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The Michelangelo Gala comes roaring back!
Like many families, the Dell’Elces
have been impacted by cancer.
Domenic Dell’Elce was diagnosed
with testicular cancer at just 19
years of age. The Michelangelo
Gala is just one of the ways
that Domenic and his family
are ensuring that The Princess
Margaret remains a world-
leading cancer centre that is an
important hub of cancer research
benefiting all Canadians. They
chose ‘Michelangelo’ as the name
of their gala not because of his
masterpieces, but because of his
passion for discovery and breaking
new ground—something they
know is also happening at The
Princess Margaret.
The Foundation was delighted
when the family decided to once
again organize their successful
gala to raise funds for testicular
cancer at Princess Margaret
Cancer Centre. The event has
raised over $1.7 million in past
years, and this year they raised an
additional $528,000.
The gala was held October 1, 2015,
and was the first event to be held
in the spectacular new Universal
Eventspace in Vaughan. This year’s
event paid homage to the Roaring
20’s Era with fantastic feather
centerpieces, a free-flowing
champagne station and a vintage
flatbed truck for décor. The 800
guests embraced the theme by
donning flapper gowns, tuxedos
and fedoras.
B-Strong achieves a $1-million milestone
In 2015, the B-Strong initiative celebrated its 11th anniversary
and the achievement of an incredible milestone. B-Strong
has now raised over $1 million for brain tumor research. Its
tremendous success is deeply rooted in Markham community
outreach and the legacy left behind by Lindsay Bolger.
Lindsay started B-Strong when she was first diagnosed with a
brain tumor, and she continued to be a passionate advocate
for brain cancer awareness and research. She designed
and sold B-Strong baseball caps in recognition of patients
who lose their hair from cancer treatment, and ran her first
fundraiser—the B-Strong Bash—which raised $65,000 in one
night. Lindsay was just 26 years old when she passed away in 2009 after a four and a half year battle with
brain cancer.
In 2011, the City of Markham proclaimed April 22nd (Lindsay’s birthday) as B-Strong Day, and that same
year, Lindsay’s family created the B-Strong Walk to raise funds for research at the Pencer Brain Tumor Centre
at The Princess Margaret. To date more than 2,500 people have taken part in the five B-Strong Walks.
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Robert Dell’Elce,MarcoBortoletto, Cheryl Hickey, DomenicDell’Elce, RalphAiello
