WATERCAN 20TH ANNIVERSARY - ANNUAL EMBASSY DINNER

The beautiful Aberdeen Pavillion provided quite the setting for the Annual WaterCan Embassy Dinner.
Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau, Jim Knight and Margaret Trudeau.

Guests coming in and picking up there tickets and booklets.
As always Voluteers are a big part of all the Festivals and Large Events. Helping out is Jen Smart, Haydee Aguilar, Victoria Hopkins, Kristen Scheel (Media Chair) and Berak Hussain.

Parade of Flags with Mexico and France.
The picture above is a Lois Siegel picture as well as many that have her credit right on the picture.

WaterCan's Honorary President Margaret Trudeau with her Daughter-In-Law Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau.
Ms. Carrie Cole is on the right.
It's all about the food from the various countries like China above and Haiti below.

Delia Beatriz Valle- Hondura's Ambassador.

Delicious food from Jamaica above and Libya below.

Venezuela mugging for the camera and having great fun.
Jim Knight- Chairman WaterCan Board of Directors, Margaret Trudeau- WaterCan's Honorary President, Ombeni Sefue- High Commissioner For The United Republic of Tanzania, Gary H. J. Pluim- Executive Director WaterCan, Joseph Kahiigwa- Charge d' Affairs, High Commission For The Republic of Uganda, Judith Mbula Bahemuka- High Commission For The Republic of Kenya.
WaterCan celebrated their 20th Anniversary of it's Charitable Organization at the 13th Annual Embassy Dinner/Fundraiser at the Aberdeen Pavilion on May 4. Over 700 guests enjoyed the food and drinks from 45 different Nations thanks to the Embassies and High Commissions (with no travelling required). The night raised an amazing $ 145,000 between ticket sales and the silent auction. All funds raised help support small scale clean water and sanitation projects in developing countries. http://www.watercan.com/ Thanks to Photographer Lois Siegel for many of her photos in this posting. All of her pictures are marked. You can see more of her work at her web site: http://www.siegelproductions.ca/ottawarocks/embassy2007.htm , http://www.siegelproductions.ca