Executive Chef Quinn Staple will prepare a sumptuous 4-course meal for the Safeway Sobey’s Black Tie Ball Dinner and then guests can dance off these culinary delights on two great dance floors featuring Jens Lindemann and his big band sound as well as Station 54 Disco Celebration with DJ Johnny. The backdrop will be nothing short of extraordinary as Orange Frog Productions will work their lighting and décor magic to transform the ballroom into an eye-catching gala.
Tickets are available online at https://www.yycnye.ca/.
Proceeds from this celebration will support the Calgary Firefighters SAFE Program as well as 12 charities selected by the Calgary Herald’s Christmas Fund. This initiative is about Calgarians helping Calgarians. It’s what Calgarians do best, and this program is one of our city’s finest examples of giving where you live. All charities are local and funds will remain in our city.
Local Charities Being Supported
Calgary Firefighters Charitable Foundation
Support After Fires and Emergencies (SAFE) program provides immediate and necessary support in post-fire or unexpected disaster situations for our community members with care packs covering the essentials such as clothing, toiletries, food, prescriptions, transportation or child/pet care needs.
The Centre for Suicide Prevention
Preparing people to respond to others at risk of suicide by teaching how to approach and support men in crisis; 2/3 of suicide deaths in Alberta are men between the ages of 40-60
Women’s Emergency Services and Awo Taan Healing Lodge Society
Providing a broad continuum of support services to families affected by family violence including emergency shelter, food, clothing and pediatric and women’s health services.
Since 1910, this group has supported the increasing number of needy Calgary families that come to the Samaritan Club as a last resort for groceries, medications, aids to daily living, and baby needs.
Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter
Fund new and innovative programming for child victims of family violence and abuse.
Funding to provide access to services to help end the cycle of crime and addiction for non-violent offenders who commit crime driven by addiction to drugs.
Offering Calgary’s only 24 hour crisis support and free professional counselling service providing daily chat & text support for teens in crisis
Provide kids with life and leadership skills while they earn a bike of their own
Closer to Home Community Services
Provide accessible services to prevent the negative impacts of mental illness
Expansion of Spinz-A-Round program to more agencies in 2019 and beyond to help feed over 123,000 children, adults and seniors living in food insecurity.
Calgary Catholic Immigration Society
A community-based non-profit organization providing settlement and integration support
to immigrants and refugees in Southern Alberta
A supported, safe home for individuals in recovery to achieve a rewarding, clean and sober life.
Funding will help double the number of education sessions currently offered to local caregivers as well as increase access for free educational sessions about dementia for the Calgary community to reduce stigma around the disease.
