Media Advisory - True Love Has No Secrets…..."Chocolate for Breakfast" Media Event

TORONTO, Jan. 30, 2014 /CNW/ -

WHAT:	World Vision will host a "Chocolate for Breakfast" media event to launch their Good Chocolate Guide and provide tips and tactics for Canadians who want to ensure that true love is in every aspect of their Valentine's gift giving this year. The Good Chocolate Guide is World Vision's web-based, mobile-friendly guide to help Canadians shop for Valentine's Day treats—and chocolates year round—that are ethically-certified to be child-labour free.
	Media will sample an array of ethical chocolate products available in Canada, as well as breakfast treats baked with ethical ingredients.
	Experts will speak about:
	The problem of children doing hazardous work in the cocoa industry
	How the cocoa industry and chocolate companies are responding to the issue
	What it means for a chocolate company be "ethically certified"
	How Canadians can make sure Valentine's treats don't contain dark secrets
WHO:	Cheryl Hotchkiss—World Vision's No Child For Sale campaign manager
	Reena Vohra—World Vision's Child Protection policy advisor
	Jeff Mains—CEO of Camino, a Canadian brand of fair trade and organic food products
WHEN:	Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 10:00 a.m.
WHERE:	TIFF BELL Lightbox (350 King St. West, Toronto)
	Stanislaw Shibinsky Cinema on 5^th Floor
VISUALS:	Table-top displays, product samples from several companies, photographs of chocolate products and baked goods, laptop and mobile phones showing World Vision's Good Chocolate Guide.

World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender. Visit our News Centre worldvision.ca

SOURCE: World Vision Canada

FOR INTERVIEWS CONTACT: Tiffany Baggetta - cell: 416-305-9612, [email protected]; Britt Hamilton - cell: 416-419-1321, [email protected]