On Thursday, April 8, 2010, Kool Haus in downtown Toronto will play host to the 17th Battle of the Brains®.

Battle of the Brains is one of Canada’s must entertaining and interactive fundraisers. The event, which has been attracting Canada’s corporate elite for the past 16 years, sees many of Canada’s most prestigious companies facing off against each other in a game of mental gymnastics as they compete for the coveted Battle Cup.

A fun-filled evening of fast-paced trivia in categories from sports to music and literature to current events, Battle of the Brains is a blast! Kicking off with a cocktail reception and gourmet dinner, the highlight of the night is the game. Teams compete to answer multiple choice trivia questions in a variety of challenging categories – and with some teams starting to train the day after the last Battle ended there are some serious bragging rights at stake.

Every dollar raised at this fabulously entertaining event goes to help Invest in Kids in our mission to transform the way Canadian parents are educated and supported – so you can feel even better about having all that fun.

Each year, Battle of the Brains® attracts more than 40 of Canada’s most prominent and influential companies eager to compete for the coveted “Battle Cup.” An event with a rich history and enthusiastic following, Battle of the Brains’ list of long-standing attendees reads like a “whose who” of corporate Canada:

BMO Capital Markets – 15 years
RBH Inc. – 15 years
RBC Capital Markets / RBC Dominion Securities - 13 years
Unilever Canada – 13 years
Barrick Gold Corporation – 12 years
Fidelity Investments Canada – 12 years
Henry White Kinnear Foundation – 11 years
Fraser Milner Casgrain – 10 years
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP – 9 years
CIBC World Markets Children’s Miracle Foundation – 9 years
Ernst & Young LLP – 9 years
Scotiabank Group / Scotia Capital Inc. – 9 years
TD Securities / TD Mutual Funds – 8 years
PricewaterhouseCoopers – 8 years
Research In Motion – 8 years
Capital One Canada – 7 years
Deutsche Bank AG – 7 years
Deloitte LLP – 6 years
State Street Canada – 6 years
Manpower Services Canada Ltd. – 6 years
Heathbridge Capital Management Inc. – 6 years