Wellspring Cancer Support Foundation
"The STWM has provided Wellspring with a strong and fun rallying point for our wonderful supporters and volunteers. The event is well organized
and high profile, so people really get engaged and can see their support making a real difference. We love being part of it all!"
—Lynda Morrison, Chief Executive Officer, Wellspring Cancer Support Foundation
Giant Steps Toronto/York Region
"Giant Steps is a small local charity, passionate about our mission of enabling children with autism, but with limited resources. The STWM 2009
Charity Challenge was a landmark year with our families raising an incredible $120,000. Since 2004, our pledges now total $473,000! Our heartfelt
thanks for the unique opportunity to participate in a world class event and bring 100% of the money we raise home to children with autism!"
—Joanne Scott-Jackson, Director of Development, Giant Steps Toronto/York Region
Make your Waterfront Marathon, Half Marathon or 5k more meaningful by going the distance for one of our Official Charities. Run or walk in honour of a loved one or to simply give something back to your community. No matter which distance you participate in, your fundraising makes a difference!
Simply choosing a charity and raising $25 brings them closer to their goal! Check out the great incentive programs unique to each charity team—to keep you motivated and to reward your efforts! Incentives are listed on each charity team page, and may include: Free entries, gear, prizes and/or great post/pre-run parties!
Best Dressed Costume: win $ for your charity With thousands of people entered to run our Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K, some go the extra mile by dressing up for the occasion. This year we have the pleasure in announcing that we have introduced a 'Best Dressed Costume' category in all three events. Winners can choose the charity of their choice to allocate the prize money. details »
Online fundraising is open! Set up your very own, simple, secure
and effective online pledge-raising campaign through
. If you have already registered for the event as part of your charity team,
make sure to setup your free online fundraising page at
(click on the logo). More charities added often, please check back!
Breaking Records and Helping Local Communities: 20th Anniversary Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon raises $2.3 million for 99 local charities full story »
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Featured Charities of the 2010 STWM |
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Now you're ready to start fundraising. Once you're registered, you can start sending emails to family and friends asking for their support.
More charities will be added as information becomes available.
To go to a charity's main page, simply click on their logo. There, you can find out more about the charity as well as incentives and instructions for joining their team in the 2010 Scotiabank Group Charity Challenge!
| Team In Training – The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada Contact www.tntcanada.ca or 1-866-585-2873 Click on the logo for more information / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Gilda's Club Greater Toronto Contact elana.shapiro@gildasclubtoronto.org or 416-214-9898 ext. 504 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Hope for Children Foundation Contact s.baker@hopeforchildren.ca or 416-395-1634 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Second Harvest Contact jenniferc@secondharvest.ca or 416-408-2594 ext. 240 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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More charities will be added as information becomes available.
| A Run for Liane (Supporting SickKids Foundation) Contact 416-286-6843 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| A Run to Remember Contact aruntoremember@gmail.com or 416-735-2884 Click on the logo for more info / donate online today |
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| Abilities Centre Contact info@abilitiescentre.org or 905-665-8500 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Achilles Canada Contact matthew.gray06@gmail.com or 416-435-8465 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Alzheimer Society of Toronto Contact slawler@alzheimertoronto.org or 416-640-6308 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Amnesty International Contact edumitru@amnesty.ca or 416-363-9933, ext. 333 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| The Anne Hoehn Memorial Foundation (theAHMF) Contact mhoehn@theahmf.com or 416-560-2445 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Aplastic Anemia & Myelodysplasia Association of Canada (AAMAC) Contact susanbmcveigh@hotmail.com or 416-251-9552 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| The Art of Living Contact Soody.Thayaparan@artofliving.ca or 416-317-7230 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| The Arthritis Society Contact 1-800-321-1433 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Assaulted Women's Helpline Contact rng@awhl.org or 416-364-4144 ext. 227 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Aspergers Society of Ontario Contact mbusuttil@rogers.com or 416-819-4505 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Asthma Society of Canada Contact jmartin@asthma.ca or 416-787-4050 ext. 100 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Autism Ontario — Durham Region Contact autismdurham.fundraising@gmail.com or 1-866-495-4680 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Autism Ontario — Simcoe County Chapter Contact amanda.mcnulty@hotmail.com or 705-252-7429 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Bereaved Families of Ontario Contact lkonyu@bfotoronto.ca or 416-440-0290 ext. 10 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Big Brothers Big Sisters of York Contact rhondaf@bbbsy.ca or 905-895-0289 ext. 316 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Breast Cancer Society of Canada Contact dhamilton@bcsc.ca or 519-336-0746 or 1-800-567-8767 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Brandon Street Contact mary1.jamieson@gmail.com or 416-366-1399 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Canada Africa Partnership on AIDS (CAP AIDS) Contact capaids@sympatico.ca or 416-532-4851 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Canada ALPHA Educational Fund Contact marathon2010@torontoalpha.org or 416-299-0111 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Canadian Cancer Society Contact smorphet@ontario.cancer.ca or 416-323-7147 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Canadian MPS Society Contact judy@mpssociety.ca Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Canadian Liver Foundation Contact SAlbertini@liver.ca or 416-491-3350 ext. 4920 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Canadian Pain Coalition Contact office@canadianpaincoalition.ca or 905-404-9545 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| The Canadian Safe School Network Contact lauren@canadiansafeschools.com or 416-977-1050 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| The Canadian Testicular Cancer Association Contact kerry@tctca.org or 519-342-2562 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Carefirst Foundation Contact 416-502-2323 ext. 6263 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Careforce International Contact events@careforceinternational.ca or 1-866-245-5561 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Catholic Community Services of York Region Contact froberts@ccsyr.org or 905-770-7040 ext. 240 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Children's Aid Foundation Contact rllewellyn@cafdn.org or 416-923-0924 ext. 235 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada Contact sarika.diljohn@childrenswish.ca or 905-427-5353, ext. 231 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto Contact 416-292-9293 ext. 224 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| CNIB — Blind Guys Tri Contact blindguystriteam@cnib.ca or 416-486-2500 ext. 7532 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| CNIB — Canpages Contact mclaffertym@sympatico.ca or 416-726-0217 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada (CCAC) Contact gailg@colorectal-cancer.ca or 416-920-4333 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Community Education Services (CES) Canada Contact asante@cescan.ca or 705-835-2325 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Creative Works Studio, an initiative of the St. Michael's Hospital's Inner City Health Contact ifrahhashi16@yahoo.ca or 416-417-2955 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| David's Harp Scholarship Fund Contact info@dhsfund.com or 416-985-7258 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Dignitas International Contact la.bent@dignitasinternational.org or 416-260-3100 ext. 112 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Epilepsy Durham Region Contact clientservices@epilepsydurham.com or 905-571-2099 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Epilepsy Halton Peel Contact shelley@epilepsypeel.org or 905-450-1900 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Epilepsy Toronto Contact chris@epilepsytoronto.org or 416-964-9095 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Etobicoke Services for Seniors Contact lparker@esssupportservices.ca or 416-243-0127 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| FA Fanconi Canada Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| FOOTPRINTS Contact heather@footprints4autism.org or 905-420-0388 ext. 2 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Foundation Fighting Blindness Contact Michael.Ovens@rogers.com or 647-866-5600 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Fountain of Love and Life Contact alicef@rogers.com or 416-303-5433 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Free The Children Contact michael.loughran@freethechildren.com or 416-925-5894 ext. 236 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Geneva Centre for Autism Contact HBannerman@autism.net or 416-322-7877, ext. 254 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Gerstein Crisis Centre Contact prodgerson@gersteincentre.org or 416-929-0149 ext. 2226 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Giant Steps Toronto/York Region Contact 3fabrizios@rogers.com or 905-881-3104 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Gilda's Club Greater Toronto Contact elana.shapiro@gildasclubtoronto.org or 416-214-9898 ext. 504 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Give Girls a Chance Contact run@givegirlsachance.org Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Grandview Children's Foundation Contact tara.williams@grtc.ca or 905-728-1673 ext. 2349 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Gymnastics Canada — Adopt a Gymnast Contact hroditis@essencecoaching.ca or 416-322-3623 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Hands Across the Nations Contact molinariv@hotmail.com or 416-988-8756 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario Contact jchan@hsf.on.ca or 416-489-7111 ext. 848 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Humewood House Contact heartshelpinghumewood@humewoodhouse.com or 416-651-5657, ext. 238 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| The Hunger Project Contact dominic.scaffidi@gmail.com or 905-305-9377 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Huntington Society of Canada Contact stwm@hdtoronto.org or 416-715-7786 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Jack's Lemonade (Supporting SickKids Foundation) Contact jodi@jackslemonade.com or 905-469-9652 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Jaida's Challenge Contact jaidaschallenge@gmail.com or 705-730-4600 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| KidsFest Contact info@kidsfestonline.com or 905-319-1885 or 1-888-320-8844 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Kinsa Contact acowie@kinsa.net or 416-682-5502 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| The Learning Partnership Contact pcadena@thelearningpartnership.ca or 416-440-5109 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| LOFT Community Services Contact ibreznica@loftcs.org or 416-979-1994 ext. 222 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Lung Cancer Canada Contact vstoymenoff@rogers.com or 416-492-2811 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Lymphedema Association of Ontario Contact lymphontario@yahoo.com or 416-410-2250 or 1-877-0723-0033 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Make-A-Wish Contact serina.manek@makeawish.ca or 416-224-9474 ext. 257 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| The Markhaven Foundation Contact fiony.lau@markhavenfoundation.ca or 905-472-4779 ext. 3401 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Matthew House Contact admin@matthewhouse.ca or 416-364-8287 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Mon Sheong Foundation Contact allisonip@monsheong.org or 905-883-9288 ext. 2002 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Moorelands Community Services Contact dschroeder@moorelands.ca or 416-466-9987 ext. 303 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation of Toronto Contact dkwinter@mtsinai.on.ca or 416-586-8203 ext. 8749 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| MukiBaum Treatment Centres Contact stacey@mukibaum.com or 416-630-2222 ext. 231 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) Contact oneilla@themmrf.org or 203-652-0216 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) Contact support.services@natureconservancy.ca or 1-800-465-8005 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| New Visions Toronto Contact kfrench@newvisionstoronto.com or 416-868-1493 ext. 244 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| North York Harvest Food Bank Contact mary@northyorkharvest.com or 416-635-7771 ext. 21 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Ontario Nature Contact randieh@ontarionature.org or 416-444-8419 ext. 233 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Ontario SPCA Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre Contact lspringall@ospca.on.ca or 705-534-4350 or 1-888-ONT-SPCA ext. 386 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Osteoporosis Canada Contact kboyce@osteoporosis.ca or 416-696-2663 ext. 228 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre (PARC) Contact cfrado@parc.on.ca or 416-537-2262 ext. 244 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Philip Aziz Centre Contact vala@philipazizcentre.ca or 416-363-9196 ext. 226 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Psychology Foundation of Canada Contact info@psychologyfoundation.org or 416-644-4944 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Providence Healthcare Foundation Contact edawson@providence.on.ca or 416-285-3666 ext. 4232 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Red Door Family Shelter Contact fundraising@reddoorshelter.ca or 416-915-5671 ext. 232 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Reena Foundation Contact dbleeman@reenafoundation.org or 905-764-1081 ext. 30 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Renascent Contact ljohnson@renascent.ca or 416-847-6444 or 1-866-232-1212 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Ronald McDonald House Charities Canada Contact marc.costa@ca.mcd.com or 416-446-3518 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Ronald McDonald House Toronto Contact hfollows@rmhtoronto.org or 416-977-0458 ext. 286 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Rose of Durham Young Parents Support Services Contact jchappelle@roseofdurham.com or 905-432-3622 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Rose of Sharon Services for Young Mothers Contact mrobinson@therose.ca or 905-853-5514 ext. 230 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Run for Jason in support of b.r.a.i.n.child Contact allison.dellandrea@ontario.ca Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Run to End Poverty TORONTO Contact toronto@runtoendpoverty.ca Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| St. Christopher House Contact lambrinani@stchrishouse.org or (416) 848-7980 ext. 233 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Saint Elizabeth Health Care Foundation Contact kcrozier@saintelizabeth.com or 905-940-9655 or 1-800-463-1763 ext. 6377 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Scleroderma Society of Ontario Contact cathy.jeske@sclerodermaontario.ca or 905-274-9564 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Serve! Contact alisonc@servecanada.org or 416-933-2950 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Sheena's Place — Support for Eating Disorders Contact specialevents@sheenasplace.org or 416-927-8900 ext. 27 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| St. Joseph's Health Centre Foundation Contact kayaur@stjoe.on.ca or 416.530.6486 ext. 3232 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Summerhill Foundation Contact bsteinhoff@summerhillgroup.ca or 416-922-2448 ext. 289 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Sunnybrook Foundation Contact Winnette.sampson@sunnybrook.ca or 416-480-6100 ext. 89514 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Team LMC in support of Canadian Diabetes Association Contact lisa.fryer@lmc.ca Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| The Teresa Group Contact volunteer.support@on.aibn.com or 416-596-7703 ext. 311 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Toronto Cat Rescue Contact sarahmay3@gmail.com or 416-451-6835 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Toronto City Mission Contact info@torontocitymission.com or 416-922-6223 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Toronto East General Hospital Foundation Contact psmit@tegh.on.ca or 416-469-6580 ext. 2839 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Toronto Mass Choir Contact iana_j@yahoo.com or 416-571-6883 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Toronto Military Family Resource Centre (TMFRC) Contact lia.popovici@forces.gc.ca or 416-663-6200 ext. 4311 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Toronto Rehab Foundation Contact macivor.caitlin@torontorehab.on.ca or 416-597-3422 ext. 3757 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Toronto United Church Camping Contact jennifer@tucc.ca or 905-771-5124 ext. 31 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Toronto Vegetarian Association Contact blazarus@veg.ca or 416-544-9800 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Transforming Faces Worldwide Contact run@transformingfaces.org or 416-222-6581 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| United Way Toronto Contact lmcauliffe@uwgt.org or 416-777-1444 ext. 320 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Urban Promise Toronto Contact tim@urbanpromise.com or 416-516-6121 ext. 35 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| War Child Canada Contact sarahm@warchild.ca or 416-971-7474 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Wellspring Cancer Support Network Contact alexandra@wellspring.ca or 416-961-1928 ext. 240 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Wildlife Preservation Canada Contact admin@wildlifepreservation.ca Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Women's College Hospital Foundation Contact susan.wellington@wchospital.ca or 416-813-4711 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| World Society for the Protection of Animals Contact events@wspa.ca Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation Contact fiona.wu@yeehong.com or 416-321-0777 ext. 1842 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| York University Foundation Contact neubauer@yorku.ca or 416-650-8434 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |
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| Youth Assisting Youth Contact ablenman@yay.org or 416-932-1919 ext. 231 Click on the logo for more info / start fundraising or pledging today |