Media Advisory - Vital Toronto celebration to feature Shawn Micallef in conversation with Matt Galloway on "Toronto: The loveable city"
TORONTO, June 18, 2012 /CNW/ - On Wednesday, June 20, the Toronto Community Foundation will host its annual Vital Toronto event, celebrating recipients of grants from its Vital Toronto Fund, a community endowment built by Torontonians, for Toronto. Presentations will be made to 40 community organizations and leaders for their innovative work improving quality of life in Toronto.
| WHAT: | Annual Vital Toronto celebration | |
| WHEN: | Wednesday, June 20, 2012 | |
| 9:15 - 10:30 a.m. | ||
| Light breakfast & refreshments will be served from 8:45 - 9:10 a.m. | ||
| WHERE: | Glenn Gould Studio, CBC Broadcasting Centre | |
| 250 Front Street West | ||
| WHO: | ||
| - | John B. MacIntyre, Chair, Board of Directors, Toronto Community Foundation | |
| - | Rahul K. Bhardwaj, President & CEO, Toronto Community Foundation | |
| - | Shawn Micallef, Editor-CoOwner, Spacing; author, Stroll & Full Frontal; columnist, Toronto Star; 2011-12 Massey Journalism Fellow | |
| VISUALS: | ||
| - | 40 award presentations | |
| - | Opening performance by Lawrence Heights Middle School students who have learned drumming arts from the Regent Park School of Music through a free after-school program called Beyond 3:30 | |
| - | Closing performance by the Nathaniel Dett Chorale | |
Toronto Community Foundation
With more than 325 endowment funds and assets under administration of
more than $250 million, the Toronto Community Foundation is one of
Canada's largest public charitable foundations. Our mission is to
connect philanthropy to community needs and opportunities, all with a
vision to make Toronto the best place to live, work, learn and grow,
through the power of giving. For information, please visit www.tcf.ca
Media contact: Simone Dalton, Manager, Media Relations & Communications, sdalton@tcf.ca, 416-921-2035 ext. 218.