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Michael “Pinball” Clemons Donates $500k to At-Risk Youth

December 6, 2016

It's a universal truth that knowledge is power, a reality that former CFL-er, Michael "Pinball" Clemons, has taken to heart with a recent $500,000 donation to the newly-named Pinball Clemons Foundation Ambassad...

7th Annual Joe Carter Classic Raises $180k+

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July 6, 2016

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*Pictured above, the winning team from LUG: Jason Richter, Sterling Sharpe, Curtis Pump, Jonathan Reford, with Joe Carter. For two sunny June days, sports stars, celebrities, and GTA golfers alike gathered o...

Looking Back: CAF Gala, Teddy Bear Affair

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December 17, 2015

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It was a night of glitz, glamour, and giving at the 29th annual Children's Aid Foundation Gala, Teddy Bear Affair. From the event's charming host and Olympic Gold Medalist, Jon Montgomery, to the four youth spe...

CIBC Miracle Day Raises $6M for Charity

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December 16, 2015

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For another year, CIBC rallied it's traders, advisors, and celebrity supporters in support of Miracle Day, an annual event dedicated to raising funds for children's charities across Canada -- among them the Chi...

Golfing for Good with Seema Sadekar

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July 30, 2015

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Toronto-born and raised golf pro, Seema Sadekar, is using her passions to blaze a whole new genre within the worlds of golf and fashion. After a childhood spent hitting golfballs and perfecting her swing, she e...

Joe Carter Classic 2015 in Review

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June 29, 2015

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It was another star-studded year at the sixth annual Joe Carter Classic, in support of the Children's Aid Foundation. Spanning two days, the celebrity golf tournament that welcomed sports greats including Damon...

WGC 2015 in Review

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June 21, 2015

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On Tuesday, June 2, 2015 hundreds of female executives from across the Greater Toronto Area came out in support of vulnerable kids across Canada. From a beautiful day spent on-course to a little pampering at th...

Entrepreneur Joanna Track on Passion & Success

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May 19, 2015

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Joanna Track is more than a successful entrepreneur; she's a marketing guru on a mission to give-back to others in her community, including youth. The founder of sweetspot.ca, as well as popular online reta...

Teddy Italy in Review

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November 4, 2014

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$1.7 million raised at a wonderful night celebrating the best of Italy! Oh what a night! From the beautiful fountain surrounded by Italian-themed handmade teddy bears, live entertainment including musicians, j...

Finding Myself

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October 2, 2014

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Written by Jessica Burke-Trebell, a Foundation ambassador and former young person in care. I am so grateful to say that at 26 I truly know myself. I don’t think I am perfect or that I won’t continue to grow, b...

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