Two Loyola events raise $335,000 for financial aid
Two fall fundraisers have raised $335,000 for the Loyola High School Foundation; the money will go to Loyola’s financial aid program.
The 17th Annual Loyola High School Foundation Golf Tournament, held Sept. 29 at the Royal Montreal Golf Course, drew 224 golfers — the largest-ever number of participants in the tournament — and netted $240,000. Main sponsors among the 84 corporate sponsors and donors were Broccolini, Vitesse Transport Corporation and Coveloz.
In addition to the tournament, the foundation runs a hockey raffle each year, with students making up the main sales force. Tickets are $20 each and the prize is a pair of Montreal Canadiens season tickets in the Reds. This year’s raffle netted just over $95,000.
Proceeds of the two events will fund 51 per cent of the financial aid awarded in the 2015-16 school year — and mean that Loyola is able to continue its tradition of never turning away a qualified student because his family cannot aford the full school fee. One student in seven at Loyola receives financial aid.
More than 300 people attended Santropol Roulant’s Harvest Moon Gala, held Oct. 29 at Espace Réunion. The event raised nearly $29,300 for programs and the award-winning community organization’s most urgent needs.
The festive evening featured gourmet food stations, musical guests, a rafe and a silent auction. The menu included products from the Santropol Roulant gardens as well as extras including oysters, gravlax and guinea fowl — and live music got the guests up dancing. Event planner was Andrea Burmester; musicians were Marcia Seebaran, Royal Pickles and DJ Sammy. Photographers were Alison Slattery, James Douglas and Meghan Mericle. Rachel Nam and Jon Kalina made a series of short videos about what draws people to Santropol Roulant — as volunteers, as clients and in other capacities.
Although the evening was a fundraiser, social inclusion and community were at the core of the event — with donors, volunteers, friends and Meals-on-Wheels clients among the guests. The event was made possible by the volunteers, who did everything from prepare the food and serve drinks at the bar to organize decorations, accompany Meals-on-Wheels clients – and more.
Official event sponsor was Tangerine Bank. Rafe and silent auction prizes as well as food, drinks and more were provided by: the Ballet Coppélia ballet school; Bernardin, which provided jars for the Roulant’s food transformation program — some were filled with dried beans, corn and candles and used as centrepieces at the event; Bravo, a rental company, provided the tableware and glasses; Burgundy Lion; Butr, which makes handmade soaps; Centaur Theatre; Chocolats de Chloé and Cocoa Locale, which provided desserts; Daniel Notkin & Oyster Fest; DLiche, which provided cupcakes; Domaine Pinnacle; Evenko, which provided a rafe prize; Fabergé; Fermes biologique Saint-Vincent; Fitz & Follwell Co.; Foresters, which contributed meat; Glutenberg, which provided gluten free beer; Les Grands Ballets Canadiens; iLikeMaps; Joverse; Juliette et Chocolat; Keurig Canada; Lola Rosa; Mais; McAuslan; Megan Light Tarot; Naada Yoga; Sushi Momo; Outdoor Gear Canada; Olive Orange; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; La Panthère Verte; Paris Provence; Pub Sir Joseph; Raplapla; Réservoir; RISE Kombucha; Robin des Bois; Saint Sushi Bar; Santropol Café; La Tablette de Miss Choco; Ungava Gin; Volailles et Gibiers Fernando.
Santropol Roulant, on Roy St. just east of St-Laurent Blvd. in Montreal’s Plateau neighbourhood, describes itself as “a vibrant intergenerational community brought together by food and community engagement, for a healthy, well-fed and close-knit city.” Learn more about the organization at santropolroulant.org.