Cops get a close shave in order to help fight cancer
KJ Mullins-Toronto: Toronto Police were out in force at Yorkdale Shopping Centre today but the bad guy they were up against wasn’t human. A Cops for Cancer event saw many of Toronto’s finest lining up to get their heads shaved to raise funds to fight a disease that strikes many. Cops for Cancer started in [...]
The Canadian Mental Health Association applauds Canada’s first-ever mental health strategy
May 11, 2012 No Comment
New strategy provides broad vision but will require a truly coordinated, adequately funded implementation plan to result in real improvements for Canadians The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) applauds the Mental Health Commission of Canada for spearheading the development of Canada’s first-ever mental health strategy. The strategy release is timely given this week is CMHA’s [...]
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Every year the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation hosts the National Garage Sale for Shelter. Tomorrow the event will take place across Canada raising money for local women’s shelters and violence prevention programs. In Toronto two of the branches will be joining up to have their best year yet! Domestic violence is one of those issues [...]
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TORONTO, May 8, 2012 /CNW/ – It’s that time again pizza lovers! Pizza Nova invites you to help raise some dough for Variety – The Children’s Charity. Today only,Pizza Nova and Variety will host their 13th Annual That’s Amore Pizza for Kids fundraising event with more stores participating than ever before. For 10 hours (11:00 [...]
Continue reading …A Mother’s Day miracle: Every Dairy Queen® Cake sold helps your local children’s hospital
May 7, 2012 No Comment
Vancouver franchisee turns Lindsey’s Cakes for Miracles™ into a North American fundraiser BURLINGTON, ON, May 7, 2012 /CNW/ – Dairy Queen (DQ) Canada today launched the first annual Lindsey’s Cakes for Miracles, two one-week fundraisers taking place from May 6-13, 2012 and June 10-17, 2012. During these two weeks, one dollar from every DQ Cake [...]
Continue reading …Because anxiety, depression, and loneliness don’t sound like kid issues – but they are – on Sunday, May 6, Canadians raised more than $2m so kids can talk
May 7, 2012 No Comment
More than 40 communities stepped forward for one cause – kids – and joined Canada’s largest walk to support child and youth mental health and well-being TORONTO, May 7, 2012 /CNW/ – Every young person in Canada will experience feelings of sadness, worry, and uncertainty. It’s an inevitable part of growing up. Some will find [...]
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New $10,000 grant will support services for queer and trans immigrants TORONTO, May 4, 2012 /CNW/ – Last night, Community One Foundation announced the recipients of its 2012 Rainbow Grants at an event at the Flying Beaver Pubaret, hosted by comedian and radio personality Maggie Cassella. Eighteen grants, totaling more than $50,000, were awarded to [...]
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TORONTO, May 2, 2012 /CNW/ – It’s time for pizza lovers to mark their calendars! Pizza Nova invites you to help raise some dough for Variety – The Children’s Charity. On Tuesday, May 8th,Pizza Nova and Variety will host their 13th Annual That’s Amore Pizza for Kids fundraising event with more stores participating than ever [...]
Continue reading …Peter MacKay Kicks-off the on-road training for the WoundedWarriors.ca Bike Team
April 27, 2012 No Comment
Members of the public invited to ride with the Team and cheer them on WHITBY, ON, April 27, 2012 /CNW/ – The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence boosted the Canadian soldiers on their inaugural training ride for the 2012 Big Battlefield Bike Ride. This first Wounded Warriors team is riding to increase awareness [...]
Continue reading …De-Clutter For A Cause: Annual Royal Lepage National Garage Sale for Shelter Returns on May 12, 2012
April 26, 2012 No Comment
100 percent of funds raised at charity garage sale supports local women’s shelters and programs to end family violence TORONTO, April 26, 2012 /CNW/ – On Saturday, May 12, more than 120 Royal LePage offices and other community locations across Canada will be transformed into a destination for bargain hunters with the return of the [...]
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