Page 15 - TYC Magazine - Winter 2024

Celebrating trailblazing Canadian women, the Club's
annual International Women's Day Dinner is Friday,
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March 8 and already wait-listed.

A group of 12 outstanding women from a variety of
industries will be honoured at the event.

Inaugurated in 2020 by Ms. Emmanuelle Gattuso,
C.M., O.Ont., LL.D, the Club's first female president,
the dinner has consistently been one of the highlights
on the Club event calendar since first being held.

With a wealth of potential honourees and stories to
be illuminated, the event is well on its way to
Anthaea-Grace Dennis, the becoming an annual tradition. Former Artistic Director ef the
youngest Canadian to ever National Ballet ef Canada
graduate from university, Karen Kain, C.C., O.Ont. will
is one ef this year's be honoured at the dinner event.
Honourees.

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The year 2023 marked the 30 anniversary of the admittance of the first
female Ordinary Members in the history of The YORK. Club.

The original group of five, then shortly thereafter seven, women admitted
quickly became involved in the Club at every level and the first female
Director was appointed in 1998.

That same year, the Toronto Ladies' Club amalgamated with The YORK. Club
in a watershed moment for the latter.

We would like to retroactively acknowledge both anniversaries, milestones which each had
an incredible and positive impact on the social fabric of the Club.