Media Advisory - Vital Toronto celebration to feature Shawn Micallef in conversation with Matt Galloway on "Toronto: The loveable city"

TORONTO, June 18, 2012 /CNW/ - On Wednesday, June 20, the Toronto Community Foundation will host its annual Vital Toronto event, celebrating recipients of grants from its Vital Toronto Fund, a community endowment built by Torontonians, for Toronto. Presentations will be made to 40 community organizations and leaders for their innovative work improving quality of life in Toronto.

WHAT:	Annual Vital Toronto celebration
WHEN:	Wednesday, June 20, 2012
	9:15 - 10:30 a.m.
	Light breakfast & refreshments will be served from 8:45 - 9:10 a.m.
WHERE:	Glenn Gould Studio, CBC Broadcasting Centre
	250 Front Street West
WHO:
	-	John B. MacIntyre, Chair, Board of Directors, Toronto Community Foundation
	-	Rahul K. Bhardwaj, President & CEO, Toronto Community Foundation
	-	Shawn Micallef, Editor-CoOwner, Spacing; author, Stroll & Full Frontal; columnist, Toronto Star; 2011-12 Massey Journalism Fellow
VISUALS:
	-	40 award presentations
	-	Opening performance by Lawrence Heights Middle School students who have learned drumming arts from the Regent Park School of Music through a free after-school program called Beyond 3:30
	-	Closing performance by the Nathaniel Dett Chorale

Toronto Community Foundation
With more than 325 endowment funds and assets under administration of more than $250 million, the Toronto Community Foundation is one of Canada's largest public charitable foundations. Our mission is to connect philanthropy to community needs and opportunities, all with a vision to make Toronto the best place to live, work, learn and grow, through the power of giving. For information, please visit www.tcf.ca

Media contact: Simone Dalton, Manager, Media Relations & Communications, [email protected], 416-921-2035 ext. 218.