March 1, 2018
Daniels Spectrum
Dixonlicious had a fantastic fundraising event on March 1st at Daniels Specturm. Dixonlicious is a fundraising event for Dixon Hall. Dixon Hall is a great Toronto non-profit organization that offers more than 60 programs for community members at different life stages. Dixonlicious fundraises for the agency’s food programs – including Meals on Wheels, meals for formerly homeless men and women living in transitional housing, and for March break and summer camps attended by youth in the Music School and Children & Youth programs.
This year's event was a great success with the event raising more than $80,000 through ticket sales and the silent auction and donations. That will provide over 20,000 meals for people in need.
The event had a fantastic lineup of musical artists that included a few of the music program students who were as talented as some great professionals so I think big things will come from them in the future. The photo above is 2 girls from the band Monday Heart Attack, a name you will probably remember and should because they blew everyone away.
The event had lots of great food from popular Toronto social enterprise café, the Show Love Café.
Some of the highlights for me were Paintbox's Gelato's and the Schnitzel and Choucrout from Biff's Bistro and I also really loved the Hokkaido Scallops from Hooked. Some of the other dishes below included Smoothies from Freshed Right, Pasta from the Food Dudes, Coffee smoked chicken salad from Hawthorne Food and Drink, Cotechino sausage tacos from Skin + Bones, Guacamole from Barrio Cerveceria, Hokkaido Scallops from Hooked, Chocolate and strawberry gelato from Paintbox Bistro, Cabbage salad with satay dressing from Show Love Cafe, Gnocchi poutine with braised short ribs from Daniel et Daniel, Schnitzel and sauerkraut from Biff's Bistro.
In the centre of the room were all the silent auction items with a whole variety of different things to bid on. I bid on the 3 cookbooks but lost out but that's ok since they raised more money.
Dixonlicious is a fun event and you don't event and just by being there you help other people that are in need of assistance from seniors who aren't able to prepare their meals, to youth that are given music programs to give them budding careers for their future.
I would suggest if you have the time and some money to help out please check out their website for how you can help out and maybe you can go to next year's fun event too.
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