Posted by David Klassen

Students from Red River College’s Graphic Design program will be creating original pieces of art this weekend in just over 24 hours. The 8th Annual Art Festival and Auction takes place at The Forks beginning today. Students can craft their art pieces using any medium, such as oil, pencil, watercolour, etc.
Proceeds from [...]

Winnipeg firefighters camping on the rooftop of the Osborne Street firehall have raised over $20,000 for Muscular Dystrophy Canada since Monday.
Their goal is $50,000 and they don’t have much time to do it. At 11 a.m. this morning, an aerial ladder will bring them down so they can return to work on Saturday.
Generous Winnipeggers have [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein
A benefit concert to help support local youth in Winnipeg will take place tonight at 7 p.m.
“Help Youth” is a fundraiser put on by The Winnipeg Foundation and will include bands from high schools across the city. St. John’s High School, Kelvin High School, Transcona Collegiate and Oak Park High School will [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz

After nearly 24 hours camping on the rooftop of the Osborne Street firehall, Winnipeg firefighters are trying to raise more money for charity than their counterparts in Edmonton did.
Firefighters are taking donations for Muscular Dystrophy Canada and hope to raise $50,000. The event is set to only run until Friday, but the [...]

Winnipeg firefighters are taking part in a unique fundraising initiative to raise awareness for Muscular Dystrophy Canada and neuromuscular disorders.
On Monday, March 8, a small group of firefighters will be lifted up to the roof of the Osborne Street firehall. They will camp out on top, spending all day and night in a tent until [...]

The world’s largest yoga fundraiser is taking place this Sunday across Canada in support of those living with arthritis and autoimmune diseases. It’s part of Power of Movement 2010, where large-scale “mega-sessions” will take place in 10 cities coast-to-coast.
The Winnipeg Art Gallery will host the local segment of the event March 7 between 5 p.m. [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein
Peak of the Market has almost reached their first goal of $40,000 for the Canadian Red Cross to help relief efforts in Haiti.
The Winnipeg vegetable distributor announced two weeks ago that every bag purchased of Peak of the Market vegetables until February 28 would yield a 20 cent donation to the Red [...]

Posted by David Klassen
The State of the City address in January ended up raising a large sum for local charities.
The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce put on the event, as Mayor Sam Katz delivered the address for the 6th year in a row.
50 percent of the proceeds from the 1,000 business leaders who attended generated $21,000 [...]

The stage is set for a fashion show benefiting the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation on Friday, March 5.
Rock the Ribbon will take place at the Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, 286 McDermot Avenue.
Hosted by Hot 103’s Ace Burpee, the fashion show will feature nine breast cancer survivors as models and will have their personal [...]

The Winnipeg Fire Department has been collecting donations for the Canadian Red Cross since the devastating earthquake in Haiti on January 12. Local fire halls have been graciously accepting funds from Winnipeggers and have even contributed money themselves.
To date, nearly $25,000 has been collected, with the federal government matching contributions dollar for dollar.
Red Cross representatives [...]

Siloam Mission is in need of wooden or plastic chairs. Blair Barkley took to the charity’s Twitter account Tuesday to tweet the call for help. “We are running out of chairs for people to sit and eat during meals,” he said.
The tweet didn’t fall on deaf ears, because the Inn at The Forks responded, “i [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein
The ALS Society of Manitoba will host the 2010 Cornflower Gala on Saturday, March 20.
The inaugural gala evening will include fine dining, fundraising, silent auctions and live entertainment. Mookie Wilson from QX 104 will be the MC for the night.
Tickets for the gala — taking place at the Western Canadian Aviation Museum [...]