Ben Mulroney Emcees Starlight Children’s Foundation Gala

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Ben Mulroney, photo Robin Wong
Ben Mulroney, photo Robin Wong robinwong.ca
Ben Mulroney, photo Robin Wong
Ben Mulroney, photo Robin Wong robinwong.ca

ETALK anchor Ben Mulroney will host the 17th annual Starlight Children’s Foundation Gala on Sat., March 3, 2012 at the Allstream Centre at the Exhibition Place. The opera-themed gala will begin with cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 7:30 p.m., followed by raffles, live and silent auctions and live entertainment including performances by opera singers Leslie Ann Bradley, Edgar Ernesto Ramirez and the Toronto Children’s Chorus. Tickets are $400 and can be purchased online or by calling Nancy Ford at 905-752-7827 x236.

Auction items include a sleepover for 10 children at a Toys “R” Us store. In addition, Andy The Bear, a stuffed teddy bear who befriended a brave girl fighting leukemia, will be on sale for $20 at the gala.

The Starlight Children’s Foundation has been raising funds for almost 30 years for children around the world with chronic and life-threatening illnesses and life-altering injuries by providing opportunities for entertainment and events including fun centers (DVDs, TVs and Nintendo Wii™ games) in hospitals, fulfillment of once-in-a-lifetime wishes for seriously-ill children and events for child and her family.