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Welcome to Jungle Book!

This fresh and energetic take on the classic Rudyard Kipling story challenges the notion of human domination of the animal world. In that sense, it addresses head-on, the colonial perspective of the original stories. Craig Francis’ and Rick Miller’s version of Jungle Book continues our exploration at YPT this season of the seven ancestral teachings of the Anishinaabe — in this case, the concept of Respect. How can we learn to respect all the components of our natural and man-made world?

We hope you enjoy this visually inventive adaptation! We look forward to seeing you at more shows coming up soon.

ALLEN MACINNISArtistic Director

NANCY J. WEBSTERExecutive Director

A Message from the Artistic and Executive Directors

YPT is situated on lands and waterways that have known human activity for more than 15,000 years. We acknowledge the ancestral lands of the Dish with One Spoon Territory, and more recently Treaty 13. This includes the Mississaugas of the Credit who are part of the Anishinaabe Nation, the Wyandot Nation, also the Haudenosaunee Confederacy of Six Nations, and any other Nation, recorded or unrecorded. Miigwech, Nya-weh, Thank you for letting us gather here today.

For more information on Indigenous learning at YPT, please visit YOUNGPEOPLESTHEATRE.ORG/ABOUT-YPT/INDIGENIZEUS

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PRESENTS

The performance will run approximately 65 minutes, followed by a Q&A.Photo, video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

Written & Directed by Craig Francis & Rick MillerAdapted from the works of Rudyard Kipling

Produced by Kidoons and WYRD Productions in association with The 20K Collective

Raksha/Bagheera/Messua/Others

Akela/Baloo/Buldeo/Others

Mina James

Matt Lacas

CREATIVE TEAM

Co-creator/Director/Stage Manager (select performances)

Co-creator/Director/Production Manager

Production Manager/Technical Director

Stage Manager

Executive Producer

Set/Costume/Props/Puppets Co-Designer

Set/Costume/Props/Puppets Co-Designer

Lighting Designer

Multimedia Designer

Sound Designer/Composer

Original Song Composer

Craig Francis

Rick Miller

James Kendal

Andrew Dollar

Jeff Lord

Astrid Janson

Melanie McNeill

Rebecca Picherack

Irina Litvinenko

Debashis Sinha

Suba Sankaran

YOUNG PEOPLE’S THEATRE

Song Lyrics

Puppetry Consultant

Shadow Puppetry Consultant

Fight Consultant

Line Producer, Asolo Rep

Dramaturgy, Asolo Rep

Dramaturgy, YPT

Directing Consultant

Graphic Design & Marketing

Kipling/Miller/Francis

Frank Meschkuleit

Eric Woolfe

Siobhan Richardson

Celine Rosenthal

Paul Jens Adolphsen& Kris Karcher

Allen MacInnis & Stephen Colella

Richard Clarkin

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CAST

OFFICIAL SITE: junglebook.ca

SOCIAL: TW @kidoons / IG @kidoons / FB @junglebookshow

Jungle Book was developed with assistance from and originally produced at the Asolo Repertory Theatre, Michael Donald Edwards, Producing Artistic Director, Linda M. DiGabriele, Managing Director.

Additional dramaturgy and development support for the Canadian premiere was provided by Young People's Theatre.

*Kidoons and WYRD Productions engage, under the terms of the Independent Theatre Agreement, professional artists who are members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Jungle Book is presented under the

Reciprocal Agreement Between Actors' Equity Association of the United States and Canadian Actors' Equity Association.

Mowgli

Shere Khan/Kaa/Maya/Others

Levin Valayil

Tahirih Vejdani

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If you can dream—and not make dreams your master; If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and DisasterAnd treat those two impostors just the same…- Rudyard Kipling, IF

That poem hung in a frame in the upstairs hallway of my childhood home in Montreal. As I experienced the “Triumphs and Disasters” of youth, those words always reminded me to keep things in perspective. Maybe that’s part of what drew me to study architecture - this desire to build things through perspective, never losing sight of the broader picture.

Kipling’s writing has come in and out of favor in the 100+ years since he published his many stories, songs and poems. When Craig and I decided to follow Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea with Jungle Book, we had to wade carefully into the waters of colonialism and cultural appropriation. For example, Kipling tended strongly towards a dominance of humans over nature, and of modern over traditional cultures. But no matter how you interpret his writing, you have to admire his gift for storytelling, his love of animals, and his concern for a right relationship with the natural world.

That was our starting point: to go back to Kipling’s Jungle Book (actually TWO Jungle Books) and to view the stories through a modern lens. In so doing, we can hone in on themes and stories that resonate today, and help us all gain perspective on how to live more respectfully with nature, and with each other. When Baloo the sloth bear teaches Mowgli the “Law of the Jungle” there are very clear echoes of my beloved poem IF, which Kipling wrote 16 years later.

I hope these stories resonate as deeply with you as they continue to do with me. Let Mowgli and our talented cast and creative team carry you deep into the jungle, and bring you back into your city, filled with dreams of a better world.

To the wild.

Creators' Notes

This is the hour of pride and power, Talon and tusk and claw.Oh, hear the call! Good hunting all that keep the Jungle Law!

I first discovered Rudyard Kipling at around age eight through his Just So Stories: how the elephant got his trunk, and so on. His writing brilliantly combined archetypal myths with authentic human emotions and real animal traits. It was exciting to read, and it fired my imagination. Of course, Rick and I are not the only ones to have been entranced by his beloved writing: but I hope to bring a new vision of The Jungle Book to a new generation who may have both a more advanced view of nature than Kipling's generation, but less direct contact with it.

We included Kipling's version of how the tiger got its stripes in this adaptation: the play is a labour of love combining poems and stories from The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book, along with our own characters, poetry, and take on humanity's troubled relationship with "the wild".

Mowgli begins the play disconnected from humanity and nature; torn between the animal and human worlds. This tug-of-war within Mowgli between his two families, and his search for belonging, are feelings to which every child can relate. This production continues the vision we began with Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea of bringing traditional art and new technologies together, as well as bringing us together with our own audiences in a darkened theatre. It's about connection. We want to connect with you, to experience a unique story in a fresh way, to emerge from our "hour of pride and power" with your own imagination fired, and a little bit of jungle in your spirit.

RICK MILLER CO-CREATOR/DIRECTOR

CRAIG FRANCISCO-CREATOR/DIRECTOR

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Thank you!

Jungle Book was developed in association with The 20K Collective; Kidoons commissioned and produced it, with development assistance from Asolo Repertory Theatre and a gift from Edie Winston. Workshops took place in 2017 and 2018 at Dancemakers Studios and Glendon Theatre in Toronto, and Asolo Rep in Sarasota. The world premiere was at Asolo Repertory Theatre in June 2018. Additional dramaturgy and development support for the Canadian premiere was provided by Young People's Theatre.

We thank the following for helping us to let in the jungle!

Jeff Lord

Michael Donald Edwards and Linda M. DiGabriele at Asolo Rep

Allen MacInnis, Craig Morash and Stephen Colella at Young People’s Theatre (YPT)

Edie Winston

Architectural renderings generously provided courtesy of KPMB Architects

The Joy McCann Culverhouse Charitable Remainder Trust

Script developed with support from Factory Theatre via an OAC Creators' Reserve Grant.

Concept developed with our brilliant workshop and development artists: Guifré Bantjes-Ràfols, Beryl Bain, Michael Dufays, André Du Toit, Séan Baker,

Miriam Fernandes, Anita Majumdar, and Natalia Gracious.

The Francis, Miller, Lord and Baptist families

Andrew Mestern at the Stratford Festival for the brass cutouts.

Greg Wilkie at Solotech.

The Toronto connections: Deb Doncaster and Earth Day Canada, Ravi Jain, Sandra Laronde,Jason Knight, Deborah Knight (DKPR), Duncan Appleton, and the crews and teams at

Glendon College Theatre, Dancemakers Studios, and Young People’s Theatre.

Produced with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council.

Thanks to our Kidoons videos partner organizations across Canada and the US.

We would like to acknowledge funding support from the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien.

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Cast

Matt is excited to bring the jungle to Toronto. He is a proud graduate of both Dawson College’s Theatre Program and Randolph College’s Triple Threat Program. Matt has had

MATT LACASAKELA/BALOO/ BULDEO/OTHERS

LEVIN VALAYILMOWGLI

Levin is thrilled to be reprising his role as Mowgli after playing runs at Asolo Rep. and Pasadena Playhouse. His theatre credits include Bhangin’ It (La Jolla Playhouse);

Poster Boy (Public Theater and Williamstown Theater Festival); Monsoon Wedding (Berkeley Repertory Theater); A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Florida Studio Theater); The Fabulous Lipitones (New Theatre, Virginia Repertory Theater, Florida Studio Theater). Levin’s film credits include the short films Thoughtless, The Lip Readers and Metros. He is trained at the Steppenwolf Theater School, Boston Conservatory, and Berklee College of Music. He wants to thank his mom, dad and brother for their endless support and love! “For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack!”

Tahirihi is a Toronto-based actor, singer, music educator and conductor originally from Regina, Saskatchewan. She is beyond excited to be making her YPT

debut! Select theatre credits include: HMS Pinafore, Treasure Island, The Pirates of Penzance, Elektra (Stratford Shakespeare Festival); Portia’s Julius Caesar (Shakespeare in the Ruff); The Men in White (Factory Theatre); The Taming of the Shrew (Driftwood Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing (Tarragon Theatre); The Hobbit, Shrek The Musical, Honk! A Musical Tale of the Ugly Duckling (Globe Theatre). Select film/TV credits: Kim’s Convenience, InSecurity (CBC); Let it Snow (Netflix). Thanks to everyone at Kidoons and YPT for all their hard work on this show. It’s time to let in the jungle again!

TAHIRIH VEJDANISHERE KHAN/KAA/MAYA/OTHERS

Mina is an actor, improviser and writer. Select credits include: ‘Mila’ in Sultans of the Streets (YPT; Dora Award for Outstanding Performance, Ensemble); ‘Puppeteer’

MINA JAMESRAKSHA/BAGHEERA/ MESSUA/OTHERS

the privilege of working on stages all across Asia, Europe, US and Canada. Selected Credits: A Brimful of Asha, Ben Hur (Festival Antigonish); Fabulous Lipitones (Miracle Theatre); Les Moutons (Japan Tour Corpus Dance Projects). Matt is also the founder of We Are Here Productions, a non profit theatre company that aims to turn art into tangible aid for those in need worldwide. Matt would like to thank his family, friends and Rosie for keeping me grounded. @is_that_mattlacas

in 1991 (Theatre Center/RISER Festival), ‘Ensemble’ in the 2018 Diversity Fellowship Showcase (Second City), ‘Helena’ in All’s Well That Ends Well (Canadian Stage/Shakespeare in High Park), ‘Kristyna’ in Paul Dunn’s Outside (Roseneath Theatre), ‘Ensemble’ in Antigonick (SummerWorks Festival). Film: Auroras (Dir. Atom Egoyan). Mina is passionate about cooking, biking, and doing bad accents. Mina would like to thank Rick, Craig and everyone at Kidoons and YPT for letting her get to play in the Jungle. Mina would also like to extend gratitude to her husband, Jake, and her rescue doggo, Annie, for all their love and support.

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Creative Team

RICK MILLER CO-CREATOR/DIRECTOR

Rick is a writer/director/actor/musician/educator who has performed in five languages on five continents, and who Entertainment Weekly called “one of the 100

most creative people alive today”. He has created shows such as the BOOM trilogy and MacHomer; (with Daniel Brooks) Bigger Than Jesus and HARDSELL; (with Robert Lepage) Geometry of Miracles, Zulu Time, Lipsynch, and Possible Worlds; (with Craig Francis & Kidoons) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, GAME of CLONES, Jungle Book, Frankenstein and Princess and the Pea. Rick is from Montreal, and lives in Toronto with his partner Stephanie Baptist and their two daughters.

Craig is a writer, illustrator and multi-disciplinary creator. With The 20K Collective, he co-created with Rick Miller Jungle Book, Twenty Thousand Leagues

CRAIG FRANCISCO-CREATOR/DIRECTOR

Under The Sea, GAME of CLONES and Princess and the Pea (Kidoons and WYRD Productions). He is adapting Frankenstein (Kidoons/WYRD) with Rick Miller and Paul Van Dyck; and is a producer, dramaturg and Stage Manager for Miller's BOOM, BOOM X, and BOOM YZ (Kidoons/WYRD/Theatre Calgary). Craig performs improv, and his theatre credits include The Refugee Hotel (Teesri Duniya). He lives in Montreal, has illustrated books, cartoons, and voiced series and video games.

James is a freelance technician, carpenter and artist currently based in Toronto. His long and varied career in performance began at a young age with classical

JAMES KENDALPRODUCTION MANAGER/TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

training in voice, violin, and 10 years as a classical ballet dancer. James has expanded his skillset into the realms of lighting, audio and video design, and carpentry along with stage and production management throughout the past decade. James has worked on many acclaimed productions - currently touring internationally for who we are in the dark with Peggy Baker Dance Projects and Jungle Book with Kidoons/WYRD Productions. James looks forward to bringing Jungle Book to the world with this wonderful cast and crew.

Much of Andrew’s recent work has been with VideoCabaret on their productions of To Good To Be True, Confederation: Part 1 and 2, The Great War, Trudeau and Levesque.

ANDREW DOLLARSTAGE MANAGER

Other recent credits include: Cliff Cardinal’s CBC Special, The Second City Guide to the Symphony, Krapp’s Last Tape with Theatre Passe Muraille, Stellavision with Stella Walker in Keno City, Yukon.

The co-founder of WYRD Productions, and the President of Kidoons, Jeff has executive produced internationally successful touring productions, including Rick Miller's BOOM

JEFF LORDEXECUTIVE PRODUCER

(Kidoons/WYRD), BOOM X (Kidoons/WYRD/Theatre Calgary), and BOOM YZ; and The 20K Collective's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, Jungle Book, Princess and the Pea and Frankenstein (Kidoons/WYRD). Jeff has a lifelong passion for combining art and technology. Through the Kidoons Network, his artist collaborators help Not-for-Profit organizations and corporate clients to tell their stories onstage and online, with a vision to inspire and empower all generations.

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Astrid’s production design work has been seen on stages across Canada, from the Arts and Culture Centre in St. John’s, to the Pacific Opera

in Victoria, BC. Canadian theatres include 12 seasons at the Stratford Festival, nine seasons for Soulpepper Theatre, The Canadian Opera Co., The Shaw Festival, Canadian Stage, Citadel Theatre, National Ballet, National Arts Centre, Manitoba Theatre Centre and most theatres in Toronto. She designed the costumes for 13 of Michael Hollingsworth’s Village of the Small Huts play cycle for VideoCabaret, most recently Confederation: Part 1 and 2. Other recent credits include set and costume design for For Colored Girls… and set design for Vimy for Soulpepper Theatre. Her TV career includes award winning films, specials and series. Civic projects include Expo ’86 and a Discovery Gallery for the ROM. Internationally, Astrid has designed in Germany, Amsterdam, Paris, Sweden, Philadelphia, Houston and New York. She has been recognized with numerous awards for her design work, including 18 Dora Mavor Moore Awards, a Gemini Award, and the Silver Ticket Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. In June 2016, Astrid received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Wilfred Laurier University.

ASTRID JANSONSET/COSTUME/PROPS/PUPPETS CO-DESIGNER

Melanie’s select credits include: Annie (YPT); twelve History Plays (VideoCabaret), Space Opera Zero, The Harrowing of Brimstone McReedy,

and more (Eldritch Theatre); Le Menteur, Dom Juan, Le club des éphémères, and more (Le Théâtre français de Toronto); If I Could Throwback Time, and more (Second City). TV credits include: Production Designer for Échappe-toi si tu peux (Unis TV); Art Director for Balade (Unis TV); and specialty props/puppets/sets/costumes for all in house shows (TfO). Melanie has received three Dora Awards, four Dora nominations, and a Prix Rideau. Melanie is a graduate of Ryerson Theatre School, and a member of ADC.

MELANIE MCNEILLSET/COSTUME/PROPS/PUPPETS CO-DESIGNER

A stalwart and consistent presence in the Canadian sound world, Debashis has realized projects in radiophonic art, sound art, theatre, dance and music across Canada

and internationally. A winner of two Dora Awards for Best Original Sound Design, his credits include productions with: The Stratford Festival, Soulpepper Theatre, The Shaw Festival, Why Not Theatre, Peggy Baker Dance Projects, The Theatre Centre,

DEBASHIS SINHASOUND DESIGNER/COMPOSER

Rebecca is a Toronto-based lighting designer. Theatres and Dance companies include: Adelheid (Heidi Strauss), The Blyth Theatre, Buddies in

REBECCA PICHERACKLIGHTING DESIGNER

Bad Times, Canadian Rep, Factory Theatre, GCTC, Tarragon Theatre, RMTC, National Arts Centre, Mammalian Diving Reflex, Volcano, Theatre Passe Muraille, Mirvish, HUM (Susanna Hood), Zata Omm (William Yong), Nightwood, Nightswimming. She has received three Dora Awards and many nominations for outstanding lighting design.

Irina is a creative artist, graphic designer, and video production artist. Irina has been a longstanding multimedia collaborator with Rick Miller and Craig Francis, including production

of video sequences and design elements for MacHomer, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea (Kidoons and WYRD Productions); BOOM X, and BOOM YZ (Kidoons/WYRD/Theatre Calgary). She is the Multimedia Designer for Jungle Book and Frankenstein (Kidoons/WYRD). Irina is the designer and production editor of Kidoons.com animated series, has worked on multimedia campaigns for theatres across Canada and the U.S., and managed event marketing campaigns internationally.

IRINA LITVINENKOMULTIMEDIA DESIGNER

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performing in over 20 countries across six continents with Autorickshaw, master drummer Trichy Sankaran, FreePlay (a cappella/live-looping) and Retrocity (80s a cappella revue). Performance highlights include performing for Peter Gabriel, Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and performing with Jane Siberry, Lorraine Segato, Bobby McFerrin and The Swingles. Suba is in-demand as a vocalist, choral director, arranger, educator, composer and sound designer. She has composed and produced music for theatre, film, radio and dance. Highlights include collaborations with Deepa Mehta, the CBC and two seasons at the Stratford Festival. Theatre composer/sound design credits include Komagata Maru Incident, The Aeneid (Stratford Festival); For Coloured Girls…, Tiger Bamboo Festival (Soulpepper); The Enchanted Loom (Cahoots Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing (Tarragon Theatre); Same Same, But Different (Nightswimming Theatre); The Penelopiad (Nightwood Theatre); Bombay Black (Nightswimming/Cahoots Theatre).

SUBA SANKARANORIGINAL SONGCOMPOSER

Dora Award-winning, JUNO-nominated world/fusion vocalist Suba Sankaran has effortlessly combined musical worlds,

Nightwood Theatre, YPT, Theatre Passe Muraille, Tribal Crackling Wind, Project Humanity, Volcano Theatre and Necessary Angel, among others. His live sound practice on the concert stage has led to appearances at MUTEK, the Guelph Jazz Festival, the Banff Centre, The Sound Symposium, ISEA, Madrid Abierto, and other venues. Sinha released The White Dog on Berlin record label Establishment in early June, 2018. www.debsinha.com

• Which animal character in the play do you relate to the most, and why?

• Who do you think is the most powerful animal in the jungle – Shere Khan, Hathi or Kaa? Explain your choice. If you think it is another character, explain why.

• Some of the animals do not want to accept Mowgli into the wolf pack because he is an outsider. In what ways are people sometimes made to feel like outsiders? What are some of the things we can do to make others feel included?

• Why do you think Shere Khan responds to humans the way he does?

• Who do you think should be in charge of making the laws of the jungle, and who should make them for humans?

Visit our website to see the Study Guide for this production:youngpeoplestheatre.org/schools/jungle-book-study-guide/

For Discussion After the Show

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Jennifer Arp Colin BohmTabatha BullRoger Cattell Carol ChiuHolly Coll-BlackJo-Ann DavisShauna Emerson-O’NeillAnshu GroverNeil Macdonald

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YOUNG PEOPLE’S THEATRE is the oldest professional theatre company in Toronto and is a national producer and presenter of theatre for young audiences – the first and largest of its kind in Canada. Over the past 54 years YPT has staged many of the most important plays that form the canon of work for youth in our country. The enriched learning experiences of YPT’s Education & Participation Department also provide young people with opportunities to develop their whole being. At Young People’s Theatre we strive for a positive and lasting impact on the emotional, social and intellectual development of young people – giving them the chance to grow into the unique and wonderful people they were born to be.

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Malcolm Burrows & FamilyShauna Emerson-O'Neill*GoogleIATSE Local 58Investor EconomicsKingfisher FoundationLassonde Family FoundationShannan Levere***Manulife Asset ManagementSeanna Millar*

Mitchell Demolition IncThe Norman & Margaret Jewison

Charitable FoundationOnicaPeter Olive***Onyx Mechanical LimitedSusan*** and Samantha PayneSalesforceCarl Spitzer*Sutton Special RiskSymtech Innovations Ltd.Bob Tam * & FamilyRebecca Tascona*Nick Tracey**Truthplane Inc.Unifor Social Justice FundVenture Metal Works Inc.

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The above donations were made from from September 1, 2018 to January 23, 2020. If we have incorrectly recognized you, please contact Kristina in the Development Office at

416.363.5131 x248 or email kmajnarich@youngpeoplestheatre.org.

*Board Member **Staff Member ***Board Alumni ****YPT Insider Member

YPT is a Registered Charitable Organization #11930 7254 RR0001

Gift In-Kind Supporter: 2019.20 MEDIA PARTNER

312 Optical StudioMary Catherine Anderson****Anonymous (4)Brian BeirneHilary BlainMartha Bohm, in honour of

Colin and Josie BohmAimee Bouchard**The late George BradyLawrence BrunnerDebbie and Neil Burgess, in

honour of GillianPatricia Castellarin****Cynthia ChanMarjie ChudEva ChyongHennie CorrinBrian Douglas CoxAlice CrankerJeff CummingsSue DahmerMaureen DaveyAngie DockingRasha El Sissi, in honour of

Richard SuttonLeota EmbletonCatherine Eustace****Heather FarinaGina FaubertSheila Gallimore****Audrey Gao

Richard GoldharBrenda GrahamAlan HarrisLyn HarrisonJudith and Barry Hayward, in

honour of MeaganKathryn Heller-McRobertsTamara HennigarLeanne HerbertFrances HoggSuzanne HoodMichael HotrumElizabeth HowsonLloyd IlekysClayton JacksonCherry KarpyshinHeather KhouryAmy Langer, in memory of

Zelda Kloner FlaxKatherine LaughmanAmy LeeOdelia Lee ** & Jim YauGuy Legault**Taivi LobuFaith MalachBob Mazin & Lyla WeisstubShawn McCarthy**Sally MedlandAlayne Metrick*, in memory

of Nancy Webster's motherBeverly Mills

Adrienne MirandaMalcolm & Myrna MorashDarcy MorrisCraig NathansonDana OsborneGail PackwoodTara PidwerbeskiGwyneth Pryse-PhillipsRupal ShahBassem & Shameela

Shakeel****Anne SimmondsSandy StieneckerJulia StrattaSunnybrook School in

celebration of the life of Gerda Davy

Swartz*** FamilyLarry SwartzPeter TaySharon TaylorSandy TecimerPascale ThibodeauSandra TullochFatema ValjiSara WaltonBarb WardJill Ward**Faith Zigelstein

SCHEFFLER'S DELI AND CHEESEShop locally at your City Market - a Toronto tradition that continues through the generations!

Celebrating 208 years | stlawrencemarket.com

Sprites: $100+

Elves: $250+Anonymous (4)Trevor & Lynly BailieChilvers Family Fund, held at the Vancouver

FoundationStephen Colella** & Rebecca HarrisonGisella and Anthony GallucciKaren Gilodo**Robert Gontier & Ned LoachMarilyn HamiltonColin & Ellen JohnsonLinda Keyworth

Rick Lee & Laurie ShapiroThe Pilkington-Henniger Charitable TrustChristine QuintanaPenny RichardsLiana Sanders**Scheffler's Delicatessen & CheeseLiz Sheffield**Yves Siciliano, in honour of IsabelleIvor & Renee SimmonsSarah SpencerJean Wilson

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