32nd ANNUAL UNICEF WATER FOR LIFE GALA CALGARY

We hope you will enjoy these videos from our past UNICEF Water for Life Galas.

JOIN UNICEF FOR THE 2024 CALGARY WATER FOR LIFE GALA!

UNICEF Canada’s 32nd  Annual UNICEF Water for Life Gala will take place on
November 2, 2024, bringing the Calgary community together to support the world’s children.

Savour a four-course dinner, bid on sensational auction items and enjoy spectacular entertainment. The Water for Life Gala is UNICEF Canada’s premier fundraising event.

Current world events are having deep and lasting effects on children. Decades of advances in children’s rights have recently seen heavy setbacks and have amplified the need for UNICEF’s leadership and important work focused on safe water, sanitation and hygiene. The solidarity of the Calgary community in supporting these life-changing programs is more important than ever. 

Through the generosity of our donors, UNICEF leads innovative initiatives to bring safe water to all children.

EVENT DATE

Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 2, 2024.

PURCHASE A TABLE

Tables are available as follows

• Champion: $50,000
• Innovator: $30,000
• Protector: $20,000
• Advocate: $10,000
• Collaborator: $7,500

To purchase a table or individual tickets, make a donation, or learn about opportunities for in-kind sponsorship for the UNICEF Water for Life Gala, please contact:

Holly Davidson
Manager, National Events
hdavidson@unicef.ca
(587) 324-5084

Donations and cheques for table purchases can be sent by mail to the UNICEF Canada office located in Calgary:

UNICEF Canada
Attn: Holly Davidson
B001, 1716 – 16 Avenue NW
Calgary, AB T2M 0L7

Photo Gallery

Take a walk down memory lane as you look back at the past 31 years of the Gala. View the photo gallery!

UNICEF WATER FOR LIFE GALA LEADERSHIP

Co-Chairs

Anthony Giuffre – CEO & Founder, Avenue Living
L. Britt Giuffre – President and Founder, Giuniper Ventures

Patrons Council

Jeff Cormack – Managing Director, RBC Capital Markets
Reinier Deurwaarder - Partner, KPMG LLP
Camille Devine McCreath – Actor, Host & Community Leader
Brett Herman - President & CEO, Lucero Energy Corp.
John Kousinioris – President & CEO, TransAlta
Jeff Lyons – National Leader, Oil & Gas, Deloitte
Patrick Maguire – Vice Chair & Managing Partner, Bennett Jones LLP
Leigh Peters – President, Avenue Living Group
Randy Pettipas – President & CEO, Global Public Affairs
Kristin Romeril – Restaurant Owner, Flores & Pine
Sue Riddell Rose – President & CEO, Perpetual Energy Inc.
Vik Saini – President, Take Flight Group
Geeta Sankappanavar – Founder & CEO, Akira Impact
Mike Shaikh - Philanthropist & Community Leader
Reynold Tetzlaff – Vice-Chair and Managing Partner, Alberta & Prairies Region, PwC LLP
Peter Wallis – President & CEO, Peter Wallis Consulting
Penny Whitlock – Community Leader

UNICEF Water for Life Gala Committee

Aluel Athel
Melissa Baylin - Auction Co-Chair
John Conley
Paula Cook
Cecile Dash
Diane Davidson
Lauren Dougherty
Callie Dundas
Susanne Fox – Event Committee Co-Chair
Claudio Gagliardi
Andrea Gerencser – Art Co-Chair
Natalie Gillespie – Art Co-Chair
Christina Giuffre
Jessica Greenway
Judy Hildebrandt
Oli Kiddell
Tayo Koleade
Tess MacLeod
Thomas Matthews
Louise McLean – Auction Co-Chair
Banafsheh Mehrazma
Terry Ollivier
Daune Richardson
Julia Sande
Jennifer Sande – Event Committee Co-Chair
Hanita Simard
Tracey Smith
Alexandra Way