Serena Ryder in white jacket and hat

Thank you for supporting this year’s International Women’s Day Celebration Event featuring Serena Ryder!

Presented by:
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March 8, 2024 | Hockley Valley Resort

Fundraising total to be announced soon!

Serena Ryder
Juno Award-Winning Musician | Mental Health Advocate

A vocal powerhouse, Serena Ryder is a platinum-selling artist whose raw and earnest songwriting and beautifully electric live performances have made her a favourite amongst fans, peers, and critics alike. She has received numerous accolades, including the prestigious Canada’s Walk of Fame Allan Slaight Music Impact Honour, six JUNO Awards, a MuchMusic Video Award for Best Rock Video, and a Canadian Screen Award for Achievement in Music – Original Song. An advocate for mental wellness, Ryder has also been awarded the Margaret Trudeau Mental Health Advocacy Award.

Ryder has been playing guitar and penning songs since she was a teenager, with multiple hit albums to her name. Her songs have appeared in more than 50 television shows and commercials, including Grey’s Anatomy, VEEP, and Suits. In concert, Ryder has shared the stage with such notable artists as OneRepublic, Sara Bareilles, HAIM, Pitbull, and Melissa Ethridge.

Through her keynote presentations and recent album, The Art of Falling Apart, Ryder invites audiences to join her mental wellness journey and helps them understand the importance of sitting with the uncomfortable moments and the wisdom in their messages.

We have hosted a fundraising luncheon in celebration of International Women’s Day for over 10 years. The event is incredibly popular and it is for that reason that we moved it to a larger venue providing space to host 400 guests. In addition to an exclusive opportunity to get to know her, Serena will also treat the audience by performing one of her popular songs. Attendees will also have access to extraordinary silent auction, swag and door-prize items and the occasion to indulge on a three-course gourmet meal. This event also provides a networking opportunity, connecting with friends and celebrating the accomplishments of women, all while supporting FTP. 

Check out the list of all of our amazing silent auction donors!

Our Media Sponsor, FM101 Orangeville, recorded messages from local women—and Serena Ryder—about what International Women’s Day means to them. Listen to the recordings here.

All funds raised will help support FTP’s critical education, counselling and shelter programs.

Celebrating Women Magazine

2024 Celebrating Women magazine cover featuring Serena Ryder

Our 2024 Celebrating Women magazine is now available! Please contact us if you would like a hardcopy (or two).

Make sure to check out the Celebrating Local Women article featured in the centre spread of this year’s issue to read more about some of this community’s incredible women.

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.

For 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 all of our 2024 IWD event sponsors.

Due to printing and reporting deadlines, we may not be able to meet all of the sponsorship deliverables as of February 28, 2024.
For information on future sponsorship opportunities, please contact Kelly at 519-942-4122, ext. 243 | kelly@familytransitionplace.ca.

Photo credit: Megan Bond Photography

2020 International Women's Day Celebration Luncheon

IWD 2020 Special Film Presentation

Please press play to watch last year’s special film presentation.

A very special and heartfelt thank you to Kaarina Dillabough, Leah Gilfoy, Mandy Gould, Jessie Humphries, Preeya Rateja and Mary Rose for entrusting us with their stories. We are immensely proud and humbled to share this video with all of you and hope you’re as inspired by each of these brilliant women as we are.

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