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 […]
AIDSbeat 2019 presents “Back to the Movies”
The annual anticipated fundraising event of the summer AIDSbeat in support of CANFAR is back once again on June 7th, 2019 with a mission to fund all aspects of HIV research and end HIV in Canada. AIDSbeat 2019 presents “Back to the Movies” an annual rock ‘n’ roll battle of the bands charity bash organized […]
Congratulations Jan Courtin!
CANFAR is excited to congratulate Jan Courtin on winning the Bloor Street Entertains 2018 Raffle: Crystal Cruise Ocean Voyage paired with Delta Air Lines! Thank you once again to Tully Luxury Travel and Delta Air Lines for this year’s amazing raffle prize! Win a once-in-a-lifetime voyage for two (2) on any worldwide itinerary aboard Crystal Cruises. The winning prize […]
CANFAR Announces New Partnership with Seneca College’s School of Media
CANFAR is proud to announce a new partnership with Seneca College’s School of Media. Students from the Public Relations-Corporate Communications program will help to promote this year’s upcoming Bloor Street Entertains gala, which takes place on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. CANFAR has been privileged to have the support for many years of Seneca’s Event Management program, led […]
Thank you to the Team at Raymond James
All of us at CANFAR would like to extend a special thank you to the team at Raymond James, for both volunteering their time at this year’s “AIDSbeat Goes to the Movies” event on Friday, May 4, 2018 and for their extremely generous donation of $2,500. This is the second year in a row that […]
Billy Newton-Davis signs on as a guest judge for AIDSbeat 2018
CANFAR is excited to announce that 4-time Juno Award Winning Vocalist, Billy Newton-Davis, will be a judge at AIDSbeat 2018! Originally from Shaker Heights, Ohio, (a suburb of Cleveland), Billy moved to Toronto in 1980, after time spent in New York. Billy contracted HIV in 1986; however, he did not let the virus prevent him from […]
Bloor Street Entertains 2017 Wins Prestigious Canadian Event Industry Award
The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research is proud to announce that we, along with our event management partner ESP inc. and Seneca College’s Event Management program, have won the National Award for the Best Event of a High Profile Charity for Bloor Street Entertains 2017, with Signature Partner, BMO Financial Group. The Best Event award was […]
She’s Got The Beat
Nicole Sigouin is the epitome of professionalism, and elegance. She also happens to be a bona fide rocker. A partner at the Toronto office of Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, where she practices in all areas of banking and finance, Nicole has spent her entire career, post-articling, with the firm, which was previously known as […]