Celebrating the 49th year in operation, Street Haven’s fundraising event, “Gala of Light”, helped to shine a light once again on homeless and marginalized women in need in Toronto.
Taking place on May 15th at the Spoke Club on King West, this year’s annual Gala of Light featured a wide selection of silent auction items along with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Entertainment for the evening included electric violinist Yosvani Castaneda and DJ Lissa Monet.
MP Olivia Chow spoke about the importance of helping these women in need.
Olivia Chow
Congrats to Street Haven on another fundraiser.
Photo booth
Street Haven serves the 1,400 marginalized and homeless women in Toronto.
ABOUT STREET HAVEN
The goal of Gala of Light is to raise money to support Toronto women in crisis situations (homelessness, addiction issues, women who have been abused and women who suffer from mental illness). Street Haven provides these women with shelter, food, counseling, and even job training. These efforts are made possible by volunteers of the organization but require help from the people of our city who recognize social issues and who want to play an instrumental role in making changes and reducing the amount of homeless women in our city. The Gala of Light aims to raise awareness of these social issues affecting less fortunate women of Toronto and continue to provide these fundamental tools for a brightened future.
For more info visit www.streethaven.com or on Facebook here.
Photos by Nick Lee
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- The evening’s entertainers: Yosvani Castenada and DJ Lissa Monet
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- Gala of Light volunteers
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- Yosvani Castenada
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- Yosvani Castenada
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- Silent auction item
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- Photo booth
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- Melissa Austra
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- R: Melissa Austra
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- Olivia Chow and her apple
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- Marta Tryshak
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- Olivia Chow
Also check out photos from last year’s Gala of Light at The Fifth Social
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