Diabetes
Bret Michaels To Auction Bentley Continental GT To Support His Life Rocks Foundation
Bret Michaels To Auction Bentley Continental GT To Support His Life Rocks Foundation Barrett-Jackson chairman and chief executive officer Craig Jackson and president Steve Davis flank Bret Michaels in front of the 2007 Bentley Continental GT that will be auctioned in support of Bret Michaels Life Rocks Foundation — photo provided by Time Piece PR &…
SickKids Get Better Gifts Campaign Aims To Support Youths Who'll Be In Treatment Over Holidays
SickKids Get Better Gifts Campaign Aims To Support Youths Who'll Be In Treatment Over Holidays SickKids Get Better Gifts campaign — photo via SickKidsA giving campaign is ensuring patients who'll be in treatment over the holidays at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto will receive some form of gift. The SickKids Foundation's Get Better Gifts…
Slaight Family Foundation Announce $15 Million Towards Multipronged Seniors Initiative
Slaight Family Foundation Announce $15 Million Towards Multipronged Seniors Initiative Allan Slaight — photo by Christina Gapic The Slaight Family Foundation will be donating $15 million towards 13 Toronto-area hospitals and four national health organizations as part of its ongoing Slaight Family Foundation Seniors Initiative to support aging populations…
NFL To Give NFL Award Money To Colin Kaepernick Initiative
NFL To Give NFL Award Money To Colin Kaepernick Initiative Kenny Stills — screencap via Park Stories YouTube channelNational Football League (NFL) player Kenny Stills says he's going to donate money from a league award to activist/embattled pro football player Colin Kaepernick's Know Your Rights Camp initiative. Stills, who plays for the Miami Dolphins,…
David Foster to Receive Humanitarian Award at Juno Gala
David Foster to Receive Humanitarian Award at Juno Gala David Foster — photo courtesy of AirAsia. Canada's David Foster is known to the music world for discovering pop greats like Celine Dion, Josh Groban and Michael Buble. But Foster, since, 1986 has also spearheaded The David Foster Foundation, a non-profit charity that helps pay for non-medical…
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…
Loverboy Autographed Bass and Lyric Sheet Auction To End Before Weekend
Loverboy Autographed Bass and Lyric Sheet Auction To End Before Weekend Loverboy bass for auction — photo via If Only auction siteCanadian rock legends Loverboy, whose hits “Working for the Weekend" and “Lovin’ Every Minute of It" are still a staple at radio have two hot items up for auction on the IfOnly, which close Friday, August 4 at 1 p.m. PT. A red…
Cadillac Lounge Owners Stage Annual Diabetes Fundraiser in Son's Name
Cadillac Lounge Owners Stage Annual Diabetes Fundraiser in Son's Name The Grosso family — Sam, Francesco, Lia — photo courtesy of the Grosso family. Sam and Lia Grosso of Toronto live music venue Cadillac Lounge set up Francesco’s Fund in their son’s name after he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. An annual fundraiser — now in its seventh year —…
World Diabetes Day Is Today, Frederick Banting's Birthday
World Diabetes Day Is Today, Frederick Banting's Birthday World Diabetes Day commemoration in Zacatlan, Puebla, Mexico — photo from World Diabetes Day Facebook pageToday is World Diabetes Day, the annual day to bring awareness to the dangers of diabetes, the metabolic disease where the body's inability to produce any or enough insulin causes elevated…
Sun Life's Commitment to Music & other Charities Cool for Insurance Company
Sun Life's Commitment to Music & other Charities Cool for Insurance Company Sarah McLachlan and Sun Life's Paul Joliat (top left) with students during a donation event at Toronto's Regent Park School of Music — photo courtesy of Sun Life Financial.Sun Life Financial has been around more than 150 years and is one of the biggest insurance companies…
Winterlicious Challenge Winners Choose Diabetes and Heart and Stroke
Winterlicious Challenge Winners Choose Diabetes and Heart and Stroke Saverio Macri, executive chef from Cibo Wine Bar, and Richard Andino, executive chef from Dyne Restaurant, celebrate their Chefs of Winterlicious Challenge victory — photo credit: Sue Holland.Toronto chefs battled it out under time constraints with a secret ingredient to raise money for…
Thicke’s Son’s Diabetes Diagnosis Leads To Crusade
Thicke’s Son’s Diabetes Diagnosis Leads To Crusade Alan Thicke gives keynote speech for March of Dimes Canada at 2013 Ability & Beyond Gala Dinner, Toronto — photo credit: Diane Foster.Alan Thicke, best known as patriarch Jason Seaver on the hit sitcom Growing Pains 20 years ago and continuing to appear in a range of TV and film projects, is not one…
The First Annual Frocktail Party For Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
The First Annual Frocktail Party For Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation The first annual Frocktail Party, in support of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, will be held at the penthouse loft of the Burroughes Building (639 Queen Street West) on November 12 at 7 p.m. The Frocktail Party silent auction will feature dresses from Canadian designers…