Message from Casey House
Giving Thanks
I would like to highlight the outstanding artists and galleries who continue to support the work of Casey House. All of us at Casey House recognize that life in the arts is all too frequently a fi nancially insecure one, and we well appreciate your commitment to our shared humanity, as demonstrated through your gifts of beautiful work. I would also like to acknowledge the extraordinary contributions of the members of our Artist Patrons' Club. Through these gifts, Casey House is able to deliver on its mission, and support the Canadian artists who generously provide their work to Art with Heart. Thank you for this visionary support. Thank you to The Carlu for welcoming us back to this beautiful space, and to Stephen Ranger and Perry Tung for once again being our auctioneers. By being here tonight you are directly supporting people living with HIV/AIDS. Through Casey House's Community Program, the funds raised this evening go to those who need your help the most. I would like to especially thank those of you who will purchase art. Through your unparalleled generosity you are helping to make an immediate and tangible difference in the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS. Thank you! Enjoy this extraordinary collection of Canadian contemporary art. Linger with the work, let yourself fall in love, knowing that through your purchase, you will not only bring home an object of beauty, you'll help Casey House to deliver on our mission to provide exemplary treatment, support and palliative care for people affected by HIV/AIDS in collaboration with our communities.
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Art with Heart is Casey House's most significant fundraising event, raising vital funds for community programs that directly improve the well-being of people living with HIV/AIDS. We continue to be honoured and touched by the generosity of the Canadian business and arts communities and their support of Casey House's work. Through their support of Casey House, our sponsors demonstrate their exceptional dedication to social responsibility. All of us at Casey House are pleased to thank TD Waterhouse for returning again as Presenting Sponsor. We are delighted to welcome Bonham & Co. as the Emerging Artists Collection Sponsor. We were thrilled when OSL Marketing stepped forward as Design Sponsor of this wonderful catalogue and other promotional materials. We're also very grateful for the continued support of Classical 96.3 FM as our Presenting Radio Sponsor, the Globe and Mail as our Presenting Print Sponsor, Concord Cityplace as the Auction Preview Sponsor and Urbacon as the In the Studio Sponsor. We are delighted to tip our caps to GE Mabe and Porter Airlines as our Door Prize Sponsors. We offer our tremendous gratitude to our Honorary Chair, the esteemed Matthew Teitelbaum, along with the inexhaustible triumvirate of Co-Chairs: Bruce Lawson, Robert Mitchell and Mark Robert. Our talented Curatorial Co-Chairs Bill Clarke and Ann MacDonald have ensured that Art with Heart continues to be an occasion to celebrate the power of art as a driver of social change. Many other incomparable volunteers make Art with Heart possible. Over 50 volunteers are here tonight helping with every element of the event, including our wonderful Docents who so ably provided genuine insight to the works available for auction. Many other volunteers have collectively contributed hundreds of hours in the months leading up to tonight. Thank you to all of our volunteers for generously donating their time and energy to this extraordinary event. On behalf of all of us at Casey House, thank you for being here this evening and for helping us to continue to serve those who so desperately need our help.
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Art with Heart is truly an exceptional event that takes the
efforts of many dedicated people to make it a reality.
