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OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD CALLS ON CANADIANS TO SHOP AND PACK, AS ANNUAL GIFT-FILLED SHOEBOX SEASON BEGINS

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National Collection Week is November 18-24 October 17, 2013 CALGARY — The Canada-wide 2013 Operation Christmas Child shoebox collection season–an annual initiative of Samaritan’s Purse Canada–starts today as thousands of individuals, families, churches, businesses, sports teams, and community groups begin packing shoeboxes with toys, school supplies, and hygiene items, plus personal notes and photos. Samaritan’s …

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OLYMPIAN AND PARALYMPIAN TO RUN HALF-MARATHON TETHERED TOGETHER IN SUPPORT OF “EVERY KID CAMP”

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October 7, 2013 TORONTO–Former Olympic rower Sarah (Bonikowsky) Chaudhery will team up with Paralympic Rower Victoria Nolan to run in the Toronto Waterfront Half-Marathon on Sunday, October 20, 2013. The event begins at 8:45 a.m. The two women will run the 21-kilometre distance, tethered together. Victoria (2012 and 2008 Paralympic Games), who is blind, will wrap …

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FALL 2013 HOPE IN ACTION TOUR HIGHLIGHTS ISSUES OF LEPROSY, HIV/AIDS ORPHANS, & SEX TRAFFICKING

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October 4, 2013 BRAMPTON, Ontario–Every year Partners International Canada brings world class ministry leaders from across the world to share their experiences with Canadians. These leaders possess outstanding vision and incredible passion for showing the love of God in their unique contexts of holistic international development and mission. Our guests this fall, Philip Timoti from …

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SALE OF PRIME YONGE STREET PROPERTY OPENS DOORS TO EXPANDED MINISTRY BY THE YONGE STREET MISSION

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October 2, 2013 TORONTO–Citing pressing needs for more and different space for its work, a favourable real estate market, and a buyer willing to allow time for a smooth transition, The Yonge Street Mission (YSM) has decided to sell its namesake property at 381 Yonge Street in Toronto, just south of Gerrard Street. The purchaser, …

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WORLD RELIEF CANADA PARTICIPATES IN GRUELLING TOUGH MUDDER EVENT TO RAISE FUNDS AND AWARENESS

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September 23, 2013 MARKHAM, Ontario–Five strong competitors, made up of staff and friends of World Relief Canada, will compete as the “Tough as Her” team in the annual Tough Mudder event on Sept. 28, 2013 at Mount St. Louis Moonstone Ski Resort near Barrie, Ont. Tough Mudder is a hard-core obstacle course designed to test strength, stamina, …

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SAVE THE MOTHERS PART OF GLOBAL FIRST AS CANADA’S NGO COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER FOR GLOBAL WOMEN & CHILDREN’S HEALTH

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September 20, 2013 HAMILTON, Ontario—Save the Mothers (STM) will be among almost 70 leading Canadian organizations that compose the Canadian Network for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (CAN-MNCH) when it meets for IMPACT 2025: Working Together for Global Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, October 3-4, 2013 at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa. The gathering is …

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