Check out some great insight on the Toronto Timeraiser from our newest team member, Martina Marsic. Martina will be joining us as a summer intern, as part of the National Mentoring Partnership Program with Molson. Welcome Martina!
I got a chance, due to the generous nature of non-profit organizations, to attend the 2010 Timeraiser in Toronto on March 20th. Art on display, the charitable-minded brushing shoulders with not-for-profit organizations and warm and interesting individuals striking up easy conversations were some of the aspects of this exciting, annual event that even my dubious research couldn’t convey in print. Set in the Fermenting Cellar of the Distillery District downtown, the lights were dimmed, swanky couches and a myriad of displays from non-profit organizations graced the bare cement floor as everyone lent their time to good causes and felt excited to be doing so. People energetically moved from painting to sculpture to knowledgeable attendants to the computers setup on display, ready for social networking at its most efficient.
Young professionals participated in a silent auction where they bid personal hours on volunteer work at any of the organizations on display. And what struck me the most was the innovative, fundamental logic behind the Timeraiser: if you take pleasure in art, and enjoy helping others, Timeraiser is just about the only event where you can get art in exchange for good works, enjoy good food and mingle with like-minded individuals. It benefits you, it benefits the artists and it benefits those in need. What more could you ask for?
Want a chance to check out the Timeraiser for yourself? You could win a pair of WestJet tickets, too! The 2nd Hamilton Timeraiser is TOMORROW and tickets are available here.
