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Giving Back
Help your children experience the greatest joy of the holiday season - giving to those in need. In your own neighbourhood or halfway across the world, there are opportunities for you and your family to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those less fortunate this year...
BREAKFAST WITH SANTA FOUNDATION
www.breakfastwithsantainfo.ca
Providing emotionally, physically or financially stressed children with a nutritious breakfast, a visit with Santa, one present for Christmas morning.
CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES
1-888-2-DONATE (1-888-236-6283)
www.bloodservices.ca
This year, CBS will need to collect over 17,400 red blood cells and platelet donations locally between 6 Dec-13 Jan to help meet hospital needs.
CHILD'S PLAY — SICK KIDS HOSPITAL
www.childsplaycharity.org
A gamer-run organization that holds an annual toy drive for children's' hospitals. All items purchased from this list will go directly to Sick Kids'.
CHILDREN'S AID FOUNDATION - 2008 HOLIDAY CARD PROGRAM
(416) 923-0924 ext 234
holidaycards@cafdn.org.
Share the spirit of the season and give a Children's Aid Foundation greeting card.
COMMUNITY LIVING TORONTO —
HOLIDAY HAMPER PROGRAM
416-968-0650
www.communitylivingtoronto.ca
Put food on the table for people with intellectual disabilities and their families.
COVENANT HOUSE TORONTO
20 Gerrard St. E.,
(416) 598-4898
www.covenanthouse.on.ca
Covenant House Christmas cards are a great way to express your warm greetings to family and friends while you help homeless kids.
DRAKE HOTEL WARMING HEART HOLIDAY DRIVE
info@thedrakehotel.ca
416-531-5042
Donate new, unwrapped toys, books and warm clothing or drop by with a donation. All Proceeds go to Alexander Muir/Gladstone Public School and Parkdale Community Health Centre.
EBAY GIVING WORKS
www.ebaygivingworks.com
Thousands of listings for the perfect gifts that benefit your recipients' favorite charitable organizations.
EVERGREEN
355 Adelaide Street West, 5th Floor
www.evergreen.ca
Canadian non-profit environmental organization with a mandate to bring nature to cities in Canada through naturalization projects
FEED THE CHILDREN - GIVE THE BEST GIFT EVER
174 Bartley Dr
416-757-1220
www.canadianfeedthechildren.ca
Your purchase provides children affected by poverty with health; clean water, nourishment, education, and a
supportive community.
FOODSHARE TORONTO
90 Croatia Street (Brock & Dufferin)
Sybil Pinnock 416 363-6441 x 232
sybil@foodshare.net
A United Way agency, works with communities to improve access to affordable and healthy food.
FREE THE CHILDREN
233 Carlton St
www.freethechildren.com
The world's largest network of children helping children through education, with more than one million children involved in 45 countries.
GREENPEACE
33 Cecil St
(416) 597-8408
www.greenpeace.org/canada
Give your friends or loved ones a gift membership to Greenpeace or purchase Greenpeace Earth Gifts.
HOPE FOR CHILDREN FOUNDATION
— ADOPT A FAMILY
38 Isabella Street
416-395-1634
info@hopeforchildren.ca
Instead of exchanging gifts, you, your friends and family could share the joy of the festive season with children and families in need.
MAKE-A-WISH HOLIDAY CARDS
paul.landers@makeawish.ca
416-223-2620 x223
Create hope and happiness for children with life-threatening illnesses. Order Make-A-Wish® Toronto & Central Ontario's Holiday Cards
OUT OF THE COLD
58 Sumach Street
416-699-OOTC
ootc@dixonhall.org
A volunteer initiative that provides safe refuge, hospitality and emergency shelter to the homeless community throughout the City of Toronto.
OXFAM UNWRAPPED
1-800-466-9326
www.oxfamunwrapped.ca
You can buy donkeys, goats, chickens, clean water or even training to prevent gender-based violence in Africa, Asia or the Americas.
SALVATION ARMY — IKETTLE 2008
www.salvationarmy.ca/ikettlefaq
Be an online bell-ringer. Participate in iKettle 2008 and host your own online kettle, invite others via email to donate and fill your iKettle.
SAVE THE CHILDREN — KNIT FOR KIDS
www.savethechildren.ca
300-4141 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario M2P 2A8
416-221-5501
The Knit for Kids campaign provides children of all ages with a warmer season. Make a donation with your knitted item.
SECOND HARVEST — ANNUAL TURKEY DRIVE
Unit 18, 1450 Lodestar Rd
www.secondharvest.ca
Nancy Hall at 416-408-2594.
Help Second Harvest deliver 5,000 turkeys in time for Christmas dinner.
ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — INSPIRED GIVING
St. Michael's Hospital Foundation
30 Bond St
416.864.5000
www.inspiredgiving.unxvision.com
Make a gift that shows you care and help others at the same time. Purchase a special gift for someone close to you.
THE CP24/CHUM CHRISTMAS WISH
1331 Yonge St
www.thewish.ca
thewish@chumamfm.com
416-926-4199
Toy donations in the form of new unwrapped toys are accepted at most RBC Royal Bank branches in the GTA.
THE MUSICBOX CHILDREN'S
CHARITY
44 Devonshire Place
www.musicboxcc.com
Run by students from the U of T, they provide workshops, classes and performances of a musical nature to disadvantaged children.
THE TORONTO ZOO'S 33RD ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREATS WALK
Toronto Zoo
Hwy 401 & Meadowvale Rd
416-392-5900
www.torontozoo.com
Front Entrance 10am; half price admission all day
Don't miss this much loved annual event where Siberian Tigers and Reindeer and other animals receive their seasonal goodies. Please bring a non-perishable food item for the food bank.
TORONTO FIRE FIGHTERS' TOY DRIVE
Doug Sargent; Retired District Chief,
Toronto Fire Fighters' Toy Drive
416-338-3339
Until 24 Dec, Toronto Fire Service locations will accept new unwrapped toys and sporting goods.
TORONTO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GINGERBREAD BUILD
1627 Danforth Ave - across form
Coxwell Station
www.torontohabitat.ca
416-755-7353, x228
6-7 Dec, 10am-3pm; $50-59
Kick-off the holiday season by helping to build a "home sweet home" for a family in need by decorating your own gingerbread houses.
TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY
416-263-3905
jlorette@torontomarlies.com
Feel the Spirit — Day with the Marlies
Dec14 4pm — Ricoh Centre $18
TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY
11 River St
416-392-2273
www.torontohumanesociety.com
Pet pictures with Santa, Nov 27 from 4pm-7pm - The Toronto Eaton Centre
TOY DRIVE
torontochapter@makeawish.ca
Donate new unwrapped toys to help with the fulfillment of wish granting projects.
UNICEF CANADA
416-482-4444 x891
egordon@unicef.ca
All proceeds from the sales of cards and gifts go directly to support programmes for children worldwide.
UNITED HEART 2 HEART CHRISTMAS TOY DRIVE - BENDALE BTI
1555 Midland Ave E.
416-396-6695
Students of Bendale BTI are holding an annual toy drive at their school. Donations of new unwrapped toys can be made at the school between
9:30am-3pm Mon-Fri
UNITED WAY — ADOPT A FAMILY
City of Toronto Christmas Bureau
416-392-3601
This program links individuals & businesses looking to share the season with others. Call M-F: 8am-4:30pm.
WORLD VISION
www.worldvision.ca
905-565-6100
Gifts from the World Vision catalogue change the lives of children worldwide, everyday.
YWCA TORONTO
www.ywcatoronto.org
Dela Aziavor
daziavor@ywcatoronto.org
416-961-8101 x332
Accepting gift/grocery cards to give single women and women-led families in need of a happier Holiday Season.
YONGE STREET MISSION
270 Gerrard St E
416-929-9614
www.ysm.on.ca
Providing people in need with meals, programs and other essential services since 1896.