3rd Annual Mac & Cheese Lunch

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Third annual Mac & Cheese Luncheon will feature Doctors Without Borders founder.

Dr. Richard Heinzl, founder of Doctors Without Borders/MSF Canada will be the guest speaker at the third annual Mac & Cheese Luncheon, a major fundraiser for The Sharing Place Food Bank.

"In today's world, it is more important than ever for individuals and organizations to take an unconventional approach to solving problems," says Heinzl, who founded the Canadian chapter of the humanitarian relief organization when just out of medical school and went on to be its first field volunteer during a mission to Cambodia.

Eleven years later, MSF Canada has sent more than 650 medical and nonmedical volunteers overseas, including nearly 200 physicians. MSF Canada now has volunteer-staffed offices in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Halifax and Ottawa.

Gourmet macaroni and cheese prepared by a Casino Rama chef will be the main course at the gala business luncheon, which is modeled directly on a successful Edmonton, Alberta fundraiser that has raised well over $1-million for inner-city charities since the early 1990s.

"Enjoy your favourite comfort food while helping to bring comfort to families in the Orillia area - that's what we're telling our luncheon sponsors," says event organizer Cheri Carman.

Though only in its third year, already the Mac & Cheese Luncheon has become a popular, must-attend event. The first annual luncheon featured award-winning actor and musician Tom Jackson and was called "one of the events of the year" by 2010 Chamber of Commerce President Gini Stringer. It was followed by last year's equally successful event, featuring award-winning CBC broadcast journalist Wendy Mesley.

Organizers report that full tables (seating eight) are selling quickly. They encourage anyone considering a $500 table sponsorship to act fast before all 37 tables are gone.

Individual tickets, priced at $50, will be released only when table sales are complete.

The Mac & Cheese Luncheon will take place at Casino Rama's Silver Nightingale Ballroom, on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, beginning at noon

For more information, please contact:

Cheri Carman, Mac & Cheese Luncheon Chair, at (705) 330-5514

or Don Evans at (705) 326-0307

 

Event date: May 8, 2012

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