The 2009 Ladies' Night

Friday, November 20^th, 2009 - Sutton Place Hotel, Toronto

MIA President Scott Van Camp welcomed all the MIA Members and their guests to the evening and introduced MIA's special guests from Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation -- Nancy Jordan, Special Events Coordinator, and Matthew Warszawski.

Nancy and Matthew were presented with the funds raised at the 2009 MIA Charity Golf Tournament in Support of Mesothelioma Research.

Nancy Jordan, Special Events Coordinator and Matthew Warszawski, Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation.

Matthew golfed in this year's Charity Golf Tournament and both attended the dinner afterwards.

Presentation of the cheque (left to right:  Malcolm Haylock, MIA Manager and 2009 Golf Committee Member; Scott Van Camp, MIA President; Matthew Warszawski, PMHF; Nancy Jordan, PMFH; and Randy Sloane, 2009 Golf Committee Co-Chair)

And the Total is $75,000!

The $75,000 represents Sponsorships and Donations made via MIA, plus direct donations made to PMHF, plus the excess revenue from this year's tournament due to the excellent turnout (204 golfers).

Matthew thanked the MIA for their contribution and all their hard work.

 2009 PMHF Mesothelioma Program Update (right-click to downlaod and save pdf file)

Each couple was greeted when they arrived and the ladies chose between a white rose or white freesia wristlet corsage.

Scott and Carla Van Camp greet Mike MacDonald, TIAC President who was accompanied by his wife Rhonda.

Enjoy the last social event of the year - and ENJOY IT WE DID!

We thought last year's event at the Toronto Hilton Hotel was a huge success with more than 60 couples.  The 2009 Ladies`Night was attended by 164 people -- that`s the largest attendance we`ve had since 2003 when 169 people attended.

Thank you everyone.  With such wonderful people supporting our efforts, it is a pleasure to coordinate such an event.  Many people complimented the room, the food, the evening but without the wonderful party group that is "the MIA", the evening cannot be a success.

Ladies´ Night is not just an opportunity for the ladies to get all dressed up in their party clothes and to get their good-looking fellows into a suit and tie, but also an opportunity for the men to bring their ladies out to be treated like queens.

The room was bursting at the seams and the dance floor may have been crowded but that didn't slow anyone down.  All pictures can be viewed on the LN09 page.

Thank you to everyone who made this year`s event so successful!

Be sure to mark your calendars for next year`s 2010 Ladies´ Night Friday, November 19^th at the Toronto Marriott Eaton Centre Hotel.

Malcolm D. Haylock, MIA Manager

A Time to Thank the Ladies!

In addition to the white rose or white freesia wristlet corsage, each lady received a gift.

Personally selected by Carla Van Camp, the Gift for each Lady was  presented by a Director.

Carla chose a traditional gift for the season -- Amarylis bulbs -- beautifully wrapped.

Today the ladies should be enjoying the big, bold, and beautiful blooms that will continue through to the New Year.

2009 Ladies` Night Gift as presented

In full bloom (4 flowers per stalk and 1 more stalk to flower)

Each lady was also given a draw ticket to place in the large silver bowl.

Throughout the evening, groups of tickets were drawn and unfortunately these ladies were eliminated from the draw.

The last lady standing and present in the room was awarded a cheque for $1,000 -- now isn`t that great timing for the shopping season ahead!

And then there were Three!

Left to Right:    

Ronnie (Veronica) Cox [Ron Cox, 3M Fire Protection]

Rhowan Sinanan, General Insulation

Annik Ouellette [Luc Barriault, DISPRO Inc.]

Ronnie Cox who claims to have "never won anything before".

Congratulations Ronnie!