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Canadian tech legend Terry Matthews was the undeniable life of the party at the annual Lumière Rock gala his hotel co-hosted Thursday for Queensway Carleton Hospital.

At the heart of Kyle Braatz’s philanthropy is a recurring theme: transforming personal grief into meaningful contributions to the community. 

Even with summer quickly winding down, there was no need to fret about missing out on a trip to the ocean this season—not with BGC Ottawa hosting its spectacular Seaside Soirée Glamping Gala on Thursday.

Ottawa financial advisor Hanna Jackson felt a little nervous — overwhelmed, even — upon arriving to the Redblacks Summer Rush held at the Infinity Convention Centre on Tuesday.

The opening night of Come From Away at the National Arts Centre on Thursday was a true celebration, complete with a lively on-stage kitchen party involving folks from Gander, N.L . whose stories are central to Canada’s most successful musical ever.

Since it's mostly accountants playing in the Blachford Tax Law Charity Game, we could break down the game results into spreadsheets, graphs and charts. But, really, the most important takeaway is: two local charities, both serving some of the most vulnerable members of our community, went home with more money than they had when they arrived at Wednesday’s game, held at a RA Centre baseball diamond.

For the third year in the row, company president Terry McLaughlin and his trusty team won the competition held during Spurs & Sparkles, a fundraising evening for Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation that features a fun race involving corporate sponsors, show jumpers, and sports and media celebs.

It’s been more than a decade since Patrick Twagirayezu, along with hundreds of others, slept outside in the bitter cold to raise money and awareness for the YSB.

There’s only one champion of the Ottawa Corporate Cup but, since players get to choose which causes they support, the reach from this quickly growing golf tournament is felt far and wide across the charity community.

If you’re not putting yourself out there as often as you’d like, next month’s Redblacks Summer Rush may be the perfect chance to finally get in the game.