A registered charitable foundation · Founded by Nuno Rocha
One gala a year. Every dollar to the Canadian Cancer Society.
Cancer came to my family twice. My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer, and my dad with prostate cancer. If you’ve been through it with someone you love, you know the feeling: the waiting rooms, the test results, the long stretches where all you can do is show up.
I couldn’t change what was happening to them. What I could do was put the one thing I’m good at, bringing people together around something beautiful, to work for the people fighting this disease.
That’s how the Shine Bright Like a Diamond Foundation began. It’s a registered charitable foundation, and it exists for a single purpose: to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society, one night a year, with friends, clients and our community in the room.
It isn’t a marketing program and it isn’t attached to anything you buy from me. It’s just my family’s way of doing our part.
— Nuno
Each year the foundation hosts a gala just north of Toronto. Tickets, tables, sponsorships and a draw for a full Diamondboi set are how the money is raised, and the net proceeds go to the Canadian Cancer Society to fund research, support programs and advocacy for people living with cancer across Canada.
Over our first two galas, we’ve raised close to $70,000. This February is our third.
This year’s gala
Miami 80’s Night
Last year was a masquerade. This year we’re trading the masks for a full Miami 80’s night: dinner, dancing and the grand prize draw for a complete Diamondboi essentials set, with an engagement ring, wedding band, tennis bracelet, tennis necklace and diamond studs.
To reserve tickets or a table, email foundation@diamondstudio.ca.
Presented by Diamondboi and Digital X
Black velvet, gold frames and a room full of masks. Our second gala brought our two-year total to close to $70,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society.
The gala happens because of the businesses and people below. Thank you.
If you’d like to sponsor the gala, donate an auction item, or make a gift directly to the foundation, I’d love to hear from you. Every sponsor is thanked by name on the night and here on this page.
foundation@diamondstudio.ca · Instagram @shinebrightladf
Shine Bright Like a Diamond Foundation is a registered Canadian charity. Proceeds support the Canadian Cancer Society. The foundation is an independent fundraiser and is not operated by the Canadian Cancer Society.
