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THE BERTON HOUSE KLONDIKE BANQUET

Held on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, in Toronto's Berkeley Church, the festive event brought together friends and admirers of Pierre Berton to raise funds in support of Canadian writers-in-residence at Pierre Berton’s boyhood home in Dawson City, Yukon.

The evening included fabulous entertainment from host Vicki Gabereau, musician David Warrack, and our CanCan girls. Writers-in-residence were also involved: eminent historian Charlotte Gray talked about her Yukon experience and the book she wrote while at Berton House, Gold Diggers: Striking it Rich in the Klondike; and current writer-in-residence Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail was Skyped in to talk about what its like to live in Dawson City as winter approaches.

Silent and live auctions featured the most exciting prizes this side of the treeline, including fine wines and scotches, vacation experiences both northern (a one-week Klondike Adventure Summer Getaway in the Yukon for two) and southern (access to a luxury villa situated between Manual Antonio National Park and the town of Quepos, on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast), and a buckskin coat designed by Canadian fashion icon Linda Lundström.

We offer our gratitude to the numerous sponsors, table and ticket buyers, and auction-item winners and donors who through their generosity have supported this program.

We also thank the Berton House Writers' Retreat Gala committee for their continued dedication in putting together this fantastic event.

This year's event will commemorate the War of 1812 and be held at Toronto's historic Fort York on June 5, 2012. Stay tuned for further details.

For further information about next year's Berton House Writers' Retreat Annual Dinner contact:
Elsa Franklin 416.961.6031 or Joe Goulart 416.504.8222 x 243 or
berton_retreat@sympatico.ca

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