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The Trews Release New Song With Proceeds To Unison Benevolent Fund
The Trews Release New Song With Proceeds To Unison Benevolent Fund photo credit: screenshot from God Speed Rebel video Canadian rock band The Trews, all safely self-isolating “during this strange and unusual time,” released an at-home music video a week ahead of the single "God Speed Rebel,” which will be available tomorrow (April 10) with all revenue…
Andrea Bocelli Easter Performance In Aid of Italian Hospitals
Andrea Bocelli Easter Performance In Aid of Italian Hospitals An Easter Sunday online performance by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will raise awareness for his foundation’s emergency COVID-19 campaign to help hospitals purchase instrumentation and equipment necessary to protect their medical staff. The Andrea Bocelli Foundation was launched in July 2011…
Harry Styles Sells Charity T-Shirt For WHO’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund
Harry Styles Sells Charity T-Shirt For WHO’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund Harry Styles needs one of his charity shirts — photo credit: Sony Music Canada.English singer and activist Harry Styles has released a t-shirt emblazoned with the simple directive “Stay Home Stay Safe. Protect Each Other,” with all proceeds going to the COVID-19 Solidarity…
Ontario's Music Together Fund to Pay Local Musicians For Livestreamed Concerts
Ontario's Music Together Fund to Pay Local Musicians For Livestreamed Concerts Photo credit: iStock.The Ontario Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture and members of the music industry are supporting local artists performing from the safety of their home because the pandemic has put nightclub gigs and concert tours on pause. The…
Leonardo DiCaprio, Oprah Winfrey, Others Help Launch $15 Million Food Fund
Leonardo DiCaprio, Oprah Winfrey, Others Help Launch $15 Million Food Fund Leonardo DiCaprio, Laurene Powell Jobs and Oprah Winfrey have made donations to help launch America's Food Fund, via GoFundMe page, to help tackle hunger during the COVID-19 crisis. The fund will work initially with existing hunger relief charities World Central Kitchen and…
Sheridan Colleges Creates COVID-19 Emergency Financial Aid Bursary
Sheridan Colleges Creates COVID-19 Emergency Financial Aid Bursary Photo credit: Sheridan College web site.Despite Sheridan College shutting down its campuses during the COVID-19 crisis, the educational institution is offering aid to students facing financial hardship or are without a laptop computer or the Internet as they embrace distance learning. "…
Live Nation Launches $10 million Fund to Support Live Crew Workers
Live Nation Launches $10 million Fund to Support Live Crew Workers iStock photo credit: LindrikLive Nation Entertainment has launched a $10 million (USD) Crew Nation Fund to support concert crew members impacted by the prolonged postponement or cancellation of live concerts amid the coronavirus pandemic. The live concert and sports promoter has committed…
WATCH: Snoop Dogg Helps Save Frogs, Advocates for SynFrog
WATCH: Snoop Dogg Helps Save Frogs, Advocates for SynFrog Snoop Dogg with frog — photo provided.Animal rights charity In Defence of Animals has partnered with rapper Snoop Dogg to encourage animal-free dissections in school lessons. Their advocacy will center on its newly-launched Too Cruel for School campaign to teach students animal anatomy using…
Islander Raises Money with R.E.M. Cover In Memory of Aunt Killed by COVID-19
Islander Raises Money with R.E.M. Cover In Memory of Aunt Killed by COVID-19 Islander (L to R) Chris Carvajal, Mikey Carvajal, Eric Pedersen — photo credit:Felicia Dutty.South Carolina rock band Islander, which contains two members that lost a family member in New York to COVID-19, has covered R.E.M.’s “It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I…
Schitt's Creek Cast Asks Fans To Contribute To Food Bank Funding Campaign, Halfway There
Schitt's Creek Cast Asks Fans To Contribute To Food Bank Funding Campaign, Halfway There Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy and Annie Murphy — photo provided. The cast behind the popular Canadian sitcom Schitt's Creek have asked their fans to help tackle food insecurity during the COVID-19 crisis by supporting Food Banks Canada and Feeding…
Slaight Family Foundation Donate $3M to Four Food-Focused Organizations
Slaight Family Foundation Donate $3M to Four Food-Focused Organizations Photo credit: iStock's mangostock.The Slaight Family Foundation, the philanthropic fund created by the Toronto-based broadcast media family, is donating $3 million to help bring food security to people in need during the COVID-19 crisis. The recipients are Breakfast Club of Canada,…
Station Cold Brew Using 1 For 1 Model to Donate Coffee To Frontline Workers
Station Cold Brew Using 1 For 1 Model to Donate Coffee To Frontline Workers Station Cold Brew regional sales manager Kam Karamchi did drops today (March 30) to Mt Sinai and Princess Margaret hospitals — photo provided.Doctors, nurses, paramedics, cashiers, retail managers and others who have been deemed essential workers are risking contracting COVID-19…
WATCH: PSA on Street Harassment, Part of L'Oréal Paris and Hollaback! Training Program
WATCH: PSA on Street Harassment, Part of L'Oréal Paris and Hollaback! Training Program Photo courtesy of L'Oréal Paris.L'Oréal Paris has created a public service announcement to help stop street harassment, by showing men’s inappropriate sexual behaviour in such public places as gyms, bars and on the street, and what a person can do to intervene. …
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts Donates $5M to Buy Laptops for Philadelphia Students
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts Donates $5M to Buy Laptops for Philadelphia Students Aileen and Brian Roberts with Philadelphia school students in 2017 — photo credit: Comcast. The coronavirus pandemic has forced the closure of schools in Philadelphia where cable giant Comcast, with its headquarters in that city, already offers broadband internet access for…
Elton John Rounds Up Billie Eilish, Backstreet Boys, Dave Grohl & More for Televised Charity Concert
Elton John Rounds Up Billie Eilish, Backstreet Boys, Dave Grohl & More for Televised Charity Concert Elton John participated in #IStayHomeFor photo movement, nominated by Kevin Bacon — photo credit: E.J. FacebookTop music stars will join host Elton John to help raise funds for Feeding America and First Responders Children's Foundation during the one-…