10/02/2026
25 years of light, community and giving back.
The Trillium Diwali Gala, Canada's first and largest Diwali gala, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year!
It began in 2002 with a few hundred guests and an idea from Dr. Vir Sennik, an orthopaedic surgeon at Trillium Health Partners. Last year more than 1,100 people filled the ballroom.
Co-chair Sapna Mehta has been part of it for 15 years: "Everybody here is like a family."
Fellow Co-chair and longtime donor Nishan Minhas gives back because of the compassionate care both of his parents received. "Trillium [Health Partners] has always come through for me."
This year, the goal is to raise more than $1.4 million to help build The Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital, the Shah Family Hospital for Women and Children, and expanded care at the Gilgan Family Queensway Health Centre.
Read the full story here: https://trilliumgiving.ca/stories/trillium-diwali-gala-turns-25