On December 9, 2022, Habitat for Humanity Sault Ste. Marie and Area hosted its first-ever Steel Toes and Stilettos Gala at The Machine Shop to raise money for its Blake Avenue build.
Nearly 200 guests, dressed to the nines, spent the evening mingling, playing games, bidding, dining, drinking, donating, and dancing the night away in support of affordable homeownership!
The event raised nearly $20,000 – with almost $9,000 in ticket sales, over $4,500 from the blind auction, and over $6,400 in donations and game token sales.
“This money we raised at the gala will go a long way in finishing our build on Blake Avenue, which Ahmad, Manal, and their three sons will call home in the near future,” states Chelsey Foucher, Fundraising & Marketing Coordinator.
There are many folks to thank for the evening’s success, including (in no particular order):
- The Machine Shop
- Savvy Circles Photo Booth Rentals
- Super Sounds by Bizick
- Wild Hearts Ranch
- Feeding Your Soul Café
- Hidden Hills Stables
- The Country Way
- Studio Dance Arts
- The Ten Spot
- Fit Bodies. Fit Minds.
- Wardlaw
- Creative Nest Studios
- Northern Nirvana
- Cities and Oceans
- Waterfront Adventure Centre
- Agawa Canyon Tour Train
- Stork + Bundle
- Theresa’s Thirty-One Gifts
- New North Greenhouses
- Searchmont Resort
- Thrive Tours
- Northern Skies Resort
- Holiday Inn Express
- Soo Blaster
- OutSpoken Brewing
- That Fruit Place
- The Clean Team/Odd Job Jacks
- Pidge’s Car Care
- The Greenhouse Spa
- Ontario Wild
- Cho Family Dentistry
- Lorri Kennis
- Lee Ann Pearson
- Surplus Furniture Sault Ste. Marie
- Ontario REALTORS Care® Foundation/Sault Ste. Marie Real Estate Board
- Everyone who purchased tickets, donated, bid in our auction, purchased game tokens, and supported Habitat in the planning and execution of this event!
