Moore’s Canadian Suit Drive
July 25, 2012 by City Life Staff
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Moores Clothing for Men held a Canadian Suit Drive that turned heads across major Canuck cities. Assisting unemployed men across the country, street teams were organized to raise awareness by wearing only boxers, dress shoes, socks and ties, while carrying signs that read “Give the suit off your back.” From June 28 to July 31, 2012, men are being encouraged to drop off gently used business wear at any Moores locations in Canada. The donations will benefit almost 50 organizations providing job-readiness programs.
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Anne Murray Golf
July 25, 2012 by City Life Staff
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The Anne Murray Charity Golf Classic in support of Colon Cancer Canada was held at Angus Glen Golf Club and Conference Centre with over 200 golfers enjoying 18 holes of award-winning golf, lunch, cocktails, dinner and extras. The tournament, established in 2004 to raise funds and awareness for colon cancer, has grown in exciting new ways with the addition of Anne Murray and her celebrity guests. This year’s event included some of the most notable figures in Canadian culture, sports and news.
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Building Muscle for Autism
July 25, 2012 by City Life Staff
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On June 14, 2012, an inspiring event at the Bellagio Boutique Event Venue gathered over 200 guests in support of children in Vaughan and North York who cannot afford funding for behavioural/occupational therapy. Established by Dimitri and Francesca Giankoulas in an attempt to spread awareness and raise much-needed funds for this endeavour, an impressive $12,000 was raised. Proceeds went towards Under the Umbrella Tree, an intensive, early intervention behavioural treatment centre that specializes with kids and parents dealing with autism.
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Stilettos for the Cure
July 25, 2012 by City Life Staff
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On June 8, 2012, over 500 well-heeled guests were treated to a cabaret-style affair for Stilettos for the Cure in Oshawa, Ont. The fundraising event featured entertainment by Cindy Ashton and drag performers Farra N. Hyte and Savanaugh Davenport. Five hundred pairs of heels were auctioned off to support the Heather Griffith Breast Assessment Centre at Lakeridge Health Oshawa and the Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness, with nearly $10,000 being raised for each cause. Among the shoes donated were pairs from ET Canada’s Cheryl Hickey, Dragons’ Den’s Arlene Dickinson and eTalk’s Tanya Kim.
www.stilettosforthecure.com
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
July 25, 2012 by City Life Staff
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On June 17, 2012, Consiglio Di Nino (a former Canadian senator) recognized staff members and volunteers of Villa Charities for their dedicated service to peer members and the community. They were each honoured with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in the rotunda at the Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery at Columbus Centre. The exceptional award was created to mark the Queen’s 60 years
on the throne.
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Kids for Kids Fashion
July 25, 2012 by City Life Staff
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Kids for Kids is a heartwarming fashion company that features clothing with child-made artwork. Young artists and orphans from Tara Children’s Project in Bihar, India, as well as Gone Rural in Swaziland, Africa, have lent their unique drawings to this project. Designer Iris Shiloh developed this company after spending eight years as a fashion designer in New York City. A portion of each sale is donated back to the children in underprivileged communities around the world.
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BPW Annual Charity Golf Tournament
July 25, 2012 by City Life Staff
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The 17th Annual Charity Golf Tournament of the Business and Professional Women’s Club of Brampton was held at the Caledon Country Club this year, with over 100 participants raising funds for three charities: the Salvation Army’s Honeychurch Family Life Resource Centre, Walk with Me, a human trafficking survivors program, and Buddys ‘N Bows, which supports the Caring Companion Program at Brampton Civic Hospital. BPW Brampton raised over $6,000 this year for the worthy causes.
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Vaughan’s Concerts in the Park and Canada Day
July 25, 2012 by City Life Staff
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This summer, Vaughan held its 18th annual series of concerts in the park! Free of charge, residents came together as a community and enjoyed fun-filled musical events, including The Game: A Live Tribute to the Queen, Hollywood: Live Musical Production of Michael Bublé featuring Paul Schwarz and The Toronto All-Star Big Band. The final concert, Elevation: International U2 Tribute Band, will be held on Aug. 7, 2012, at the Outdoor Amphitheatre of the North Thornhill Community Centre. On Canada Day, the City of Vaughan held an exclusive concert at Mackenzie Glen District Park in Maple, with performances by Platinum Blonde, JRDN, Talk, Tamika Soul and Bridge 6.
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Italian Car Day
July 25, 2012 by City Life Staff
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In support of The Safehaven Project for Community Living, Italian Car Day was a huge success. Over 2,000 spectators attended the event and enjoyed hundreds of luxurious Italian automobiles on-site for one of the largest shows of its kind in North America. Spectators were wowed with the inviting balance between the new sports cars and vintage models. The collection of rare and museum pieces that was displayed at the Engineered Automotive site was most admired. As well, the Ferrari–Maserati display area remained a strong and engaging focal point throughout Italian Car Day. The event raised over $20,000. Safehaven donates 96 cents of every dollar to children with multiple disabilities and medical needs, covering costs for outings and activities in the community to enrich their lives.
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Expo City – The New Era of Vaughan
June 14, 2012 by City Life Staff
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The memory is all-too-familiar: sitting in the backseat of the family car with your elders, listening to them reminisce about the past while proudly pointing to residential or commercial areas that were once plains of nothingness. Press the fast-forward button to the near future and you’ll soon be extending your hand towards the unprecedented growth of Vaughan: towering skyscrapers, an integrated subway network and a bubbling metropolitan centre. “The generations coming up are going to drive their kids around and say, ‘you know, when we were younger, this was just fields and no buildings,’ which is sort of the same thing my dad did with me when he drove to some of the sites he was developing,” says Peter Cortellucci, deeply involved in the development industry since he was a teenager. As vice-president of the Cortel Group, a diversified development firm building sustainable residential communities across the GTA, Cortellucci, 25, is palpably young, but somehow formulates words of Read more
