2017 holiday season silent night, silent disco, los angeles on friday, december 1, 2017, over 400 people pumped up the holiday spirit at “silent night, silent disco”, transforming figat7th’s taste food hall & courtyard into the hottest dance club in the heart of los angeles! entry to the event was free with a donation of a can of food or a new, unwrapped toy. brookfield properties collected 6 extra large boxes of toys for para los niños and 698 pounds of food for the los angeles regional food bank, providing 581 meals to hungry families, seniors, and individuals in los angeles county. brookfield cares, houston each year, the brookfield properties houston portfolio supports child protective services in fulfilling children’s holiday wish lists. during the month of november, tenants at our houston buildings pick up wish list cards from brookfield properties volunteers. by early december, the lobbies of allen center, heritage plaza, total plaza, and 1600 smith are overflowing with toys, bikes, and games for child protective services. through our 2017 participation, brookfield properties and our tenants were able to collect enough toys to fulfill wishes for 1,500 children. snowball express toy drive, canada in partnership with our tenants, local business owners, ctv, and the salvation army, brookfield properties once again collected a mountain of toys to help families in need in the calgary and toronto regions. last year, through our tenants’ generosity and support we were able to collect and donate in excess of 2,000 toys. starlight holiday lighting, toronto in 2017, brookfield place toronto celebrated the 20th anniversary of its annual holiday lighting fundraiser in support of starlight children’s foundation canada. since its launch in 1998, the campaign has helped to brighten the lives of seriously ill children and their families through wish granting and fun centres funded by its donations. to date, over $3 million has been raised with the support of brookfield place toronto tenants, occupants, suppliers, and visitors. calgary food bank campaign since 2006, 330,000 pounds of food have been donated through the participation of more than 50 cities across north america. throughout the 2017 holiday season, brookfield properties hosted donation boxes and representatives from calgary food bank at our calgary buildings to accept food and monetary donations. the calgary food bank campaign for 2017 was a great success raising over $1.4m in donations, surpassing their goal by $400k! each year the calgary food bank performs an event called “holiday-struction”. participants build a holiday themed structure out of canned and boxed food for display in their buildings. after the holidays, all the food is donated to the calgary food bank for distribution. this year, brookfield properties participants at suncor energy centre created a festive structure called “the grinch who stole brookville” and the fifth avenue place team made their debut with a structure titled “can-mario”. the preparation and creativity showcased from the brookfield properties volunteers contributed to another successful year for the calgary food bank! secret snowflake, new york each year, brookfield properties supports the nyc service secret snowflake initiative, partnering with the family justice centers of new york to help bring holiday gifts to some of new york city’s most vulnerable children in transitional centers for victims of domestic violence. brookfield properties is the oldest corporate partner of this program and in 2017, was the third largest corporate contributor. last year, 122 brookfield properties employees fulfilled letters for 244 children to bring them a joyful holiday season. social responsibility & community engagement pg. 13