Toronto Life – December 2018

40 toronto life December 2018

photographs by

george pimentel photography

Camera The month’s best parties

Diwali—A Night to Shine Gala

October 20, the Beanfield Centre

Doctors, CEOs and philanthropists

traded suits and gowns for saris and

sherwanis to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu

festival of lights, and raise $1.2 million

for emergency medicine and research

at the University Health Network.

Gala chair Raj Kothari went all out for the

festivities: guests were offered bindis

and fresh jasmine to wear for the party

and, after a four-course multicultural

feast prepared by chef Sanjeev Sethi,

a diverse roster of performers took to the

stage, including Indian drummers,

Grecian dancers, Chinese sword fighters

and Spanish flamenco musicians.

Delaney Capital Management

president Kiki Delaney and

Westaim Corporation

chairman Ian Delaney

Philanthropist

Nancy Love and

KingSett Capital

CEO Jon Love

Dr. Michael Baker

and Toronto

General and

Western Hospital

Foundation CEO

Tennys Hanson

Halpern

Enterprises

president

Todd Halpern

Apollo Health

and Beauty Care

CEO Richard

Wachsberg and

businessman

Rob McEwen

Business partners Daniel

Greenglass and Joe

Brennan, of Brennan

Custom Homes

Shaila Kothari

and Gala chair

Raj Kothari

Architect and

interior designer

Dee Dee Taylor

Eustice

Scotiabank CEO

Brian Porter and

philanthropist

Megan Porter

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