Military Charity Releases '11 For 11' Campaign Commercial Featuring The Trews
and Paul Gross

TORONTO, Nov. 1 /CNW/ - Canadian Hero Fund has released a new commercial featuring The Trews' song 'Highway of Heroes' and the voice of actor/producer Paul Gross.  The ad is for a new fundraising campaign, '11 for 11' that asks Canadians to donate $11 towards scholarships for the children of fallen Canadian soldiers. Visit 11for11.ca for details.

Canadian Hero Fund, a charity founded by university students in 2009, allocated its first bursary this fall worth $10,000.  The recipient, Matthew Mellish, attends the University of New Brunswick, and is the son of Warrant Officer Frank Mellish who was killed in Afghanistan in 2006.

Learn more about Canadian Hero Fund at Herofund.ca

For further information:

Michael Ball, Executive Director, Canadian Hero Fund
416-995-4081
[email protected]