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Country Singer Jason Hastie Giving Away House To Alberta Flood Victims
Country Singer Jason Hastie Giving Away House To Alberta Flood Victims Calgary musician Jason Hastie is giving away his 1,200 square-foot bungalow to a person or family in need — photo source: Kijiji.ca When floods hit southern Alberta in June 2013, forcing more than 100,000 people from their homes, Calgary country singer Jason Hastie’s 1,200 square-foot…
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…
Teen Sisters Idea To Mentor Seniors About The Internet Goes Big
Teen Sisters Idea To Mentor Seniors About The Internet Goes Big Cyber-Seniors volunteer Henri (left) teaches Ellard how to use Skype.Are your grandparents or elderly parents online? Do they know how to send emails and attach photos? Do they need helping surfing the ‘net? Do they even know what that means? Toronto sisters Kascha and Macaulee Cassaday are…
Mental Health Patients Can Receive Welcome Christmas Gifts From You
Mental Health Patients Can Receive Welcome Christmas Gifts From You An example of a present given via Gifts of Light — photo credit: Karen BlissThe patients at Toronto’s Centre For Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) say the only gift they are likely to receive this Christmas is from Gifts of Light. The program, which is now offered 365 days a year to…
Singer Lights Auctions One of a Kind Dresses For Typhoon Haiyan Relief
Singer Lights Auctions One of a Kind Dresses For Typhoon Haiyan Relief Pop singer Lights'Canadian electro-pop singer Lights, who spent part of her youth in the Philippines with her missionary parents, is currently auctioning off some of the one-of-a-kind dresses she wore in her music videos as well as at the Juno Awards, in addition to other items. All…
CP24 CHUM Christmas Wish In Fifth Decade of Toy Giving To Needy Families
CP24 CHUM Christmas Wish In Fifth Decade of Toy Giving To Needy Families The CHUM building touting its annual drive circa 1970 — photo courtesy of CP24 CHUM Christmas Wish.With 46 consecutive seasons of charitable giving behind it, the CP24 CHUM Christmas Wish, which brings toys and financial aid to needy families across the Greater Toronto Area each…
Gaga, Bieber, Beatles, Dylan On Bargain 39-Song Philippines Benefit Album
Gaga, Bieber, Beatles, Dylan On Bargain 39-Song Philippines Benefit Album The Beatles, Bob Dylan, U2, Beyonce, Eminem, Michael Buble, Bruno Mars, Muse, Lorde, Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, and Earth Wind & Fire are just some of the big and varied artists on Songs For The Philippines, released worldwide on Universal Music via iTunes.…
Saga Frontman’s Wife Inspiration for Philippines Benefit Concert
Saga Frontman’s Wife Inspiration for Philippines Benefit Concert Saga frontman Michael Sadler — photo credit: Danny Sheppard.Saga frontman Michael Sadler has a personal connection to the Philippines and has quickly rounded up his friends and colleagues to put on T.O. Rock Aid, Dec. 12 at Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre, to raise money and awareness for…
Musicians Band Together To Support Paralyzed Music Teacher Scott Jones
Musicians Band Together To Support Paralyzed Music Teacher Scott Jones Scott Jones, before the attack that left him paralyzed from the waist down.Friends of Scott Jones, a Nova Scotia music teacher and activist who was the victim of a stabbing attack during Thanksgiving weekend, are coming together to raise money to help him on a long road to recovery. In…
Pie Drive In Honour of Grandmother Sells Out In An Hour
Pie Drive In Honour of Grandmother Sells Out In An Hour Zack GiniesZack Ginies’ second Pie Drive benefitting homeless youth at Covenant House sold out in just over an hour. The Toronto man will bake 80 pies in one week, Dec. 1 to 7, using his late grandmother Kay Andrews’ blueberry, apple and raspberry pie recipes. While orders may be closed, his site is…
Barney Bentall Writing Songs With Sponsors Names For Grand Cariboo Opry
Barney Bentall Writing Songs With Sponsors Names For Grand Cariboo Opry Barney Bentall (fifth from left) and his revolving cast of musicians perform songs at the Grand Cariboo Opry that incorporate the names of sponsors. The annual shows have raised more than $150,000 over seven years.Canadian musician Barney Bentall, onetime leader of 90s roots-rock…
Y&R Stars Return To Toronto For High Tea Event For March of Dimes
Y&R Stars Return To Toronto For High Tea Event For March of Dimes At last year's event: (L to R): Global TV's Leslie Roberts, musician Liona Boyd with Y&R's Kate Linder, Christian Le Blanc, Elizabeth Hendrickson, Jeff Branson, and Y&R hair and make-up artists Patti Denney and George Guzman.Young and the Restless star Kate Linder, who plays…
Rob Ford Bobblehead Raises Money For City of Toronto’s United Way Campaign
Rob Ford Bobblehead Raises Money For City of Toronto’s United Way Campaign Toronto Mayor Rob Ford signs bobbleheads in his likeness. Proceeds go to the United Way — photo credit: Jordan Adler.Much has been made about embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford spending time signing bobbleheads of himself, but the proceeds do go to charity. One week after he…
Canadian Relief to Devastated Philippines Urgently Needed After Typhoon Haiyan
Canadian Relief to Devastated Philippines Urgently Needed After Typhoon Haiyan Emergency centre in the Philippines — photo courtesy of the Canadian Red Cross.Typhoon Haiyan, the horrifically strong tropical cyclone that slammed the Philippines Nov. 8, leaving an estimated 10,000 dead and tens of thousands more displaced, is poised to emerge as one of the…
Singer Mary Stewart Continues Mother's Legacy With Reason For Hope
Singer Mary Stewart Continues Mother's Legacy With Reason For Hope The late Emma Lee Stewart with her daughter, Mary.Toronto-based singer-songwriter Mary Stewart is hoping tomorrow’s (Nov. 1) Reason For Hope 2013 fundraising concert in memory of her mother will bring in another $5000 for the organization. To date, the annual event back in her home…