The 22nd Annual “Cops Care For Kids Fashion Show & Silent Auction”
November 22, 2019 at the Ciociaro Club, 3745 North Talbot Road, Oldcastle Photos by Rod Denis. All people in photos listed from the left.
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1. Presented by the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Foundation (WECAF) this fashionable event is supported by Windsor Police Service (WPS), Ontario Provincial Police and LaSalle Police Service. The event committee was comprised of: Tina Gatt, Community Outreach Manager, Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society/ Event Co-Chair; WPS Sgt. Ed Armstrong, Event Co-Chair; Derrick Drouillard, Executive Director, Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society; WPS Chief Pam Mizuno; WPS Deputy Chief Brad Hill and Dawn Hill, WPS Director of Information Services; Cheryl Sprague, WECAF President and Mike Clark, Manager of Public Relations & Fund Development, Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society. 2. Whereas the main highlight is the fashion show (especially seeing the little
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ones who are either shy or in a hurry to run off!), guests — like Libro Credit Union Amherstburg Branch Manager Nika Laurin and her daughter, Anaiya — also enjoyed entertainment by Coffee House Combo and the Border City Dance Company, a delicious meal prepared by the Ciociaro Club and a chance to bid on silent auction items.
were “Silver Sponsors” of the event.
3. The Emcee for the evening was a man with great stage presence — Sonny Borrelli, Regional Director of “Miss Universe Canada Western Ontario”. He is pictured with his wife Melanie who is also no stranger to the camera as CTV Windsor’s Entertainment Reporter.
6. The Windsor Auxiliary Patrol Constables (APC) are great community volunteers who are always on the job, but our Biz X photographer wanted them to have a little fun with Ruhi Sood, an Account Manager with TD Bank (“Bronze Sponsor”). Check out this “police lineup” shot with: APC Bontorin; APC Khamo; Auxiliary Sgt. Lapierre; APC Westfall; APC Fregapan; APC McQueen; Sood; APC. Berek; APC. Rafo and APC. D’Angela-Roberts.
4. Len Kavanaugh, Suzanne Porter and Jeffrey Patterson of Kavanaugh Milloy, Labour and Employment Lawyers B I Z X M A G A Z IN E • F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 0
5. A repeat sponsor for 2019 was Scott Allen, CEO of Integrity Tool & Mold Inc. posing with Tina Gatt, Community Outreach manager for Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society. If you wish to become involved and sponsor this signature fundraising event, see: WECAF.on.ca.
