Thank you for celebrating with us at our 2026 International Women’s Day Celebration Breakfast!

Something new, something meaningful, and nearly $80,000 raised for our community!

This year, we reimagined our beloved International Women’s Day event as a morning celebration—and nearly 300 guests showed up ready to embrace it.

Every dollar raised supports our essential programs and services. Thank you to our sponsors, donors, and every guest who filled the room with generosity and heart.

Special thanks to our Presenting sponsors:

GoYoga white logo.     

For details about this annual event, please contact Kelly Lee at kelly@familytransitionplace.ca or 519-942-4122, ext. 243.

Please click here to see all of the businesses that contributed to this year’s silent auction!

Celebrating Women Magazine

Cover of Family Transition Place's 2025 Celebrating Women magazine featuring Tracy Moore

Advertise Your Business!

This incredible full-colour magazine celebrates women, features beautiful graphics and thought-provoking content. Your advertising investment provides your business with valuable exposure and 100% of ad sales will support your local women’s shelter—FTP. Celebrating Women will be available in print and released at our International Women’s Day celebration event (400 guests!), with additional print copies circulated throughout participating
businesses in Dufferin and Caledon. Additionally, the magazine will be published digitally and sent to our donor database, and advertised on our social media sites.

To enquire about future advertising opportunities, please contact Kelly at 519-942-4122, ext. 243 | kelly@familytransitionplace.ca.

Sponsor this event

Table setting from March 8, 2023 International Women's Day Celebration Luncheon fundraising event.

Be a sponsor!

By sponsoring an FTP fundraising event, you will strengthen your company’s image, build brand awareness, generate positive PR and most of all, support a very important cause!

CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR 2026 IWD SPONSORS

For information on future sponsorship opportunities, please contact Kelly at 519-942-4122, ext. 243 | kelly@familytransitionplace.ca.

Photo credit: Megan Bond Photography

Please check out the 2026 issue of Celebrating Women magazine!

Thank you to all of the volunteer writers who contributed their time and incredible content for this year’s publication. And thank you to all of the businesses that purchased ad space; these ads provide us with an additional source of revenue in support of our programs and services. And big thanks to Liesje from Sprout Advertising & Design for this beautiful creation—she always does incredible work.

Read all of the responses from the amazing women featured in this year’s centre spread article, Celebrating Local Women.

Thank you to our event photographer—Meghan Bond Photography—for the incredible photos taken at the 2026 event.

Table setting.
Silent Auction table, displaying the items and bid cards.
Silent Auction table, displaying the items and bid cards.
Family Transition Place staff, Lauren and Serena holding two of our new Hope sweatshirts.
Family Transition Place staff smiling for a picture in front of the FTP wallpaper photo op station.
Family Transition Place staff and volunteers smiling for a picture in front of the FTP wallpaper photo op station.
Family Transition Place employees, Kelly L, Lynette and Brennan smiling in front of the stage.
Confetti Cookie donated by Blissfully Baked x Almond.
Family Transition Place employees, Lauren, Serena, Diane and Lisa smiling while working at the Hope Table.
Waitress walking with a tray of signature mocktails.
Three guests chatting and smiling as they enjoy their cups of coffee.
Three women standing smiling in amongst the tables at IWD.
Guests mingling and smiling together in the reception area of the event.
IWD Volunteers helping check guests in at the registration table.
Family Transition Place employee Kelly G smiling helping at IWD.
Guests mingling and talking to one another in amongst the tables set up.
Three IWD guests standing smiling with arms around one another.
Guests mingling and talking to one another in amongst the tables set up.
Two IWD guests standing smiling posing in front of the Family Transition Place photo op wallpaper.
Two IWD guests standing smiling posing in front of the Family Transition Place photo op wallpaper.
Four IWD guests standing smiling posing in front of the Family Transition Place photo op wallpaper.
Two IWD guests standing smiling posing in front of the Family Transition Place photo op wallpaper.
Two IWD guests standing smiling posing in front of the Family Transition Place photo op wallpaper.
Guests viewing the silent auction tables full of different items to bid on.
Ten IWD guests posing for a picture together smiling with arms wrapped around each other's shoulders.
Two volunteers helping at the registration table smiling welcoming guests.
The Brave Canoe singing and drumming.
The Brave Canoe singing and drumming.
The Brave Canoe singing and drumming.
The Brave Canoe singing and drumming.
The Brave Canoe singing and drumming.
The Brave Canoe singing on the stage.
Family Transition Place Executive Director, Lynette Pole-Langdon speaking into microphone on the stage.
All guests seated in the ball room at their designated tables taking part in chair yoga being led by a Go Yoga instructor.
Food from buffet table.
Food from buffet table.
Food from buffet table.
Food from buffet table.
Food from buffet table.
Food from buffet table.
Frittata dish.
All guests seated in the ball room at their designated tables taking part in chair yoga being led by a Go Yoga instructor.
All guests seated in the ball room at their designated tables taking part in chair yoga.
All guests seated in the ball room at their designated tables taking part in chair yoga.
All guests seated in the ball room at their designated tables while Family Transition Place's Executive Director, Lynette is talking on the microphone at the front of the stage.
All guests seated in the ball room at their designated tables while Family Transition Place's Executive Director, Lynette is talking on the microphone at the front of the stage.
All guests seated in the ball room at their designated tables.
Display of buffet table spread.
Guests helping themselves to the buffet of food.
Help yourself juice fountains.
A guest writing their bid on the silent auction card.
Hope, comfort, shelter, safety, peace, kindness, compassion and love display sign.
All guests seated in the ball room at their designated tables.
A thank you to this year's IWD sponsors displayed on the projector screen.
Youth Educators, Travis and Sabina on stage during their presentation.
Youth Educators, Travis and Sabina on stage during their presentation.
Youth Educators, Travis and Sabina on stage during their presentation.
Two guests seated and smiling together.
Youth educator, Sabina standing talking to 3 guests during presentation.
Youth Educator, Sabina walking and talking on microphone through the crowd of tables.
Youth Educators presentation displayed on the big projector screen.
Youth Educators presentation displayed on the big projector screen.
Youth Educators, Travis and Sabina on stage presenting to the guests.
Youth Educators, Travis and Sabina on stage presenting to the guests.
Family Transition Place employee, Brennan standing on the stage, talking into the microphone at the lectern.
Guests seated at their tables talking and smiling to one another.
Guests seated at their tables talking and smiling to one another.
Guests seated at their tables talking and smiling to one another.
One guest standing with her arm up while all other guests are seated at their tables.
Guests all seated at tables, some guests are standing.
Family Transition Place employee, Brennan speaking on the stage at the lectern.
Guests standing and smiling amongst one another.
Guests seated at tables smiling and talking with one another.
A guest from IWD walking and smiling through the tables of guests.
A guest from IWD walking and smiling through the tables of guests.
Family Transition Place's Executive Director, Lynette handing a gift bag to an IWD guest.
Family Transition Place's Executive Director, Lynette smiling and laughing with a guest from IWD, huddled over the stage with her arm around the guest.
Family Transition Place employee, Brennan smiling talking to an IWD guest.
Family Transition Place employee Diane posing at the Hope table wearing one of the new pink Hope sweatshirts.
Twelve IWD guests posing in front of the Family Transition Place wallpaper for a photo op.
Six IWD guests posing in front of the Family Transition Place wallpaper for a photo op.
Two IWD guests posing in front of the Family Transition Place wallpaper for a photo op.
Four IWD guests posing in front of the Family Transition Place wallpaper for a photo op.
Four IWD guests posing in front of the Family Transition Place wallpaper for a photo op.
Four IWD guests posing in front of the Family Transition Place wallpaper for a photo op.
Two IWD guests posing in front of the Family Transition Place wallpaper for a photo op.
Four IWD guests posing in front of the Family Transition Place wallpaper for a photo op.
Two IWD guests posing in front of the Family Transition Place wallpaper for a photo op.
Two IWD guests posing in front of the Family Transition Place wallpaper for a photo op.
Four IWD guests posing in front of the Family Transition Place wallpaper for a photo op.
Two IWD guests posing in front of the Family Transition Place wallpaper for a photo op.
Two IWD guests posing in front of the Family Transition Place wallpaper for a photo op, one is holding a guitar.
Two IWD guests posing in front of the Family Transition Place wallpaper for a photo op.
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