Auction 2026 - Friday, May 29th!
The CDS Dinner & Auction is our most anticipated adult social event, as well as the largest fundraiser of the year. The evening features live music and entertainment, cocktails and dinner, a live and silent auction, and much more. CDS families and friends have been coming together to celebrate and make this event a huge success since 1974, raising in excess of $6.5 million dollars since the beginning.
The CDS Dinner & Auction has historically been referred to as the “best annual event in King.” First held in 1974 at Eaton Hall on Seneca College’s King campus, this unforgettable event has consistently raised upwards of $200,000 each year, for the past 49 years!
For the past twelve years, this event has been held in our Cyclone Dome, which gets transformed from soccer dome to party setting. With the exciting Athletic Centre plans, scheduled to begin in early 2026, we will be hosting the event off site. It will be the same Auction, same great music, entertainment, camaraderie - just a different venue. Stay tuned for more information. The photos and videos will bring the event to life for you, but can only attempt to do it justice.
What Does the Money Raised from the Auction Support?
Each year the School identifies an area of greatest need for the funds from the Annual Dinner & Auction to be directed toward. On average, the event has raised in excess of $200,000 over the past few years.
In the past years, funds raised have been directed toward:
2011 – Paul C. Duckett Endowment Fund
2012-2016 – Making Connections Campaign
2012-2016 – Making Connections Campaign
2017 – Outdoor Seating and Scoreboards beside Hawksworth Field
2018 – Traffic Light on Dufferin Street
2019 – Rejuvenation of the Junior School Wing
2020-2022 – No Event due to COVID-19
2023 – Building Magic Campaign
2020-2022 – No Event due to COVID-19
2023 – Building Magic Campaign
Who is the Auction Planning Commitee?
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- Catrina Marzilli – Co-Chair
- Alicia Grossi – Co-Chair
- Sarah Powell – Past Chair
- Jenn Cammalleri
- Jessica Longo
- Rosalind Matrosov
- Milli Pajpani
- Kathy Tsiolis
- Tania Pasquino
- Priya Paul
- Alicia Grossi
- Tami Turner
- Cheryl Wakeam
Land Acknowledgement
The Country Day School wishes to recognize and acknowledge the land on which the school operates. Our nearest Indigenous Nations are now the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Chippewas of Georgina Island. The Dish with One Spoon Wampum covenant is often cited as an example of the shared responsibility for caring for these lands among the Huron-Wendat, Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples who would call these their traditional territories. CDS respects the relationship with these lands and recognizes that our connection to this land can be strengthened by our continued relationship with all First Nations, by acknowledging our shared responsibility to respect and care for the land and waters for future generations.
School Information
Junior, Middle and Senior Schools
13415 Dufferin Street, King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
13415 Dufferin Street, King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
