Monica
McKenna’s 12th Annual Benefit Bash for WELNepal
7:00
pm on Friday, October 4 2013
The
Tranzac Club
292
Brunswick Ave
Toronto,
Ontario
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| Last year's bash |
It’s that
time of year again! The time when WELNepal’s dedicated friends and supporters
can gather at a hip Toronto hotspot to celebrate yet another year in the life
of WELNepal. Over the years, we’ve helped more than 4,000 women in the lowlands
of Nepal master literacy. Now, we’re dedicated to helping them tackle even
bigger and more challenging projects.
This year, we
worked tirelessly with our Nepali coordinators and women’s groups to hammer out
plans for a vegetable shop that will be owned and operated by the women
themselves. We watched the women tackle candle-making with inspiring
enthusiasm. We also decided to start investing in well-digging and sewing machine
projects, as our women’s groups are demanding more income generating programs.
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| Our new candle-making class |
We grow
bigger and bigger every year, and it’s because of YOU and your generous support
and encouragement.
To show you
how thankful we and the women are, we’re inviting you to a fundraiser that will
raise awareness, help the women in our project area further their goals, and —
best of all — show you a good time complete with complimentary food, live music
and entertainment and a silent auction.
We’re excited
to host our beloved bash at The Annex’s famed Tranzac Club for the first time,
and even more excited to welcome back, by popular demand, the beautiful women
of the belly dance troupe Tribe MayaFire.
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| Tribe MayaFire |
You can also
expect delicious food donated by T.O restaurants Mt. Everest and The Roastery.
The rest of the food will be generously supplied by our loyal “Chefs de la
Maison Extraordinaire” Mike and Max. Guests will also be able to, for first
time in our benefit’s history, purchase myriad boozy beverages from the
establishment’s cash bar.
This year,
our much-anticipated silent auction will showcase jewellery created by Nepali
and Canadian designers, Nepali and Canadian art, restaurant gift cards, hockey
tickets, cameras, authentic Nepali crafts and more.
Stay tuned to
our website and Facebook and Twitter pages for more info on musical performers!
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| Last year's silent auction |
If you plan
on coming to the benefit (and we sincerely hope you do!), you can RSVP to David
Walton by email or by calling (416) 603-4399. If you sign up for our mailing list
(which you can also do by emailing David at the email address above), you can
donate by clicking the “donate” link in our latest newsletter and be
automatically added to our guest list (our suggested minimum donation is $40). You
will also be automatically added to our guest list if you donate on our website
(please leave your name to be added). You can also pay by cash or cheque at the
door the night of the event (sorry, no debit or credit!).
It’s also not
too late to contact David if you have any silent auction items you wish to
donate!
The women we
work with have come so far, and we couldn’t have helped them if we didn’t have
all of you generously supporting our cause. So come out this fall and give a little
bit to a woman in need — and have a great time doing it!
We hope to
see you all there!
Namaste,
WELNepal
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