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Are you looking to combine a good deed with pleasure? In addition to being great opportunities to meet other donors who share your concern for the cause of women, our events will allow you to concretely measure the impact of the Let’s Start Up Programs. Please check back here often to find out about our upcoming events.
Our next events
THE COCKTAIL
April 10, 2025 | New City Gas
Join the Lise Watier Foundation and its allies for the 4th edition of our signature event dedicated to the new generation of philanthropists. In a festive, inspiring, and committed atmosphere, this cocktail reception celebrates the financial independence of women in our community while creating unique opportunities for networking and engagement.
Past fundraising events
The annual Ball
On October 17, 2024, under the honorary co-presidency of Roger T. Duguay, Managing Partner at Boyden, and Benoit Lacoste Bienvenue, Managing Partner, Quebec, at KPMG, this 11th edition raised over $1,358,753 in net profits.
The Cocktail for a Better Tomorrow à Toronto
The Cocktail for a Better Tomorrow took place on June 4, 2024. Over 200 guests turned out for the 2nd edition of this fundraising event organized by National Bank Financial_Team Guy Côté in support of the Let’s Start Up Pathway in Toronto. Katie Tabesh, Managing Director, Institutional Equities at National Bank Financial Markets and Katerine Rocheleau, Associate, Development and Communications at National Bank Financial_Team Guy Côté achieved the impossible by raising an incredible net amount of $160,000.
The Cocktail
On April 4, 2024, the Lise Watier Foundation held its third annual The Cocktail 2024. Under the honorary presidency of Claudine Blondin Bronfman, 625 guests gathered at Théâtre St-James to support the financial independence of local women. Their generosity enabled us to raise a record net result of $300,250!
« Pour un avenir meilleur » event
For several years now, the Guy Côté – National Bank Financial – Family Wealth Management Team has organized the « Pour un avenir meilleur » event to benefit the Lise Watier Foundation.
