Each chapter of Top 7 Over 70™ holds a gala every two years to celebrate a new class of Top 7 Over 70 recipients. Watch this space for details.
SOUTHEASTERN ALBERTA: The next gala for the Southeastern Top 7 Over 70 chapter will occur Oct. 14, 2026 See the description of the event and the nomination form by clicking on those links.
ATLANTIC CANADA: For information about the first Top 7 Over 70 event in Atlantic Canada (May 14, 2026) click here and for tickets to the gala click on this link.
GUELPH, WELLINGTON & DUFFERIN: For information about the Oct. 29, 2026 Top 7 Over 70 inaugural gala in this Ontario region, contact Colleen Murdoch at colleen@unitedwaygwd.com orclick here.
CALGARY: In Calgary, the most recent gala occurred on Oct. 21, 2025 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. To check out photos from the event, click here. You’ll be able to download and print whatever photos you like from the unforgettable evening. Below is one photo of our 2025 Top 7 Over 70 recipients from the event. Back row: Dr. Marvin Fritzler, Esmail Bharwani, Lois Mitchell (recipient of the Special Recognition Award), Jackie Bromley, Alf Fischer and Gerry Darichuk; front row: Neil Webber and Ron Freckleton.
Here’s a look at many memorable moments from past galas. Feel free to download and share the photos!
2025 TOP 7 OVER 70 GALA IN CALGARY To see photos from the Oct. 21, 2025 event in Calgary, click here.
2024 TOP 7 OVER 70 GALA FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALBERTA To see photos from the first Top 7 Over 70 gala event in Medicine Hat click here. Video of the winners is available here.
2023 TOP 7 OVER 70 GALA IN CALGARY Click here for photos and go to this link to watch the gala event on YouTube.
2021 TOP 7 OVER 70 GALA IN CALGARY (This gala was postponed from 2021 to May 26, 2022, due to the pandemic.) Click here for photos. You can watch a video of the Top 7 Over 70 gala on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCvzrvLixlM
2019 TOP 7 OVER 70 GALA IN CALGARY Photos from the 2019 event are available here. Videos from the 2019 event are posted on the Top 7 Over 70 YouTube channel, which can be found here: https://bit.ly/35Xgi3S . You’ll find videos about each award recipient on this YouTube channel, along with a three-part video of the entire gala program.
2017 TOP 7 OVER 70 GALA IN CALGARY Click here to see photos from the inaugural Top 7 Over 70 Gala. That post also has individual video links for each of that year’s recipients and a video of the gala is here.
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2024 TOP 7 OVER 70 RECIPIENTS — SOUTHEASTERN ALBERTA
Medicine Hat hosted the first Top 7 Over 70 event for Southeastern Alberta in October 2024. A summary of that event is here.
This group, representing the fourth set of Top 7 Over 70 award recipients, was simply awe-inspiring. Meet the award winners by clicking here.
The winners of the 2023 Top 7 Over 70 awards were (back row) Ron Ghitter, Tom Jackson, John Scott, Mogens Smed, Benno NIgg; (front row) Janice McTighe and Tania Willumsen.
No goal was seen as too large for recipients of Top 7 Over 70 awards in 2021. Their stories are available here.
The 2019 recipients were known for making a difference locally and globally. The full story is here.
Want to learn more about who received the first set of Top 7 Over 70 awards? Click here to find out, and to learn why there are eight winners pictured here!
