The Maritime Experience & Audience

JOIN US FOR AN EAST COAST CULTURAL EXPERIENCE

Evening in the Maritimes is known as Ottawa-Gatineau’s East Coast Kitchen Party where guests experience all that Canada’s East Coast has to offer.

The evening starts with a lively cocktail reception featuring a roaming fiddler, displays featuring carefully curated silent auction items up for bid, a selection of mocktails, cocktails, champagne, and other libations, and interactive activities including a SHELL-fie station courtesy of our sponsors.

The fun continues with a bagpiper dining room entrance, a delicious 4-course meal, the popular Sea Creature Sweepstakes, an interview with members of the community who will share their story of how the money raised at EiTM has impacted their lives, and the most anticipated event of the evening – a live auction.

The Maritimes theme is woven throughout the event as guests engage in provincial trivia and choose their preferred seating in the Nova Scotia, PEI or NB Zones.

EiTM25 and EiTM24 Corporate Attendees.

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Our 2025 EiTM Honorary Chair

We are thrilled to announce this year’s Honorary Chair is Michael Lifshitz. Known in Ottawa and across Canada as an advocate for the disability community, a savvy businessman, an insightful motivational speaker and pretty funny when he does his stand-up comedy gigs.

Michael was born with a condition called Multiple Congenital Musculoskeletal Abnormalities. While he wears an artificial leg, aging has resulted in Michael walking minimally with the assistance of a walker or cane and using an electric wheelchair most of the time. Contrary to what many would have believed possible, he became a chartered public accountant and also obtained an MBA from Edinburgh Business School. He has built and sold successful accounting and financial planning practices.

Today, in addition to continuing a successful career in finance and accounting as CFO and co-founder of Breakaway Experiences, a gift experience company, he uses speaking, comedy and writing to not only educate people as to what people with disabilities can do, but to also inspire them to overcome their own challenges and live their life to the fullest of their abilities. Michael has performed comedy throughout Canada, including Iqaluit for the 2022 Canada North Arctic Comedy Festival. He has released his first comedy album, Speech From The Throne – A Look at Living With a Disability in Canada. Check out his website Illumabilities.

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