Franchising Gives Back
On Saturday, May 12, 2012, Canadians can help cook up a cure! Visit any of the more than 450 M&M Meat Shops locations across Canada to support the 24th Annual M&M Meat Shops Charity BBQ Day benefiting the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada (CCFC).
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Toronto, ON—You can make this Valentine’s Day a lot sweeter for homeless pets by supporting Global Pet Foods 7th annual Show Us Your Heart™fundraiser! From February 1-14, Global Pet Foods and Hill’s® Science Diet® are asking Canadian pet parents to make a donation to help raise funds for local animal shelters across Canada. When you donate as little as a $1 in-store Global Pet Foods and Hill’s® Science Diet™ will match your donation.
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PLYMOUTH, Mich. (Jan. 25, 2012)—Signs Now, a division of Allegra Network LLC, recently selected the Electronic Document Scholarship Foundation (EDSF), an international, non-profit organization dedicated to the document management and communications industries, to administer five new scholarships totaling $10,000 for the 2012 academic year.
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TORONTO, Jan. 19, 2012 /CNW/ - Canadian Tire and the National Hockey League® (NHL) today announced the names of the 40 finalists who will compete in the Canadian Tire NHL Junior Skills™ National Championship in Ottawa during the 2012 Tim Hortons NHL® All-Star Game weekend (January 28-29). The players who will be competing at the Canadian Tire NHL Junior Skills™ National Championship represent every province across Canada.
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Motel 6 locations throughout the U.S. and Canada collected more than 5,400 teddy bears as part of the chain's fourth annual Great Teddy Bear Roundup. The teddy bears have been donated to law enforcement agencies, fire departments, hospitals and local Ronald McDonald Houses to provide comfort to children in stressful or traumatic situations.
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Dec 19, 2011, Vancouver B.C.- Attendees of Expedia® CruiseShipCenters® National Conference “Walked the Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness” aboard Celebrity Eclipse’s jogging track raising over $5,000 during the onboard initiative. Breast Cancer Awareness is Expedia CruiseShipCenters charity of choice and the company takes part in and holds fundraisers year round.
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 14, 2011) - After raising $120,000 the CURE Foundation in 2011, this brings the grand total donated by Giant Tiger so far to $620,000! The funds are raised through a combination of merchandise and paper icon sales, a Facebook Fan Acquisition campaign, plus participation and support of their annual "National Denim Day" campaign. Giant Tiger has been raising money for the CURE Foundation since 2007.
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 12, 2011) - Pizza Pizza, Canada's leading pizza operator, raised $250,000 for Children's Miracle Network in 2011 thanks to its Slices for Smiles fundraising initiatives, setting a new record for the campaign. Funds raised during the fifth edition of the campaign are directed to help support leading care, research and services provided at 14 affiliate children's hospitals across Canada.
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December 12 2011 - Sudbury, Ontario -- “It’s hard to believe that the 2012 Northern Ontario Wheelchair Curling Championship is almost here,” says Norm Gervais whose MEDIchair franchise is the title sponsor of the January 27-29th event at the Sudbury Curling Club. “It seems like just yesterday that we were awarded the privilege of hosting this event.” Gervais believes that his company’s sponsorship is an ideal fit for MEDIchair’s commitment to the local Sudbury community. We believe it’s important to support wheelchair curling which we think has a huge upside to grow and develop locally, provincially, nationally and internationally.”
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ORANGE, Calif. (PRWEB) December 12, 2011 -- The folks at Budget Blinds, Inc.are on a holiday mission: to raise $20,000 in 20 days for Santa Ana-based Blind Children’s Learning Center (BCLC)so that the company can match the donation. “This is exciting, isn’t it?” beamed Budget Blinds Chief Operations Officer Todd Jackson. “We really wanted to do more than just cut a check. We wanted to help a worthy charity that may be overlooked by companies in favor of larger groups.”
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Giant Tiger customers can vote for their favourite charities to win $10,000! This amount will be allocated on behalf of Giant Tiger customers among three (3) national charitable organizations - The Childrens Wish Foundation, The Canadian Red Cross and Friends of the Earth Canada. All 3 organizations will win! Customers will vote to determine which organization receives the first, second and third place prizes ($5000, $3000 and $2000).
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KANSAS CITY, MO--(Marketwire - Nov 30, 2011) - Every year, disaster strikes thousands of communities nationwide. With 11,000 offices across the country, many of those communities include H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) clients and associates. Flooding, wildfires, tornadoes and many other weather-related disasters cause nearly $10 billion* in damage annually in the U.S. Knowing the importance of responding quickly when disaster strikes, H&R Block has partnered with the American Red Cross as a national Disaster Responder program sponsor.
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November 22, 2011 Subject: Mary Brown's President presents cheque for $55,000 to The Children's Wish Foundation Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Time: 1:00 pm Location: Mary Brown's Famous Chicken & Taters!, 250 Shields Court, Markham L3R 9W7 Attending: Nigel Beattie, CEO Mary Brown's Famous Chicken & Taters! Christie May, Major and Planned Giving Officer, The Children's Wish Foundation Geoff Charron, Advertising Coordinator, Mary Brown’s Famous Chicken & Taters! Please join Nigel Beattie as he presents a cheque for $55,000 to Christie May and The Children's Wish Foundation.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Regis Corporation (NYSE:RGS) is proud to announce that their annual, national Clip for the Cure campaign reached its target goal and raised over $1 million for the Regis Foundation for Breast Cancer Research. The campaign took place in October, which is National Breast Cancer Awareness month. Regis Corporation, the global leader in the $160 billion haircare industry, has been supporting the cause since 1990. To date, Regis stylists, staff and clients have raised over $9 million to fund groundbreaking breast cancer research at Mayo Clinic and other nationally recognized centers.
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Offering a "home away from home" for seriously ill children and their families, Ronald McDonald House Toronto officially opened the doors to the largest House of its kind in the world today, equipped to provide out-of-town families comfort, compassion and support services during a most difficult time in their lives.
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TORONTO, Nov. 15, 2011 /CNW/ - Home Instead Senior Care® is launching its seventh annual Be a Santa to a Senior® program, which collects and distributes holiday gifts for thousands of isolated and lonely seniors throughout the city. The event will be held on Thursday November 17, at 11:00 a.m. at the Isabel and Arthur Meighen Manor, Meighen Health Centre in Toronto.
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CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 16, 2011) - Good Earth Coffeehouse and Bakery has baked up a delicious gingerbread holiday treat in support of Habitat for Humanity. From November 12th until January 3, 2012, all Good Earth Cafés throughout Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan will sell seasonal packages of fabulous fresh-baked gingerbread families. $1 from the sale of each gingerbread family will go to the local Habitat for Humanity. Each package includes two "adult" cookies and one "child" cookie, and sells for $7.50.
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TORONTO, Sept. 27, 2011 /CNW/ - Pet Valu® Inc. (www.petvalu.com) - a specialty retailer of pet food and pet-related supplies - reaches out to help more than 500 dogs rescued in a historic seizure from a large-scale commercial breeding facility in Outaouais, Québec. The national pet retailer is donating $20,000 toward the care of the rescued dogs. In addition to monetary support, Pet Valu is donating much-needed canned puppy food and toys. The Human Society International/Canada (www.hsicanada.ca) - a non-profit organization that campaigns for the protection of animals and preservation of wildlife - and a team of veterinarians are working tirelessly to examine and treat the hundreds of neglected pups.
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PRLog (Press Release) - Nov 01, 2011 - Glass Doctor raised $3,280 to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC®) during an auction at The Dwyer Group® 2011 Reunion held Oct. 19 – 22 at the Indianapolis JW Marriott. Glass Doctor President Mark Dawson auctioned off decorations and props from the conference to franchise owners.
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TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Melting Pot Restaurants, Inc. (http://www.meltingpot.com) joins St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® (http://www.stjude.org) for the eighth annual Thanks and Giving campaign (http://www.meltingpot.com/fondueforthekids) from Oct. 29 – Dec. 31, that asks guests to "give thanks for the healthy kids in your life, and give to those who are not" by raising funds for cancer research.
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On Saturday, October 22, 2011 Giant Tiger Port Hope will hold a charity barbecue to celebrate the official grand opening of its store in Port Hope, Ontario. The 15,000 square foot store is set to open at 145 Peter Street.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)—It’s a slam dunk for the fight against world hunger. Former sportscaster and broadcasting legend Billy Packer helped “tip off” KFC’s World Hunger Relief Campaign at a local fundraiser in Charlotte, N.C. last week. The event, which featured an autograph and photo session with Packer and other celebrities, is one of many planned at KFC restaurants around the world, each with the goal of raising money to feed the hungry.
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 17, 2011) - Charity Greetings, a division of ICEPICK Marketing Inc., is pleased to announce the launch of their 2011 holiday greeting card campaign, with 20 percent of the proceeds directed to support Canadian Tire Jumpstart™. Greeting cards can include imprinting a personalized greeting, company name, logo and a digital signature. Charitable greeting cards can be ordered online at www.charitygreetings.ca.
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October 12, 2011 (Toronto) – Pizza Pizza is celebrating National Pizza Month this October to honour all things pie! In celebration of one of the nation’s favourite comfort foods and most-ordered delivery items, Pizza Pizza will be putting on their smiles for the fifth anniversary of a fundraising tradition with the bi-annual Slices for Smiles program.
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CALGARY, Oct. 12, 2011 /CNW/ - Today, Marble Slab Creamery is proud to announce another successful "Cones for Kids" campaign. This year, Marble Slab Creamery franchises across the country raised over $35,000 in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring programs.
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Celebrate the 24th Annual Charity BBQ Day on Saturday, May 12, 2012!