Upcoming Events:
Support Danielle’s Place! See the Premier of “Soul Song!”
March 5 AND 6th, 2010
8:00pm Theatre Burlington
“Breath. Life. In certain cultures when a woman knows she is pregnant, she goes out into the wilderness with a few friends and together they stay until they hear the song of the unborn child. They recognize that every soul has its own vibration - it’s own purpose. When each of the women can hear the song, they sing it together, return to the tribe, and teach it to everyone.”
This legend is the impetus for the performance of “Soul Song” a brand new show created by artistic team Colleen Aynn and Ellen Wilkes Irmisch. The show will have it’s premier presentation as a fundraiser to support Danielle’s Place at Theatre Burlington, on Friday March 5th at 8:00 pm, tickets are $20.00.
“We felt a need to tell real life stories through music, acting and dance; and to allow people to engage in open discussions about important issues in their lives”, states Irmisch. “This is a spin off project from a show we used to do with our students at the Academy of Film and Performing Arts. At that time our show allowed teens to work through important topics in their lives. After the closing of the studio, we wanted to expand it because we realized it was not just teens, but adults too that need to have a way to express themselves.”
The show features original writing, choreography and music by the artists performing that night. “The project developed from months of discussions and work shopping pieces, ideas and poetry. The conversations have been amazing. We laugh, cry and support each other through various life trials while creating the show”, says Colleen Aynn; “and although this first venture is more female based, we are hoping to branch out to future projects which will include a male perspective.”
After the performance there will be an open discussion with the cast members for the audience. There will also be time to enjoy wine and chocolate from Equifera Estates and Lulu B Pinot Noir Wines and Walker’s Chocolates, respectively. There will also be a Silent Auction to support Danielle’s Place and sponsorship and support has been given by Salon Teo, and Fitness Firm.
We are pleased to be doing this evening as a joint project with Danielle’s Place in Burlington. This facility is committed to providing a non-judgmental, caring and supportive community to any individual whose life has been touched by an eating disorder. For a special preview attend Paddy Torsney’s International Women’s Day Celebration on the morning of March 5th to get a sneak peak of what’s to come at the performance!
For tickets call now! 905 332 4033 or email: eterrors@yahoo.ca or 905 333 5548 carly@daniellesplace.org
In the News:
Terrence Young M.P for Oakvile, Ontario was elected to the House of Commons in 2008 federal election. As a supporter of Danielle's Place he spoke about our services on November 19, 2009 after attending our Harvest of Hope Brunch. Please visit his website at http://www.terenceyoung.com/video.php to view his speech. Under his videos section scroll up to November 19 and you can see his acknowledgment of Danielle's Place.
Past Events:
February 13, 2010
Danielle's Place celebrates the 2010 Olympic Games
Danielle's Place volunteers and staff as we marked the opening of the Olympics at QB's Sports Bar and Grill in Burlington. The 50/50 draw and raffle, Olympic Memorabilia, games for kids and pictures taken with an authentic Olympic torch bearer, raised a total of $350.00 for Danielle's Place. A special thank-you to Ingrid Exner, QB's and our fundraising committee for organizing this event!!!
Eating Disorder Awareness Week:
February 1-7, 2010
Monday February 1, 2010
Open House Information Night: Media Awareness and Body Image Video Viewing and Discussion
Wednesday February 3, 2010
Faces of Recovery
Saturday February 6, 2010
The Art of Letting Go
Workshop: A look at alternative forms of Healing
November 15th, 2009
4th Annual Harvest of Hope
With over 250 people in attendance we had a very successful turn out. We had a great silent auction with over 150 items and we managed to raise over $18 000.00 that will go right back into Danielle's Place services. It was a great afternoon to reconnect with local politicians, doctors, teachers,staff, volunteers and friends and family of Danielle's Place. A huge thank you goes out to the Harvest of Hope fundraising comittee and our board of directors for helping organize this wonderful event.
October 16th, 2009 7pm
Comedy Night at Club 54
Danielle's Place hosted a comedy night fundraiser at Club 54 on October 16th, although the comedy was something to be desired we had a lovely group of supporters come out to support the center, and we raised over $1600.00! Look for something similar next year!
October 13-20th,2009
"Tree of Life Campaign"
Shoppers Drug Mart on Brant and Upper Middle in Burlington are donating all the funds made from their
" tree of life" campaign to Danielle's Place. Drop by their store and help support Danielle's Place when you make a purchase.
Danielle's Place 2009 Renovation Project
Danielle's Place Renovation project is complete! Click here to see photos.
May 25th, 2009 7pm
Spring Into Recovery: Information session on Eating Disorders
Danielle's Place is hosting an information evening which includes a tour of our newly renovated centre, important information about warning signs, prevention tips, and ways to get help with an eating disorder for yourself or someone you love from experts in the field.
Please RSVP to Carly Lambert at clambert77@hotmail.com. Refreshments will be provided.
May 11, 12, 2009
National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC) Conference
Location: University of Toronto Professional Development Centre, Toronto ON
For more information please visit the NEDIC website here
Sunday November 2, 2008
3rd Annual Harvest of Hope Brunch Fundraiser raises over $19,000!
On Sunday November 2, 2007 Danielle's Place celebrated it's 3rd Annual Harvest of Hope Fundraiser at
RattleSnake Point Golf Club in Milton.This year over 245 guests attended our event, including staff, volunteers,
local dignitaries, therapists and special guests. Thank you to the Burlington Teen Tour Band for providing the entertainment,and to our Fundraising Events Committee for all their hard work putting the event together. Through everyone's support Danielle's Place raised over $19,000 - which is almost double our profits from last year's event! We look forward to celebrating another successful year at our 4th Annual Harvest of Hope Fundraiser next Fall.
September 13 -October 10, 2008
Shopper's Drug Mart 2008 Tree of Life Campaign raises $1,225!
Danielle's Place is honoured to have been selected by the Shopper's Drug Mart at 2211 Brant Street in Burlington
as their 2008 Tree of Life Campaign recipient. All proceeds from the purchase of $1"leaves", $5 "maple leaves" and
$50 "apples" went to Danielle's Place.In addition a fundraising BBQ was held on Saturday September 27th at the Shopper's Drug Mart location.Thank you again to Melanie Zabawa (Pharmacist-Owner) and Laurie (Manager) for your dedicated work!
Friday March 14, 2008
Images of the Feminine in Art Fundraiser
In celebration of International Women's Day, presented by Michelle Holmes at the Sky Dragon Community Center, Hamilton.
Proceeds from this event will be donated to Danielle's Place. Begins March 14th.
Saturday February 2, 2008
"Crop for a Cause" Scrapbooking Fundraiser
Thank you to everyone who participated in "Crop for a Cause", hosted by ETFO Halton/Catherine Long and Jan Moxey, Independant Scrapbook Consultant. Registration for the event included refreshments and lunch, good scrapping space, make and take layout, free Idea Book, participant Goody Bag, tool table, and door prizes.
Together $2148 was raised for Danielle's Place!
2007
October 2007
2nd Annual Harvest of Hope Brunch Fundraiser raises over $10,000!!
On Sunday October 21st, 2007 Danielle's Place celebrated it's 2nd Annual Harvest of Hope Fundraiser at RattleSnake Point Golf Club in Milton.This year over 200 guests attended our event, including staff, volunteers, local dignitaries and wonderful guests.
The delicious brunch, door prizes, quilt raffle and silent auction helped to raise over $10,000 for Danielle's Place!
Special thanks to our emcee Tracy Lennon, guest speaker Carly Lambert, the Board of Directors, Fundraising Committee, volunteers and musicians for making the day so special.
We are elated that we surpassed our fundraising goal, and we hope everyone enjoyed themselves.
Please join us at our 3rd Annual Harvest of Hope Fundraiser next year in October 2008.
July 2007
Partnership Charity Golf Tournament
July 19, 2007: Hosted by The Rotary Club of Burlington Central
The Rotary Club hosted their 15th Annual Partnership Golf Tournament with Danielle's Place as this year's partner
at Crosswinds Golf and Country Club. A big thank you to Ron Lambert and Dave Beckett and the Rotarians for their support, the Mayeurs, and everyone who supported Danielle's Place and volunteered their time to this event.
To date the event has raised $50,000 for Danielle's Place!
Masters 2008 Raffle Winners
Congratulations to the following winners:
Masters Trip for Two Winner - Chris Wojcicki, Burlington
Enjoy return airfare from Toronto to Augusta, Georgia, 3 nights accommodation in a 5* hotel, 2 rounds of golf on premium courses, $500US spending money, and VIP passes to Masters' Sunday!
Value = $12,00 Cdn.
Burlington Golf Club Prize - Rhonda Cohen-Gagnon,Hamilton
Glendale Golf Club Prize - Steve Gligor, Burlington
Tyandaga Golf Prize - Greg Bright and the Rattlesnake Seniors, Mississaugua
June 2007
Concert at The Casbah
On June 7th, 2007, local rock bands performed a concert at The Casbah (Hamilton, ON) in support of Danielle's Place.
This event was organized by Matthew Miller and raised $520 for Danielle's Place! Thank you to everyone for your support.
2006
October 15, 2006
1st Annual Harvest of Hope Champagne Brunch Fundraiser
On October 15 th, 2006 Danielle's Place celebrated its first annual fund-raising event at the Burlington Golf and Country Club. Over 180 people attended the event including members of the community, volunteers, staff, and local political leaders. Together we celebrated our three- year Trillium Foundation Grant of $164, 900 and a very busy first year in our new location at 895 Brant Street in Burlington . Together with ticket sales, donations and two very successful silent auction tables we raised over $9000 for Danielle's Place ! Thank you to our volunteer fundraising committee, board members, and generous attendees who made this event possible. Below is a copy of a speech that Mr. Ted McMeekin, MPP of Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Aldershot who attended our event, wrote for us.
"'The caterpillar looking up at the butterfly said "you'll never find me flying around in one of those silly things.'
Thanks for the invitation to this event. My wife Barb and I are please to be here. Along with several of my political colleagues, we want to celebrate the wonderful work of Danielle's Place and acknowledge with thanks the Trillium funding announced today. You may not know this but for every Trillium dollar in funding there are more than ten dollars in requests. The Trillium funding announcement today is a clear outward and visible manifestation of the importance attached to the work that you do - every single day. In his novel , Farewell to Arms , Ernest Hemingway writes "the world breaks all of us and then some become stronger in the places that are broken." Indeed, the provision of support and resources through Danielle's Place is helping us become stronger in the broken places of life. It also makes it possible to declare tot the world that all who suffer from depression, anxiety and panic attacks do not have to stand alone; that hope is indeed the fuel of change and that caterpillars (with a bit of encouragement and support) will continue to become butterflies, no matter what caterpillars might think. Congratulations on your successful day. Please, keep up your great work!"Thank you,
Mr. Ted McMeekin
August 2006
Danielle's Place Receives Grant from The Ontario Trillium Foundation
In , the Ontario Trillium Foundation provided a grant to Danielle's Place of $164,900 over three years.
The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF); one of Canada'as leading grant making foundations, is an agency of the Ministry of Culture. OTF distributes $100 million to government funding each year generated through Ontario's charity casino initiative.
2005
December 18, 2005
SHIMMY-A-THON
A Naditu Belly Dancing belly-dancing marathon to raise funds for for Danielle's Place and Sheena's Place , with prizes, performances, henna painting, dancing and potluck. Hosted at Dancing at Twilight.
2448 Danforth Ave, just west of Main, Toronto, 416-850-1618
The Mayeurs and Lisa from Sheena's Place were regaled with a potluck, impressive dance demonstrations, and a chance to meet many amazing people , including one lady who raised $1000 single-handed in pledges for the shimmy-a-thon and another who raised $337. It was a heart-warming event and we are so grateful to these caring talented people.
December 5, 2005
Nelson High School's December fund-raising week
he students conducted Charity Month activities for Danielle's Place all through the month of December and raised well over $11,300. Highlights included the cafe, the head-shaving challenge which left one teacher with a unique Iroquois cut which enhanced his rap and Rubik-cube solving display at the assembly. The assembly was great fun - a talented teacher's band performing and singing. many talented dancers, bands and soloists, and on-going dry witty sketches. Some dancers did better than the belly-dancers , shimmying at the vibration rate of a hummingbird. The students were an impressive group of enthusiastic, compassionate young people, and made the difference for us this year. Way to go, Nelson!!
November 9, 2005
Danielle's Place Grand Opening
We celebrated our first year's progress to date with our donors, volunteers, granting agencies and supportive politicians and service clubs. We are grateful to the business and philanthropic communities for their prompt response to the needs of our client community. It has moved at a breath-taking pace, and while we have a ways yet to go, we could not have asked for a more successful first year. It was a successful grand opening - with Mayor Rob MacIsaac, Patricia Torsney, Kevin Flynn, Cam Jackson , Carol d'Amelio, Joan Lougheed lending a supportive presence. Dr. Michael Shih and Emily Shih, donors of our new site on the transit corridor, were our special honorees , and as always, a modest, unassuming presence , despite the incredible generosity of their gift to us. Especially heart warming was the arrival of Dr. Gail McVey and her daughter; this dedicated lady has done ground-breaking research and tested prevention work in this field and is a role model to us all. It was a real joy to see Jan and Rosy from the Toronto group FADE, who are working so diligently with us all to address the needs and suffering of those affected by eating disorders. The event was beautifully co-ordinated by Anne-Marie Joki and Eleanor Marino, with many hours of hard work also put in by Mike Champion, Bev and Jim Miller, Sandra Steinberg, and many others, including all the volunteers who made sandwiches and baked goodies for us. The Board members donated the wine, The Second Cup donated 3 thermoses of coffee. Flowerland provided such lovely floral displays and Longo's donated two large food trays.
Mayor MacIsaac and Patricia Torsney MP gave us heartfelt encouragement in thei words to the audience after the ribbon-cutting. Cam Jackson's speech reflected a strong commitment to work on regulating the reporting of death statistics so as to reflect underlying eating disorders. He is also an advocate for more equitable health care, and for financial support from the new health promotion Ministry for support centres such as ours. It was a most welcome message. It was a pleasure to celebrate our first ten months and our new donated site with the many supporters, donors and volunteers who keep us energized.
