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Holt Renfrew Holiday Gund Bear Proceeds To Support WWF Canada

Holt Renfrew Holiday Gund Bear Proceeds To Support WWF Canada Holt Renfrew large 2018 holiday bear — photo providedHigh-end Canadian retail chain Holt Renfrew will donate a portion of proceeds from its plush holiday bears towards the WWF Canada conservation organization. The white bears, created by the Gund plush toy company, come in two sizes — small…

Drum Roll Please: Music Industry's Unison Benevolent Fund Raises $50K at Holiday Schmooze

Drum Roll Please: Music Industry's Unison Benevolent Fund Raises $50K at Holiday Schmooze Unison Board of Directors and Staff, from left: Bernie Breen, Andy Maize, Derrick Ross, Jodie Ferneyhough, Amanda Power, Jesse Kumagai, Erin Benjamin, Ralph James, Jennifer Hardy, Catharine Saxberg, Sheila Hamilton — photo credit: Barry Roden. Music industry…

Actor and Activist Rachel Brosnahan to Narrate Climate Change Doc, Paris To Pittsburgh

Actor and Activist Rachel Brosnahan to Narrate Climate Change Doc, Paris To Pittsburgh The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Rachel Brosnahan voices Paris to Pittsburgh documentary — photo courtesy of Rubenstein. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Rachel Brosnahan, a Global Citizen ambassador and anti-poverty activist, will narrate the upcoming climate change…

Crowdfunding Campaign Launched For Tom Cochrane Tour Manager Gerry Lee After Stroke

Crowdfunding Campaign Launched For Tom Cochrane Tour Manager Gerry Lee After Stroke Gerry Lee — photo via Gerry Lee GoFundMe pageA crowdfunding campaign has been launched to support Gerry Lee, the tour manager for veteran Canadian rocker Tom Cochrane, who suffered a stroke in September, and whose "big heart" has his friends and associates stepping up to…

Late Mac Miller Single To Help Fund Underserved Communities

Late Mac Miller Single To Help Fund Underserved Communities Mac Miller — photo providedThe release of late rapper Mac Miller's "Dunno" single will be used to raise funds for the Mac Miller Circles Fund to support people from underserved communities. This version of "Dunno" is an alternate take of the song from the rapper/producer's 2018 Swimming album,…

Hollywood Suite to Donation Match Women in Film & Television Toronto

Hollywood Suite to Donation Match Women in Film & Television Toronto Graphic courtesy of Hollywood Suite.Movie broadcaster and streamer Hollywood Suite through December is matching all donations to the Women in Film & Television - Toronto Foundation dollar-for-dollar, up to $15,000. Hollywood Suite, which offers four movie channels, reaches into…

Alice Cooper’s Christmas Pudding Stirs in Hollywood Vampires, Gretchen Wilson, Sebastian Bach, Members of Blue Oyster Cult and More

Alice Cooper’s Christmas Pudding Stirs in Hollywood Vampires, Gretchen Wilson, Sebastian Bach, Members of Blue Oyster Cult and More Alice Cooper Christmas Pudding concert poster — graphic via Alice Cooper Solid Rock Facebook pageVeteran shock rocker Alice Cooper will be enlisting the support of some fellow vampires to help teens in need. Specifically,…

Global Citizen EP1 Featuring Pharrell Williams, Stormzy, David Guetta, More Being Used To Fight Poverty

Global Citizen EP1 Featuring Pharrell Williams, Stormzy, David Guetta, More Being Used To Fight Poverty Global Citizen EP1 cover — image via Warner Music CanadaA new four-song EP featuring Pharrell Williams, Stormzy, David Guetta, Los Unidades, Stargate and more has been released to support the Global Citizen organization and its goal to end extreme…

Concert Promoter's Evenko Foundation Donates Musical Instruments to School to Honour Late Denis Grondin

Concert Promoter's Evenko Foundation Donates Musical Instruments to School to Honour Late Denis Grondin Instrument donation at Daniel-Johnson Secondary School — photo courtesy of evenko.On behalf of late beloved radio DJ Denis Grondin, his son, Goon actor Marc-Andre Grondin donated 28 musical instruments, worth $24,450, to Daniel-Johnson Secondary…

Sultans of String North American Concert Tour Raising Funds for Refugees

Sultans of String North American Concert Tour Raising Funds for Refugees Sultans of String promo shot — photo courtesy of SOS.Sultans of String, a Canadian fusion music group with overseas roots, have teamed up with UNHCR, the United Nations Agency for Refugees in Canada, to help traumatized people worldwide as they flee war and other humanitarian…

Apple Launches Tech Bootcamp for Women Entrepreneurs to Drive Diversity

Apple Launches Tech Bootcamp for Women Entrepreneurs to Drive Diversity Apple's Entrepreneur Camp — photo courtesy of Apple.Apple has unveiled a new program, Entrepreneur Camp, to boost and broaden the number of women app developers and computer programmers in the technology industry. Besides helping more women crack the tech industry's glass ceiling, the…

Recording Academy Unveils Community-Focused Membership Model To Drive Diversity

Recording Academy Unveils Community-Focused Membership Model To Drive Diversity The Recording Academy — graphic via Recording AcademyThe Recording Academy in America has launched a new membership model that focuses on community and peer-review for new and more diverse voices. Under pressure to diversify its membership, the governing body of the Grammys…

"The Talk" Raises $77,000 For UforChange Regent Park Art Charity

"The Talk" Raises $77,000 For UforChange Regent Park Art Charity (l-r) The Talk panel Barry Avrich, Vanessa Craft, Sylvia Mantella, Mikhael Kale, G. Scott Paterson — photo by George Pimentel PhotographyA marquee speaking event has raised $77,000 to support the Regent Park-based youth arts charitable organization, UforChange. Held on November 21…

Nine Remarkable Individuals And Businesses Honoured At Annual Philanthropy Awards Luncheon

Nine Remarkable Individuals And Businesses Honoured At Annual Philanthropy Awards Luncheon L-R: Max Armstrong, Jamie Cleghorne, Shanaaz Gokool, Shanan Spencer-Brown, Phil Soper , Jim Leech, Vim Kochhar, Gord Martineau, Mark S. Bonham, Rivi Frankle, Cathy Mann — photo credit: Joel Nadel.. Wealthy benefactors, organizations that make a difference and a…