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Coverage of Ottawa’s major events and the city’s social scene including fundraising galas and important community causes.

From left, Kent Browne, broker and founder of Royal LePage Team Realty, with his wife, community volunteer Mary Browne, Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation president and CEO Shannon Gorman, organizer Julie McLaughlin, also with Royal LePage Team Realty, and Jason Ralph, broker of record and president of Royal LePage Team Realty, at the Denim Day breakfast fundraiser held at the Brookstreet Hotel on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in support of QCH and CHEO. Photo by Caroline Phillips

Royal LePage Team Realty breakfast raises $50K for local hospitals

Some 300 agents attended Royal LePage Team Realty’s Denim Day breakfast and fundraising auction held this morning at the Brookstreet Hotel.

John Sicard, CEO of Kinaxis, the presenting sponsor of the 5th Annual Capital Music Awards, and his wife, Pina Sicard, far left, at the Bronson Centre on Thursday, May 16, 2024, with Canadian Live Music Association president and CEO Erin Benjamin and Melanie Brulée, executive director of the Ottawa Music Industry Coalition. Photo by Caroline Phillips

Business leaders gather for preshow mixer at Capital Music Awards

You know it’s going to be a memorable night when there’s a dancing unicorn at the preshow mixer for the 5th Annual Capital Music Awards,

From left, BGC Ottawa's Morning Social co-host Jackie Perez on stage with Romina Mertu and her 11-year-old son Dawit Yosef, and Morning Social co-host Jock Climie at the fundraising breakfast held at the Taggart Parkes Family Clubhouse on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Photo by Caroline Phillips

Morning Social raises $628K to help BGC Ottawa give kids brighter future

If only breakfast tables were made big enough to seat a family of 360. There were at least that many friends and supporters of BGC

Executive chef Joe Thottungal celebrated the 20th anniversary of his restaurant Coconut Lagoon by supporting Taste for Hope, the signature food and beverage fundraiser for Shepherds of Good Hope Foundation, held Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at the Shaw Centre. Photo by Caroline Phillips

Shepherds’ Taste for Hope raises $330K-plus to help end chronic homelessness

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Lawyers lace up for YMCA charity hockey tournament

On Wednesday, the Lawyers for Kids Charity Hockey Tournament held at the Richcraft Sensplex in Gloucester raised $35,200 in support of the YMCA of the

Politics and the Pen dinner raises $530K for Writers’ Trust of Canada

We know at this point we’re not going to spoil anything for you by jumping right to the end to tell you that author John

Andrew Abraham, CEO and founder of TAAG, alongside ONFE (Ottawa Network for Education) president and CEO Heather Norris, and Rania Odeh, business development manager at TAAG, at the Spark Soirée held Friday, May 3, 2024, at the Infinity Convention Centre. Photo by Caroline Phillips

Spark Soirée raises $65K-plus to help ONFE fuel the future for kids

The number of kids arriving to school hungry in Ottawa each day has risen by nearly 30 percent, the president and CEO of Ottawa Network

Ottawa Pickleball Classic: Hockey icons Chris Phillips, Daniel Alfredsson face off for Heart Institute

The second annual Ottawa Pickleball Classic for the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation witnessed an exciting showdown yesterday between two retired Ottawa Senators legends

It’s happy hour every hour at Martini Madness for Crohn’s and Colitis Canada

More than $100K was raised for research into Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis at the 17th annual Martini Madness fundraiser held at LAGO Bar and