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The Penguins in The Desert Productions team will be holding “The Zelda Marathon 3” to support Big Brothers Big Sisters St.Catharines – Thorold & District. The event is a third party fundraising effort that is being put together to aid in mentorship programs, future fundraising efforts and making successful matches for children. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto’s most remarkable Holiday fundraiser, HoHoTO, takes over the Mod Club for the fourth consecutive year on Thursday, December 15, 2011. One of the largest third-party contributors to Daily Bread Food Bank, HoHoTO aims to raise over $65,000 this year, bringing total donations to more than $200,000 since the annual event launched in 2008. Read the rest of this entry »

Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC®) Canada has launched Kidscape on iTunes, the first app made by kids to help kids. A special and innovative game, Kidscape is one of the first gaming apps to features images drawn by kids, with all artwork done by children staying at Ronald McDonald Houses across Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

Four Canadian mobile game developers are taking part in 12 Indie Apps, a December fundraiser for Child’s Play and Doctors Without Borders. If you haven’t yet purchased Trainyard by Magicule, Smiles HD by Sykhronics Entertainment, Red Nova by Celsius Game Studios or Sword of Fargoal by Fargoal, now is your chance to get some great Canadian-made games and help support two great causes. It should also be noted that while Fargoal is based in Seattle, the studio’s primary dev is Ontario programmer Paul Pridham.

Astral is proud to participate in the eleventh edition of the Media’s Big Food Drive to being held today, December 1st. On this occasion, many employees, including television and radio hosts from the Astral family will be collecting cash and non-perishable food donations at three collection points in the streets of Montréal from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Read the rest of this entry »

While the citizens of Moncton get into the holiday spirit with Santa Claus’s official arrival next Saturday, Ernst & Young volunteers are getting ready to spread joy and a thirst for learning to young people in the area with a book drive in support of the YMCA of Greater Moncton’s Youth Tutor Program. Read the rest of this entry »

On the eve of Remembrance Day, 2,100 attendees, including members of the Canadian Forces, corporate and community leaders, and politicians gathered at the Allstream Centre for True Patriot Love’s 3^rdannual Tribute Dinner, to recognize the sacrifices of members of the Canadian Forces and their families, raising more than $2.6M in the process. Read the rest of this entry »

Nowadays it seems like every house has 1-2 computers. That is not always the case however. Many low-income households cannot afford a computer. That is why this CTE CH is on a mission — a mission to collect 200 computers and donate them to the Computers for Low Income Calgarians (CLIC) Foundation. Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday in Trenton the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a silver coin to commemorate the Highway of Heroes.  During the ceremony, the Mint also announced that $20 dollars from the sale of each $69.95 Highway of Heroes commemorative coin will be shared between the Afghanistan Repatriation Memorial and the Military Families Fund. Read the rest of this entry »

Cineplex Entertainment has announced it will donate $400,000 to the Starlight Children’s Foundation after hosting its first-ever National Community Day. On October 22nd, guests began lining up early at Cineplex theatres across Canada for a fun-filled morning of free movies, discounted snacks and other events with 100% of the proceeds going to Starlight. Read the rest of this entry »