Participating in our Community
As caterers and event planners, we intimately share some of the most important, poignant moments and celebratory milestones with you, our clients. It's only natural for us to feel a strong connection – with you our clients and neighbours – in the place where we live and work, our community.
Recent and upcoming fundraiser and community events to which we have contributed in a significant manner include:
Bon Appetit Ottawa
http://www.bonappetitottawa.ca/
The "best cocktail party of the year" and proceeds support numerous
worthy causes in the Ottawa area.
Hill Helps Haiti
An amazing fundraiser on Parliament Hill to help raise funds for Haiti; Over
300 parliamentarians were a part of this amazing fundraiser sponsored by Tulips
and Maple. Everyone enjoyed great food, wonderful prizes, lively entertainment
and raised over $33 000!
Inspiration Gala 2010 by the Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health
http://www.rohcg.on.ca/foundation/awards/index-e.cfm
A celebration of individuals in the Capital Region who have personally selected
to "make a difference" by raising awareness of the urgent needs of
mental health care in our community. Tulips & Maple was chosen to bring
excitement and excellence to this meaningful and inspiring gala dinner at the
Aviation Museum.
The Magic of the Museum by The Museum of Science and Technology Foundation
http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/whatson/2009-science-and-tech-soiree.cfm
A magical gala dinner, interesting artifacts and fun-filled evening at the museum.
Funds raised by this inaugural Science and Tech Soirée will be used to
support youth access to Museum education programs.
Our Memberships
Sometimes, you have to get out of the kitchen! Belonging to a group or association lets us learn from the experience of others, and contribute back our own time, ideas and experiences to the industry. Tulips & Maple employees are proud to be members of the following organizations:
- Founding member of the Canadian Association of Caterers, now part of the International Caterers Association
- Women's Business Network of Ottawa since 1994
- Les Toques Blanches International Ottawa chapter since 2004
- Canadian Association of Family Enterprise Ottawa chapter since 2005
- Canadian Culinary Federation (CCF, former Canadian Federation of Chefs de Cuisine)
- Meeting Planners International (MPI)
- Wedding Planners Institute of Canada (WPIC)
- Morel Mushroom Hunting Club
- Hunting & Fishing Clubs, organizations
- Neighbourhood Garden Clubs
- Food and Wine Clubs
- And many more!
Supporting Those in Need
We contribute to many local charities important to our clients and meaningful to our team. Although we would like to support all those in need, we must balance our availability, time and resources throughout the year. In 2009, our team chose the following giving priorities:
- Nourishing families in need
- Assisting child victims of violence
- Supporting families affected by breast and ovarian cancer
In the past, we have supported many worthy causes in our community including:
Make A Wish Foundation at www.makeawish.ca/chapter/eastern_ontario/.
Big Wish Bash for Cystic Fibrosis at www.cysticfibrosis.ca.
The Ottawa Food Bank at www.theottawafoodbank.ca.
The Canadian Liver Foundation, What a Girl Wants at www.whatagirlwantsottawa.ca.
The Fund for a New Generation at http://www.ottawagala.com/about_e.cfm.
Arts Ottawa East at http://www.artsoe.ca/en/default.aspx.
And many more including hospital foundations, arts groups, schools, various causes for cures and research, communities in need, youth organizations, international hunger aid organizations, church organizations, community festivities and environmental concerns.
