What an AMAZING night! After Hours 2011 was awesome! The music was great, the decorations were stunning, AND there was a chocolate fountain!
Getting out of the elevator and stepping out onto the first floor was so exciting. I LOVED the red carpet that was laid out to greet us as we walked up to the registration table.
EVERYTHING was Black & White, true to the theme! It looked beautiful! There were even TVs showing black and white movies at the back of the room, definitely completing the sophisticated and absolutely enchanting style. There was fruit, candy, a make-your-own-sundae area, and so much more!
The greatest part was the celebs I got to meet! While getting some food to eat (dipping my delicious strawberries into the chocolate fountain), I met Jesse Giddings, the newest MuchMusic VJ! I also got to meet so many more people from MuchMusic! Phoebe Dykstra took some amazing pics of us all dancing to A Night Like This and Electric, and she then texted them to Shawn Desman himself!! It was like a dream come true!
Not only did I meet some amazing people from MuchMusic, but Kate Todd was there as well! I know her best from Life With Derek, which I would watch every night at 11 p.m. as a SickKids inpatient. She was so nice and I got some pretty awesome pictures with her!
I had an AMAZING time. It means so much to me that so many people put so much effort into this event and I feel so lucky that I was invited to be a part of this special night. The DJ was fabulous, the food was “dee-lish”, and all the SickKids patients there made the night as incredible and fabulous as it was. After Hours 2011 was definitely a success!!
The After Hours Exclusive Teen Event was inspired by a teenage girl who missed her prom while undergoing treatment at SickKids. The Child Life team at SickKids turned to Ellen Storfer and her family’s Dream Delivery fund to make the teen event a reality. To learn more about the Storfer Dream Delivery Program and how you can help make more dreams come true, please visit www.sickkidsfoundation.com/dreamdelivery/stories.asp.
Thank you to Alexandra Varela for generously sharing her experience with us.