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Fundraising Concerts Planned For Kids of Late Guitarist Jay Smith

Fundraising Concerts Planned For Kids of Late Guitarist Jay Smith Jay Smith passed away March 26 at the age of 35 — photo credit: Kayla MacLellan..Canada’s East Coast music community will gather Sunday April 7 at an all-day benefit concert celebrating the memory of Matt Mays guitarist Jay Smith, with proceeds going to a trust fund for his children. A…

Paintings, Sculptures, Drawings Up For Auction For War Child

Paintings, Sculptures, Drawings Up For Auction For War Child Up for auction to benefit War Child: Michael Adamson, Moore Gallery - Title: Of A Water Pavilion, 2011 Dimensions: 30FreeHand, an art auction benefitting War Child, features 50 works from established and emerging contemporary artists, along with another six created by children from War Child’s…

Benefit Set for Four-Year-Old Boy Battling Leukemia

Benefit Set for Four-Year-Old Boy Battling Leukemia Fundraisers don’t come more worthwhile than one planned next month for four-year-old Tristen Silva. Just days before Christmas 2012, Tristen was diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or cancer of the white blood cells. Parents Reno Silva and Pearl Hutchens-Silva had initially taken him to a walk…

National Kidney Month Highlights Maddeningly Common Disease

National Kidney Month Highlights Maddeningly Common Disease polycystic kidney vs. healthy kidney.We all face mortality, but Ilana Pekar and her son Arie face it more keenly than most. Pekar suffers from Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). Though rarely name-checked in the evil pantheon of life-threatening genetic diseases, PKD is nevertheless maddeningly…

Not worth Anything? Salvation Army Begs To Differ

Not worth Anything? Salvation Army Begs To Differ “Not worth anything? We beg to differ” says a new ad by The Salvation Army asking Canadians to donate their unwanted pennies to support the organizations social services programs. Since the one-cent piece was taken out of circulation last month in Canada, 120 participating thrift stores across the country…

Donate To Food Banks And Shelters To Honour Stompin' Tom

Donate To Food Banks And Shelters To Honour Stompin' Tom Stompin' Tom with his long-time pal and promoter/manager Brian Edwards.In lieu of flowers, the family of Stompin’ Tom Connors has asked that donations be made to your local food bank or homeless shelter in his name. Connors knew what it was like to go without bare necessities. Although he later…

Higher Education for African Girls The Focus of New Charity

Higher Education for African Girls The Focus of New Charity Graduates of Beautiful World Canada's education scholarships in Uganda, Dec. 2012.Most would agree the problems facing Africa are many and complex. They are also interdependent which means solving one crisis invariably impacts another, hopefully in a positive way. The trick is figuring out where…

After Breast Cancer Reaches Survivors With Free Post-Mastectomy Apparel

After Breast Cancer Reaches Survivors With Free Post-Mastectomy Apparel After Breast Cancer (ABC) founder Alicia Vianga at her booth for the Toronto Argonauts Pink Game versus the Montreal Alouettes. A portion of the tickets ABC sold was donated back to the program.Much of the public discourse surrounding breast cancer focuses on the battle against it,…

Canadian Gov't Sets Up Comprehensive Contact Page To Inquire About Loved Ones In Japan, How To Donate

Canadian Gov't Sets Up Comprehensive Contact Page To Inquire About Loved Ones In Japan, How To Donate The Canadian government is suggesting that Canadians wanting to help victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami should give money, not clothing or food. The web site for Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade lists everything from…

Cadbury Delivers 5000 New African Terrain Bikes To Ghanaian Kids

Cadbury Delivers 5000 New African Terrain Bikes To Ghanaian Kids All photos taken on Cadbury's The Bicycle Factory Program, Ghana, fall 2009It’s so simple it sounds almost trite, and yet it’s true: something as everyday as a bicycle can, in the right circumstances, actually change a life. That’s the take-away from a new documentary, Wheels of Change,…

Build-A-Bear Workshop Retailer Looking for Kid Heroes

Build-A-Bear Workshop Retailer Looking for Kid Heroes Build-A-Bear Workshop 2007 Huggable HeroesBuild-A-Bear Workshop, the North American make your own stuffed animal retail mall chain, is looking for the next crop of Huggable Heroes. The company’s 7th annual search recognizes and rewards kids, age 8 to 18, who demonstrate extraordinary service in their…

Sam Roberts And The Girls To Play Acoustic Charity Concert

Sam Roberts And The Girls To Play Acoustic Charity Concert Sam RobertsSam Roberts, Sarah Harmer and Kathleen Edwards have been confirmed for this year’s acoustic Holiday Jam at Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre, December 14. The artists — all on the management rosters of the concert organizers Eggplant Entertainment, Bernie Breen Management & Dave…

Pet Heroes: Purina Builds Legacy of Pet Care Beyond Food

Pet Heroes: Purina Builds Legacy of Pet Care Beyond Food

Purina Builds Legacy of Pet Care Beyond Food

The name Purina has been synonymous with pet food for more than 50 years. But for the past couple of them, Nestle Purina PetCare Canada has been supporting a number of education and advocacy initiatives in the pet community through its Purina…