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Rush's Alex Lifeson, Ron Sexsmith, Platinum Blonde Join Andy Kim Xmas Concert
Rush's Alex Lifeson, Ron Sexsmith, Platinum Blonde Join Andy Kim Xmas Concert (L to R) Hedley's Tommy MacDonald, Andy Kim and Broken Social Scene's Brendan Canning at the 2009 Andy Kim Christmas ShowOnce again, legendary singer-songwriter Andy Kim has rounded up an impressive line-up of talent to join him at his annual charity concert in Toronto.…
Canadian Country Artists Release Charity Single For The Military
Canadian Country Artists Release Charity Single For The Military Terri Clark, Michelle Wright, Dean Brody, Ridley Bent and Emerson Drive join another two dozen Canadian country artists on the charity single/video “Standing Strong and True (For Tomorrow),” dedicated to Canada’s fallen soldiers and their families. Proceeds go to the Military Families Fund and Boomer's Legacy, which helps the…
Scissor Sisters' Babydaddy Supports The Gender and Sexuality Advocacy and Education Program
Scissor Sisters' Babydaddy Supports The Gender and Sexuality Advocacy and Education Program Babydaddy (far left) with his Scissor Sisters bandmatesScissor Sisters multi-instrumentalist Babydaddy has been supporting The Gender and Sexuality Advocacy and Education Program at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., long before the…
Cadbury Delivers 5000 New African Terrain Bikes To Ghanaian Kids
Cadbury Delivers 5000 New African Terrain Bikes To Ghanaian Kids All photos taken on Cadbury's The Bicycle Factory Program, Ghana, fall 2009It’s so simple it sounds almost trite, and yet it’s true: something as everyday as a bicycle can, in the right circumstances, actually change a life. That’s the take-away from a new documentary, Wheels of Change,…
Taylor Swift Feels Giving Is Something She Should Do
Taylor Swift Feels Giving Is Something She Should Do Back in May, country-pop singer Taylor Swift donated a half a million dollars to the victims of the Tennessee flood. On her last birthday, December 13, she gave $250,000 dollars to various American schools. The 20-year-old who has sold 13 million albums worldwide and sells out arenas all over the…
Singer Sean Kingston Starting Own Foundation
Singer Sean Kingston Starting Own Foundation Sean Kingston, the “Beautiful Girls” hitmaker and co-star with Justin Bieber on the more recent “Eenie Meanie” single, is starting his own foundation. “We’re actually creating the name as we speak right now,” the 20-year-old told Samaritanmag. “Basically, I’m going to me sending computers — laptops — to kids…
3.3 Billion Ways To Change The World
3.3 Billion Ways To Change The World Saudi Arabian G(irls) 20 delegate Anwar Basunbul“I’m focusing on making the education system have more female examples in the history books,” 19-year-old Anwar Basunbul, the G(irls) 20 Summit delegate from Saudi Arabia, tells Samaritanmag over Skype. “Because if you want to change the culture and tradition, you have to…
Sylvia’s Children Takes Business Model To Ugandan School
Sylvia’s Children Takes Business Model To Ugandan School One of the school buildings (ALL PHOTOS BY: Julian Rad)Sylvia Allen has taken her expertise in sponsorship and public relations as head of New Jersey’s Allen Consulting to spearhead Sylvia’s Children Inc., a non-profit created to help the children of Masaka, Uganda, using a unique twist on education…
Hellmann’s Offering $100,000 In Real Food Grants
Hellmann’s Offering $100,000 In Real Food Grants A recent national study showed that 92 percent of Canadians with kids believe that consuming food made with simple, natural ingredients is important, but just six percent of them make all of their meals with it. Hellmann’s, which makes a number of different types of mayonnaise, wants to make it easier for…
Pepsi Refresh Project Asks 20 Canadian Musicians To Each Pick A Charity
Pepsi Refresh Project Asks 20 Canadian Musicians To Each Pick A Charity The Pepsi Refresh Project’s Canadian program is launching this weekend at the JUNO Award celebrations in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, and will give 20 Canadian musicians $2,500 each for the Canadian charity or foundation of their choice. The grants will be given out on a…
Young Artists For Haiti’s “Wavin’ Flag” Single Still No. 1 Download
Young Artists For Haiti’s “Wavin’ Flag” Single Still No. 1 Download Young Artists For Haiti, the Canadian collective of 50+ musicians which covered K’naan’s “Wavin’ Flag” to raise money for the victims of January’s devastating earthquake, remains at No. 1 on the SoundScan Hot Digital Songs chart for the fourth week in a row and has sold 80,000 downloads…
Toronto Man Donates Original 1994 South African Multi-Racial Election Ballot
Toronto Man Donates Original 1994 South African Multi-Racial Election Ballot A portion of the 19 political hopefuls on the 1994 South African election ballotAn original ballot from South Africa’s historic 1994 multi-racial election that voted Nelson Mandela into power and marked the end of Apartheid was donated by the Groll family last week to Nelson…
Did This “Affected” Young Man Get A Yes From Dragon’s Den?
Did This “Affected” Young Man Get A Yes From Dragon’s Den? Brady Thrasher on an upcoming episode of Dragon's Den, where a panel of wealthy entrepreneurs sayBrady Thrasher wants to know what’s affected you, and then for you to buy the T-shirt. The 23-year old Windsor, Ontario entrepreneur is the founder of the Affected Campaign, a line of clothing…
NYC’s Greener Gadgets Conference
NYC’s Greener Gadgets Conference 2009 Greener Gadgets Conference panelNew York City’s third annual Greener Gadgets Conference, taking place February 25 at the McGraw-Hill Conference Centre, explores viable sustainable alternatives for the electronics we use at home, work and in between. As a forum for discussing green technology solutions, Greener…
Disney’s Selena Gomez: “Your Voice Is The Most Powerful Tool”
Disney’s Selena Gomez: “Your Voice Is The Most Powerful Tool” “A big deal in my family is that we’ve always learned about giving back. My mom always wanted me to know that even though we weren’t as fortunate as we are now that giving back was always very important. As much as you could do really meant a lot. So now that I have this platform that I’m able…