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    Engaging Themed Events


    Catherine has organized or appeared at everything from a Hawaiian luau to a Fiesta. She works at creating an atmosphere in which participants can let go of any inhibitions. Your boardroom can be transformed into a jungle, or a rain forest. Your survival expedition can even include a wall climb. Do you want a space theme? Let's Do Launch! Catherine has her flight suit ready to go. Get your organization to let go of "gravity". BYOT (Bring Your Own Tang). She has appeared as a Full Mountie, a horse (seen here with her partner-in-crime Rear Admiral...

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  • Themed Events

    Catherine has organized or appeared at everything from a Hawaiian luau to a Fiesta. She works at creating an atmosphere in which participants can let go of any inhibitions. Your boardroom can be transformed into a jungle, or a rain forest. Your survival expedition can even include a wall climb. Do you want a space theme? Let's Do Launch! Catherine has her flight suit ready to go. Get your organization to let go of "gravity". BYOT (Bring Your Own Tang). She has appeared as a Full Mountie, a horse (seen here with her partner-in-crime Rear Admiral...

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  • Chicago

    Left, top to bottom: Da party's about to begin. No question: the gang's all here. The cops are not amused ... but they can be persuaded by a couple of good-looking molls. Top right: The molls arrive in their brand new Ford roadster Below right: What are nice girls like you doing in a place like this? Bottom: Da mob in all its glory. No one went hungry or thirsty here....

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  • Firehall

    Catherine's day at the Firehall included a trip on the hundred-foot-high aerial ladder, with a turn at the controls to see what it's like fighting fires from on high.
    Click on the chimp for comment Photo Courtesy Chimpanzees, Kids Can Press Toronto, photographer Peter Jackson
    1: Catherine's day at the Firehall included a trip on the hundred-foot-high aerial ladder, with a turn at the controls to see what it's like fighting fires from on high. 2: Catherine with Deputy Chief John McDougall, left, and Acting Captain David Dempster. 3:...

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  • Survivor Theme

    Dinner table set with camouflage linen to emphasize theme.
    Survival theme for a corporate retreat Above: Dinner table set with camouflage linen to emphasize theme. Insert: Laughing giraffe welcomes guests. Below, left and right: Part of their program involved a climbing school which set up a tower on hotel grounds. Climbers were blindfolded and partnered with others who were not. The purpose was to emphasize trust and communication among team members. Read More »


  • Village Golf

    No, it's not the patio at Glen Abbey. It's inside the gym at Variety Village set up with a huge backdrop to make it seem like a golf course. The event attracted more than 80 sponsors, and earned more than $40,000 for the athletic programs at the Village.
    Top: No, it's not the patio at Glen Abbey. It's inside the gym at Variety Village set up with a huge backdrop to make it seem like a golf course. The event attracted more than 80 sponsors, and earned more than $40,000 for the athletic programs at the Village. Left center: Invitations took the form of a golf ball. Left bottom: The Village-on-the-Putting green. Need we say more? Right: Program stepped golfers through a unique 7-hole course....

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  • Arabian Nights

    This Arabian Nights Fantasy came complete with Alice the camel and driver for the Sheik and his princess.
    Top: This Arabian Nights Fantasy came complete with Alice the camel and driver for the Sheik and his princess. Bottom left: This Mistress of Ceremonies isn't Scheherazade, but she tells a great story! Bottom: The Pasha and his attendants. Yes, they really are feeding him grapes. Read More »


  • A Hoedown

    Were's the beef? It's right here in the hands of the hands that barbequed it. Hoedown fare is mouth-watering but fundamental.
    Top left: Were's the beef? It's right here in the hands of the hands that barbequed it. Hoedown fare is mouth-watering but fundamental. Top right: Who shot the sheriff? No one. He joined the party and didn't have to arrest a soul! Middle left: Three sprightly cowgirls, and a cowboy. No need to ask if they're having a good time! Bottom left: Hay, hay, hay, the gang's all right here. Time for chow....

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  • The Full Mountie at Pickering College

    Front of Pickering College Dinner Dance and Auction program. The auction was successful in raising more than $90,000 for the school's portable computer technology lab.
    Top left and above: Front and back of Pickering College Dinner Dance and Auction program. The auction was successful in raising more than $90,000 for the school's portable computer technology lab. Below left: The school's newsletter reported on the event, in which guests came dressed in red and white, in Mountie uniforms, or wearing Canadian flag pins or tattoos. Below: Catherine in Mountie uniform and wearing her auctioneer's top...

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  • A Fiesta (Where the audience learned the Three Amigo salute)

    Whether for seniors or kids, the fiesta theme brought out the best in costumes and fun.
    Top left and right: Whether for seniors or kids, the fiesta theme brought out the best in costumes and fun. Bottom left: The disk jockey played an important role in the event's success. Bottom: Mexican pinatas and music were all part of the ambience, and guests quickly responded to the spirit of the light-hearted...

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