A Feast in the Forest
On June 15, Indspire – a national Indigenous charity – hosted its first-ever A Feast in Forest event. Almost 600 guests experienced Indigenous food, entertainment, and culture in the forest setting of the Evergreen Brick Works. Highlights of the evening were the menu by Chef David Wolfman and performances by Indigenous artists Cris Derksen, Jeremy Dutcher, and Buffy Sainte-Marie. More than $1 million was raised to support First Nation, Inuit and Métis students through bursaries, programs, and resources that help them to pursue their education goals and dreams.
For information about the event, please contact:
Cindy Ball, CFRE, Vice President, Development
555 Richmond Street West, Suite 1002
Toronto, Ontario M5T 2C7
Telephone: (416) 987-0251
Fax: (416) 977-1764
Toll Free: 1.855.INDSPIRE (463.7747) ext. 0245
Email: cball@indspire.ca
Thank you to our generous supporters!
Presenting Sponsor
Dinner Sponsor
Indigenous Youth Sponsor
Dr. Michael and Dr. Amira Dan
Entertainment Sponsor
Major Sponsor
Silent Auction Sponsor
Media Sponsors
Creative Sponsors
Official Airline Partner
Valet Parking Sponsor
Guest Gift Sponsor
Stikeman Elliot LLP
Table Sponsors
Premiere Tables
Platinum Tables
Hilary Pearson and Michael Sabina
Patron Tables
The Azrieli Foundation
Barometer Capital Management Inc.
BDC
Bell Canada
BMO
Brock University
Canada Post
Central National Gottesman Canada Foundation/Spicers
Cisco
Cleveland Clinic
Deloitte
Donald Worme, Q.C., IPC/David Gabriel Tuccaro
The Gordon Foundation
Gowling WLG
Imperial
Kilmer Group/Coca-Cola Bottling Limited
Kinross Gold
KPMG LLP
McConnell Foundation
Medcan
Chris Melidoniotis
Northleaf Capital
Nunasi Corporation
Moens Pedersen
Pierre Lassonde Family Foundation
Queen’s University
RJ Multi Litho/Vibrant Graphic
Sheridan College
TD
TELUS
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toyota Canada
University of Ottawa
Oliver Wyman
Xerox
In-kind Supporters
Event Chairs
Roberta Jamieson
Former President & CEO, Indspire
Janice O’Born
Chairman, The Printing House Charitable Office
Honorary Patrons
Chief R. Stacey Laforme
Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
Chief Mark Hill
Six Nations of the Grand River
Committee Members
Clint Davis
President and CEO, Nunasi Corporation
Laura Dottori-Attanasio
Senior Executive Vice-President and Group Head, Personal and Business Banking, Canada, CIBC
Kyle Jacobs
Consultant, Navigator Limited
Eric Lauzon
Director, Community Relations & Partnerships, Air Canada
Peter Lukasiewicz
Past CEO & Partner, Gowling WLG
Hilary Pearson
Philanthropy Consultant
John Philp
Partner, Fulcrum Capital
Jaime Watt
Executive Chairman, Navigator Limited
Indspire is mindful of the ongoing COVID-19 situation and has planned this event in accordance with public health guidelines. All event staff will be vaccinated, and we welcome guests’ personal decisions to mask when and if they choose. If you have any questions about these protocols, please do not hesitate to contact us at communications@indspire.ca. For the most current health guidance from the Ontario Ministry of Health, please see https://covid-19.ontario.ca/public-health-measures.
