About “Keys To The Future”

From the moment you arrive and are welcomed with butlered champagne, you'll step into an atmosphere of sophistication and purpose. Enjoy an evening filled with live and silent auctions, signature cocktails and mocktails, exciting giveaways throughout the night, a luxury photo booth experience, and countless opportunities to connect with local business leaders, community members, and supporters.

With tickets just $25, we've made this evening accessible to as many members of our community as possible. Because the more people who come together, the greater the impact we can make.

Walk the red carpet, celebrate the incredible spirit of our community, and take part in an evening designed to inspire. Guests will have the opportunity to bid on exceptional auction items, enter to win an outrageous Door Crasher Prize valued at over $2,500, and experience moving stories of strength and resilience through a special presentation featuring local families whose children have received care through the IWK.

For thousands of Maritime families, the IWK Health Centre is there during moments families hope they never have to experience. Providing care, hope, and the expertise families need when they need it most. In just one year, The IWK Children’s Hospital saw: 42,296 emergency visits, 5,862 pediatric surgeries, 328,278 outpatient clinic visits, 372 LifeFlight transfers and 45,107 virtual appointments.

These aren't simply statistics. 42,296 emergency visits mean 42,296 times a child needed help. 5,862 pediatric surgeries mean thousands of families placing their child's future in the hands of an incredible medical team. And behind every statistic is a child with a name, a family with a story, and people hoping for a better tomorrow.

As we prepare for our live and silent auctions, we will be reaching out to local businesses and community partners to ask for support. We would be incredibly grateful for your business to consider one of our sponsorship tiers, or a donation of a gift certificate, product, service, experience, package, or monetary contribution that we can include in our auctions.

Your donation or sponsorship may seem like one small contribution, but when 100% of proceeds are being donated, and when an entire community comes together, those small contributions become something much bigger. They become another piece of equipment, another research opportunity, another family receiving the support they need, another child getting the chance to go home, and ultimately;

Another reason for a family to believe in a brighter tomorrow

100% of proceeds raised throughout the evening will be donated directly to Children's Miracle Network (IWK) and The Colchester Food Network, ensuring every ticket purchased, auction bid placed, and sponsorship secured helps make a tangible difference in the lives of children and families who need it most.

Thank you for considering being a founding community partner of Keys to the Future.

Thank you for investing in the children and families of our communities. And most importantly, thank you from the families who may never know your name, but whose lives may be touched by the generosity you choose to give. Because one day, any one of us could be the family sitting in that waiting room.

Together, we can help make sure that when that day comes, the IWK is ready.