Education
One of a Kind Turtle Hospital Saves World’s Most Endangered Species
One of a Kind Turtle Hospital Saves World’s Most Endangered Species Dr. Sue Carstairs releasing a snapping turtle — photo courtesy of KTTC.If turtles could talk, they’d be blabbing ears purple singing the praises of the one-of-a-kind Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre (KTTC) which last year treated over 800 turtles hit by cars or suffering other shell-…
Affordable Donate & Learn Expo Taps Web Pros From LinkedIn, Bing, P&G
Affordable Donate & Learn Expo Taps Web Pros From LinkedIn, Bing, P&G Bassem Ghali leads the Donate & Learn Online Marketing Expo, Dec. 2013, which was attended by 450 people and raised more than $9000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto — photo credit: from Facebook.Fundraising can have tangible benefits for your career or business. And…
Song Contest To Record With Sam Roberts Spotlights Issues in Africa
Song Contest To Record With Sam Roberts Spotlights Issues in Africa Producer David Bottrill records 2013's My Song For Change winner Trevor Kidd — photo courtesy of Make Music Matter.Aspiring pop stars hoping to balance dreams of glory with something more meaningful should consider entering the My Song for Change contest, currently accepting submissions…
Tool and Kitchen Lending Libraries Economical and Environmental
Tool and Kitchen Lending Libraries Economical and Environmental Inside the Toronto Tool Library — photo courtesy of the IRBE.Why should a great idea like a lending library only be used for resources such as books and movies? Why not a lending library for power tools, kitchen appliances, sports equipment and other costly consumer goods that many either can…
Gomez, Norton, Rogan, Sheen, Hudson, Bloom Want You To Stop Talking
Gomez, Norton, Rogan, Sheen, Hudson, Bloom Want You To Stop Talking (L to R) Shiza Shahid, CEO and founder of the Malala Fund; teen activist Malala Yousafzai; Craig Kielburger, co-founder of Free The Children. Taken at We Day UK.On April 17, can you remain silent for 24 hours? Selena Gomez, Orlando Bloom, Jennifer Hudson, Seth Rogan, Clive Owen, Edward…
Q&A: Larry King Recalls Heart Attack, Talks Cardiac Foundation, Women
Q&A: Larry King Recalls Heart Attack, Talks Cardiac Foundation, Women Larry King with 7-year-old Mohammed Umer in 2006. The boy was air-lifted from Afghanistan to the U.S. for surgery to fix a hole in his heart and blockage to the lungs — paid for by The Larry King Cardiac Foundation. Renowned talk show host Larry King — whose Larry King Now airs…
Scholarship Charity Cancer for College Anchored by Actor Will Ferrell
Scholarship Charity Cancer for College Anchored by Actor Will Ferrell (L to R) College For Cancer founder Craig Pollard and his long-time friend and supporter, actor Will Ferrell.Craig Pollard has a very good friend in comedic actor and Anchorman movie star Will Ferrell. Were it not for the association between the two former University of Southern…
Pharrell Williams Infamous Mountain Hat Racks Up Bids For His Charity
Pharrell Williams Infamous Mountain Hat Racks Up Bids For His Charity Pharrell Williams and his hat — photo credit: courtesy of eBay.Pharrell Williams' infamous “Mountain” hat, the one by designer Vivienne Westwood that looks like an oversized elongated Canadian Mountie Stetson, is up to 80 bids on eBay, amounting to $15,100 (US) to date. Three days…
A Novel Way To Get Kids Excited About Books: Reading To Shelter Cats
A Novel Way To Get Kids Excited About Books: Reading To Shelter Cats Sean, 10, son of Book Buddies founder Kristi Rodriguez, has increased confidence reading in front of his classmates, after practising on cats.What to do when kids hate reading or are a little bit behind? Why not get them to read to cats? Yes, cats. And what to do when kids love reading…
Toronto Music Industry Gives Olympic Sport Ping Pong A Spin
Toronto Music Industry Gives Olympic Sport Ping Pong A Spin 2013 Bowling tournament first-place winners, MapleMusic (L to R): Mark Fucella, Bryan Columbus, Chris Cowley, Brant Hunt, and Jeff Hayden. The event, organized by The Feldman Agency, raised $25,000 for MusiCounts.The Winter Olympics 2014 ends the day before members of the Toronto music industry…
Hedley Singer Jacob Hoggard Tames His Wild Life With Free The Children
Hedley Singer Jacob Hoggard Tames His Wild Life With Free The Children Hedley's Chris Crippin, Dave Rosin and Jacob Hoggard help build a school in India for Free The Children, 2011.Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard is an outgoing, friendly, funny prankster whose personality and hit pop songs have made his band one of the biggest new acts in Canada. Since 2005…
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…
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…
Jack Johnson Better Together With Eco-Green Ohana/Kokua Foundations
Jack Johnson Better Together With Eco-Green Ohana/Kokua Foundations Kokua Hawaii Foundation co-founder Jack Johnson at Kahuku for the MLK Day of Service Plastic Free Hawaii Beach Cleanup.Jack Johnson views altruism and music as inseparable. While the Hawaii-based singer/songwriter and surf enthusiast may be best known to beer-glugging college kids for…