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Development department514-849-8681 Elise Charbonneau,
ext. 236
Associate Director, Fundraising and Events Virginie Ducanos,
ext. 255
Manager, Individual Giving and Volunteer Activities Genevieve Dube,
ext. 225
Coordinator, Fundraising and Events Luce Cailleres,
ext. 229
Fundraising Assistant
EVENTS
2012 Gala
The 2012 Gala for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, was held at the Uniprix Stadium on April 14, under the honorary co-chairs of Mrs. and Mr. Christiane and Guy C. Hachey, President and COO, Bombardier Aerospace and Mrs. and Mr. Isabelle and François de Gaspé Beaubien, Chairman and Chief Coaching Officer, Zoom Média.
With the dual theme of the 2011-2012 season’s featured productions, Peter Quanz’s Rodin/Claudel last fall and Didy Veldman much anticipated The Little Prince in May, our 2012 Gala was an immense success, raising more than $635,000. Thanks to the generosity and the enthusiasm of all the guests, this magnificent evening will allow us to finance these works and future productions, which is central to the mission of Les Grands Ballets.
The 2013 Gala will be presided over by Mrs. Isabelle Hudon, President, Sun Life Financial, Quebec.
LES GRANDS BALLETS WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE 2012 GALA’S PARTNERS
PRESIDENT CIRCLE – $25,000 or more
Anonymous – 50 000 $
Bombardier Aerospace – 50 000 $
CAE
Sun Life Financial
Isabelle and François de Gaspé Beaubien
Quebecor Inc.
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR CIRCLE – $12,000
Birinco Inc.
BMO Financial Group
Fednav Limited
Manulife Financial
Ogilvy’s
McKinsey & Company
RBC Private Banking – 14 000 $
SAQ
Upperkut
GOLDEN SLIPPER CIRCLE - $8,000
Scotia Bank
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
Ernst & Young LLP
Mouvement Desjardins
Power Corporation of Canada
Pratt & Whitney Canada
DANCERS CIRCLE - $6,000
3M Canada
Francyne Wilson Agency / Wilson Aeronautica
Air Canada
B/E Aerospace
Scotia Bank
Bell
Blakes
C&D Zodiac
CLUSIER Habilleur
Dynomax Inc.
Fasken Martineau
FedEx
GE Aviation
George Weston Limited
Hamilton Sundstrand
Honeywell
IBM Canada
L-3
Mercer
PPG Aerospace
Rio Tinto Alcan
Rockwell Collins
Rolls-Royce
Secor
SNC-Lavalin
Tennis-Canada – Uniprix Stadium
Triumph Group
Laurentian Bank Securities
Ville-Marie KIA
RBC Dexia Investors Services
Trudeau Corporation
The following packages are available to corporations wishing to participate in this prestigious event. Companies can also contribute to the event by making a corporate donation or by sponsoring the evening. If you want to offer prizes, contact the Fundraising department at 514-849-8681 ext. 225.
Find the different circles, privileges and visibility offered below.
President’s Circle – $25,000 * - Table for 12
- 10 guests and 2 Grands Ballets dancers will be seated at your table
- or 12 guests
- Your company’s name in the evening’s program (President’S Circle section)
- Your company’s name on the participants’ signboard
- Your company’s name on your table
- Acknowledgement during the evening’s speeches
Other visibility and benefits:
- Your company’s name in the two press releases sent to 1,000 journalists in March and April 2012 (reporting the amount raised by the Benefit Gala)
- Your company’s name on the Les Grands Ballets website, on the Events page
- Your company’s name on a signboard thanking the Gala partners for making the GBCM’s creations possible
- This signboard will be placed in the Théâtre Maisonneuve at Place des Arts during the performances of Le Petit Prince on May 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12, 2012
- Your company’s name in the program for the evening performances of Le Petit Prince (10,800 copies)
- 2 tickets for Le Petit Prince by choreographer Didy Veldman, presented as a world premiere on May 3, 2012, at the Théâtre Maisonneuve at Place des Arts
Artistic Director’s Circle – $12,000 * - Table for 10
- 8 guests and 2 Grands Ballets dancers will be seated at your table
(depending on availability)
- 10 guests
- Your company’s name in the evening’s program (Artistic Director’s Circle section)
- Your company’s name on the participants’ signboard
- Your company’s name on your table
Other visibility and benefits:
- Your company’s name in the two press releases sent to 1,000 journalists in March and April 2012 (reporting the amount raised by the Benefit Gala)
- Your company’s name on the Les Grands Ballets website, on the Events page
- Your company’s name on a signboard thanking the Gala partners for making the GBCM’s creations possible
- This signboard will be placed in the Théâtre Maisonneuve at Place des Arts during the performances of Le Petit Prince on May 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12, 2012
- Your company’s name in the program for the evening performances of Le Petit Prince (10,800 copies)
- 2 tickets for Le Petit Prince by choreographer Didy Veldman, presented as a world premiere on May 3, 2012, at the Théâtre Maisonneuve at Place des Arts
Golden Slipper Circle – $8,000 * - Table for 10
- 10 guests and a point shoe autographed by the dancer of your choice
- Your company’s name in the evening’s program (Golden Slipper Circle section)
- Your company’s name on the participants’ signboard
- Your company’s name on your table
Other visibility and benefits:
- Your company’s name in the two press releases sent to 1,000 journalists in March and April 2012 (reporting the amount raised by the Benefit Gala)
- Your company’s name on the Les Grands Ballets website, on the Events page
Dancers’ Circle – $6,000 * - Table for 10
- 10 guests
- Your company’s name in the evening’s program (Dancers’ Circle section)
- Your company’s name on the participants’ signboard
- Your company’s name on your table
Other visibility and benefits:
- Your company’s name in the two press releases sent to 1,000 journalists in March and April 2012 (reporting the amount raised by the Benefit Gala)
- Your company’s name on the Les Grands Ballets website, on the Events page
- Individual tickets – $600 *
*An income tax receipt will be issued for the eligible amount of your donation.
Refer to the registration form (PDF format).
2011 Gala - Les Grands Ballets in Asia!
This year, a record was reached: we raised over $630,000 in support of the company’s upcoming tour to China.
Thank You !
Under the Honorary Presidency of Mrs. and Mr. Christiane and Guy C. Hachey, President and Chief Operating Officer at Bombardier Aerospace, the 2011 Gala took place at Stade Uniprix on Sathurday, April 2. This exciting event met with great success and attracted nearly 700 guests who came to celebrate the company's presence in China this summer.
Les Grands Ballets would like to thank the partners, donors and sponsors of the event.
For more information, contact the Development Department at 514 849-8681, extension 229.
THE NUTCRACKER FUND FOR CHILDREN
The only program that offers a cultural opportunity to hospitalized and underprivileged kids from Montreal
The Nutcracker Fund for Children was created 15 years ago by Les Grands Ballets. It allows sick children or from disadvantaged neighborhoods in Greater Montreal to experience the magic of a performance of The Nutcracker. Each year, under the Supporting Montréal Schools Program, the Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport selects participating schools at random. Thanks to the generous contributions of companies and donors, more than 18,000 children have experienced to date this unique holiday season magic.
This fall, 2 800 children from various schools and foundations participated in cultural and educational workshops on the Nutcracker theme. For the first time in 2011, a complete performance was dedicated to the Nutcracker Fund for children.
“The workshop in visual arts was extraordinary, surpassing my expectations. The artist, Eugénia, has a superb approach with the students. The show was fantastic... the students are still talking about it. Bravo, you’ve achieved your goal—of making children happy!.” Suzanne Jarry, Teacher École St-Vincent Marie, 1st Cycle |
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| Visual arts workshops with artist Marie-Line Leblanc, where the children make miniature pieces of art. | Aline Apostolska, a La Presse journalist, will conduct the literary workshops and have the children write about The Nutcracker story. | Students learning dance steps at the choreography workshop at les Grands Ballet’studios.. |
“I think this program is wonderful. It lets disadvantaged children view the arts from a different angle and see dance as something accessible to all. The Nutcracker Fund breaks down the barriers between the public and what is considered an elitist discipline.” John Hall, former soloist with Les Grands Ballets. |
Sunday, December 16th , 2012, Place des Arts – Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
The 2012 benefit brunch will be hold under the Honorary Presidency of Mr. Bernard Letendre, Vice President and Managing Director, High Net Worth Market Canadian Division at Manulife Financial. This year, over 500 guests from the business community are expected to attend the event with their families. The matinee includes a festive family brunch followed by a performance of The Nutcracker in Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at Place des Arts. There will be surprises, magicians and face painting for the children.
The last brunch’s edition, on December 13th2011, welcomed 470 guests and rose over $ 344,788.
Les Grands Ballets would like to thank Mr. Bernard Letendre, honorary president of the fund and the members of the 2011 Nutcracker Fund Committee, the partners, donors and sponsors of the event.
Companies and individuals can contribute through sponsorships, by purchasing tickets and making donations. To support The Nutcracker Fund, select one of the following packages, complete the registration form (PDF format) and mail it to us.
THE NUTCRACKER BENEFIT BRUNCH :
Family Circle – $2,000
- 4 brunch and show tickets for the December 12 performance
- 4 tickets for children from a foundation of your choice to attend the matinee performance on December 14
- 10 brunch and show tickets for the December 12 performance
- Sponsorship of 10 children to create a piece of art and attend the matinee
- 4 tickets for children from a foundation of your choice to attend the matinee
on December 14 - Acknowledgement of your company in the official playbill in the section dedicated to the Nutcracker Fund supporters, and on 4 panels to be installed at Place des Arts
- 20 brunch and show tickets for the December 12 performance, including a box for 6 people identified with your company’s name
- Sponsorship of an entire class to create a piece of art and attend the matinee
- 10 tickets for children from a foundation of your choice to attend the matinee on December 14.
- A gift of the original artwork produced by the children
- Acknowledgement of your company in the official playbill in the section dedicated to the Nutcracker Fund supporters, and on 4 panels to be installed at Place des Arts
- 50 brunch and show tickets for the December 12 performance, including a box for 6 or 8 people identified with your company’s name
- The possibility of inviting 40 children from foundations or organizations of your choice to the matinee of December 14 and to a visual arts workshop given at the foundation
- Sponsorship of an entire class to create a piece of art and attend the matinee
- A gift of the original artwork produced by the children
- Acknowledgement of your company in the official playbill in the section dedicated to the Nutcracker Fund supporters, and on 4 panels to be installed at Place des Arts
Individual adult ticket: $300
Individual children’s ticket: $115
For more information on this project, contact the Development Department at 514 849-8681, extension 229.
"MINUTES OF CREATION" CAMPAIGN
Under the Honorary Presidency of Sonya Gaumond, Director, Business Development, BMO Harris Private Banking, this first edition, which related to the creation of Rodin/Claudel by choreographer Peter Quanz, was an immense success. We reached our objective of selling all minutes of the choreography, raising $82,550, which included various personal donations.
All the shareholders were invited to a cocktail reception, as well as the world premiere of Rodin/Claudel at the Place des Arts, on October 13th, and were able to savour “their own” minute of creation.
Les Grands Ballets would like to thank members of the Committee, and all shareholders and donors of this campaign.
“Minutes of Creation” Committee
• Honorary President
Mrs. Sonya Gaumond
Director, Business Development
BMO Harris Private Banking
• Committee
Mrs. Sabine Altier
Senior Legal Counsel
Scotiabank
Mr. Louis-Martin Dubé
Partner
Lavery, de Billy
Dr. Lise Faucher
Dermatologist
Mr. Michael Goodman
President
Michael Goodman – Executive Search
Mr. Craig Landry
Vice president, Marketing
Air Canada
Mrs. Monette Malewski
President
M Bacal Group
Mrs. Rinku Mondal
Member of the Board
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal
Mrs. Diane Zdunowski
Director
Scotia Private Client Group
For more information on this project, contact the Development Department at 514 849-8681, extension 255.
Enter the 2010-2011 Ambassadors Draw!
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal is launching the Ambassadors Draw, part of a fundraising campaign organized throughout the 2010-2011 season on behalf of The Nutcracker Fund for Children. These activities are led by some forty “ambassadors", active professionals or executives working in diverse fields who have committed themselves to this philanthropic project.
Get your tickets now and you could win one of the following prizes!
1st prize: Trip to Europe
One pair of plane tickets in economy class to a European destination of your choice served by Air Canada ($4,000 value).
2nd prize: Fashion Package
A $1,000 gift certificate from the men’s clothing store Clusier Habilleur, and a $1,000 gift certificate from the women’s clothing store Cassis (Total value: $2,000).
3rd prize: Dream Outing
A dinner for two, including foie gras and wine sampling, at the Toqué! restaurant, plus one night at W Montréal in the Wonderful Room, including breakfast and two massages (Total value: $1,120).
4th prize: Relaxation Package
A half-day for two at the BALNEA spa in Bromont, and a woman’s bathing suit from Nana by SunnySide (Total value: $740).
5th-7th prizes: Coffee Break
3 Nespresso Cube coffee machines with Aeroccino milk frothers (Value: $400 each).
8th-12th prizes: Evening with Les Grands Ballets
5 pairs of tickets for the 2011-2012 season of Les Grands Ballets (Value: $200 per pair).
How to get tickets:
1. During our performances at Place des Arts
2. At Les Grands Ballets studios at 4816 Rivard St. (métro Laurier)
3. By phoning Virginie Ducanos at 514 -849-8681, ext. 255
4. From our Ambassadors:
Catherine Allard-Chapais, Student / Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf
Sabine Altier and David Bâby
Viktoria Andonova, Graduate / HEC Montréal
Rodolfo Aular-Hernández
Catherine Aumais, Upperkut
Sophie Bismuth
Pierre Boisvert, Clinique dentaire Pierre Boisvert
Dominique Brossoit, Student / UQAM
Julie Cadic
Sofia Carlsson Schmidt, Student / HEC Montréal
Josiane Chagnon-Massie, Notre-Dame de Sion bilingual School in Ville St -Laurent
Sylvie Champagne, Selling products and kitchen accessories
Ariane Champoux-Cadoche, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
Élise Côté
Lise Faucher
Claire Floquet
Catherine Gendron, AGF Group Inc.
Annick Gaudreault, Graphist Designer
Sylvie Gosselin, Artist
Marie Jelonek, Vézina assurances Inc. and Vézina & associés Inc.
Karine Labrosse, Copywriter
Simon Lafortune, Marketing Consultant
Iggy Lai, NuSonix Inc.
Katherine Laporte, Lululemon Athletica
Julien Larose, HumanWare Inc.
Ingrid Lathoud, Massotherapist – Kinesiologist
Lucie Laverdure, L’Infographe
Maryse Longval
Omnya Maksoud, National Bank
Éric Mercier & Karine Martel
Geneviève Ouimet, Lawyer
Maude Parker, S.M.i Group
Marc Pelletier, Student / HEC Montréal
Nicole Perreault, Les Amis des Grands
Stéphanie Lisa Roberts, Lawyer
Guillaume Sillon
Martha Stephenson, Graphic Solutions
Maria Suppa
Madeleine Turcotte
Benoît Turmel, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Joëlle Verreault Nadine Afif, Litigation Attorney Alexandra Beaudry, Communications Consultant Sandrine Jannas, HR Generaliste Isabel Poirier, Legal Consultant Solangel Ruiz, Investors Group Marie-Claude Savard, Events Planner Krisztina Szigeti, Mazars Harel Drouin Mathieu Saint-Denis, Blinkx Inc. Marie-Christine Joly, Hotel Le St-James
Tickets are on sale from October 2010 to June 2011 at a cost of $5 each. The draw will take place on June 30, 2011 at the offices of Les Grands Ballets.
We would like to thank our partners: 
For more information on the Ambassadors Draw, contact Virginie Ducanos, Manager, Individual Giving and Volunteer Activities at 514-849-8681, ext 255.
ANNUAL RAFFLE "JEUNES PHILANTHROPES 2009-2010"
Congratulations to the winners of the 2009-2010 annual raffle!
Our warmest thanks to everyone who participated in the 2009-2010 annual raffle and congratulations to the winners. The proceeds from this project will support Les Grands Ballets' youth-oriented activities.
1st prize : A trip for 2 people to join Les Grands Ballets at the Venice Biennale (Value: $4 000)
Pierre Bédard
2nd to 4th prize: 3 Nespresso Cube automatic coffee machines (Unit value: $500)
Serge Lusignan
Martha Rzepkowska
Charlotte Veillette
5th prize: A bicycle from Canadian Tire (Value: $250)
Andrée-Anne Roy
6th prize: A gift certificate from Jacob stores (Value: $200)
Denyse Jacob
7th to 11th prize: 5 pairs of tickets to a Grands Ballets performance, 2010-11 season (Unit Value: $200)
Pierre Gendreau
Elsa Salomon
Annie Bréard
Gisèle Francoeur
Nathalie Daigneault
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal immortalized by five contemporary photographers
This prestigious box set, made exclusively for the company's benefit, includes ten photographs produced by five acclaimed visual artists. Canadian photographers Raymonde April, Evergon and Pascal Grandmaison, American photographer and Les Grands former dancer John Hall and Spanish dance photographer Jesús Vallinas enthusiastically agreed to present the universe of Les Grands Ballets through their work.
Presented as a luxurious box set, in limited edition, this prestigious portfolio, under the aegies of Martha Tapiero Lawee, was launched at Place des Arts, during a special exhibition held on March 25, 2009. The selling price is now $3,200.
All proceeds from the sale of this prestigious limited-edition portfolio will contribute directly to the creation of new pieces for Les Grands Ballets.
This prestigious portfolio is 40 X 50 cm (16 X 20 in.) and limited to sixty copies. It contains 10 photographs numbered and signed by the artists from 1 to 60. Ten artists prints were also printed.
N.B. A watermark has been added to the original pictures on the website only.
Photo: Raymonde April
Photo: Raymonde April
Photo: Evergon
Photo: Evergon
Photo: Pascal Grandmaison
Photo: Pascal Grandmaison
Photo: John Hall
Photo: John Hall
Photo: Jesús Vallinas
Photo: Jesús Vallinas
For more information, contact the Development Department at 514 849-8681, extension 225.
