“Chalkboards for Change” Encourages Canadians to Help All Children Dream Fearlessly
MARKHAM, ON–Remember your childhood dreams? They may have been silly or unrealistic, but they were inspirational and helped you believe anything is possible. Around the world today, many children have big dreams; however, for the more than 260 million children who do not get to go to school, many obstacles …
CIBC Miracle Day Raises $6 Million for Children’s Charities Worldwide on 35th Anniversary
TORONTO, ON–CIBC says $6 million was raised for children’s charities globally during the 35th anniversary of CIBC Miracle Day held December 4. Every year on the first Wednesday in December, CIBC Capital Markets and CIBC Wood Gundy employees donate their fees and commissions to help kids access vital support programs …
Honouring 125 years of helping children, youth and families Catholic Children’s Aid Society Of Toronto
TORONTO, ON–The Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto (CCAS) marks a milestone this year as it celebrates 125 years of providing social services that protect children and youth and strengthen families. Originally called the Saint Vincent de Paul Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, the Society began its operations on October …
S’Cool Life Fund exceeds $3 million in donations to Canadian public elementary schools
2019 Grants of over $100,000 and 50 schools; 1,200 Canadian Public Schools have now been recipients; Charitable organization that provides funding for D.R.E.A.M.S., Drama, Recreation, Extracurricular, Arts, Music and Sports TORONTO, ON–For the 14th consecutive year, the holiday joy comes early for hundreds of public elementary students across the country, …
Spark a Miracle gets Walmart spark to fundraising campaign to support children’s hospital foundations
Donates $1* to Children’s Miracle Network for every toy over $20 toy purchased in-store or online between December 3 – 8 Stores will also be raising customer donations throughout December MISSISSAUGA, ON–While many families prepare to spend the holidays together, there are those who require support during the season, relying …
Breakfast Club of Canada Set to Assess Its Social Impact
A great tool to fast-track the development of the Club and its partner organizations, help more than 1 million young Canadians who go to school on an empty stomach VANCOUVER, BC–With one in four Canadian children going to school without breakfast in 2019 – or one in two in Indigenous …
Campaign shines a light on critical need for Foster care (and not for the dog)
New Campaign for the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption-Canada BURLINGTON, ON–Today, more than 30,000 children are waiting to be adopted from foster care in Canada. The hard reality is that too many children linger in care for years and age out of the foster care system without an adoptive family …
Pandora launches limited-edition charms for change in support of UNICEF
As part of a new long-term global collaboration, Pandora joins UNICEF in supporting the world’s most vulnerable children TORONTO, ON–Ahead of World Children’s Day on 20th November, Pandora will launch the limited-edition Pandora Me jewellery for UNICEF – as the first of many partnership activities to come. By wearing Pandora …
Pita Pit Canada raises more than $72,000 for Make-A-Wish in 2019
Each year in April, Pita Pit Canada franchisees raise funds for Make-A-Wish Canada KINGSTON, ON–This year on April 29, Pita Pit Canada celebrated World Wish Day, an annual day of recognition and celebration of the wish granted to Chris Greicius in 1980 that inspired the creation of Make-A-Wish and its …
Breakfast Club of Canada Celebrates 25 Years of Helping Children
BOUCHERVILLE, QC–Twenty-five years ago, Breakfast Club of Canada served its first breakfast at Lionel-Groulx School in Longueuil, Quebec. The Club has grown considerably since then. Last year, more than 40 million breakfasts were served to over 243,000 children registered with the 1,809 breakfast programs supported by the organization. To celebrate …