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Left: Fairchild Radio on-air personalities interviewing Mrs. Wu and daughter Riley, NICU patient. Right: Marian Walsh with Suetying Yu from Bridgepoint Above: Guests enjoying the casino games. Left: Staff from the Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases. From left, Kara Semotiuk, Laura Winter, Dr. Zane Cohen, Melyssa Aronson, Salah Metwaly A N E V E N I N G O F B LAC K , W H I T E A N D D IA M O N D S A T SA K S F I F T H AV E N U E Over 300 guests gathered on May 3 at Saks Fifth Avenue in the CF Toronto Eaton Centre for an evening of black, white and diamonds, raising more than $200,000 in support of brain health and rehabilitation at Sinai Health System� This event was one of the luxury retailer's first Canadian fundraisers, and brought together some of Toronto's finest for an evening of fashion and fine food� The event featured a unique shopping opportunity, food by Oliver & Bonacini and entertainment by The Toronto All-Star Big Band� The event was co-chaired by Carole Grafstein and Barbara Kerbel-May� Dr� Graham Collingridge, Senior Investigator at the Lunenfeld- Tanenbaum Research Institute, shared insights into his award-winning research on brain mechanisms that play a role in learning and memory� In March, Dr� Collingridge was one of three scientists awarded the annual Brain Prize — the world's most valuable prize for brain research — by the Grete Lundbeck European Brain Research Foundation in Denmark� "Our memories define who we are� Memory is a necessary human faculty — it's the foundation of all science, music and literature� Without memory, we lose a sense of ourselves," said Dr� Collingridge� N I GH T A T T H E C A S I N O RA IS E S OV E R $ 1 5 5 , 0 0 0 On September 21, over 250 guests attended Night at the Casino at The Ritz-Carlton hotel in support of the Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases at Mount Sinai Hospital� The event, which raised more than $155,000, featured a dazzling evening of glitz and glamour, filled with Prohibition-era entertainment� Guests were treated to a cocktail reception, followed by a night of casino games, such as poker, blackjack and craps� Elaborate food stations and open bar were offered, with entertainment from The St� Royals� I NA U G U RA L S I NA I RA D I O T H O N RA IS E S $ 1 2 5 , 0 0 0 F O R S I NA I H EA L T H S Y S T E M On June 9, the inaugural Sinai Radiothon was broadcast live on Fairchild Radio (AM1430) from Mount Sinai Hospital in support of Sinai Health System, raising an incredible $125,000� Sinai Radiothon featured live interviews in Mandarin and Cantonese with patients and staff from across all four campuses of Sinai Health System — Mount Sinai Hospital, Bridgepoint Active Healthcare, Circle of Care and the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute� Listeners across Toronto tuned in to hear powerful stories from patients like Mrs� Wu, whose daughter Riley was in Mount Sinai's Newton Glassman Charitable Foundation Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for many weeks after birth, and Mrs� Long, who was grateful for the mental health support she received from Mount Sinai's Wellness Centre in Scarborough� P H OTO C R E D I T: W I L D C A R D E X P E R I E N C E P H O T O C R E D I T : N I C K L E E 36 C O M M U N I T Y C O R N E R

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