On Feb. 9, 2,100 guests came out to the Liberty Grand to support Motionball, the fundraising organization for the Special Olympics. The sold-out 22nd annual Toronto Motionball Gala, which featured 40 Special Olympics athletes, as well as celebrity guests including Tessa Virtue, Bianca Andreescu, Sid Seixeiro and Meredith Shaw, netted $275,000 for the Special Olympics Canada Foundation. Hosted by Devo Brown of “Breakfast Television,” the evening featured music by Dwayne Gretzky, DJ Clymaxxx, DJ BxB, as well as drag performances by Lucy Flawless and the Virgo Queen.
Tessa Virtue, centre, and Special Olympics athletes attend the Motionball Gala.
Motionball founders Sean, Paul and Mark Etherington.
Lou Franceschetti, Al Iafrate and Dave McLlwain.
Meredith Shaw and Rodney Bowers.
Devo Brown and Sid Seixeiro.
Bianca Andreescu.
Ruby Lappin.
Anne-Marie and Nick Kypreos.
Bill Coulter and Bruno Bahia.
Brodie O’Brien.
Kevin Timberlake and Rod Black.
Cheryl Hickey.
Dominique Baker.
Hina Khan and Kathleen Cameron.
Glenn MacDonell.
Jamie and Bakari Savage.
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