TORONTO
,
Jan. 20, 2010
/CNW/ - Starting this Friday, GO Transit will work with charitable partners to do its part in raising funds for earthquake-ravaged
Haiti
. GO stations will host volunteers from World Vision
Canada
and the Canadian Red Cross accepting cash donations towards the relief effort.
On
Friday, January 22
, World Vision
Canada
volunteers will be collecting donations at select GO stations in and around the GTA. During the morning rush hour, volunteers will be at the following GO stations: Bramalea; Clarkson; Cooksville;
Richmond
Hill; and Unionville.
On
Wednesday, January 27
and
Thursday, January 28
, Canadian Red Cross volunteers will be accepting cash donations inside the GO Transit concourse at Union Station during morning and afternoon rush hours.
"We urge our employees, customers and friends to help the people in
Haiti
in any way that they can," says Gary McNeil, GO Transit Managing Director.
Tens of thousands of people have died in the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated the Haitian capital on
January 12
, and hundreds of thousands are now homeless.
The Government of
Canada
will match dollar for dollar the contributions of individual Canadians to eligible organizations, including the Canadian Red Cross and World Vision
Canada
, in support of humanitarian, recovery and reconstruction efforts in
Haiti
, up to a total of
$50 million
.
Your help is appreciated.
GO Transit is the Province of Ontario's interregional public transit system linking
Toronto
with surrounding regions of the Greater
Toronto
Area (GTA). GO carries nearly 55 million passengers a year in an extensive network of train and bus services that spans over 10,000 square kilometres. GO Transit is a division of Metrolinx, an agency of the Province of Ontario. Follow GO on Twitter and become a fan of GO on Facebook. Visit gotransit.com for details.
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For further information: Media enquiries - Vanessa Thomas, (416) 869-3600 ext. 5264 or Robin Alam, (416) 869-3600 ext. 5640
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