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Hosted by Jeanne Lottie, this is a fun, elegant, fashion and lifestyle party designed to raise money for The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research at Princess Margaret Hospital. VIP Champagne reception and sumptuous dinner with emcees Bill Carroll, Leslie Roberts and Roger Peterson, music by Amanda Martinez, live auctioneer Beth Colle, Jeanne Lottie accessories show, DJ Luke Balloon. Dance and mingle till 1 am.
- VIP TICKETS $250, AFTER DINNER TICKETS $45
- PURCHASE TICKETS HERE OR CALL 416.968.2299 EXT. 28 FOR MORE INFORMATION
Live Auction | Program of the Night | Local Coverage | Dinner Menu | Personalities
Auctioned Items
#1: Hyatt Pink Escape
Valued at $2,150
Immerse yourself in Park Hyatt Toronto’s Pink Oasis, and enjoy a weekend of luxury. The “Pink Escape” package includes:
weekend for two in our one-of-a-kind Pink Suite, a welcome Pink amenity, one decadent dinner in Annona Restaurant, and a 90 minute couples massage in the couples sanctuary at award winning Stillwater Spa. Guests will be extended an early check-in, and a late departure.
#2: Hot Date With Bill & Sylvie
You have the once in a lifetime opportunity to spend the morning with Toronto’s most dynamic radio talk show host... CFRB’s Bill Carroll.
Sit in for an hour with the Bill Carroll Morning Show and see the magic that goes on in the studio as Bill and his team keep their listeners informed, entertained and talking. You and your guest will enjoy Dinner at the 5th Element restaurant with Bill Carroll and his lovely wife Sylvie Lapointe who he met fi ve years ago at the Pink Bedroom Party.
Jeanne Lottie shopping certifi cate for $100, any shoes, bags, or accessories.
#3: "Summer Meadow" by Bisa
Acrylic on Canvas, 30" x 60" , Total Valued at $11,500
“There was a moment in my life where everything was dark around me and there wasn’t
any hope. My life partner and the father of my kids was diagnosed with cancer with
prognoses to live less than a year. My only way to live through this hard time was to paint
and express my pain, my love, and my hope. One day I painted this painting and I asked
him to name it. He said “Summer Meadow”. Maybe we both wanted to fi nd this place
and to hide there to forget all
the dark sides of this horrible
disease.
This painting is dedicated to my husband and to all cancer patients. And I hope that his soul is there now in his fi eld full of white beautiful fl owers.”
#4: Whispa "Zip" - Electric Bike
Total Valued at $1,450
Deliberately minimalist, radically different - The Whispa Zip is an innovative, stylish, electric
bike. The Zip is nimble, convenient, unbelievably economical and a true traffi c buster. The
Zip is whisper quiet, odorless and totally emission-free. It is equipped with a large-capacity
battery and high-powered electrical motor for a long cruising range of > 50 km. And
because it has its own charger, you can charge it up at your destination or remove the
battery and charge it wherever your Whispa takes you. Clean and silent, so, you can really
feel good about zipping around Toronto. As it’s classifi ed as an ‘electric bicycle’:
- You do not need a license to drive it
- You do not need any kind of insurance
- All you need is you and a bicycle helmet!
Features : Electronic anti-theft alarm
system and wheel lock, 350 W electric motor, Max. speed 32 km/h (20 mph) with a range
per charge > 50 km (31 miles), Recharge Time
5-7 h (empty to full), Battery level (power)
indicator and speedometer, Lo/hi beam
headlights, tail lights, turn signals, brake lights, mirrors, horn, drum brakes , Dimensions: 1.47
m L x 0.60 m W x 0.98 m H
Available colours: Tangerine orange or
sunfl ower yellow with dolphin grey
#5: Bermuda Vacation and the Pink Trolley by Jeanne Lottie
Total Valued at $12,700
Splendidly secluded and utterly unique, yet just a short flight from Canada, Bermuda offers
a great depth of experiences. With no neon signs and limited cars, its ambiance has a purity
rarely found anywhere in the world. It is an island with a thriving culture, a rich history
and an abundance of activities: Warm, crystal-clear waters and pink sand beaches offer
the best in swimming, snorkeling and diving; Championship golf courses; Boating, fishing, parasailing and waterskiing; Hiking and horseback riding; Nature reserves, crystal caves
and dolphins; Sightseeing
- churches, forts, historic
houses and gardens.
Cambridge Beaches, Bermuda’s world class cottage colony resort is situated on its own 25 acre private peninsula with 5 private beaches. Unique cottage-style accommoda- tions offer privacy and comfort, each one decorated differently. Guests can do nothing here and do it well(!) or find an endless array of activities to enjoy including private beach dinners for two to snorkeling jaunts by catamaran. Enjoy the new infinity pool overlooking Mangrove Bay or try our couple’s spa treatments, yoga classes, a labyrinth experience and more.
Package includes Air Canada roundtrip airfare
for two (economy class) to Bermuda from select
gateway cities, seven night accommodations at the
Cambridge Beaches with airport transfers. Pack in
style with Jeanne Lottie Trolley Luggage and
take this trip in 2007 or 2008.
Approximate retail value of the trip is $12,500, depending on the exact itinerary and the value may vary based upon airfare fluctuations. Blackout dates, subject to availability and other restrictions may apply. Meals, ground transportation, in-room charges, gratuities, incidentals, and other expenses are not included. Payment of all travel and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner.
Sponsored by: Bermuda Department of Tourism, Cambridge Beaches and Air Canada.
6:30 pm
VIP Champagne reception
Champagne by Vineyards Estate Wines
Musical Performance by Melissa Boyce
7:30 pm
“Spoil Yourself Pink” VIP Dinner in the Governor’s Room
Evening Emcees: Bill Carroll and Leslie Roberts
Words of Welcome:
Founder and Chair, Jane Ip and Vice Chair, Noble Chummar
Paul Alofs, President & CEO,
The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation
and Sponsors:
Danielle Bibas, General Manager for Beauty Care, P&G Beauty,
Elly Johnson and E. Michael Jones of Bermuda Department of Tourism,
Uppekha Jain of Cadbury, Dennis Garces of Fit Fully Yours
9:30 pm
Live Auction by Bethann Colle
10:00 pm
Accessories Show by Jeanne Lottie
10:15 pm
Special performance by Amanda Martinez
After Dinner Emcee: Roger Petersen
11:15 pm – 1 am
DJ Luke Ballon and Dancing
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1st Course 2nd Course Main Dessert Freshly Brewed Coffee and Tea * special meal request available |
Leslie Roberts - MC
Growing up in a family of journalists/broadcasters and a mother who was an assistant to a federal MP, it was not unusual to have both journalists and politicians at Leslie's dinner table. His 20 years in broadcast includes anchoring and reporting at CTV Montreal, News Director and anchor at Global TV Montreal, and a stint in New York City anchoring and reporting at Fox News.
He is currently senior anchor of the "News Hour" on Global Television and host of "The Leslie Roberts Show" on NewsTalk 1010 CFRB.
Bill Carroll - MC
Bill Carroll is the provocative, opinionated and entertaining host of The Bill Carroll Morning Show from 6:00 am - 10:00 am at CFRB 1010 in Toronto. Bill also appears on the Global TV News Hour with Leslie Roberts at 6pm, every weeknight, where he delivers a commentary. He can be seen as a panellist each week on CH TV’s Live at 5:30.
Bill was born in Scotland, the number three of 5 children. His family immigrated to Canada in 1967, settling in Scarborough, Ontario. His love affair with radio began while attending Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute, which offered an outstanding television program and radio club.
After graduation and endless number of tapes sent, Bill landed his first radio job in 1980, in New Liskeard, Northern Ontario. His career has taken him to many parts of the province and, various areas of broadcasting from a reporter, a news anchor to a talk show host, both in radio and TV. He joined CFRB in 1999, where he hosted a mid-morning show until taking the reins of the morning show in January 2007.
When an issue raises his blood pressure, he also writes a column in the National Post. Bill was a devoted teacher for a few years at the broadcasting program offered at Seneca College/York University. Since hosting the morning show at CFRB, he couldn’t continue what is now a passion to him but he sees himself eventually returning to lead the young minds.
Today, as a controversial talk radio host and TV commentator, his opinions are often sought by local and national media on issues as varied as entertainment, relationships and politics. Bill recently won a RTNDA TV award for commentary.
Bill was married in July, 2003 in Quebec City to his francophone wife, and they have two young children.
Beth Colle - Live Auctioneer
Bethann Colle, marketing consultant by day - auctioneer by night.
In 2000 Beth became an auctioneer in order to help charitable organizations raise funds through live auctions. She currently runs over a dozen auctions per year for a variety of charities including (Blue) Jays Care Foundation, SickKids Foundation, Royal Ontario Museum, Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation and many others.
Beth has been a strong supporter of the Pink Bedroom for several years, including working as Co-Chair in 2005.
Amanda Martinez - Performer
She captures the raw emotion and passion of Latin music in a way that’s well beyond her years.”
–CBC Radio
Amanda Martinez is a singer, actor, broadcaster and presenter. The launch of her debut recording, Sola (2006) firmly establishes her as Canada’s Latin singer to watch. Sola, which means “on her own,” garnered Best World Music Artist of the Year at the Toronto Independent Music Awards (2006), and is a top selling album in Toronto stores. Most recently Martinez was nominated as Latin Jazz Artist of the Year at the National Jazz Awards (2007)
Martinez began her musical career singing jazz standards, but she quickly discovered audiences thrilled to her dramatic, sensual interpretations of Latin styles and Brazilian bossa nova. She came by her love of this music honestly. “Music is in my blood. It was always a part of family gatherings,” says Martinez, who has made multiple trips to both Mexico and Cuba. “My family – my father is Mexican, and my mother is South African -- saturated me with the music of Cuban trovadores, people like Pablo Milanes, Sylvio Rodriguez, and greats like Mercedes Sosa, Elis Regina and Chavela Vargas.”
Martinez, whose work can be filed alongside of innovative singers Lhasa and Lila Downs, arrived at her unique blend of passionate, acoustic Latin music circuitously. She has a Bachelor of Science (University of Western Ontario) and a Masters in International Business (York University). But she chose the performer’s life because she wanted to make a direct, intense connection with people. Her career to date has been profiled by CBC Radio’s Big City, Small World and Metro Morning, and by television stations Bravo, Telelatino, and Rogers.
Acting provides another showcase for Martinez’s charisma and talent. She’s held principal roles on television shows including Train 48, This is Wonderland, Due South and the Disney series Life with Derek.
Since her arrival on the Latin-Canadian music scene in 2001, Martinez has also been sought after as a presenter, hosting Bravo TV’s Live at the Rehearsal Hall, (interviewing songwriter Ben Harper, among others), CITYtv’s Ontario Lottery Tonight, as well as concerts at Lula Lounge and Harbourfront Centre.
Her vital presence in Toronto’s Latin community (she hosts the weekly, popular Café Latino radio show on JAZZFM.91) led to NOW magazine’s nickname: “The Oprah of Latin Music.” Martinez’ song Diciembre was included on CBC Records’ new release, Sounds of the Season and was recently invited as a featured guest vocalist on Jesse Cook’s latest release Frontiers (EMI). Amanda is currently celebrating the release of her debut video, Guajira Sola.
Roger Petersen - MC
Roger has been a part of the CTV Toronto News team since November 2006.
After graduating from Senca College in the Radio and Television Program, Roger worked in radio in Orilla, Brockville, and Windsor/Detriot. His duties included everything from reporting, anchoring, to morning show host.
Roger made the transition to television with a move to City-TV in 1999. At City, Roger served in a wide variety of roles, including reporter, anchor, and host of Autoshop, a call in car show. This was followed by a stint at City-TV in Vancouver, where Roger was the main news anchor for both the 6:00pm and 11:00pm News.
As a reporter in Toronto, Roger’s career highlights were reporting on World Youth Day with Pope John Paul II, and the Rolling Stones concert at Downsview Park.
“The incredible thing about reporting in Toronto is that the city has everything, you never know what you'll be reporting on. Everything from politics, to crime, to the incredibly interesting people who make up Toronto,” Roger explains.
Roger was raised in Weston, Ontario and currently resides in Toronto.
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