BSE Spotlight in Canadian Special Events Magazine
CANFAR is pleased to share in the magic of Bloor Street Entertains 2021, once again! Canadian Special Events Magazine, Winter 2022 Issue has highlighted extensive coverage of Bloor Street Entertains 2021 in their event report, featuring our patrons, our partners in venues, culinary, and décor, our sponsors, and all who make BSE such a success. […]
CANFAR’s Can You Do Lunch? 10th Anniversary Event will Spotlight Women In HIV
Can You Do Lunch? will be hosted at the Four Seasons, Toronto on April 28th March 8, 2022 – Toronto, ON – The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) is excited to announce the 10th anniversary of one of their milestone fundraising events, Can You Do Lunch? (CYDL?). This year’s event is co-chaired by CYDL? […]
CANFAR Re-Launches Legacy 2.0 Chapter in Ottawa
CANFAR expands its social network to go further in raising awareness and preventing HIV in Canada among at-risk youth ages 15-29. OTTAWA, ON – On December 1st, 2021, World AIDS Day, CANFAR re-launched its Ottawa Chapter of the Legacy 2.0 Group. Canada’s IN Magazine spotlights CANFAR’s expanding efforts to grow support of national initiatives aimed […]
$1.1M raised in support of CANFAR’s mission to end HIV in Canada at the 25th anniversary of Bloor Street Entertains
$1.1M raised in support of CANFAR’s mission to end HIV in Canada at the 25th anniversary of Bloor Street Entertains December 1, 2021 On November 25th, 2021, CANFAR hosted the 25th edition of its milestone fundraising event, Bloor Street Entertains (BSE), raising an impressive $1M for HIV research thanks to the generous support of our […]
Five things you can do right now to make a difference in our fight against Covid-19
A sincere thank you to our long-time CANFAR family member, Dr. Darrell Tan, for joining our CANFAR Legacy 2.0 event this month. Dr. Tan is an infectious diseases physician and clinician-scientist leading multiple efforts to end the HIV epidemic in Canada. Dr. Tan shares 5 actionable things Canadians can do at the grassroots level to […]
Join the Magic of Bloor Street Entertains… at home!
Dear CANFAR community, We are now just a few months away from 2021 and we still find ourselves navigating in uncharted waters! With the ups and downs of our new pandemic reality, it feels like CANFAR, like many other organizations, has been reinventing itself again and again over the past few months. We held a […]
Can You Do Lunch? 2020
We held our annual fundraiser ‘Can You Do Lunch?‘ on Wednesday September 9th, to support our mission of ending HIV in Canada. At this year’s edition, we unveiled the new #CANFAR2025 campaign, highlighting our goal of ending HIV/AIDS epidemic in Canada by the year 2025. We celebrated the Creative Community and recognized personalities who have […]
New date selected for ‘Can You Do Lunch?’
New date selected for ‘Can You Do Lunch?’ Can you do lunch? That really is the question, isn’t it? Our hope is that yes, we can ‘do lunch’ very soon. Today, our Chairs and Organizing Committee would have welcomed you at our 8th annual luncheon in support of ending Canada’s HIV epidemic. There is some light at the end of the […]
Canadian Pop-Star Ruth B. to Headline Holiday Magic in Bloor-Yorkville
Canadian Pop-Star Ruth B. to Headline Holiday Magic in Bloor-Yorkville On Saturday, November 23rd the Bloor-Yorkville BIA hosts the kick-off to the holiday season with annual lighting ceremony and live concert in the Village of Yorkville Park. https://youtu.be/BP9KFGHOfo0 On Saturday, November 23rd from 5:00pm – 7:00pm, the Bloor-Yorkville BIA (BY BIA) and Canadian pop-star Ruth […]
CANFAR launches Bloor Street Entertains Campaign: “Becoming Family”
CANFAR launches Bloor Street Entertains Campaign: “Becoming Family” Toronto – The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) will hold the 23rd edition of its largest fundraising event, Bloor Street Entertains on November 27th in Toronto, presented by returning Signature Partner BMO. To celebrate the long-standing tradition that is Bloor Street Entertains and to highlight its […]