The Chocolate Ball!!
COCOA BANANA

The inaugural annual Chocolate Ball in support of the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation and the Campbell Family Institute at Princess Margaret Hospital was held Saturday October 20, 207 at the Palais Royale Ballroom in Toronto, Ontario, Canada! "The Chocolate Ball is a fundraising event to be held annually in October, "Breast Cancer Awareness" month. The Chocolate Ball will help fund specific organizations and foundations that support breast cancer programs and initiatives. .... Guests are in for an elegant evening POWERED BY CHOCOLATE!! A 150 ft. Chocolate Buffet will be the highlight attraction with more then 200 varieties of decadent chocolates, deliciously exotic chocolate desserts, chocolate drinks and chocolate infused foods tempting the taste buds of all those who will be in attendance." [thechocolateball.ca]

The theme for the Chocolate Ball 2007 was Cocoa Bana which presented a throw back to the days of Ricky Ricardo and Xavier Caugot and ballroom dances such as the cha cha, tango, mambo and the rhumba.

The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation's mission is to raise funds for research, teaching and compassionate care at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto. The Campbell Family Institute is Canada's first and only research facility dedicated exclusively to breast cancer research. According to the hospital, there are one hundred clinicians and scientists researching cures for breast cancer and they want your support!!

The Chocolate Ball consisted of:

• 8:00 Chocolate Buffet Opens
• 8:00 Hilario Duran & His Latin Jazz Big Band
• 10:00 Toronto Dance Dancing by DJ to 1:30
• 10:300 Silent Auction Announcement

The Chocolate Ball 2007 was a fine event that raised funds for a worthy cause; namely, breast cancer research. Check ball here to for the Chocolate Ball 2008!!