Evening Program
October 14, 2022 • Burlington Convention Centre
What’s
PG.6 Message from the Foundation PG.8 Message from the Co-Chairs PG.9 Your Impact PG.11 Top 10 Things to Do at Oakville Diwali What to look forward to PG.15 Evening Menu Find out what The Host’s fantastic chefs will be preparing for dinner PG.17 Balloon Burst Pop a balloon for your chance to win a prize all while supporting OTMH PG.20 2022 Oakville Diwali Committee PG.21 Thank You to Our Donors
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Message from the Foundation
We are incredibly excited to welcome you once again in-person to Oakville Diwali!
The Oakville Hospital Foundation is honoured to partner with the Oakville Diwali Committee and our amazing sponsors to celebrate the festival of lights- all while helping to make great care possible. A huge thank you to these dedicated individuals and companies who have worked together to ensure Oakville Diwali reaches its fundraising goal.
In a year when caring for patients has been marked by increasing volumes, your support this evening is vital. Your donations and participation in Cause-Within-a-Cause will go towards advancing OTMH’s surgical care program, which provides life-changing care to thousands of patients close to home.
With your generosity, our compassionate and skilled team of physicians and nurses can continue to offer care, comfort, and hope to patients and their families.
Thank you for making tonight all about connecting generosity to world-class community healthcare at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital.
Sincerely,
Mary McPherson, CFRE Chief Executive Officer Oakville Hospital Foundation
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Message from our Co-Chairs
Diwali, the Festival of lights, is a celebration of many things with a main ideology being a celebration of Light over Darkness. This could not be more appropriate for us today in 2022. The past two years have been some of the darkest times for many of us, especially in healthcare, but we are starting to see glimmers of welcome light.
For many of us, Diwali is a time to gather with loved ones and cherished friends, celebrating and sharing the rich traditions of our culture with our surrounding community. We enjoy the rituals, fireworks, dessert and decorations, reflecting on all that we are grateful for and praying for prosperity, good fortune and health in the coming year. It is a wonderful opportunity for us to celebrate our diversity and demonstrate the strength we draw from our many and varied communities.
At the same time, Diwali marks a special time for us to reflect on ways that we can lift the spirits of those around us, shining light into the world, even amidst the most difficult of circumstances. As a community hospital that depends on all of our support, we are thankful to our sponsors and all those who contributed to raising funds not only for today’s event but throughout the year. This event would not have been possible without the dedicated efforts of the Hospital Foundation, the entire Oakville Diwali Committee and various donors and supporters. Thank you for always being our guiding light.
On that note, we wish you all the best for this festive season as we celebrate here today in the company of each other. May each of you be blessed with memorable moments of joy, love, togetherness, kindness, empathy, and forgiveness and may the light of Diwali
continue to lead you on the road of growth and prosperity.
From our family to yours, and on behalf of the entire Diwali Committee, we wish you a safe, happy and healthy Diwali and Happy New Year.
With gratitude, Aarti Nagpal Co-Chair Oakville Diwali Anita Dharamshi Co-Chair Oakville Diwali
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Your donations and participation in Cause-Within-a-Cause will go towards advancing OTMH’s surgical care program which provides life-changing care to thousands of patients close to home. Your Impact
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10. Hit The Dance Floor 10:00 p.m. 7. Balloon Burst 8:00 p.m. Pop a balloon for your chance to win a prize all while supporting OTMH! 8. Enjoy a Gourmet Meal 8:00 p.m. Savour a delicious family style dinner brought to you by The Host. See our full menu here. 9. Stand Up For A Cause 9:30 p.m. Together, we can raise tens of thousands of dollars in just a few minutes through Cause-Within-A-Cause. Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to party with music from DJ Vishal!
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Evening Menu
PASSED APPETIZERS
Vegetarian
Kale Chaat on Bamboo Boats
Manchurian Cauliflower
Haryali Kebab
Potli Samosa
Non-Vegetarian
Tandoori Shrimp
Lamb Sliders
DESSERT
Gulab Jamun with Rabri
Pista Kulfi
Mixed berries and mango with mint
MAIN COURSE
Vegetarian
Daal Makhni
Tawa Vegetables
Achaari Paneer
Palak Aloo
Non-Vegetarian
Delhi Butter Chicken
Lamb Masala
BREAD & RICE
Naan
Parantha
Saffron Pilau Rice with Green Peas
CONDIMENTS
Cucumber Raita
Kachumber Salad
Vijay Anand Foundation
Supporting health, education and children
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Balloon Burst
Pop until you win!
Enter the Balloon Burst raffle and win a guaranteed prize. At 8:00 p.m., we will start selling Oakville Diwali’s must-have items of the night. The balloons are $75 each and include the chance to win one of our exciting prizes (see next page).
You can pick up your item at the end of the night at the cash out table. Please keep your ticket with you!
Please note:
Balloon Burst Prizes
More items include spa packages, hotel stays and Diwali silver coins for good luck! Smart TVs Google Home x2 chances to win a pair of tickets to a Raptors Game Auston Matthews Jersey
Oakville Diwali
Organizing Committee
We would like to express a sincere thank you to the following individuals who have given so freely and generously of themselves and their time to make this a very memorable evening.
Vijay Agarwal
Sushma Agarwal
Manju Bajaj
Anita Dharamshi – Co-Chair
Mini Gupta
Anil Jindal
Anju Jindal
Sujata Kale-Banerjea
Renu Khanna
Nita Lakhanpal
Uma Malik – Sponsorship Co-Chair
Aarti Nagpal – Co-Chair
Sneha Nirody
Sikka
Rohini Sood – Entertainment Chair
Gurcharan Syan – Sponsorship Co-Chair
Manjusha Tayal
Neera
Dr
Thank You to Our Donors
Raffle Item Donors
7 Spice Bar & Masala Grill
Alioli Restaurant
Aspen Preparatory Academy
Baadshah Jewellers
Blazing- Michele Bailey Cineplex Cinemas Oakville and VIP- Wyecroft Colliers Macaulay Nicolls
Community Restaurant Courtyard by Marriot Vaughan Grand Oaks Orthodontics
Holistic Life Solutions
Hyatt Place Toronto/ Mississauga & Luxe Convention Centre
Hyatt Regency Toronto
Downtown Iris Nails & Spa
Kanchan’s Dental Office
KFI Inc.
Lifetime Fitness Mohit Thakore
Monastery Bakery & Delicatessen Ltd
Mr. Mandeep Masood
Mr. Ray Khanna
Ms. Fit For Life Neera Khera
Nishi Sethi
Payale Royal PC Shop Computers
Policaro Group
Prabha Jain
Preena Chauhan
Premium Shopping Club
Ranee’s Roti & Tandoori
Rita Chhabra Rogers Rohini Sood
Shoppers Drug Mart- Dundas & Appleby
Shoppers Drug Mart- Prince Michael Drive
Sigma Group
Simply Elegant Florals by
Fouzia
Sir Corp Sparkle Jewellery
SpecSense Optical
Sports Chek
Starbucks Oakville
Sujata Kale- Banerjea
Suneeta Vyas
Supernova Diamonds
Tamarind Modern Indian Bistro
Tara Bhuyan Couture
TownePlace Suites by Marriott Hamilton
Trainers On Site
Trattoria Timone Ristorante
VIA Rail Canada
White Oaks Dental Office
Thank You to Our Donors
Donors
Rupal Raja
Gopinath Rengarajan
Rekha Sharma
Neera Sikka
Vimal Chawla
Mikio Kandhari
Nicky Kandhari
Neelu Khera
Cash
Mila Alferova
Rita Bawa
Surjit Bawa Brian Burton Leslie Carmichael
Chimp: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)
Mataj Architects Inc.
Anna M Pellico
Dr. Mandeep and Rohini
Sood
A Match Gift from Dr. Julie Khanna & Dr. Sheetal Sapra
We are proud to continue supporting the Oakville Diwali Gala by offering to match donations made this evening, up to $25,000. As physicians we understand the importance of having the equipment we need. Together we can accomplish the goal. We wish you a very enjoyable evening full of fun, celebration, and happiness. Happy Diwali! Dr. Julie Khanna Plastic Surgeon Oakville Elementary Campus 2050 Neyagawa Boulevard Oakville Primary Campus 2045 Sixth Line Rotherglen School What School Should Be Dr. Sheetal Sapra Dermatologist
