Toronto FC's Dwayne De Rosario teams up with local community foundation to launch the DeRo Foundation

TORONTO, March 19, 2014 /CNW/ - On Saturday, March 22, Canadian National Team and Toronto FC player, Dwayne De Rosario, will officially launch the DeRo Foundation, following the first Toronto FC home game of the season. De Rosario joins a roster of more than 350 individuals and families who have established a "donor advised" endowment Fund at the Toronto Community Foundation.

Styled as a cocktail reception, the launch event at the Trump International Hotel & Tower Toronto will feature a silent auction of sports memorabilia to raise funds for community causes. Donations made to the DeRo Foundation will also be accepted and tax receipts will be provided for donations of $100 or more. To make a donation online, please visit https://tcf.ca/fund/dero-foundation.

"Starting the DeRo Foundation was a necessary step for me to impact as many youth as possible in our vulnerable communities. The Foundation will also work closely with other establishments within these communities to utilize sport to inspire and develop our future community role models, leaders, and potential pro-athletes," said De Rosario. "I chose the Toronto Community Foundation because of its history of helping our community as well as its passion for developing youth." 

"It is wonderful to be the home of the DeRo Foundation and to be a part of Dwayne's legacy of building stronger communities in the city he loves. In fact, we often describe the Toronto Community Foundation as the Foundation for people who love Toronto and want to make it great. Dwayne is one of those people and together we can help to build the city we all want," said Rahul K. Bhardwaj, President & CEO, Toronto Community Foundation.

The DeRo Foundation will provide opportunities for youth in high priority neighbourhoods to participate in sports and learn about nutrition.

Event Details

Space for guests is limited and preference will be given to supporters of the Foundation.

About the Toronto Community Foundation

Our mission is to connect philanthropy with community needs and opportunities all with a vision to make Toronto the best place to live, work, learn and grow. As an independent public foundation we work with donors to create endowments and invest in the city of Toronto through philanthropy and our city building work. We call it the Art of Wise Giving. For more information, please visit www.tcf.ca.

SOURCE: Toronto Community Foundation

Media contacts: Simone Dalton, Manager, Media Relations & Communications, Toronto Community Foundation, 416-921-2035 ext. 218 or 416-809-5036, [email protected]; Nikki Northern, Founder, Nala Events, 647-627-7570, [email protected]