OTTAWA, Sept. 11, 2015 /CNW/ - His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will be in Toronto on Tuesday, September 15, 2015, for an afternoon filled with giving moments. During lunch time, he will commend volunteers at the launch of CIBC's Think Pink Week in downtown Toronto. Later in the afternoon, he will visit a new facility on the Midland North campus of Monsignor Fraser College, in Scarborough, a project that was made possible with the help of a philanthropic donation.
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Launch of CIBC's Think Pink Week
His Excellency will deliver remarks to launch CIBC's annual Think Pink Week, which aims to encourage registration and fundraising for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure, taking place October 4, 2015. In Toronto, as in other cities across Canada, Think Pink Week engages employees, clients and community members, provides a forum to share information regarding breast cancer, and celebrates the community that comes together to support those living with the disease.
Since 1992, the annual Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure has been the largest single-day, volunteer-led national event in support of creating a future without breast cancer. On October 4, 2015, this national movement will again connect participants and volunteers in 66 communities across the country. For more information, visit www.CIBCRunforthecure.com.
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2:15 p.m.
Visit to Monsignor Fraser College
The Governor General will tour a new facility on the Midland North campus of Monsignor Fraser College. This $2.2 million project was made possible by the support of the Toronto Catholic District School Board and United Way Toronto & York Region. His Excellency will deliver brief remarks to students and engage in a question-and-answer period with them.
Monsignor Fraser College is an alternative school with numerous locations across Toronto. It offers programs to 16- to 18-year-olds through the Alternative Program, to 18- to 20-year-olds through the Adult day School Program, and to those over the age of 21 through the Continuing Education Program. The college enables students to earn their high school diplomas, to learn in an alternative setting, to explore career options and to begin the transition to post-secondary study or the world of work. For more information, visit www.tcdsb.org/schools/msgrfrasercollege.
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Media contact: Emmy Szekeres Milne, Manager of Communications, Toronto Catholic District School Board, 416-222-8282 ext. 2356, 416-458-9842 (cell), [email protected]; Laura Quinn, Senior Communications Manager, United Way Toronto & York Region, 416-557-8505, [email protected], www.unitedwaytyr.com
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