8th Annual Carefor Chocolate Brunch & Competition
March 10, 2012
at the Centurion Conference & Event Centre from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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This annual competition, a fundraiser for Carefor Health & Community Services presented by Minitel Communications, asks each of the 400 attendees and a panel of five celebrity judges to vote on which restaurant, caterer, bakery or chocolatier makes Ottawa/Gatineau's best chocolate dessert, based on taste, texture and table presentation.
Join us on Saturday March 10, 2012, as the two winners are crowned. You will be treated to a delectable brunch, live music, exciting live/silent auction with items donated by local businesses. Take home containers will be available to ensure everyone got the most out of the chocolate competition!
All proceeds from this fundraising event are directed to Carefor, a charitable health care organization in Ottawa providing home health care and community support services. This year, we aim to raise $35,000 to support Carefor's bursary program, client subsidies, transportation for clients who cannot use public transportation, and improvements to our staff training room. With your support, we will continue to keep families together longer at home.
Click here to check out the photo gallery of the 2011 Carefor Chocolate Brunch & Competition.
Tickets
Limited tickets will be sold at the door of the event.
- Adult ticket: $75 (you will receive a $25 tax receipt)
- Child ticket: $40 (age 4-12)
- Infant ticket: free
For more information, call 613-749-7557 x2180.
The event will be held at the Centurion Conference & Event Centre located at 170 Colonnade Rd. South, in Ottawa from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Competition
The 2012 Carefor Chocolate competitors include:
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Sucre, Sale (2011, 2010, 2009 champion)
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Pasticceria Gelateria Italiana (2011 champion)
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Fratelli Restaurants (2008 Champion)
- Top of the Hill Bakery
- Morsel Speciality Dessert Catering
- Each year, Carefor Health & Community Services invites up to 15 competitors to participate in the annual Carefor Chocolate Brunch & Competition fundraising event. Competitors range from small truffle shops, caterers and chocolatiers to large local restaurants, bakeries and hotels from the National Capital Region. If you are interested to compete, visit
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The People's Choice Award and all of its associated benefits, goes to the establishment that gets the most votes from the attendees at the event. In addition to bragging rights for a year and the opportunity to promote their chocolate desserts to a crowd of 400+ philanthropic supporters of Carefor, the People's Choice winner also receives the Carefor Chocolate People's Choice Trophy, a $500 cheque and the opportunity to advertise in Carefor's publications for one year.
The Judges Choice Award is presented to the establishment who wins the hearts and tastebuds of five celebrity judges. In addition to bragging rights and promotion of their products, the Judges' Choice winner received the Carefor Chocolate Judges Choice Trophy, a $500 cheque and the opportunity to advertise in Carefor's publications for one year.
Most amazing judging line-up EVER!
Executive Chef Michael Blackie (NAC) has been cooking for almost 25 years on three continents. Over the past decade, Chef Blackie has worked at some of the world’s finest hotels including the Fairmont Pierre Marques (Mexico) and the Oberoi (Bali). Among his many career highlights, Chef Blackie held Executive Sous Chef and Acting Chef positions at the prestigious and world-renowned Mandarin Oriental (Hong Kong). Most recently, Chef Blackie held the Executive Chef position at Brookstreet in Ottawa where, after just three months under his leadership, the hotel’s flagship restaurant Perspectives was awarded the prestigious four diamond rating from CAA. Chef Blackie joined the NAC artistic leadership team in April 2009.
Chef Christian Faure, M.O.F. was named the "Best Pastry Chef of the World" by the American Academy of Hospitality and Sciences and awarded the "Five Star Diamond Award". Appointed Director of Operations at Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts Institute of Ottawa and Cordon Bleu Signatures Restaurant in 2006, Chef Faure is also the International Executive Pastry Chef of Le Cordon Bleu International and is renowned worldwide for his talent and creativity. Chef Faure can be found on Twitter @CordonBleuOtt.
Food is the great common denominator. Ottawa Citizen Food editor Ron Eade is always intrigued by what people put on their plates and how it got there. From farm to fork and then some, he explores the ever-changing culinary plate in the nation's capital. What's for supper, you ask? Ever smoked a chocolate cake? You can find his blog at www.roneade.com or find him on Twitter @RonEade.
Don and Claire from www.foodieprints.com. Don, Jenn and Claire are the brains and bloggers behind one of Ottawa's most fun to read foodie blogs. They cover all sorts of culinary events throughout the city, they are friends to many and they light up the Twitter feed when it comes to local restaurants, cuisine and happenings in the 613 area code. You can find them at www.foodieprints.com or on Twitter @foodieprints.
Katy Watts, Ottawa foodie and author of Sheltered Girl Meets World klwatts.typepad.com.
Sponsors
In 2012, the event will be presented again by Minitel Communications
Media Sponsors:
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Community Sponsors:
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Emond Harden LLP
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Treats International |
Chocolate Supporters: AON Hewitt, Ontario Medical Supply Limited, Pitney Bowes
Chocolate Fountain Sponsor: Motion Specialities
Take Home Box Sponsor: Welch LLP
Carefor Chocolate Friends: Bradda Printing, BridgeTech Systems, Care Canada Medical, Carleton Ford, Cronair Mechanical, Dodds' Janitorial, Doherty and Associates, Everest College, Goldcare, Herzing College, Ignite Web Solutions, Rainbow Natural Foods, RL Solutions, Skeggs Landscape and Design, Say Something Communications, Sunshine Maintenance, The Co-operators, Weekly Flowers
A special thanks to the 60+ local companies who donated prizes for our live and silent auctions.
As one of our sponsors, you will:
- Receive unique branding opportunities for your company over the event marketing campaign;
- Be seen as a community leader in the area of home health care and community services;
- Participate in a family-friendly fundraiser that attracts a diverse audience;
- Receive complimentary tickets for your representatives to a well-established event in Ottawa;
- Actively contribute to raising funds for Carefor's charitable work in the local community.
Each sponsorship level offers different benefits, visibility and return on your investment.
If you are interested to sponsor the event, please download our sponsorship package.
NEW this year - you can confirm your sponsorship online. Please note, the presenting sponsorship, the Take Home Box Sponsorship, and the Chocolate Fountain Sponsorship are not available anymore. There is only one Community Sponsor sponsorship available at this time. We are still accepting Sponsors at the other levels.
Volunteer opportunities available
Many opportunities are available: Click here for details.
To apply, send an email to Melissa at OttawaVolunteers@carefor.ca (write the name of the volunteer opportunity in the subject line) or call her at 613-749-7557 x2180. For more info: www.carefor.ca/chocolate.
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