Everyone Wins at Toronto’s Capital Connection’s Raffle
By Dana Ewachow
The reception for ACG’s (The Association for Corporate Growth) Capital Connection event took place in Ripley’s Aquarium in downtown Toronto on Tuesday November 11th. Capital Connection, where the best business leaders in North America mingle, sponsors one charitable organization each year; this year, Immunodeficiency Canada was the fortunate beneficiary. As a member of Immunodeficiency Canada, I helped set up our tables – one stacked with informative pamphlets for our cause, the other advertising the prizes for our raffle – on the bottom floor next to the Dangerous Lagoon. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see sharks circling in their tanks. In the other corner, I watched the business elite circle the reception, slick in grey and navy suits. I couldn’t help but be intimidated.
My anxiety disappeared when they approached our table with curiosity. They scoped our amazing selection of prizes: an iphone 6, dinner at Los Colibris, prime seats to sports games, a travel package worth $2000, and the ultimate prize of a one-year lease of a Porsche. Piqued by the possibility of a good deal and the taste of competition, they hovered by the raffle tickets. When we mentioned the money was for a good cause, the bottoms of the raffle bags started to fill. To no one’s surprise, the bag for the Porsche Cayman was the heaviest.
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