A message on behalf of Team Michael Charles:
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On behalf of Team Michael Charles, I would like to thank everyone who
came out, contributed, volunteered, supported and prayed for Michael and
our event on Sunday. The overwhelming feedback is that it was a success - both monetarily and emotionally.
We are still tallying, but early numbers show we raised an estimated
$20,000 in two weeks for Michael's medical treatment. This includes a
very generous donation of $5,000 from comedian Russell Peters, who was a
surprise guest at the fundraiser.
We couldn't have done this
without the prize donations from our sponsors for the raffles, silent
and live auctions. We couldn't have done this without complimentary
samplings from Jamaica House Kitchen and Dulce Pasion. We couldn't have
done this without DJ Mark Anthony and his crew keeping the atmosphere
lively with the right music playing all night. We couldn't have done
this without Lawrence, Ron, David and Courtney capturing the moments on
camera (look for the pictures to be up on the website www.teammichaelcharles.com and Facebook soon!). We couldn't have done this without all the
performers, models, poets and comedians who represented on stage. We
couldn't have done this without all the DJ's and promoters uniting to
get the word out. We couldn't have done this without the media coverage
from G98.7, CHIN, Citytv, The Caribbean Current, Caribbean Graphic and
CTV Toronto.
But most of all, we couldn't have done this in 15
DAYS without Towa Beer, Roger Dundas, Camille Dundas, Eddie Williams,
Rhonda Britton, Nicole Waldron, George Fynn, Kathi Nicoll, Cliff
Williams, Myana Bruce Mckinney, Robert Small, Barry Boothe, Dave Reid,
Monique Edwards, Bonnie Parker, Patsy Scott, Darryl Darke, Sandy Hue,
Colleen, Conroy, Silburn, Catfish, Mark and Farley.
But most of
all we couldn't have done it without YOU ... who turned out, donated
from the heart and packed the house to show support for Michael.
I'll leave you with a paraphrase of an observation Michael made on
stage Sunday night: I've heard silly things, like the Black community
isn't united. Whoever said that isn't in this room tonight.
Thank you and God Bless
Fennella Bruce
Event Organizer, Team Michael Charles
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