Camera: a snow globe, Rockettes-inspired leg kicks and more at the Ronald McDonald House Gala at the Carlu
Camera: a snow globe, Rockettes-inspired leg kicks and more at the Ronald McDonald House Gala at the Carlu
By Fraser Abe | February 2, 2012
By Fraser Abe | 02/02/2012
December 8, The Carlu . The ballerina pirouetting inside a giant snow globe and the Flintstonian bone-in beef main course reinforced the notion that to raise money, you’ve got to spend a little—in this case, to help finance the new, $33-million Ronald McDonald House, which will accommodate up to 81 families of kids who are undergoing treatment at Toronto’s hospitals. Event chair Suzanne Cohon handled the evening’s MC duties with aplomb, even delivering a rousing Rockettes-inspired performance punctuated by high kicks. But her five-year-old daughter, Parker, stole the show. The MC-in-training frolicked freestyle onstage—dancing and running amok—behind Mom, who took it all in stride: “I knew I was a ham,” said Cohon. “Apparently, it’s genetic.” By night’s end, some $360,000 had been raised. Even Morgan Spurlock would approve.
114561 CBC funnyman Rick Mercer and paralympian Rick Hansen (Image: George Pimental) Ronald McDonald House Gala Ronald McDonald House Gala https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera1-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera1.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera1.jpg 624 500 [] https://torontolife.com/city/camera-ronald-mcdonald-house-gala/slide/feb12camera1/ feb12camera1 0 0
(Image: George Pimental)
114563 Party hopper Sylvia Mantella and event vice-chair Amoryn Engel (Image: George Pimental) Ronald McDonald House Gala Ronald McDonald House Gala https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera2-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera2.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera2.jpg 400 600 [] https://torontolife.com/city/camera-ronald-mcdonald-house-gala/slide/feb12camera2/ feb12camera2 0 0
(Image: George Pimental)
114564 Event chair Suzanne Cohon (Image: George Pimental) Ronald McDonald House Gala Ronald McDonald House Gala https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera3-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera3.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera3.jpg 400 600 [] https://torontolife.com/city/camera-ronald-mcdonald-house-gala/slide/feb12camera3/ feb12camera3 0 0
(Image: George Pimental)
114565 Real estate bigwig David Daniels and filmmaker Don McKellar (Image: George Pimental) Ronald McDonald House Gala Ronald McDonald House Gala https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera4-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera4.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera4.jpg 624 500 [] https://torontolife.com/city/camera-ronald-mcdonald-house-gala/slide/feb12camera4/ feb12camera4 0 0
(Image: George Pimental)
114566 CFL Commish Mark Cohon with daughter Parker (Image: George Pimental) Ronald McDonald House Gala Ronald McDonald House Gala https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera5-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera5.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera5.jpg 400 600 [] https://torontolife.com/city/camera-ronald-mcdonald-house-gala/slide/feb12camera5/ feb12camera5 0 0
(Image: George Pimental)
114567 Design maven Sarah Richardson (Image: George Pimental) Ronald McDonald House Gala Ronald McDonald House Gala https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera6-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera6.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera6.jpg 624 500 [] https://torontolife.com/city/camera-ronald-mcdonald-house-gala/slide/feb12camera6/ feb12camera6 0 0
(Image: George Pimental)
114568 Former Canwest Global CEO Leonard Asper (Image: George Pimental) Ronald McDonald House Gala Ronald McDonald House Gala https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera7-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera7.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera7.jpg 400 600 [] https://torontolife.com/city/camera-ronald-mcdonald-house-gala/slide/feb12camera7/ feb12camera7 0 0
(Image: George Pimental)
114569 Investment banker Michael Klax and Inge Spindel of Artists for Peace and Justice (Image: George Pimental) Ronald McDonald House Gala Ronald McDonald House Gala https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera8-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera8.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera8.jpg 400 600 [] https://torontolife.com/city/camera-ronald-mcdonald-house-gala/slide/feb12camera8/ feb12camera8 0 0
(Image: George Pimental)
114560 (Image: George Pimental) Ronald McDonald House Gala Ronald McDonald House Gala https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera_INTRO-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera_INTRO.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/feb12Camera_INTRO.jpg 656 370 [] https://torontolife.com/city/camera-ronald-mcdonald-house-gala/slide/feb12camera_intro/ feb12camera_intro 0 0
(Image: George Pimental)
(Images: George Pimentel)
They are called HIGH KICKS, not leg-kicks