IMG_3167 The Naked Ape Party - Catherine MacLellan

Toronto, Ont… Ted Grand, co-founder of the Moksha Yoga community of studios, and his partner, Canadian musician Tara Maclean, are hosting the Naked Ape Party, a FUN-Raiser, benefiting the David Suzuki Foundation on Sunday, January 13, 2008 at the Toronto Botanical Gardens, 777 Lawrence Avenue East. Tickets are just $36 and include complimentary local organic hors d’oeurvres and a cash bar for local, organic beer and wine. Hosted by CBC Radio personality Jian Ghomeshi, the evening includes live musical performances by renowned Canadian artists Tara MacLean, Catherine MacLellan and Chris Murphy from Sloan, and a keynote address by award-winning scientist, environmentalist and roadcaster David Suzuki. Guests will also enjoy the opportunity of bidding on an extraordinary range of items through a live and silent auction with a sampling that includes music memorabilia (such as a signed guitar by Sarah MacLachlan), premium sports tickets, fine art, a Muskoka getaway, Margaret Atwood signed books, as well as donations from Grassroots, Lululemon, Frog Pond Vineyards, and many other Canadian businesses. The Naked Ape Party will donate $5 from every ticket purchased to New Leaf Yoga Foundation, a non-profit organization, making yoga and meditation accessible to at risk and incarcerated youth across Canada, including people living in shelters, recovering from addictions and living in poverty. The remaining proceeds raised during the evening will be donated to the David Suzuki Foundation, an organization focused on finding ways for society to live in balance with the natural world that sustains us.