Mix and mingle in style while raising funds for charity at CIDA’s soirée The Art of Giving. There will be music, dancing, food and a silent auction. Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m. National Gallery of Canada, 380 Sussex Dr., Ottawa, Ont. Tickets available online at www.soiree2012.ca
RAC hosts its Holiday Express Reception. Nov. 28, 5-7:30 p.m. 99 Bank St., Suite 901, Ottawa, Ont. RSVP to 613-567-8591 or http://www.railcan.ca/holiday/2012
MPs Mauril Bélanger, Hélène LeBlanc and Joe Preston, together with Canada’s national co-operative associations, are holding a Parliamentary Reception in celebration of the UN International Year of Co-operatives. Nov. 27, 5:30-8 p.m. Room 253-D Centre Block. For information and/or to RSVP: reception@coopscanada.coop
The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association holds its annual Advocacy Day on the Hill. The day kicks off with a breakfast meeting with CLHIA Chair Les Herr. CEOs from member insurance companies will be in town to meet with parliamentarians. Nov. 20. Ottawa, Ont. For more information, please call Wendy Hope at 613-230-0031.