WICC dinner raises $37k

The Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade (WICC) held its annual fundraising dinner at Toronto’s Sheraton Centre March 31, raising $37,000 for cancer research. An estimated 340 industry members took part in the fundraiser, which was highlighted by an auction in which full tables bid for the opportunity to guess who the evening’s surprise guest was. The auction took in $2500 and the winning bid — the winners won prizes supplied by corporate sponsor Bell — was $1000. The surprise guest was Rusty the Rooster, from CBC television program The Friendly Giant, seen here being kissed by WICC co-chair, Insurance Brokers of Canada executive director Mabel Sansom.