12 Dec 2017

A New Wave of Hope – Waves of Changes for Autism

One Vaughan charity is making autism interventions more accessible with the help of an incredible team. Ellen Contardi is the chair of the board of Waves of Changes for Autism, a non-profit organization that distributes assistance to families in need....
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06 Oct 2017

Gianni Giro

The annual bike race to raise money for the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and the Heart and Stroke Foundation, graciously supported by the Country Day School, pushed off again for the third year in a row, on Sunday, September 24....
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06 Feb 2017

Paving Navy Street – A Woodbridge-based Charity

Every year, 400 Ontarians acquire a spinal-cord injury, and in 1983, Mary Longo was one of them. After more than three decades of coming to terms with her new reality, she’s inspired her daughter Sandra to create Navy Street, a...
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10 Jun 2016

Nanny Angel Network

Three hundred guests gathered at Palais Royale on Friday, May 6, where the Nanny Angel Network (NAN) hosted its first-ever “Angels and Heroes” fundraiser, featuring Michael Feinstein as the special guest entertainer. The NAN is a program that matches up...
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Brian Bentz, Barb DiGiulio and Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua
05 Aug 2015

2015 MAYOR’S GOLF CLASSIC — VAUGHAN

The 2015 annual charity golf tournament for Vaughan Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua was held on July 7, 2015, at Eagles Nest Golf Club in Vaughan. The charity event, aptly named the Mayor’s Golf Classic, featured a round of golf as well...
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Fausto Gaudio (far right) with golfers
05 Aug 2015

COSTI GOLF TOURNAMENT — RICHMOND HILL

Since 1952, COSTI has devoted itself to helping immigrant families in the GTA and Toronto adapt to life in North America. Some of the services COSTI provides include English as a second language training, housing support and settlement services. On...
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01 Dec 2014

Villa Leonardo Gambin Celebrates 10th Anniversary — Vaughan

In mid-October, the Villa Leonardo Gambin charity celebrated the 10th anniversary of its long-term residence with over 450 guests at Famee Furlane. The Las Vegas-themed fête, part of its annual fundraising event the Oak Leaf Gala, was complete with a...
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05 Dec 2013

Making the Holiday’s a Time of Giving

It’s that time of year again and the season of giving is upon us.  Holiday flyers are dumped on our doorsteps  and TV commercials fill the airwaves.  Every parent knows what this means.  By the first of December, your kids’...
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01 Dec 2013

Straight Talk

RICK CAMPANELLI Co-host of ET Canada Q: How do you give back over the holidays? A: Each year around this time I try and go on a humanitarian trip to an underdeveloped country. I just returned from Cambodia and will...
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