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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
THE NUTCRACKER FUND FOR CHILDREN
The Nutcracker Fund for Children was created 14 years ago by Les Grands Ballets. It allows sick children or from disadvantaged neighbourhoods 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, to date more than 16,300 children have experienced this unique holiday season magic. Not only do the children attend the matinee performance, but they also participate in a cultural and educational workshop. This fall, 1,900 children will enjoy this magical holiday experience.
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| Visual arts workshops with artist Eugenia Reznick, 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 with Les Grands Ballets dancers |
“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 11, 2011, Place des Arts – Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
The 2011 benefit brunch will be held under the Honorary Presidency of Mr. Bernard Letendre, Regional Vice-President, Eastern Canada, Wealth Management at Manulife Financial. Once again this year, we are expecting some 500 guests from the business community to attend along 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.
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 :
Reserve your Circle !
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: $100
2011 Nutcracker Fund Committee
• President
Mr. Bernard Letendre
Regional Vice-President, Eastern Canada, Wealth Management
Manulife Financial
• Members
Mr. Olivier Akian
Director,
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
Me Véronik Bonneville-Pesant
Director, Legal Affairs
Éolectric
Mr. Denis Boucher
Partner,
NATIONAL Public Relations
Mr. Yannick Brissette
Partner
KPMG Entreprises
Mr. Pierre-Luc Desgagné
Senior Director, Strategic Planning and Governmental Affairs
Hydro-Québec
Mr. Alain Dumas
Managing Partner, Québec,
SECOR Group
Me Édith Jacques
Partner
Lavery, de Billy, S.E.N.C.R.L.
2010 Benefit Brunch
Under the Honorary Presidency of Mr. Bernard Letendre, Regional Vice-President, Eastern Canada, Wealth Management at Manulife Financial, the 2010 benefit brunch raised over $347,000 in support of The Nutcracker Fund for Children. Last December, 500 guests attended this festive event followed by a performance of The Nutcracker.
Les Grands Ballets would like to thank the members of the 2010 Nutcracker Fund Committee, the partners, donors and sponsors of the event.
For more information on this project, contact the Development Department at 514 849-8681, extension 229.
2012 Gala
Reserve your table !
The 2012 benefit Gala will be co-chaired by Mrs. and Mr. Christiane and Guy C. Hachey, President and Chief Operating Officer at Bombardier Aerospace, and Mrs. and Mr. Isabelle and François de Gaspé Beaubien, Chairman and Chief Coaching Officer, Zoom Média. The evening of dancing allows guests to mingle with the company’s thirty-five dancers. The Gala also includes a gourmet dinner, a short performance on stage by Les Grands Ballets, and a draw for over 600 special prizes.
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.
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE – $25,000
- 10 guests
- 2 Grands Ballets dancers will be seated at your table (optional)
- 10 guests
- or 8 guests and 2 Grands Ballets dancers will be seated at your table
- 10 guests
- A pair of pointe shoes will be autographed by the dancer of your choice
- 10 guests
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.
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.
