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Past EventsPep Rally and Awards Event 2009 The 2009 Pep Rally and Awards Event was held on Tuesday, May 12th. Highlights included the official unveiling of the Causeway Donor Wall and the Annual Awards Presentations. The awards were presented as follows: Denstedt-Williamson Award Causeway Foundation Board Volunteer Award Causeway Work Centre Board Volunteer
Award Community Volunteer Awards
Ottawa Race Weekend 2009 The Ottawa Race Weekend took place May 23-24, raising more than $1,500 for Causeway’s newest Social Enterprise, Cycle Salvation – where bikes are reborn. Causeway staff and volunteers took to the streets of Ottawa, participating in the 5K, 10K, Half Marathon and Marathon race. This year, Georgette Demers, a long-time client of Causeway, ran the Marathon Race. Georgette is proof that perseverance and dedication will overcome serious barriers and challenges and we congratulate her for her perseverance and determination. Bon Appetit 2009 The organizers of Bon Appetit 2009 have selected Causeway Foundation as one of their beneficiaries again this year. This event was held on May 5th at Lansdowne Park’s Aberdeen Pavilion and featured tastings from more than 90 restaurants and caterers, as well as drinks from dozens of breweries and wineries. The Bon Appetit gift will be used in funding the Wellness Program, which provides Causeway clients with structured exercise in the fitness centre at Causeway, nutrition counselling and seminars on healthy lifestyle choices. The Foundation gratefully acknowledges these generous benefactors. Holiday Card Campaign - 2008 Thank you to everyone who helped to make this year’s Card Campaign a great success and our best ever! One hundred percent of our $17,000 in sales will support Causeway Work Centre’s newest social enterprise, Cycle Salvation - an innovative social business that strives to achieve a triple bottom line (profit, people, planet) by providing training in bike mechanics to Causeway clients, at the same time diverting bikes destined for scrap and landfill sites. Thank you to the sponsors, donors, retailers, volunteers and to anyone who purchased our cards. A special thanks to Geof H. Burbidge and Sylvio Gagnon for donating their art. Ottawa Race Weekend - 2008 This year, participants in the Ottawa Race Weekend raised over $2400.00 for the Causeway Foundation. Participants included Executive Director Don Palmer who completed the marathon; Foundation President Dianne Breton who took part in the 5K Walk & Run and Causeway staff participated with their friends and family. Pep Rally-Volunteer Reception - 2008 Held in the Causeway cafeteria on Thursday May 22nd this annual event had two purposes: to motivate participants in Ottawa Race Weekend events and to honour Causeway volunteers, friends and clients. Krackers Katering supplied great food, there were door prizes galore and two bikes rebuilt by Cycle Salvation were successfully auctioned. Friends and volunteers recognized included Susan and Bill Van Iterson, Mark Spas and Bruce Hiney. Community Volunteer Awards were presented to Gerard Meagher, Nicholas Galambos, Patti Anderson, Carolyn Eaves and Monica White. Jill Mutzeneek receives Eleanor Meier Award and Tony Bonanni won Denstedt-Williamson Award. The other nominees for the Denstedt-Williamson Award were; Lorraine Trudel, Matt Dehaan and Andrew Filotas. Bon Appétit - 2008 The annual Bon Appétit Ottawa gourmet food and wine-tasting event was held at the Aberdeen Pavilion in Lansdowne Park on May 6th. The show is organized by the Ottawa hospitality industry and features presentations by some 90 restaurants, caterers, wineries and breweries. Guests savor creations of the area’s top chefs with proceeds supporting local charities. Causeway Foundation was one of the 2008 beneficiaries and we thank the Bon Appétit Ottawa event organizers for their generosity. Spring into Fashion Show – 2008 The Rotary Club of South Nepean hosted a “Spring into Fashion” show presented by Shepherd’s Fashions on Wednesday April 16th at the Stonebridge Golf & Country Club. Causeway Foundation was presented with a cheque for $1,000 from the Rotary Club, which was gratefully accepted by President Dianne Breton. Holiday Card Campaign - 2007 Thank you to everyone who helped to make his year’s Card Campaign a great
success. One hundred percent of our $10,000 in sales will
support Causeway Work Centre’s innovative and successful Wellness Program. The
card package with Sylvio Gagnon’s paintings of skaters on the Rideau Canal
and Brown’s Inlet were very popular and sold out, while the wintery photographs
of Parliament Hill were a hit - particularly with our corporate clients. Ottawa Race Weekend - 2007 Runners and walkers in various Race Weekend events raised a total of $2,800 for Causeway Foundation. Those carrying pledges included Co-Executive Director Don Palmer who completed the marathon, Foundation President Dianne Breton who took part in the 5K Walk & Run and some eight members of the Work Centre’s Wellness Program who entered the 2K Family Walk. Holiday Card Campaign - 2006 This was our sixth Card Campaign and it was also our most successful to date. We raised more than $13,000 in support of Causeway Wellness Campaign. The Foundation Fundraising Committee along with our 20 participating retail outlets deserves the credit for this successful camping. Thanks to the generosity of our donors and sponsors, every dollar raised will go directly to Causeway’s innovative and successful Wellness Program for the purchase of exercise equipment. Ottawa Race Weekend - 2006 This year the Race Weekend was held on May 27-28. This year there were more participants than ever, with staff and volunteers running in a variety of race including the full marathon, half-marathon, 10km and 5km races. Nicholas Galambos, a long-time Causeway supporter, completed the full marathon and Co-Executive Director Don Palmer ran the half-marathon. There was also a group of dedicated runners from the Causeway staff composed of first time runners who rallied together and trained for the 5k and 10k races. The weekend was a huge success for the Causeway Team, who could be identified by their new running duds; a blue t-shirt with the slogan: “changing minds about mental illness… because mental health is a lifelong marathon”. With your help, we were able to raise over $2,000.00! Thank you! An Evening of Sweet Treats The Foundation hosted a hugely successful ‘Evening of Sweet Treats’ on Thursday, February 2, 2006 raising $2,000. A large group crowded into the Causeway cafeteria to enjoy desserts and coffee, great live music supplied by Carol Alette and Stephen Hayward, a silent auction and the drawing of the winning tickets in the Sweet Dreams Raffle. The big winner is Wellness: This program receives the proceeds from the Sweet Dreams Raffle and An Evening of Sweet Treats. Sweet Dreams Raffle The winning tickets in the Sweet Dreams Raffle were chosen and the lucky winners are … Robert Ducharme won first prize the beautiful Hand-stitched Quilt donated by the Ottawa Valley Quilters Guild. Toronto Getaway Package including round-trip VIA Rail tickets, two nights in The Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Art Gallery of Ontario passes and suitcases went to Bill Potter. Clubhouse Passes to the 2006 Cisco Systems Ottawa Bluesfest were won by Jill Mutzeneek and the Wakefield Mill Getaway, including steam-train tour, accommodations for two including breakfasts and dinners went to Nancy Smart. Congratulations to all! Special thanks go to Anna Jasinski of the Kiwanis Club of Bytown for her efforts selling our raffle tickets. This event raised $3,000. Holiday Card Campaign - 2005 2005 was the fifth year that Causeway Foundation used greeting cards to raise funds. It was also our most successful to date. More than 1,000 card packs were sold and $10,600 raised. The Foundation Fundraising Committee along with our wonderful participating retail outlets deserves the credit. Thanks to the generosity of our donors and sponsors, every dollar raised will go directly to Causeway’s innovative and successful Wellness Program for the purchase of exercise equipment. Open House - 2005 Our annual Open House was held at Causeway Work Centre on Thursday, October 6, 2005 unveiled a comprehensive menu of employment programs and pre-employment services for persons with severe mental illness and other disabilities and those who are homeless or at risk. National Capital Race Weekend - 2005 The annual Race Weekend was held from May 27-29. Co-Executive Director Don Palmer competed again this year. The Foundation’s Amie Gibson had also entered. A pre-race pub night at the Arrow & the Loon on Bank Street was held on May 26th. We would like to thank all those who pledged Amie, Don or any of our 10 volunteer runners. With your help, we were able to raise over $1,300.00 -thank you! Walk of Hope - 2005 The annual 3 km “Walk of Hope” was held at Parliament Hill on May 29th. The event was sponsored by the Schizophrenia Society of Ottawa and various local mental health agencies took part, including Causeway. Work Centre members walked again this year with pledges solicited from family and friends. Causeway was able to raise more than $400.00. CBC Radio’s Share Central CBC Radio's Share Central was a full day of holiday revelry at the new studio on Queen Street, Friday, December 10th, 2004. Visitors were welcomed in from the cold to watch the radio shows on the air and to donate to four worthy charities: the Causeway Foundation, The Shepherds of Good Hope, Operation Go Home, and Christie Lake Kids. Gifts of cash, warm clothing and non-perishable food items were accepted in the lobby of the CBC building. Monetary donations reached $20,800 with Causeway collecting $4,550 of that total. There's more good news! Julia and Greg Cottingham, on hearing that Causeway was raising funds to purchase a vehicle, donated their 1993 Dodge Caravan-LE to the Centre. The van is on the road and used by Krackers Katering to pick-up groceries, deliver food orders and service their catering clients. Our heartfelt thanks go out to the Cottinghams and to everyone at CBC for including Causeway in this very successful charity event. Holiday Card Campaign - 2004 The 2004 campaign, led by Judy Maclean, raised $6,660, which will be used towards the purchase of a new vehicle for Causeway. The cards featured four original art works and for the first time, custom printing of a personal message or business logo was available for large orders. The Foundation’s Fundraising Committee, assisted by 20 participating Ottawa retailers, sold over 600 card packages. Special thanks to major sponsors, the Royal Bank, TriCo Printing Group and Banfield-Seguin Ltd. whose generous help defrayed our costs. Open House - Oct. 2004 Causeway Work Centre’s annual Open House took place on Monday October 4, 2004. Krackers Katering new facilities were officially opened with cooking demonstrations by Frederic Filliodeau, Executive Chef of Signatures at Le Cordon Bleu; Gay Cook, Food Columnist with The Ottawa Citizen; and David Coyne, “Chef Dave” of Loblaws. Coinciding with Mental Illness Awareness Week, the event included displays, facility tours and presentations by staff and Causeway consumers. More information can be found at the Krackers Katering website. Spirit 2004 - Ultimate Charity Tournament This year's event at Gloucester Hornets Nest proved to be a success in raising the public awareness of metal health issues in our community. The players from the Ottawa Carleton Ultimate Association rallied together to raise $29,000.00 in pledges.Thanks to all our sponsors, players and volunteers for your support. Holiday Card Campaign - 2003
In Fall 2003, Causeway launched its third annual Holiday Card campaign. Cards
were available through Causeway volunteers and staff, and at selected retail
outlets in Ottawa and the surrounding area. The Fundraising Committee would
like to thank everyone who supported this Holiday Campaign. We sold 500 packages
of cards and raised $5,000.00 for Causeway. Causeway Open House - Oct 2003 The annual Causeway Open House was held Monday, October 6th, 2003. Coinciding with Mental Illness Awareness Week, the event included displays, facility tours and presentations by staff and Causeway consumers. Mental Health Fair - Oct 2003 The Ottawa Chapter of the Schizophrenia Society is organized a Mental Health Fair at the Royal Ottawa Hospital, 1145 Carling Avenue on Tuesday, October 7th. The fair offered organizations, such as Causeway, an opportunity to inform the public and other agencies of their programs and services. Catch the Spirit 2003 - Ultimate Charity Tournament On Saturday, September 13, 2003, Causeway joined with other local charities for an intensive one-day tournament to be held at the Nepean National Equestrian Park. The day was a great success; see you next year! Walk of Hope - May 2003 The Wizard of Hope Walk for Schizophrenia and Mental Illness took place on May 25, 2003. Causeway members and volunteers participated in this walk-a-thon, organized by the Ottawa Chapter of the Schizophrenia Society, raising more than $2700 for the Causeway Foundation. Tara Players – March 2003 On March 6th, Tara Players of Ottawa hosted a benefit performance in support of the Causeway Foundation. The play, Blackwater Angel, by Jim Nolan, explores the healing power of faith raised approximately $5,000 for Causeway. Holiday Card Campaign - 2002 2002 marked the second year of Causeway’s holiday card campaign, which saw volunteers and staff selling pre-packaged holiday cards to friends, family and Causeway supporters. The cards were also available in select retail outlets in Ottawa and the surrounding area. This fundraiser generated $3000 for Causeway, which will be directed to the new learning centre project. |
