Sold-Out Orchid Gala in Halifax, Canada Raises C$1.26 Million Net in One Night for Women's Health
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The QEII Foundation announced on October 25 that the 2026 Orchid Gala, held on the evening of October 24 at the Steele Wheels Motor Museum in Halifax, drew more than 400 guests, sold out, and raised C$1,261,196 net in a single night.
The gala, presented by TD, is part of the Orchid Women's Health Initiative. Launched in 2023, the initiative has now raised more than C$4.5 million net over four years for women's health in Nova Scotia.
This year's proceeds will support the QEII Health Sciences Centre in bringing in comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) and homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) testing, helping physicians design more precise treatment plans for cancer patients.
The initiative was founded by nine women after their friend Deanne Reeve died in 2020 following a late cervical cancer diagnosis. The 2025 gala raised C$1.9 million to bring a da Vinci Xi surgical robot to the centre.
Source: QEII Foundation
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