Date:
Thursday, June 5, 2003
Location:
Suite 34 Bar Lounge,
34 Clarence Street
Beneficiaries:
Pride Ottawa Gatineau
and PTS
Amount Raised:
$4,000.00
History of the Event
Since 2003, Swirl and Twirl has raised over $145,000 through 15 fundraising events for local charities supporting the queer community and our allies.
The first two Swirl and Twirl fundraisers were modest affairs held in bars on Clarence Street in the historic ByWard Market area. As the event grew, we moved to Ottawa City Hall, hosting Swirl and Twirl in the Hall’s Jean Piggott Place for many years. In 2015, we moved again to the newly restored Horticulture Building in Lansdowne Park, which was highly praised as the perfect venue for our event.
Here’s a breakdown of all our events, where and when they were held, how much money was raised and for whom.
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Swirl and Twirl 01
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Swirl and Twirl 02
Date:
Thursday, March 11, 2004Location:
Space Night Club,
104 Clarence StreetBeneficiaries:
Pride Ottawa Gatineau and PTSAmount Raised:
$4,500.00 -
Swirl and Twirl 03
Date:
Thursday, June 2, 2005Location:
Jean Piggott Place, Ottawa City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue WestBeneficiaries:
Harmony House, Pride Ottawa Gatineau
and PTSAmount Raised:
$7,633.00 -
Swirl and Twirl 04
Date:
Thursday, June 1, 2006Location:
Jean Piggott Place, Ottawa City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue WestBeneficiaries:
Harmony House, Pride Ottawa Gatineau
and PTSAmount Raised:
$6,013.09 -
Swirl and Twirl 05
Date:
Thursday, May 31, 2007Location:
Jean Piggott Place,
Ottawa City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue WestBeneficiaries:
Capital Pride, Jer’s Vision,
SAGE Ottawa and Ten Oaks ProjectAmount Raised:
$4,508.35 -
Swirl and Twirl 06
Date:
Thursday, May 28, 2009Location:
Jean Piggott Place, Ottawa City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue WestBeneficiaries:
Capital Pride, Jer’s Vision,
Toto Too Theatre and the VillageAmount Raised:
$3,813.82 -
Swirl and Twirl 07
Date:
Thursday, June 3, 2010Location:
Jean Piggott Place, Ottawa City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue WestBeneficiaries:
Bruce House, Capital Pride,
PTS and the VillageAmount Raised:
$7,609.97 -
Swirl and Twirl 08
Date:
Thursday, May 31, 2012Location:
Jean Piggott Place, Ottawa City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue WestBeneficiaries:
Amount Raised:
$12,169.70 -
Swirl and Twirl 09
Date:
Thursday, May 30, 2013Location:
Jean Piggott Place, Ottawa City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue WestBeneficiaries:
Bruce House, the Canadian Tribute for Human Rights, Jer’s Vision and PTSAmount Raised:
$9,783.33 -
Swirl and Twirl 10
Date:
Thursday, May 29, 2014Location:
Jean Piggott Place,
Ottawa City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue WestBeneficiaries:
Bruce House, the Canadian Tribute for Human Rights, Capital Pride and Inside Out OttawaAmount Raised:
$6,866.54 -
Swirl and Twirl 11
Date:
Thursday, May 28, 2015Location:
Horticulture Building, Lansdowne Park,
1525 Princess Patricia WayBeneficiaries:
Bruce House,the Ottawa Gay Men’s Chorus
and PTSAmount Raised:
$8,000.00 -
Swirl and Twirl 12
Date:
Thursday, May 26, 2016Location:
Horticulture Building, Lansdowne Park,
1525 Princess Patricia WayBeneficiaries:
Capital Rainbow Refuge, Ottawa Senior Pride Network, Ten Oaks ProjectAmount Raised:
$9,500.00 -
Swirl and Twirl 13
Date:
Thursday, May 25, 2017Location:
Horticulture Building, Lansdowne Park,
1525 Princess Patricia WayBeneficiaries:
Tone Cluster, Village Legacy Project, Youth Services BureauAmount Raised:
$18,000.00 -
Swirl and Twirl 14
Date:
Thursday, May 24, 2018Location:
Horticulture Building, Lansdowne Park,
1525 Princess Patricia WayBeneficiaries:
Capital Rainbow Refuge with Northern Lights Refuge and Rainbow New Beginnings, Lambda Foundation and Team/Équipe Ottawa Paris 2018 Gay GamesAmount Raised:
$20,000.00 -
Swirl and Twirl 15
Date:
Thursday, May 23, 2019Location:
Horticulture Building, Lansdowne Park,
1525 Princess Patricia WayBeneficiaries:
Ottawa Wolves, Tone Cluster and Youth Services BureauAmount Raised:
$23,000.00