ATLANTIC BALLET THEATRE OF CANADA ANNOUNCES
MAJOR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN

April 13, 2009, MONCTON, New Brunswick ­ The Honorable Margaret Norrie
McCain, O.C., O.N.B.,
Former Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, will be on hand to help
Atlantic Canada¹s only professional
ballet company to launch the largest fundraising initiative in its history.
Mrs. McCain is the
Honorary Chair of Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada¹s LIFT: A Campaign to
Help Us Get to the Next Stage.
The Campaign is spearheaded by a distinguished cabinet of business and
community leaders.

WHEN: Thursday, April 16, 2009
10:50 ADT

WHERE: Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada Studios
68 Highfield Street, Moncton, NB.

WHO: - Hon. Margaret Norrie McCain, O.C., O.N.B., Honorary Campaign
Chair
- Aldéa Landry, C.M., P.C., Q.C., President, Landal Inc.
Campaign Co-Chair
- Alex MacBeath, Global Leader, Privately Held Business Services,
Grant Thornton International, Campaign Co-Chair
- The Company of Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada
- Hon. Marilyn Trenholme Counsell, Honorary Patron, Atlantic Ballet
Theatre of Canada
- Susan Chalmers-Gauvin, Founder and CEO, Atlantic Ballet
Theatre Canada
- Igor Dobrovolskiy, Founding Artistic Director, Atlantic
Ballet Theatre of Canada

WHY: Atlantic Ballet of Canada is now at a major turning point in its
development. The Company is launching a
major campaign in order to gain access to the financial resources it so
vitally needs to take the next step toward
securing stability for the years to come.

All of the individuals mentioned above will be available for interviews and
photos.

For more information please contact:
Sheila Duggan, Director, Marketing and Communications, Atlantic Ballet
Theatre of Canada
Tel: 613-797-8199 E-Mail: smduggan@rogers.com

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Sheila Duggan
Director, Marketing, Communications and Touring
ATLANTIC BALLET THEATRE OF CANADA
613-230-8199 (Ottawa)
smduggan@rogers.com
http://www.atlanticballet.ca/
DON JUAN
National and International Tours
January ­ April 2009