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Uber Taxi Will Pick Up Your Used Clothing Free Today For Goodwill

Uber Taxi Will Pick Up Your Used Clothing Free Today For Goodwill What is today? It’s not just Keith Richards' birthday and the 165th birthday of Canadian women’s rights pioneer Henrietta Edwards.  It’s get rid of your used winter clothing in a convenient way day. App-based taxi service Uber Canada is offering free pick up in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton…

The Treble Pulls Off 24 shows in 24 hours for CancerCare Manitoba

The Treble Pulls Off 24 shows in 24 hours for CancerCare Manitoba Winnipeg's The Treble at Fort Gibraltar (Festival du Voyageur) for the 15th of 24 shows in 24 hours — photo courtesy of The Treble.A tradition continued last week for Winnipeg pop-rock band The Treble, which played 24 shows in 24 hours for the fourth straight year to raise money for a…

Informer Rapper Snow Drops ‘Shame’ for Cancer, Wants To Help Inmates

Informer Rapper Snow Drops ‘Shame’ for Cancer, Wants To Help Inmates Snow — photo credit: T.E. Dennis.“I’m going to entertain for two more years. After that, I’m going to start doing some real goodness, real charity, real helping,” rapper Snow tells Samaritanmag. Having grown up in Toronto’s Allenbury Gardens housing projects, the 45-year-old always has…

Jason Collett’s Revue To Focus on Missing, Murdered Aboriginal Women

Jason Collett’s Revue To Focus on Missing, Murdered Aboriginal Women Jason Collett — photo credit: Matt Barnes.Solo artist and Broken Social Scene member Jason Collett is going against his tradition of not revealing the performers for his annual Basement Revue in an effort to get as many people out as possible to the Dec. 18 show at Toronto’s Opera House…

Good Fortune Teller Bobby Curtola Releases Xmas Card Charity Single

Good Fortune Teller Bobby Curtola Releases Xmas Card Charity Single Bobby Curtola and a fan — photo credit: Karyn Rochford.Canadian singing legend Bobby Curtola’s biggest hit came out decades ago and until now he hadn’t released anything new in years, but he’s getting a positive response to his charity single, “St. Nicholas Christmas,” which is good news…

Enter To Win F Cancer Sterling Silver or Copper Bracelet

Enter To Win F Cancer Sterling Silver or Copper Bracelet The F Cancer Sterling Silver or Copper Bracelet Contest has Launched ... Designed by Susan Fiedler (Sarah McLachlan, The Rolling Stones), this gorgeous piece of jewelry says what we all feel about cancer.  Invite your friends to enter F Cancer Contest and increase your chances to win. You will receive one additional ballot for each…

How Mental Health Patients Receive Gifts of Light From You

How Mental Health Patients Receive Gifts of Light From You A CAMH patient with a Gifts of Light teddy bear — photo courtesy of CAMH.CAMH Foundation’s Gifts of Light brochure and website show an assortment of much-needed gifts we can purchase for the patients of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health: pajamas and slippers, art therapy, winter…

Singer Lights Creates Self-Empowering T-Shirt for Kids Help Phone

Singer Lights Creates Self-Empowering T-Shirt for Kids Help Phone Lights sports her T-shirt design with Bluenotes for Kids Help Phone — photo courtesy of Lights.Singer Lights created a cool comic book style image for a charity T-shirt in partnership with Bluenotes clothing retailer. All proceeds go to Kids Help Phone, which provides round the clock…

Sam Roberts Convinces Andy Kim To Take Christmas Concert To Montreal

Sam Roberts Convinces Andy Kim To Take Christmas Concert To Montreal Mr. Andy Kim — photo courtesy of Andy Kim Christmas.The Andy Kim Christmas concert has become an annual thing in Toronto, selling out, attracting an assortment of Canadian talent to the stage and most importantly raising money for various charities. This year marks the 10th year the…

TOMS Does More Than Mouth The Words Elephant Shoe

TOMS Does More Than Mouth The Words Elephant Shoe We know cat patterns are popular, but how about switching it up and wearing an elephant — on your shoes? Philanthropic shoe company TOMS has just released its newest limited edition collection from the TOMS Animal Initiative in support of animal protection worldwide and it’s only available online at TOMS.…

Tower of London's Ceramic Poppies Raise $12.8M for Six Service Charities

Tower of London's Ceramic Poppies Raise $12.8M for Six Service Charities Tower of London's 888,246 ceramic poppy art installation has now been removed. Funds raised from the sale of each one will be distributed equally to six service charities — photo credit: Jeremy Bliss About 8000 volunteers helped to dismantle the 888,246 one-of-a-kind ceramic…

Donate & Party Free Marketing Bash To Benefit YWCA’s Adopt A Family

Donate & Party Free Marketing Bash To Benefit YWCA’s Adopt A Family Green Lotus is staging its second anniversary Donate & Party event for marketing experts, small business owners and entrepreneurs and 100 percent of the proceeds go to YWCA Toronto’s Adopt-A-Family program, which provides single women and women-led families with some extra help…

Bryan Adams To Receive Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award

Bryan Adams To Receive Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award Bryan Adams, promo shot, 2014 — photo courtesy of UMG.Bryan Adams will be honoured again for his charity work and social activism. At next year’s Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Awards in Toronto, the musician will receive the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award. In 2010, at the…

Live Painting Competition Among Party Games For Art Starts Fundraiser

Live Painting Competition Among Party Games For Art Starts Fundraiser Children at Glendower enjoyed making music during the summer — photo courtesy of Art Starts.Art Starts has been bringing professional artists and under-resourced neighbourhoods together in community-building arts programs across Toronto for 22 years, and it will host a fundraising “Art…

Hilary Weston Among Recipients Recognized For Philanthropy

Hilary Weston Among Recipients Recognized For Philanthropy The Hon. Hilary M. Weston received the Edmund C. Bovey Award — photo credit: Mark Blinch PhotographyHilary Weston, who served as Ontario’s 26th lieutenant governor, was among those recognized by Business for the Arts for their philanthropy and volunteerism. The individuals, organizations and…