Thank You

Applaud everyone who is donating time, money, talent, humour, or sense of adventure to make our launch possible.

Wynton Marsalis, NOLA/NYNY - for inspiring us musically and speaking out so eloquently. For coining the phrase: Forget about tolerance. What about embracing?    • The Distillery District, Toronto - for embracing our unconventional idea    • Kevin Clark NOLA/TOON - for your music, your cooking, your BIG heart, and for NOT putting the carrot in the gumbo    • Musicians and Artists - for donating your time and talent. For being our mirror    • EVERYONE from New Orleans and Toronto who granted us an interview. For your truth and integrity    • Claudia McKoy for being our word-diva, our Jimminy-Cricket, and our champion    • Teresa Aversa for your commitment, intelligence and generosity of spirit    • Ian Hahn who designed our logo and inspired the concept of HOT by asking the right questions    • Brandon Hahn For your patience, comic relief, and ability to replace tolerance with embracing whenever possible    • Marketa Slepcik of NovaVize Czech TV for giving us the opportunity and means to produce the video    • Peach Berserk Cocktails who became the first HOT business sponsor    • Stephen van Beek who "got" the idea of HOT in a heartbeat and ran with it    • Gisela McKay of pixcode for donating her time and talent to create the website    • YOURSELF! For opening your heart to new ideas and sharing this evening with someone you may or may not know.