Hundreds of Camp Trillium kids benefit

Foodie/sailing event sends over $2M to childhood cancer centre

100% of funds raised go to the children

Perfect June weather for dining al fresco and for a pleasant afternoon sail came as a relief to over 200 Toronto corporate people as they headed over to Hanlan’s Point for a unique charity event. Rain would have put more than a damper on this special occasion.

Set Sail for Hope, an annual fundraiser for the past 23 years, invited 21 lucky Toronto organisations to make a donation to Camp Trillium in exchange for a mind-blowingly different event: no rubber chicken, no golf challenges, no silent auctions. Just an exquisite day out. with gourmet food and luxury yachts.

The most unusual aspect of this exclusive annual event is that absolutely no money is spent on producing it – time, food, supplies, staff, luxury yachts and crew are all donated. So, of the $181,000 raised in 2010 for Camp Trillium, can you guess how much went to the children that benefit from this well-run childhood cancer centre? All of it. Yes, 100%. The bottom line is that, this year, Set Sail for Hope directly benefits about 240 children with cancer, enabling them to have sensational camp experiences (along with their families) in what may be, for some kids, their last summer.

Put together each year by a mottley crew of a dozen volunteers, the event attracts 21 of Toronto’s top restaurants, 21 luxury yachts and 21 of Toronto’s most generous corporations. Add together great weather, multi-course gourmet al fresco lunches, entertainment and a spectacular pleasure sail on a 45ft plus sailboat, and you have a success on your hands.

It is such a well respected event, with so much Toronto support, that Mayor Miller and Toronto City Council proclaimed Set Sail for Hope Day in Toronto.

Set Sail for Hope has raised over $2 million for Camp Trillium in all, and has done so through a remarkable event. Interested in getting involved, booking a group for 2010, or making a donation? Please visit the website.

Participating caterers:

Acqua Fine Food,  Renaissance Down Town, Horseshoe Valley Resort, Delta Meadowvale Hotel, Ashbridge’s Bay Yacht Club, Epic – Fairmont Royal York,  King Street Food/Buca, International Centre, Brassaii, Mayes Brothers, Easton Group Of Hotels, The Miller Tavern, Westin Harbour Castle, Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, One King West, Toronto Congress Centre, Sheraton Toronto, Delta Chelsea Hotel, Rodney’s Oyster House, Royal Canadian Yacht Club