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The Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario Eastern Ontario Chapter is pleased to announce that the silent auction at their 2019 Holiday Party raised a record $8,884 for the Legacy Foundation. The Legacy Foundation awards scholarships to underprivileged students and has been working for the past 19 years to raise money for youth across Canada to fulfill their dreams. To date, $830,000 in scholarships has been awarded to 412 students. Education changes lives and enhances communities.

I would like to thank the Silent Auction Committee, [In]Tempos Jeremy Chef who led the charge, Perkins and Will's Katie Froom, Christine Edge and Abigail Knopf for doing an amazing job seeking sponsors and volunteering at the silent auction. Thanks to the Silent Auction Sponsors, whose donations helped us raise a record amount of funds for this year's recipient, The Legacy Foundation.

The silent auction was sponsored by ABI/Haworth, Aland, Burovision, Cambria, BDA Lighting Group, Grade A Technology, Capital Office, Chambers Workplace, Ciot, Division 9, Eurotile and Stone, Flux, Global, Holmes & Brakel, Humanscale, Marianne Dupont, Interface, Johanna Garwood of McRobie, Lindian, Olympia Tile, Ottawa Office Works, Shaw, Nua Office, Tandus, Teknion, Erika Ferrarin, WSA, MVP Lighting, Gilmore Reproductions, Cera Gres, Armstrong, Nacoille Studio, Mohawk Industries, Maharam, Momentum, Forbo, Ceasarstone, Stonetile, Miliken, Designtex, CMG, Cardinal, Urban Workplace, Abet Laminati, Corflex, Ellis Don, Appliance Canada, MM Interior, Ron Eastern Construction Ltd, Centrus André-Michel Gardiner, Lynn Ferron of HOK.

Lastly, thank you to our guests who generously participated and walked away with perhaps a bit of Christmas shopping items crossed off their list!

Lynn Ferron
ARIDO Eastern Ontario Chapter President