DNEG ‘HOT ONES’ fundraiser!
Our DNEG team raised $7985 CAD for charities across North America.
Congratulations to our organizers and all participants!
Our DNEG Montreal and Vancouver studios are still feeling the heat from our Hot Ones Challenge, which happened in our studios last month!
Organised by our incredible Canada EDI Employee Resource Group, the Hot Ones Challenge took place across our Canadian sites as a way to get together, have fun and give back to the community.
Volunteer Champions from each studio began fundraising for a local charity of their choice, with their fellow DNEG employees donating to the cause. The more donations they received, the higher the chance they would be chosen as a final Champion in the Hot Ones Challenge.
There, they faced off against each other to see who could eat the most hot wings (or cauliflower!) – all while being interviewed by our moderator Denis-Jose François (DFX Supervisor), who was also the chef behind some of the fiery sauces!
Our team raised $3,995 over the course of the fundraiser, which DNEG then matched — bringing the total donation amount to $7,985!
We’re so proud of all of our fundraising champions. Scroll to learn more about them and their causes!
Congratulations to our top three fundraisers:
Jordan Cirera who donated to Native Women's Shelter, Melanie Chung - who donated to SPCA Montreal and Robin Nordenstein who donated to AmiQuebec.
And to all the rest of our amazing participants!
Arturo Murillo donated to Techo, Brian Turner donated to BC Children’s Hospital, Casey Gorton donated to Saint’s Rescue, Chris Downs donated to Terry Fox Foundation, Gavin Graham donated to West Island LGBTQ2+ Centre, Jennifer Soliman donated to Toronto Humane Society, Josh Carstens donated to Genetic Aortic Disorders Association Canada, Joseph Linares donated to Native Women’s Shelter, Lin Ayetut donated to David Suzuki Foundation, Murray Truelove donated to The Open Door, Pratik Panchal donated to Nanaimo Disability Resource Centre Society, Raphael Moucachen donated to Canadian Red Cross, Samriddhi Joshi Atira donated to Women’s Resource Society, Whitney Pang donated to Innovation Youth, Yishuan Lo donated to BC Children’s Hospital.
And a huge thank you to everyone who made this fundraiser a tremendous success, including our Hot Ones Organizing Committee Denis-Jose Francois, Grace Duern, London Camaclang, Maddy Claeys, and Samantha Levy.