Media Advisory/Interview & Photo Opportunity - 9th Annual Grand Cru Culinary Wine Festival Rolls out the Red Carpet for Star-Studded Live Auction

TORONTO, Oct. 28, 2013 /CNW/ - On Friday, November 1^st the Grand Cru Culinary Wine Festival, Canada's premier wine and culinary fundraiser for medical research and innovation, presented by Rogers, welcomes the stars to the Allstream Centre for its highly-anticipated Grand Cru Culinary Festival Live Auction event in support of medical research and innovation.

WHAT		With approximately 50 items up for auction this year, in addition to the extraordinary wine lots up for auction, bidders will be impressed by the unique experiential and luxury lots such as: A Rogers Fantasy Camp with the Toronto Maple Leafs A Range Rover Sport Autobiography Edition from Grand Touring Automobiles Two Miele Premium Kitchen Appliance packages A flight in a Russian MiG-15 fighter jet
WHEN		Friday, November 1, 2013 5:45 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
WHERE		Allstream Centre 105 Princes' Boulevard, Exhibition Grounds, Toronto
WHO		Todd Halpern, Grand Cru Founder and Co-Chair Cheryl McEwen, Grand Cru Co-Chair Kevin Frankish, Breakfast Television Co-host, Grand Cru Live Auction Emcee Goldie Hawn (The Banger Sisters, Town & Country) Kiefer Sutherland (24, Touch) Kris Benson, former Major League Baseball pitcher Dan Aykroyd (Blues Brothers 2000, Coneheads) Eric Braeden (The Young and the Restless)

*Note to media: upon arrival, please check in at the media desk to obtain your mandatory access passes and accreditation. For specific interview requests please RSVP in advance.

About the 9^th Annual Grand Cru Culinary Wine Festival

The Grand Cru Culinary Wine Festival, presented by Rogers, is Canada's premier wine and culinary fundraiser for medical research and innovation. Since 2005, Grand Cru has raised more than $11.4 million to support scientific research and fund key program areas at Toronto General Hospital and Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network.

For Festival Pass Holders, the event takes place November 1 and 2 and includes the Grand Cru Culinary Wine Festival Live Auction and Halpern Portfolio Wine Tasting events¹ and the Exclusive Wine & Dine Experience dinners. Proceeds from this year's Festival will benefit the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine where funds will be used collaboratively for research in heart, arthritis, vision and diabetes.

For further information about Grand Cru, including a full list of participating hosts, chefs and wine estates, UHN scientists and Live Auction items, please visit www.grandcru.ca. You can also follow the Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation on Twitter at @tgwhf or like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/tgwhf. For Grand Cru-related communications, use #GrandCru2013.

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^* Grand Cru Live Auction event takes place every other year

 

SOURCE: Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation

For further information:

For media inquiries or to book an interview, please contact: 

Andrea Flanders, Zeno Group
[phone], [e-mail]

Erin MacFarlane, Zeno Group
[phone], [e-mail]

For sponsorship inquiries please contact: 
Megan Goldwell, Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation
[phone], [e-mail]