Victor Royce, CEO Rolex Canada, Shakes A Leg For Charity
Posted by Vanessa Puzio and filed under Rolex Culture, Rolex Events |
A host of Canadian leaders came together to show their support for the cause upheld by the Baycrest Foundation. Rolex too showed its support by sponsoring the event and ensuring the presence of Rolex Canada’s CEO, Victor Royce at the gala. Six community leaders came together for the dance competition that was organized to raise funds for charity. The list of community leaders scheduled to perform at the gala included well known philanthropist Wendy Switzer Myles; co-owner of Toronto Argonaut, David Cynamon; the CEO of Rose Corporation, Sam Reisman; vice-chairman Deloitte, Garry Foster; vice-president RSM, Richter Robert Harlang; and renowned artist Tootsie Halbert.
The leaders were paired with professional dancers from Toronto Dance Inc. and trained for almost two months to be able to give a spectacular performance at the gala night. The ballroom dance competition had been fashioned after the hit series “Dancing with the Stars”. The annual gala from the Baycrest Foundation was held at the Sheraton Centre in downtown Toronto. The president of Baycrest Foundation, Mark Gryfe, stated that the goal of the event was to give an opportunity to people to understand and support the cause upheld by the foundation along with enjoying a fun-filled event which was unique. Mark Gryfe also added that the event caught on so well with the audience that prominent leaders queued up to sign up for the competition next year.
The CEO of Rolex Canada, Victor Royce, graced the occasion along with his wife Bernice Royce and showed his support for the cause by later joining the leaders on the ballroom floor. Other prominent leaders present at the gala included President, T.R.L. Investments, Sydney Cooper along with Florence Cooper; President and CEO, Cineplex, Ellis Jacob along with Sharyn Jacob; Founder, Danier Leather Inc., Irving Wortsman along with Sylvia Wortsman; principal, Genuity Capital Markets, Earl Rotman along with Ariella Rohringer; chairman and CEO, Apotex Inc., Barry Sherman along with Honey Sherman; chairman and CEO, Harry Rosen Inc., Larry Rosen along with Susan Jackson; honourary chairman, Shoppers Drug Mart, Murray Koffler along with Marvelle Koffler; chairman, Burnac Corp., Joseph Burnett along with Colleen Kennedy; district vice-president, Toronto Centre, Scotiabank, Ed Keohane along with Michelle Keohane; and deputy CEO, Gluskin Sheff, Jeremy Freedman along with Judith Finer-Freedman.
Representing Baycrest Foundation on the dance floor was Anthony Melman, chairman, Baycrest, as well as chief executive of Nevele Inc., along with his better half Valerie Melman. Rolex too has lent its invaluable support to various philanthropic and sports events over the years. Rolex has had a long and esteemed association of supporting sports events for the past three decades. Rolex also runs its own philanthropic program which is the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. The philanthropic program run by Rolex helps bring together the masters and aspirants of an arts discipline and give them a platform to exchange ideas. The program is a novel initiative as it not only helps the protégés learn the intricacies of their discipline directly from the masters, but also helps preserve the cultural and artistic heritage of the world.
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