Various Clients

Portfolio Snapshot

"NATIONAL CHILDREN'S DAY CONFERENCE - November 19.1999

Minister of Children and Youth, Ethel Blondin - Andrews was guest speaker
CTV Local & National news coverage
CBC (Televison) The Ottawa Citizen (daily local newspaper ) coverage
Full day event
Worked on behalf of S.O.S Children's Villages Canada
Simultaneously co-ordinated a celebrity golf tournament
25th anniversary gala dinner, art auction and dance followed the next day

" THE ALL NIGHT SUMMER DANCE PARTY "

Student council of Holy Trinity Catholic High School fundraiser
Dance-a-thon for the Kanata (Ontario) Food Bank
Sponsored by MUCHMUSIC, Pizza Pizza, Subway Restaurants and LOEB Grocers
The Ottawa Senators made guest appearances
Giveaways contributed by MUCHMUSIC and YTV
12 hour event ended with a lucky couple winning concert tickets to a Paula Abdul concert
Canned goods and entrance fees were contributed
Entire event raised over $1,2000.00 AFTER costs

"WINTER OLYMPIC ATHLETE'S HOMECOMING CEREMONY

Homecoming ceremony for Regional (Ottawa) Olympic Athletes that participated at Lillehammer in 1994

Hosted by Ottawa Sun Sports Columnist Earl MacCrae
Regional & local government representatives gave tributary speeches
Well over 400 people attended the salute
Athletes were piped through the Rideau Centre shopping mall, led by a 6 man, Ottawa Police honour guard
The event was covered by many television networks and newspapers; The Ottawa Sun, CBOT (CBC French) TV, CTV (local) TV & 1310 AM radio
The homecoming was conceptualised and executed within 3 days

" The PEZ Family" ~ Improvisational / sketch comedy troupe

Troupe was produced by and show was managed by XCHANGE Media

Performed weekly in a well known downtown night club, once a week

Featured on CBC ( television) CTV (Ottawa / television), in Xpress magazine, the Ottawa Sun (Newspaper)and on CHUO FM ( radio)

The improvisational / sketch comedy troupe rose to regional noterietyin less than six months due to it's huge populrity with any age group

KING'S TOWN CHIROPRACTIC

( late fall 2009 - winter 2010 )

Co-ordinated their grand opening in early winter of 2010
Solicited local media for interviews and publicity
Met with various media sales reps for advertising rates
Secured various notable prize give-aways

Volunteer & Information Kingston

( 2007 )

Conceptualised various fundraising ideas
Managed various projects
coordinated National conference

Shay Foo Foo's Bar

Met wth owners regularly
Introduced new uniforms for all staff
Introduced and produced key lanyards
redesigned and installed new sign
hosted events and circulated press releases

FIRST Gay Pride Open Air Summer Festival

( Summer 2004 )

Wrote and delivered speech to Cornwall City council askng them to fly the gay pride flag during pride week.
Conceptualised keepsakes and souvenirs for patrons on this auspicios occassion

The Main Event

( Cornwall 2004 )

Sold corporate tables to local companies and large corporations
Advised senior staff on production ideas, with regards to the entertainment factor of the evening.

National Youth In Care Network

( 2000 - 2004 )

Retained by "NYIC" for about two years
Organised National press conferences on Parliament Hill
Set up several interviews with the broadcast media and arranged for coverage of NYIC events
Tutored their National Director of Communications in handling the fundamentals of media relations

S.O.S Children's Villages Canada

( 1999 - 2000 )

Brought in to oversee several key events during SOS's 25th year in Canada , including a celebrity golf touurnament a Nationl Children's Day Symposium and a charity black tie dinner, art auction and ball
wrote and sent out press releases for the National children's Day symposium, featuring guest seaker Ethel Blondin - Andrews
Fielded questions from the attending media and arranged for private interviews that were published on televison and in print Nationally and locally

PALL Medical Internatonal

( 1999 )

Conceptualised a North American sales conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Secured various give - aways and arrangedfor various entertainment events includng boat cruises on the Bluenose ll, pub crawls, exclusive tours of museums and live music & other entertainment at this sales conference

Over the past years, XCHANGE Media Promotions & Special Events has done MANY conferences, press conference, graduation parties, Weddings, Funeral services, customer appreciation parties, baptisms and more. We ave served the Federal Government of Canada, National clients and private clients. Each celebration is approached with a fresh handle on things, combining originallity with the expertise of having done these kind of thngs before many tmes before. We try to anticipate EVERYTHING so the client can sit back and enjoy seamless, trouble free academy award worthy events...each and every time...