[1]If you’re looking for the perfect gift this holiday season, and you want to make a difference, why not do both? “Give a Minute for Great TV” [2] is a unique way to give a holiday gift and provide inspiring programming that makes a difference for kids, parents and all Ontarians.
TVO’s seasonal “Give a Minute for Great TV” campaign offers gift givers the ability to support popular programming from our inspirational Features, Current Affairs and Kids categories. Each gift supports TVO’s high quality programming that makes you think. There’s something for everyone on your holiday gift list.
The entire holiday catalogue [3] is available online. Giving online is fast and easy and has the added benefit of allowing you to send an e-card to your loved one. Plus shoppers will receive a tax receipt for the full amount of the gift right away by return e-mail.
You can give a minute of great programming from family favorites like TVO documentaries [4]; current affairs programs like The Agenda with Steve Paikin [5], Allan Gregg in Conversation [6] or Big Ideas [7]; Saturday Night at the Movies [8] and popular TVOKids [9] programming in Gisèle’s Big Backyard and The Space.
A gift of one minute of programming costs $30, two minutes may be purchased for $60, three for $90 and so on. You can buy just one minute or an entire program.
“TVO’s symbolic gifts offer the opportunity to select meaningful gifts for friends and family who value quality programming that makes you think,” says Allan Gregg, host of Allan Gregg in Conversation and Fundraising Campaign Chair, TVO. “Donations to TVO support educational media that nurtures a love of learning in Ontario’s children and programs that inspire, inform and foster citizen engagement in people of all ages across Ontario.”