The 2007 Leadership Dinner
"Celebrating Canada's Global Military Contributions"The Toronto Branch of the Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada is pleased to host the 2007 Leadership Dinner on Friday 23 November 2007 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in downtown Toronto. The dinner will follow a military mess dinner format. Dress is mess kit for military personnel, black tie or business suit for guests. The special guest speaker for the evening will be General Rick Hillier, the Chief of Defence Staff. The evening's events will also feature the presentation of the Air Commodore Leonard Birchall Leadership Award to a deserving Canadian, Major Danny McLeod.
The dinner has several aims. These include:
- Celebrate Canada's global military contributions.
- Expose the GTA community to Canadian military culture, traditions and contributions.
- Promote Canada's national universities, the Royal Military Colleges of Canada and their role in training leaders of the future.
- Raise awareness of and financial support for the Sapper Mike McTeague Wounded Warrior Fund.
- Encourage members of the GTA's Reserve Units to consider pursuing courses at one of the Canadian Military Colleges through establishment of a scholarship.
- Recognize outstanding leadership through the Birchall Leadership Award.
- Financial support for activities to help train Canada's future military leaders.
This dinner had its origins in Calgary, where the Calgary Branch of the Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada partnered with the Calgary Military Museums Society to host dinners in 2005 and 2006. These dinners served to celebrate Canada's military heritage while honoring Canadians who had made significant contributions to that heritage and its preservation. At the same time, funds were raised to support the efforts of the Calgary Military Museums Society and the RMC Club Foundation in their endeavours. The 2007 dinner marks its first time being held outside of Calgary.
Tickets for the event will be $200.00 per seat.Tickets are available for purchase online at the website of the RMC Club Foundation.
If you are unable to attend, please consider sponsoring a seat for a member of the Reserve Forces or a current cadet at the Royal Military College of Canada.
We are also looking for sponsors for the dinner. If you would like to contribute, please contact the organizers.
