2005 Brazilian Carnival Ball

The 39th annual Brazilian Carnival Ball took place in Toronto on Thursday, May 19th 2005 and the Beneficiary was the Toronto General Hospital - Peter Munk Cardiac Centre. Based upon Rio de Janeiro's sexy and exciting Carnival, the entertainment consisted of beautiful colorful costumes, great Brazilian dancers, and the samba beat. The mission of the Brazilian Carnival Ball is to raise money for charitable causes in the areas of education, culture, health care and research. In traditional Toronto style, the attendees were for the most part, beautifully dressed in black tie missing an opportunity to let loose. Organizers of this Ball claim that it "has raised over 35 million dollars for causes in healthcare, research, culture and education" and raised $ 2.1 M net this year!

In 2004, this Ball raised $2 M to support the Orthopaedic and Arthritic Institute (OAI) at Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre which is an international leader in muscular skeletal and rehabilitation care with expertise in arthritis, rheumatology, spinal care, sports injuries and orthopaedic nursing.

The Peter Munk Cardiac Centre (PMCC) at University Health Network is home to the largest heart and circulation program in Canada. By concentrating all cardiac and vascular care into one program, this multi-disciplinary Centre contains the finest heart and circulation specialists and the latest technology around the world.

This was an extemely exciting event for a great cause. For tickets for next year's Ball, check out Brazilian Carnival Ball's web site by clicking on this web page - or check back here next year for info on the 40th Brazilian Carnival Ball 2006!!!!

Lindo Stoller, VP BMO & David Geneen, Pres. Grand Touring Automobiles