#FUNDRAISING: #CANADACAROLS
It's certainly that time of year for giving and a P.K. Subban will be bringing cheer to kids who'll be spending the holidays in a hospital bed instead of home.
See his Video:
I'm bringing cheer with @AirCanada to sick kids for the holidays! Submit your version of Jingle Bells #CanadaCarols pic.twitter.com/Hc4McVdRRg
— P.K. Subban (@PKSubban1) December 15, 2015
In advance of this, we are asking that on Tuesday, December 15, 2016 you record a Selfie-style video of you singing Jingle ...
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#SPOTTED: DIGNITAS INTERNATIONAL TORONTO CHARITY SCREENING OF “SPECTRE”
Dignitas International is a medical and research organization which aims to transform patient health and health care systems for those most vulnerable. Their amazing contributions include the Tisungane HIV/AIDS Clinic located at Zomba Central Hospital, where more than 20k patients - adult and children alike - have been placed on life-saving antiretroviral therapy. In Malawi, where 60-70% of Tuberculosis cases are from those already infected with HIV. Their Teen Club aims at ...
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#SPOTTED: STEVIE WONDER, KIESZA, PETER CETERA, MICHAEL BOLTON AND MORE AT THE 2015 DAVID FOSTER FOUNDATION MIRACLE GALA + CONCERT
Often when we think of fundraisers, we think of generating money towards research and cost of medical procedures. Sometimes however, we forget the peripheral costs involved for families and in the instance of children awaiting vital organ transplants, it is important to note the financial, in addition to emotional impacts involved. The loss of salary for some parents taking time away from work to care for their child, plus the stresses of making mortgage payments, travel expenses, car ...
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#INTERVIEW: FRANCESCO YATES
One of 2016's biggest emerging stars hails right here from Toronto. Francesco Yates already has infiltrated our airwaves with a soulful, ambient sound mature beyond his youth. Chances are you're already a fan and don't even realize it. Writing since the age of 11 when he first learned to play instruments, and signed at age 16 by Atlantic Records (Warner Music), Yates has released two singles, Call and Better to be Loved. Each has gained popularity successively and with his debut album in ...
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#FUNDRAISING: DIGNITAS INTERNATIONAL CHARITY SCREENING OF “THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING”
Known for their work transforming patient health and health care systems for those most vulnerable, DIGNITAS INTERNATIONAL since 2004. Their work in Malawi worked to develop solutions not only replicable, but also transferable to other parts of the World.
Sponsored by CIBC, RBC, BMO and Milestone Apartments, a charity screening of TIFF '14 Selection and major Awards Season Contender THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING was held last night at Cineplex Yonge & Dundas. The Screening which saw an Audience ...
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#SPOTTED: WILL ARNETT, CHRIS ROCK + MORE AT “LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE II” GALA
Celebrating the completion of an ambitious $60 million capital campaign towards the $360 million redevelopment of Toronto East General Hospital, the Laughter is the Best Medicine II Gala took place this evening at Allstream Centre. With soon-to-be-completed Ken and Marilyn Thomson Patient Care Centre being a primary point of focus, Stars came out to show their support for the fantastic Cause. Spotted were the likes of Comedian Gerry Dee and the Toronto Maple Leafs' Jonas Siegel, Joffrey ...
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#SPOTTED: BILLY BALDWIN IN TORONTO FOR RALLY FOR KIDS WITH CANCER
Now in its seventh year, the Rally for Kids with Cancer has raised over $12 million for SickKids. The Rally brought in some Stars for the Scavenger Cup race giving Drivers a chance to ride with a Celebrity Navigator. Among the Stars participating in the Affair this weekend were Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy), Jason George (Grey's Anatomy), Julie Benz Defiance), Morris Chestnut (Think Like a Man), Billy Baldwin (Sliver, Backdraft) and several more.
We were lucky spotting Baldwin on his way out of ...
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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN A YOGURTY’S GIFT CARD! | SUPPORT BREAST CANCER AWARENESS WITH “PINK VELVET”
To show their support for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, YOGURTY'S has launched an amazing PINK VELVET flavour! 10% of proceeds from all sales will be donated towards the Cause. Also, this weekend (Friday, September 19 - Sunday, September 21, 2014) only, you can show your support too by purchasing a $1 Pinny or Button and those of you who visit your local YOGURTY'S wearing pink and supporting the Cause qualify for a chance to win thousands of dollars in prizes!
And most of all, did ...
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#FUNDRAISING: MR. WILL + BILLY’S ALS ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE
Hey. I admit it. I had no idea what ALS was neither. As cliché as it is this late in the game, I decided to step-up to my terrible fear of being soaked. I can't swim. I tried learning as a Kid but floundered and never picked it up again. A couple weeks ago my friends at Woodbine Racetrack kindly sent me a Press Release advising me I had been challenged by my friend, Assistant Trainer Jeff "Skippy" Bowen to partake in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
I quickly read-up on ALS and was heartbroken ...
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#INTERVIEW: GIADA DE LAURENTIIS
You've been mesmerized by her incredible beauty and seduced by her Culinary delights on the Food Network, but Giada De Laurentiis is actually in Toronto to draw focus to an important cause close to all of our hearts. The Italian-born American Goddess is here to host Chef's Challenge: The Ultimate Battle for a Cure at the Toronto Congress Centre, the Event supporting a $4.5 million pledge to Mount Sinai Hospital with an emphasis on Women's Health and Cancers research.
Although her Itinerary ...
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