Shaw boxing

Shaw Boxing is one of the most popular and highly anticipated events of the year within Toronto’s business community. Guests are welcomed into the luxurious surroundings of the Fairmont Royal York and treated to an evening of ring-side socializing with a who’s who from Canada’s Top 100 companies, spectacular cuisine, networking and professional Boxing matches.

About the event

Shaw Boxing celebrated its 34th anniversary, which to date has raised over 11 million in support of the Shaw Festival Theatre, Canada. Proceeds support the largest and most prestigious acting ensemble in North America, and develop programs that foster the growth of actors, designers and directors in Canada.

Photos courtesy of Shaw Boxing

JFEST

a one of a kind bar mitzvah celebration

about the event

Mandell Entertainment transformed Downsview Hanger into an epic celebration for Justin’s Bar Mitzvah. The event featured a hot air balloon, axe throwing, giant installations, food trucks, acrobatic dancers and a show stopping performance by Kardinal Offishall. 

polar bear gala

The annual event takes place at the luxurious Four Seasons hotel in Toronto. The evening included speeches from PBI founders, guests were able to partake in one-of-a-kind live auction items and dance the night away to a energetic live performances by Canadian rock-alt band The Arkells, America’s Got Talent Stars: Pia Toscano, Ruben Studdard & Billy Gilman

about the event

The Annual Polar Bear Affair is produced for Polar Bear International. The only conservation initiative in the world that exclusively supports polar bears and the protection of their dwindling habitat. The initiative invites and seeks to provide education on how to take action and advocate for a stable climate.

Photos courtesy of George Pinmentel 

JNF NEGEV GALA 2019

In November 2019, JNF celebrated the 71st anniversary of their annual Negev Gala honouring Wendy Eisen and Carole Zucker. The event was a sold out success with 1,500 community members in attendance who all took a stand to help raise $2.8 million. The festivities also included remarks by the honorable Bob Rae and musical performances by The Tenors, AJA9 and the Musicians of Tomorrow.

about the event

Founded in 1901, the Jewish National Fund is the world’s central address for building Israel and enhancing the quality of life for all citizens. With an organizational mission rooted in aorestation, preserving natural habitats and safe – guarding Israel’s water supply, today JNF chiefly supports transformational social infrastructure programs and projects impacting Israelis in every corner of the country.

Photos courtesy of Yaron Eini, Jag Gundu, and Nick Wons.

Additional video footage courtesy of Redstone Pictures.

klick’s annual town hall

Mandell Entertainment produces Klick Health’s town hall annually. In 2019, the Klick Town Hall was hosted at Toronto’s largest nightlife and concert destination, Rebel Entertainment Complex. The event celebrates the company’s year end with inspiring presentations from Klick’s leadership, a jaw-dropping special effects show, live entertainment; including high energy performances from well-known musical acts such as: Ceelo Green, Tom Corcoran, Tony Vincent, Stacey Kay & Brendan Fallis.

about the event

The event celebrates and showcases Klick’ers hard work over the past year. Klick is focused on helping clients whose treatments improve and change patient lives and shape the future of healthcare; their overarching goal together with their clients is to have patients discover and receive life-changing treatments faster.

Photos courtesy of Klick Healthcare

Celebrating Diwali 2018

Night of Light at the Pearson Convention Centre.

Trillium Health Partners Foundation selected Mandell Entertainment to produce a phenomenal charitable event, the 2018 Diwali Gala. Over 1,000 community and business leaders, physicians and hospital senior leadership gathered to celebrate the South Asian holiday of lights, Diwali; the symbolic triumph of truth and light over darkness. 

about the event

The Toronto Congress Centre was transformed into a Bollywood theme. This elegant night included fusion food and spectacular entertainment from DJ Karan Bajaj, the Sargam Band and choreographed Bollywood-style dancers. Guests danced the night away —all while shaping the health of our shared community for a better tomorrow.

Photos courtesy of: Trillium Health Partners.

Joe Carter Classic Afterparty

about the event

The annual Joe Carter Classic charity golf tournament pairs avid golfers with top name celebrities from the worlds of sport and entertainment.  Each year Mandell Entertainment produces the after party for the Joe Carter Charity Golf Tournament. Past performances have included Salt n’ Pepa, Naughty-by-Nature, Snoop Dogg, Wyclef Jean, Shaggy, DMC, Arrested Development, Maestro Fresh Wes and more! 

Royal York hotel 90th Birthday

The Royal York Hotel first opened its doors in 1929 to welcome royalty, political dignitaries, celebrities and socialites alike. The 90th birthday celebration re-introduced and unveiled the newly renovated and updated hotel to over 1,000 VIPs from the event planning industry.

About the event

Each ballroom was designed to showcase the myriad of events that could be held in such stunning and exquisite surroundings. From a full runway fashion show, to a well appointed cocktail area replete with musical entertainment to a grand wedding reception, the event industry witnessed that no creative concept was out of reach.

Photos courtesy of George Pimentel

David Foster Miracle Gala

Sixteen-time Grammy award-winning musician, record producer, composer and songwriter David Foster, celebrated 30 years of The David Foster Foundation with a star-studded gala at the Vancouver Rogers Arena. This non-profit foundation raises funds to provide financial assistance to families with children in need of life-saving organ transplants. The foundation also focuses on increasing public awareness and education about the importance of becoming a registered organ donor in Canada and the United States.

about the event

Over 1,000 guests at the black-tie gala, with an additional 5,500 in the stands, were wowed by a visually stunning concert boasting an A-list lineup of exciting and awe-inspiring entertainment, including Oprah Winfrey, Jay Leno, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, Reba McEntire, Ceelo Green, Carly Rae Jepson, The Tenors, The London Essentials, Matteo Bocelli, Laura Bretan and more! The 30th Anniversary Gala’s crowning moment was the announcement that everyone had come together to raise an impressive and record-breaking $10.2 million!

Photos courtesy of: Suzanne Teresa, DeadFly Media, Alyssa Dawson Photography & Cathy Brown.

EGLX

The expo hosts the country’s most prestigious esports tournaments, like Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six Canada Nationals, Canada Cup, as well as qualifiers for the international esports championship tournament WESG.

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EGLX 2019

This year the expo premiered the Rising Stars tournament and gaming entertainment series. Rising Stars seeks to discover unknown gaming talent within the esports industry and documenting their personal and professional journeys as they train and compete; rising within the industry to rockstar status. The tournament boasted over 600 players with 30k in prizing as well as sponsorship by Luminosity Gaming for three of the winners to fly to tournaments across North America.

In addition to the world class tournaments, attendees can explore the showfloor and browse and shop at Artist Alley, meet well-known gaming and cosplay influencers and try new content in the Indie Corner where independent game developers show off their latest offerings.