TIFF

Toronto welcomed A-list celebrities and a paparazzi buzz this past September for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
The casts of End of Watch, Looper and Silver Linings Playbook were spotted celebrating the premieres of their films at Soho House Toronto. Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence were among the famous faces seen at this prominent private members’ club. Read more

24th Annual Golf Tournament for SickKids

Over 20 years ago, Peter Eliopoulos, founder of byPeterandPauls.com, created Care for Kids, a charity golf tournament to raise much-needed funds for the Hospital for Sick Children and New Leaf. This year’s event once again took place at the Carrying Place Golf and Country Club and it was a tremendous success, with over $1 million raised to date. Read more

Premier Antique Show

In its third year, the Premier Antique Show at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre continues to blow vintage lovers away. Antique dealers from across Ontario and Quebec are coming together on October 26, 27 and 28 to feature decorative arts, furniture, porcelains, clocks, pottery, fine jewelry and more. Read more

Nuit Blanche

Once again, Nuit Blanche lights up Toronto. With over 150 exhibits, this annual event is free of charge for anyone in the city who desires the stimulating sights of contemporary art. This year’s main attraction consisted of 14 projects around Toronto’s city hall and Nathan Phillips Square. Read more

Paralympics

Inspiring people around the world, athletes with disabilities made a splash at the London 2012 Paralympic Games from August 29 until September 9, 2012. Seven gold, 15 silver and 9 bronze medals were awarded to the Canadian athletes, for a total of 31 medals. Superstars Jay-Z and Rihanna were among the performers at the closing ceremonies. Read more

Hotel Albergo

Toronto-based performing arts collective Lady Luck Productions is presenting Hotel Albergo at the Capitol Event Theatre on Sept. 23, 2012. With 15 astonishing dancers, actors, singers, musicians, acrobats and comedians, this will be a show you don’t want to miss. Hotel Albergo is an interactive, family-friendly dinner theatre production about an Italian immigrant family trying to save their beloved hotel. Celebrating Toronto’s rich Italian culture, the fun-loving production will have audience members laughing out loud. Read more

Help Bring Anna Leibenko Home

Tragedy has befallen a community member. Anna Leibenko, a 24-year-old Toronto resident, is in a coma in a Croatian hospital, and her family is asking for your help.

While on a European vacation with friends, Leibenko, a former Argonauts cheerleader, had traveled to Croatia for Yacht Week, where she slipped off a catamaran, hitting her head on the boat’s ledge and falling three metres into the water bellow. She was transported by helicopter to a hospital in Split, Croatia, where she remains in a coma with brain contusions and facial bone fractures. And the bills are mounting.

When her condition stabilizes, Leibenko will need to be flown by air ambulance back to Toronto. Unfortunately, Leibenko was without travel insurance and her family must now front the staggering Read more

The Immaculate Conception Parish 7th Charity Golf Tournament

On May 31, 2012, the seventh annual ShareLife Charity golf tournament for Immaculate Conception Parish took place at the beautiful Nobleton Lakes Golf course. The sun-filled day was made brighter by the smiles and excitement of 150 golfers that joined the tournament. The lovely volunteers, amazing staff at Nobleton Lakes, a delicious barbequed lunch, special dinner and prizes made this day a huge success. This event is a great opportunity for the parish community to get together to raise funds for ShareLife, while having fun volunteering, golfing and sponsoring the event. This year’s tournament raised over $30,000.
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Toronto Women’s Expo

The Toronto Women’s Expo, held at the Days Hotel in North York on June 10, 2012, was an incredible event showcasing 97 exhibitors. Presentations, demonstrations, speakers and exhibitors were on-hand to provide information to 700 guests. Charities such as the Yellow Brick House, WomanAide, Dress for Success, A Celebration of Women Foundation and Canadian Breast Cancer Association received support and awareness. The next expo will be even bigger, supporting five worthy charities in November at Downsview Park.
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Rev It Up

The first annual Rev It Up event was a great success. On July 15, 2012, the event for SickKids commenced at Ride Motorcycles Toronto, and eventually reached the beautiful Vineland Estates Winery in the Niagara Escarpment for lunch and a wine tour. Guest celebrities included emcee Walter Venafro of Jazz FM 91, former Miss Universe Canada Elena Semikina, grand marshal Jillian Smith, Dr. Joel Kirsch of Sickkids, and Justin Bieber’s father, Jeremy Bieber. Over $50,000 was raised, thanks to all of the dedicated riders, sponsors and volunteers.
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