judges’ choice in the Good and Gold cateogry with their Paris-themed tree, seen on display with 33 other trees at the Fairmont Château Laurier’s Trees of Hope for CHEO lighting ceremony and silent auction, held Monday, November 28, 2016.
Attendees included Château Laurier general manager Claude Sauvé and the indomitable Deneen Perrin. She’s the hotel’s director of public relations and main organizer of the festive benefit. She anticipates this year’s Trees of Hope will end up raising $95,000 for CHEO.
From left, Jacqueline Belsito, vice president of philanthropy for the CHEO Foundation, with Fairmont Château Laurier public relations director Deneen Perrin, Deborah Sauvé and her husband, Claude Sauvé, general manager of the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, at the hotel’s annual Trees of Hope benefit in support of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, held Monday, November 28, 2016.
What makes the evening so special, Perrin noted, is the presence of families. It’s one of the few parties on the social circuit that also welcomes children (and then proceeds to spoil them with an array of delicious desserts). Seen with their young kids in tow were Peter Nicholson from WCPD Foundation and Richcraft’s Monica Singhal and Kevin Yemm, who were highest bidders on the donated family ski pass to Mont Ste. Marie.
Monica Singhal and Kevin Yemm from Richcraft Group of Companies brought along their three children, Dhara, Maya and Chet, to the Trees of Hope for CHEO lighting ceremony and silent auction, held at the Fairmont Château Laurier on Monday, November 28, 2016.
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On Monday, the hotel kicked off its annual Trees of Hope fundraiser for CHEO with its always-popular lighting ceremony and auction. Hundreds of invited guests dropped into the bustling ballroom to admire the 34 trees, all sponsored by local businesses and decorated that afternoon.
Fairmont Château Laurier’s Trees of Hope for CHEO, which enjoyed its festive kick off on Monday, November 28, 2016, with its tree lighting and silent auction, continues throughout the holiday season to allow the visiting public to vote on their favourite tree and make a donation to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.
The crowd was also there to bid on 228 silent auction items. The donations included a generous selection of two-night stays in Fairmont hotels around Canada and the United States (including Maui), original artworks, Rideau Centre gift cards galore and tonnes of toys.
Alex Munter, CEO of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, was joined by magazine publisher Mary Taggart (who was also representing top sponsor Tamarack Homes) and their fellow volunteer judges in choosing the trees that best captured this year’s themes of Good and Gold and Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
From left, the Sicotte Guilbault Legal Services team, consisting of lawyers Karen Ergus, Marie-Helene Godbout, Jessica Houle, Karen Pelletier and Emilie Leblanc-Lacasse, won the judges’ pick in the Planes, Trains and Automobiles category at the Fairmont Château Laurier’s Trees of Hope for CHEO lighting ceremony and silent auction, held Monday, November 28, 2016.
In the former category, District Realty won with their Paris-themed tree adorned with champagne flutes and masquerade masks while the legal team from Sicotte Guilbault captured the judges’ hearts with its vintage-styled tree topped with an aviator Santa.
The trees are to remain on display throughout the holiday season in the hotel’s public spaces. Everyone is encouraged to come vote on their favourite while making a donation to CHEO.
From left, the District Realty team, consisting of Elaine Carroll, Debra Hertz, Lydia Almuete, Julia Chan-Carpentier and Bo Cheng were the judges’ choice in the Good and Gold cateogry with their Paris-themed tree, seen on display with 33 other trees at the Fairmont Château Laurier’s Trees of Hope for CHEO lighting ceremony and silent auction, held Monday, November 28, 2016.
Attendees included Château Laurier general manager Claude Sauvé and the indomitable Deneen Perrin. She’s the hotel’s director of public relations and main organizer of the festive benefit. She anticipates this year’s Trees of Hope will end up raising $95,000 for CHEO.
From left, Jacqueline Belsito, vice president of philanthropy for the CHEO Foundation, with Fairmont Château Laurier public relations director Deneen Perrin, Deborah Sauvé and her husband, Claude Sauvé, general manager of the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, at the hotel’s annual Trees of Hope benefit in support of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, held Monday, November 28, 2016.
What makes the evening so special, Perrin noted, is the presence of families. It’s one of the few parties on the social circuit that also welcomes children (and then proceeds to spoil them with an array of delicious desserts). Seen with their young kids in tow were Peter Nicholson from WCPD Foundation and Richcraft’s Monica Singhal and Kevin Yemm, who were highest bidders on the donated family ski pass to Mont Ste. Marie.
Monica Singhal and Kevin Yemm from Richcraft Group of Companies brought along their three children, Dhara, Maya and Chet, to the Trees of Hope for CHEO lighting ceremony and silent auction, held at the Fairmont Château Laurier on Monday, November 28, 2016.
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Fairmont Château Laurier's Trees of Hope for CHEO, which enjoyed its festive kick off on Monday, November 28, 2016, with its tree lighting and silent auction, continues throughout the holiday season to allow the visiting public to vote on their favourite tree and make a donation to the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, the District Realty team, consisting of Elaine Carroll, Debra Hertz, Lydia Almuete, Julia Chan-Carpentier and Bo Cheng were the judges' choice in the Good and Gold cateogry with their Paris-themed tree, seen on display with 33 other trees at the Fairmont Château Laurier's Trees of Hope for CHEO lighting ceremony and silent auction, held Monday, November 28, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Jacqueline Belsito, vice president of philanthropy for the CHEO Foundation, with Fairmont Château Laurier public relations director Deneen Perrin, Deborah Sauvé and her husband, Claude Sauvé, general manager of the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, at the hotel's annual Trees of Hope benefit in support of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, held Monday, November 28, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, KPMG partner Mahesh Mani, a board member with the CHEO Foundation, seen at the Fairmont Château Laurier on Monday, November 28, 2016, for the annual Trees of Hope for CHEO lighting ceremony and silent auction, along with Carol Devenny and Grant McDonald, regional managing partner of KPMG. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Ottawa Senators wives Jess MacArthur (married to Clarke MacArthur), Julie Turris (married to Kyle Turris), Tara Borowiecki (married to Mark Borowiecki), and Britt Brodziak (engaged to Zack Smith) helped to decorate a tree on behalf of the Ottawa Senators Foundation at the Fairmont Ch‚teau Laurier's annual Trees of Hope for CHEO lighting ceremony and silent auction, held Monday, November 28, 2016. = Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa firefighter Tony Shaw and his young raffle-ticket-selling assistant, Gavin Blackburn, were easy to spot -- thanks to their floating pink balloon -- at the Trees of Hope for CHEO lighting ceremony and silent auction, held at the Fairmont Château Laurier on Monday, November 28, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Fairmont Château Laurier's Trees of Hope for CHEO, which enjoyed its festive kick off on Monday, November 28, 2016, with its lighting ceremony and silent auction, continues throughout the holiday season to allow the visiting public to vote on their favourite tree and make a donation to the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, the Sicotte Guilbault Legal Services team, consisting of lawyers Karen Ergus, Marie-Helene Godbout, Jessica Houle, Karen Pelletier and Emilie Leblanc-Lacasse, won the judges' pick in the Planes, Trains and Automobiles category at the Fairmont Château Laurier's Trees of Hope for CHEO lighting ceremony and silent auction, held Monday, November 28, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Peter Nicholson, president and founder of the WCPD Foundation, attended the Trees of Hope for CHEO lighting ceremony and silent auction, held Monday, November 28, 2016, at the Fairmont Château Laurier, with his wife, Anabel, and their three kids, Peter Jr., J.K. and Victoria. caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Romina Malhotra and her husband, Bill Malhotra, prominent real estate developer and owner of Riverstone Retirement Communities, with Alaina Rossiter, marketing manager at Carlingwood Retirement Community, and Pam Maskell, marketing manager at Oakpark, were among the supporters of this year's Trees of Hope fundraiser for CHEO, which kicked off at the Fairmont Château Laurier on Monday, November 28, 2016, with its lighting ceremony and silent auction. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Monica Singhal and Kevin Yemm from Richcraft Group of Companies brought along their three children, Dhara, Maya and Chet, to the Trees of Hope for CHEO lighting ceremony and silent auction, held at the Fairmont Château Laurier on Monday, November 28, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Jean Michel with his wife, Deneen Perrin, main organizer of the Trees of Hope for CHEO, seen with couple Heidi Bonnell (Rogers Communications) and Joseph Galimberti, who, on their wedding anniversary, were out supporting the fundraiser for the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, held at the Fairmont Château Laurier on Monday, November 28, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Fairmont Château Laurier's Trees of Hope for CHEO kicked off Monday, November 28, 2016, with a lighting ceremony and the opportunity to bid on hundreds of donated silent auction items, with proceeds going to the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen) enjoyed its festive kick-off on Monday, November 28, 2016 with its tree lighting and silent auction and continues throughout the holiday season to allow the visiting public to vote on their favourite tree and make a donation to the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Fairmont Château Laurier's Trees of Hope for CHEO, which enjoyed its festive kick off on Monday, November 28, 2016, with its lighting ceremony and silent auction, will continue throughout the holiday season to allow the visiting public to vote on their favourite tree and make a donation to the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
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