Posted by Sarah Klein UNICEF Canada’s Gift of Magic campaign has been successful in providing school supplies, sports equipment, emergency food rations and clean water for children in the developing world. Tricia Schers, Regional Director for UNICEF Canada (above), hangs special ornaments on the Christmas tree at Kildonan Place Shopping Centre Friday. There’s one ornament [...]

To mark World AIDS Day on December 1, UNICEF Canada will host two events in Winnipeg next week. The first being on Monday, November 30 with the HIV/AIDS Youth Conference at Balmoral Hall School. The all-day event begins at 9:15 a.m. and will feature speakers addressing a variety of topics, including Wendy Schettler of the [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz Holiday shoppers will appreciate a special sneak peak this weekend at UNICEF’s 2009 gift collection, featuring toys, clothing, books, collectibles and greeting cards. All merchandise is created by Canadian artists and artisans in developing nations. There will also be Gifts of Magic — which is a gift that you buy on [...]

With Halloween falling on a Saturday this year, UNICEF Canada will be out on Friday, October 30 to collect donations. The organization does not collect door-to-door anymore, and therefore needs to get out into the community for support. Volunteers will be out tomorrow morning at the following locations from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. 1. [...]

Local celebrities competed at Kildonan Place on Tuesday in the 2nd Annual Celebrity Pumpkin Carving Contest in support of UNICEF Canada. Fifteen teams took part to attempt to carve the best jack-o’-lantern with only minimal time. CTV’s Jordan Witzel tried to impress the judges by putting his cute newborn baby, Slade, on the table next [...]

This year’s annual Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign kicks off today and the students at Winnipeg’s Linden Meadows School are doing something special. Students will experience some of the hardships that their peers in Africa endure every day by participating in “A Day Without” during October. One Grade 5 class will go without electricity and desks; [...]

On Tuesday, local “celebrities” took part in a pumpkin carving contest at Kildonan Place Shopping Centre. While it’s now apparent that some of these people shouldn’t quit their day jobs to become professional pumpkin carvers, it looks like everybody had a fun time. And best of all, it was all for UNICEF Canada. Also in [...]

UNICEF Canada will host its first ever celebrity pumpkin carving contest on Tuesday at Kildonan Place Shopping Centre. The competition begins at 11:45 a.m. as part of the charity’s Trick-or-Treat campaign. Local celebrities (and that term is used loosely) include CTV’s Sylvia Kuzyk, Clear FM’s Jay and Billie Jo, CBC-TV’s John Sauder and Dave Angus [...]