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Good Charlotte, Activists, Fellow Journalists Raise Thousands for Capital Gazette Families Fund
Good Charlotte, Activists, Fellow Journalists Raise Thousands for Capital Gazette Families Fund Killed — top (L-R) John McNamara, Wendi Winters. Bottom row (L to R): Rob Hiaasen, Gerald Fischman, Rebecca Smith — photo credit: GoFundMe page. Maryland-formed rock band Good Charlotte were among the entertainers and activists who took the stage for…
Broken Social Scene Beerfest Money to Go to Danforth Shooting Victims
Broken Social Scene Beerfest Money to Go to Danforth Shooting Victims Broken Social Scene — photo credit: Norman Wong At their Festival of Beer concert tonight at Toronto’s Bandshell Park (July 26), alt-rock collective Broken Social Scene will join in the fundraising efforts for the victims of Sunday’s Danforth Avenue shooting that killed two people and…
Fund Set Up for Danforth Tattoo Shop Owner Who Sheltered Bleeding Mom and Son
Fund Set Up for Danforth Tattoo Shop Owner Who Sheltered Bleeding Mom and Son Tanya Wilson — photo credit: GoFundMe pageA GoFundMe campaign has been set up for Danforth shop owner Tanya Wilson who has been ordered to sanitize her Skin Deep Tattoo Studio at her own expense after sheltering and caring for two bleeding victims of Sunday’s shooting rampage.…
Danforth Strong GoFundMe Page Established for Shooting Victims
Danforth Strong GoFundMe Page Established for Shooting Victims A GoFundMe page called #DanforthStrong has been quickly established to help the victims of the mass shooting that took place Sunday night (July 22) in the Toronto's popular Greektown neighbourhood around the Danforth Avenue and Logan Avenue area. Reese Fallon 18, and a girl, 10, are dead and…
England Players Have Been Donating World Cup And Related Tournament Fees To Charity Since 2007
England Players Have Been Donating World Cup And Related Tournament Fees To Charity Since 2007 2018 England World Cup Football Team — photo via England TwitterWhen Kylian Mbappe of the 2018 World Cup-winning French football team announced he was donating all his related match fees to charity it was a gesture met with near-universal approval. After all,…
Gord Downie Tribute Concert in Hometown to Raise Money for Four Charities
Gord Downie Tribute Concert in Hometown to Raise Money for Four Charities Bill Welychka hosted the outdoor viewing event for The Tragically Hip's final concert in Kingston, Springer Square — photo courtesy of B.W. A group of Kingston, Ontario musicians are coming together to share their music and the message of hope and reconciliation as part of a Gord…
TIFF Ground-breaking Share Her Journey Campaign Aims to Raise $1 Million in 2018
TIFF Ground-breaking Share Her Journey Campaign Aims to Raise $1 Million in 2018 Filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal (top left), major donor Betty-Ann Heggie (top right), actor Omoni Oboli (bottom left), filmmaker Carol Nguyen (bottom right) — image courtesy TIFF.Continuing its commitment to promote gender equity throughout all aspects of the film industry, the…
Apple Partners with Malala Fund to Help Empower Latin American Girls to Go High Tech
Apple Partners with Malala Fund to Help Empower Latin American Girls to Go High Tech A student from Apple Developer Academy in Rio shows her work to Malala Yousafzai — photo courtesy of Apple. Apple has partnered with The Malala Fund to help advance and enhance educational opportunities for girls in Central and South America. A number of current…
Gord Bamford, The Washboard Union on Board for Going Country, Here For The Cure Concert
Gord Bamford, The Washboard Union on Board for Going Country, Here For The Cure Concert Just some of the 250 volunteers — photo credit: Gone Country. Canadian country acts Gord Bamford, The Washboard Union and Karen Lee Batten are among the performers for Gone Country – Here For The Cure, an all-day concert and cancer-battling fundraiser held in Surrey,…
Xavier Rudd and Emmanuel Jal Release Song to Spread Love
Xavier Rudd and Emmanuel Jal Release Song to Spread Love Emmanuel Jal and Xavier Russ — image via Emmanuel Jal YouTube channelEmmanuel Jal and Xavier Rudd want their new musical team-up to spread love and kindness. Jal, a South Sudanese-Canadian hip hop artist, activist and former child soldier, and Rudd, a socially conscious Australian musician, have…
Foo Fighters Tribute Inspires Day of 1000 Musicians Charity Event
Foo Fighters Tribute Inspires Day of 1000 Musicians Charity Event Day of 1000 Musicians organizer Paul Lemire— courtesy photo.On July 21, event organizers Paul Lemire and John Fillion are hoping that 1000 musicians will show up to Firemen’s Park in Niagara Falls, Ontario and sing five Canadian songs and an AC/DC tune for charity. If Day of 1000 Musicians…
The Tenors PBS Shows Raise $20K for #TorontoStrongFund
The Tenors PBS Shows Raise $20K for #TorontoStrongFund The Tenors — photo cerdit: Dan LimCanadian vocal group The Tenors have done three PBS television specials before, but their fourth was the only one for which proceeds from ticket sales went to charity, #TorontoStrong Fund, which was set up by the City of Toronto and Toronto Foundatio for the victims…
Rae Sremmurd Use New "Guatemala" Video To Support Country After Deadly Volcano Eruption
Rae Sremmurd Use New "Guatemala" Video To Support Country After Deadly Volcano Eruption Rae Sremmurd — screenshot from Rap group Rae Sremmurd are using their new music video "Guatemala" to help support the country the song inspired after the Fuego Volcano erupted on June 3, causing the deaths of 62 people and affecting approximately 1.7 million…
Metallica Donate Polar Prize Proceeds To Three Charities
Metallica Donate Polar Prize Proceeds To Three Charities Metallica's Lars Ulrich and Robert Trujillo receive the Polar Music Prize — photo credit: screenshot Heavy metal band Metallica have donated their one million Swedish krona ($149,851 CAD) Polar Music Prize award to three different charities, including one fellow Polar winner. Founded in 1989 by…
Bud Light Dreams Donates $1-per-ticket to MusiCounts
Bud Light Dreams Donates $1-per-ticket to MusiCounts Bud Light Dreams Music Festival — photo credit: screenshot from promo video. Bud Light Dreams Music Festival is carrying on a tradition for the third year in a row: $1 per every ticket sold for this year’s two-day fest will be donated to MusiCounts, the music education charity associated with the Juno…