Our 7th annual Celebration and Awards Night was fantastic! A huge thank you to eveyone who participated!
See all our wonderful event sponsors, speakers and award winners in the program as well as greetings from the Governor General, Prime Minister, Premier and Mayor!
SEE PHOTOS OF THE WINNERS OF OUR:
SCHOOL CHAMPION AWARDS
COACH AWARDS
KID AWARDS
Read about last year's special event in our Special Edition 2005 newsletter!
Global Television featured kids.now as a proactive solution to the problem of youth violence.View the clip on the OUR HOME page.
What
are the plans for the future?
OUR NEWS HISTORY
 2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
2007
August
Board member Robin Shah interviewed on FM 105.5 to publicize kids.now Charity Challenge for Scotiabank Marathon
July
Received $20,000 from new donor TELUS
June
Thanks to Paul Flexman at Rogers Wireless, kids.now received $17,400 in pledges from the Deerhurst Pro-Am Golf Tournament.
May
ED Janet King accepts a cheque for $25,000 from the Jays Care Foundation and throws the first pitch at the Jays vs Chicago White Sox game.
ED Janet King guests on CityOnLIne on City TV discussing the need for prevention, following the high school shooting of 15-year-old Jordan Manners.
February
Kids.now recruitment message broadcast on CTV Connected Calendar.
January
Kids.now received $10,000 from Bayer Canada as a runner-up to be Bayer's charity of choice.
2006
December
Kids.now receives $48,000 as beneficiary of the Night of Dreams fund courtesy of Cadillac Fairview and the Toronto Dominion Centre
Kids.now program listed on the Ontario Ministry of Education's Bullying Prevention Program Registry
November
Second annual fundraiser and awards night netted over $40,000 - please see newsletter for more
May
ED Janet King awarded leadership grant by PwC (PriceWaterhouseCoopers) Foundation
City of Toronto distributed kids.now brochure to all libraries and recreation centres
March
Kids.now participants at St. Cecilia interviewed on Global News; kids.now presented as a proactive solution to youth violence
Strategic Messaging Session facilitated by Gayle Akler of Sparkplug Marketing & Communications Inc.
February
Kids.now graduation ceremony at St. Cecilia filmed by TD Canada Trust
January
Presentation at Winona Drive Sr PS of $15,000 from ING Foundation
2005
December
Receive $20,000 from The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation
Special Edition 2005 Newsletter
November
Nominated for Toskan Foundation Youth and Philanthropy Initiative
Common Weatth Association holds wine tasting with all proceeds going to kids.now
ED Janet King becomes Honourary Member of Golden Key International Honour Society, University of Toronto Chapter, at Convocation Hall
Presentation by Volunteer Management Coordinator Heather MacDonalad at Parent Education Seminar in Toronto Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore
October
5th Anniversary Celebration & Awards Dinner, October 25
5th Anniversary event advertised on 320 elevator monitors in heart of Toronto business district
ED Janet King interviewed by Ted Woloshyn on CFRB-FM in Toronto (1,000,000 listeners)
September
Launch of Fall 2005 newsletter
August
Launch of revamped kids.now website
June
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education:
Health & Diversity Conference
May
J.P. Bickell Foundation: Three Year Report
John McCrae PS in Scarborough: Career Day
April
Volunteer Centre of Toronto: Managing First
Time Volunteers
Association of Fundraising Professionals: For
Volunteer Managers, Recruiting Great Volunteers
and Keeping Them
March
Brand New Planet (tween supplement to Toronto
Star) Issue 86: see Our News page for article
January
University of Waterloo: Volunteer Fair.
Air Canada Centre, Community Corner: Raptors
game kids.now booth, flyers and Jumbotron
2004
SkyDome: Charity Expo.
Executive Director Janet King (Kidd) was nominated
for the following awards:
Women of Influence 2004
YWCA Women of Distinction
Peter F. Drucker Award for Canadian Nonprofit Innovation (shortlisted)
December
Leaders Today on Free the Children website:
posting of kids.now volunteering opportunity
September
Manulife Volunteer Fair
University of Waterloo: Volunteer Fair.
August
Sears Lunch and Learn
June
Ann Armstrong at Rotman School of Management
at University of Toronto hosts kids.now Strategic
Planning Event
January
Globe and Mail, Report on Business: reference
to kids.now in appointment of board member Linda
Shick to Vice-President & Investment Advisor,
First Associates Investments Inc.
Air Canada Centre, Community Corner: Raptors
game kids.now booth, flyers and Jumbotron
2003
Ashoka Fellowship: Conference Board of Canada
and Royal Bank Partnership nomination of Executive
Director Janet King (Kidd)
Coca-Cola global website, internal newsletter
and 2003 Global Citizenship Report
Toronto District School Board: Military Trail
Launch
December
Ontario School Advocate
November
Rotary Club: Speech by Executive Director Janet
King (Kidd)
October
RBC Dinner
Scarborough Mirror and insidetoronto.com
Military Trail Public School: Media coverage
of kids.now program launch:
Sing Tao Daily Newspaper
All major Toronto newspapers: Toronto District School Board
news release
RBC Financial Group website
May
Toronto Police Services: Executive Director
Janet King (Kidd), speaker
February
Today’s Parent
Toronto Sun
January
Microsoft Canada: website
2002
December
The
Toronto Sun
Women of Influence 2002: Nomination of Executive
Director, Janet King (Kidd)
Caldwell Partners Top 40 Under 40: Nomination
of Executive Director Janet King (Kidd)
November
GAP: internal postings of kids.now newsletters
and updates
Q’ACE Secrets of Success Conference
Queen’s University, Kingston: Janet King,
Executive Director, Keynote Speaker
Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurship
Conference
October
Ontario’s Promise: featured on website
RBC Dinner
March
North York Mirror and Scarborough Mirror:
City Buick Pontiac Cadillac advertisement
Canada Blooms Show
January
Mississauga Business Times
Village Post: See Our News page for
article
Toronto Post
City Magazines (5
editions): two articles with photos
Marketing Magazine
2001
December
Business Woman Canada
October
All major Canadian newspapers: News release
for donor Krispy Kreme’s opening
May
Royal Ontario Museum: Youth Night
Internal distribution of ROM promotional material
Promotional spot on CityTV Breakfast Television
Radio spots onCP24, City TV, CFRB, 680 News,
Kiss 92
National Post
The Toronto Star
Now Magazine
ROM Website
2000
August
Columbus Centre, Toronto: Health Conference
July
Canada Post Literacy Awards: Executive Director
Janet King (Kidd) finalist for her work in improving
literacy with the kids.now program
National Post
The Globe and Mail
The Toronto Sun
The Toronto Star
April
Waterloo District School Board: Executive Director
Janet King (Kidd) guest speaker
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