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In an act of unprecedented generosity, The Coca-Cola Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company, has donated $750,000 USD to an emergency relief fund that will support Boys and Girls Clubs across Canada. The donation is part of $13.5 million in ...
By Owen Charters Last week, I joined Boys and Girls Clubs of Winnipeg as they released a much-anticipated study about the impact they have had on children and youth in their community. It’s really exciting news, and something that we have been eagerly awaiting ...
Who said healthy couldn’t be tasty? Last Sunday, 26 young chefs celebrated their winning recipes at the third annual Kid Food Nation gala. Hosted by YTV’s Spencer Litzinger and Duhin Nanda, this year’s gala took place at the Omni King Edward Hotel in ...
Developed with the Samara Centre for Democracy, Let's Talk Digital is a non-partisan initiative that engages youth in a series of digital, media and civic literacy workshops and engagement opportunities, with the aim of lessening the impact of misinformation, ...
By Owen Charters My kids are overprogrammed. For my wife and me, our life outside work is a mad blur of activities: coordinating, registering, driving, finding new gear when old gear is too small or worn out. The boys rotate between baseball, soccer, skating, ...
For the third year in a row, members of Boys and Girls Clubs have distinguished themselves as winners of the Ted Rogers Scholarship. Launched in 2017, the Ted Rogers Scholarship was created to help young leaders across the country succeed in their ...
It’s one thing to purchase a new bicycle at the store but something altogether different when you build one yourself. That’s exactly the experience that 50 children from the Toronto area were granted when they participated in the Fifth Annual Bike Build ...
The Michaels Companies, Inc. has announced a new three-year partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada. Arts programming and education have a significant impact on a child’s development, in addition to increasing ...
By Owen Charters Earlier this year, I was honoured to attend and speak at the opening ceremony of the National Association of Friendship Centres Annual General Meeting in Ottawa. It was a wonderful experience—I was part of the Grand Entry, following drummers ...
By Owen Charters *this op-ed was recently published in the Toronto Star, Maclean’s, and Huffington Post. Brazen. Public. Daylight. More and more these words are showing up in news reports about gun crime. Shootings are happening on playgrounds now, ...