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Jully Black Teams With Boys & Girls Clubs Of Canada For Systemic Opportunity Talk
Jully Black Teams With Boys & Girls Clubs Of Canada For Systemic Opportunity Talk Jully Black — photo providedProminent Canadian R&B singer and media personality Jully Black will be helping spread Systemic Opportunity, a new initiative from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada. Beyond being a bit of well-conceived wordplay, Systemic Opportunity…
Kenny Loggins Helping Global San Diego Zoo Kids Channel Raise Money With Theme Song
Kenny Loggins Helping Global San Diego Zoo Kids Channel Raise Money With Theme Song Kenny Loggins — photo credit: Leslie Hassler."Footloose" hitmaker Kenny Loggins will treat patients at Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego — along with viewers from around the globe — with the debut of “The Great Adventure,” a custom theme song that will raise funds for the…
Dry Feb Invites People To Abstain From Alcohol In Support Of Canadian Cancer Society
Dry Feb Invites People To Abstain From Alcohol In Support Of Canadian Cancer Society Dry Feb has raised more than $2 million for the Canadian Cancer Society over the past five years, and it’s putting on its biggest-ever marketing push to try and raise $3 million in 2021. The campaign challenges social drinkers to abstain from alcohol through February and…
READ AND WATCH: America's Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman's "The Hill We Climb" at Joe Biden's Inauguration
READ AND WATCH: America's Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman's "The Hill We Climb" at Joe Biden's Inauguration National Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman — photo credit: screenshot."The Hill We Climb" by National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman: Mr. President, Dr. Biden, Madam Vice-President, Mr. Emhoff, Americans and the world, When…
Andy Kim Christmas Special Brings In Close to $200K for Three Charities
Andy Kim Christmas Special Brings In Close to $200K for Three Charities Andy Kim — photo provided.The 16th Annual Andy Kim Christmas Special, which aired for the first time on national television Dec. 19 and 24 on Citytv, raised over $190,000 for Crew Nation, CAMH Gift of Lights and Food Banks Canada, including $100,000 donated by The Slaight Family…
will.i.am Launches $5 Million Fund to Promote STEAM Education, Inclusion
will.i.am Launches $5 Million Fund to Promote STEAM Education, Inclusion will.i.am — photo credit: screenshot.Black Eyed Peas rapper and solo artist will.i.am has launched a $5 million American Dream Fund campaign to encourage STEAM education for students in underserved communities. The GoFundMe fundraising initiative to support the i.am. Angel…
The Tragically Hip Donate $40,000 To Unison From Sale of Courage Masks
The Tragically Hip Donate $40,000 To Unison From Sale of Courage Masks The Tragically Hip’s Courage face mask is still for sale, but the rock band is already donating a good chunk of money from the sales to Unison Benevolent Fund, which provides emergency financial aid and counselling services to the Canadian music community. In a joint press statement,…
Jimmy Eat World Live Stream Ticket Sales Will Help U.S. Indie Venues
Jimmy Eat World Live Stream Ticket Sales Will Help U.S. Indie Venues Jimmy Eat World: photo credit: Steve ThrasherAlternative rock band Jimmy Eat World will present a series of three live stream concerts beginning on Jan. 15, and one dollar for every ticket sold until Jan. 14 will be donated to the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) Emergency…
Serena Ryder Offers Online Concert Ticket In Exchange For Helping Homeless
Serena Ryder Offers Online Concert Ticket In Exchange For Helping Homeless Serena Ryder — photo provided by Black Box.New York-based sustainable housing organization Breaking Ground has partnered with Canadian singer-songwriter Serena Ryder to help clothe the city's homeless this winter, in conjunction with the release of her latest single, “Kid Gloves,”…
Tonight's David Bowie Celebration Will Raise Money For Save the Children
Tonight's David Bowie Celebration Will Raise Money For Save the Children Mike Garson, longtime Bowie keyboardist and producer of A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day! — photo courtesy of The Press House. Tonight's live stream concert celebrating David Bowie (his birthday is Jan. 8), featuring a wide range of top-name performers, will raise money…
Planet Classroom Network By Youth For Youth Launches On YouTube
Planet Classroom Network By Youth For Youth Launches On YouTube Planet Classroom Network video screenshot.Youth can look forward to tuning into a community of international storytellers and diverse content creators with the launch today (Jan. 4) of the Planet Classroom Network on YouTube. "The Planet Classroom Network brings together musicians, dancers…
DJ Snoopadelic, Jordin Sparks, Estelle, Grandmaster Flash Part Of Free Nine-Hour NYE Livestream Charity Event
DJ Snoopadelic, Jordin Sparks, Estelle, Grandmaster Flash Part Of Free Nine-Hour NYE Livestream Charity Event Jordin Sparks — photo providedThe Together We Vibe virtual music event will be providing numerous reasons for people to party in social distanced safety this New Year's Eve. The nine-hour musical event is being put on as part of the Unity Concert…
Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation To Build School In Honour of Denise Jones
Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation To Build School In Honour of Denise Jones Denise Jones and Karl Hale — photo credit: Karl Hale's FBOne Jamaican Canadian is paying tribute to another by raising funds to build a school in her honour through his Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation. "It's with the heaviest heart and the fondest memories of Denise Jones, I ask…
Toronto Blue Jays Win MLB Philanthropy Award For COVID-19 Response Efforts
Toronto Blue Jays Win MLB Philanthropy Award For COVID-19 Response Efforts Food being distributed at the Toronto Blue Jays' home stadium, the Rogers Centre — screencapture via Toronto Blue Jays YouTube channelThe Toronto Blue Jays have won Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2020 Allan H. Selig Award for Philanthropic Excellence because of the team's efforts…