Simply Phenomenal – More than just a Mother’s Day Brunch

BY LEANNE BENN

It’s that special time of year where hopefully all the frost has melted and the beautiful spring flowers are beginning to bloom. Mother’s Day is just around the corner and while many options for celebrating mom arise, why not treat her to a beautiful Mothers Day celebration brunch. DSI Fun Photos is the company behind this fun celebration. For the second annual show, Denyse Dawes and David Spencer, have come together to create DSI I am Simply Phenomenal, an event curated to empower, impact, inspire and celebrate Mothers and women in the community.

I am Simply Phenomenal is more than just a brunch celebration; it is a chance for you to recognize your special mother in a unique way. For Mother’s Day 2019, you can nominate your mother or any phenomenal mother to receive the 2019 Community Service Award for outstanding work.

The 2018 award was granted to Loletta Cunningham for her remarkable work in community volunteer services as well as her career as a community service worker and a peer support counselor for women in conflict with the law.

The brunch celebrations this year will reveal the winner of the 2019 spot for this award.

The event will take place on Sunday, May 12^th, at 1 pm at the Woodbine Banquet Hall in Etobicoke and a delicious selection of brunch items will be served from 2 pm. The event will also feature other special guests including the headliner event of performances by D’bi Young Anitafrika from London, United Kingdom. This performance will be for one show only. D’bi Young Anitafrika is a Canadian-Jamaican performing dub poet as well as an award-winning actor and playwright who once appeared in one of Canada’s notable network shows, Da Kink in my hair.

Other special guests for the event include Grammy and Juno award winner Liberty Silver. Silver is a Canadian singer known for her R&B and soul music. The keynote speaker for the event is Thando Hyman. Hyman is an educator and principal with the Toronto District School Board and the founding principal of the Africentric Alternative School as well as a Board member of TVO Toronto.

Tickets for the event are $80 and $30 for children under 12. The funds for this event support the DSI Scholarship Donation fund and presentations this year will be made to three different organizations, Free For All Foundation, a non–profit outreach youth ministry aiding youth development, United Achievers Club Brampton and Girls of Destiny, a unique mentorship program aimed to help young girls.

So, this Mother’s Day make mom feel special or any other phenomenal woman in your life and treat her to this celebratory springtime event.