EVENT ADVISORY - Kraft Canada, City of Toronto and local community revitalize
Woodford Park

TORONTO, Oct 5 /CNW/ - Kraft Canada and more than 100 employees in partnership with the City of Toronto and the Friends of Woodford Park are rolling up their sleeves to refresh the park's play area and greenery. Today, the park will receive its final transformation and unveiling.

Access to safe places to play is necessary for a child's healthy development, and Kraft Canada's support in rejuvenating Woodford Park includes new landscaping and planter benches in addition to a contemporary new playground to make a 'Delicious Difference' in the community.

Who:	The City Councillor for Ward 5 Etobicoke-Lakeshore Dino Bianco, President of Kraft Canada joined by 100 Kraft Canada volunteers Janine Rechsteiner, Friends of Woodford Park
Where:	Woodford Park, 1 Delroy Drive in Etobicoke, north of The Queensway
When:	Tuesday, October 5 at 10:30 a.m.  Remarks begin at 11 a.m.

Visuals/Interviews: 

• Fourteen stations throughout Woodford Park from planting to assembling
• More than 100 Kraft Canada employees join the local community working together to construct new playground structures
• Kraft Canada President, Dino Bianco, joining volunteers in their efforts and to discuss the exciting partnership for the Woodford Park Revitalization Project and present a $50,000 donation to the community to complete fundraising efforts
• Members of the Friends of Woodford Park and the City of Toronto will be on hand to discuss the playground design elements and benefits specifically for children and families in the area
• The revitalization is part of Kraft's Delicious Difference Week, a global initiative that will see approximately 14,000 Kraft Foods employees in 50 countries celebrate play and fight world hunger.  In Canada, more than 600 employees across the country will be volunteering at 25 United Way organizations.

For further information:

Nicolas Brancaccio / Melissa Legaspi
Edelman
647-828-5766 / 416-786-8527
[email protected] / [email protected]

Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation media line, 416-560-8726, [email protected]