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Announcement photo with Gary, and to his right, Donna Slaight centred in this Bill King photograph.

$25M In One Week: Slaight Foundation Gifts $15M To Theatre Co's

September 29, 2022

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This initiative will enable theatres to take the artistic risk needed to bring back audiences and reignite creative processes, funding artists' fees, production development and marketing costs over the next two years. The multi-million dollar arts grant follows a gift of $10 million to the Unison music charity a week earlier.

Arkells To Receive 2022 Allan Slaight Music Impact Honour

July 20, 2022

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Canada's Walk of Fame announced Wednesday, July 20, that eight-time Juno Award-winning rock group Arkells are the recipients of the 2022 Allan Slaight Music Impact Honour “in recognition of their positive impact on others and contributions to the community.”

Slaight Foundation Donates $1M To TO Arts Foundation

March 31, 2022

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Artists and arts workers impacted by the pandemic have the Slaight Family Foundation to thank for a $1M donation made to the

How To Donate To People In Ukraine

February 27, 2022

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After annexing the Crimean peninsula and launching an ongoing eight-year war in eastern Ukraine in 2014, Russia launched an unprovoked full-scale i

Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre, Calgary — photo credit: Bittermann Photography.

NMC and TD Launch Music Opportunities for Indigenous Artists

February 15, 2022

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Museum and performance venue National Music Centre (NMC) in Calgary has teamed up with TD Bank to launch

Slaight Foundation Gifts $15M To Support 12 Female Orgs

February 9, 2022

by Karen Bliss

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The Slaight Family Foundation, one of Toronto’s most wide-reaching family foundations, has announced its latest charitable give of $15 million to 1

Bell Commits $121M To Mental Health Program Funding

January 26, 2022

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Since 2010, Bell has been working to help increase awareness about mental health and mental illness with the company’s Bell Let's Talk Day

A pre-pandemic concert shot. Photo credit: Karen Bliss

Unison Needs Our Help: Using Social Media Can Bolster Donations

January 13, 2022

by Karen Bliss

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With the live music industry still not up-and-running due to Covid-19 and its latest aggressive variant, demand for the financial and mental health

Adam "Bix" Berger before and afer diagnosis. Photo - Jack Sterling

Royal Mountain Records Co-Founder Celebrates Cancer Scare In Song

December 14, 2021

by Karen Bliss

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"I BEAT CANCER AND WROTE A SONG ABOUT IT!” begins a post by Adam “Bix” Berger, the co-founder of Toronto’s Royal Mountain Records, before posting a

Interior shot of Massey Hall. Pic by Bill King Photography.

Andy Kim & Friends Rocked Massey Hall For CAMH

December 13, 2021

by Bill King

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The much-loved Canadian pop veteran recruited a stellar cast of talent for his annual Christmas fundraiser for CAMH at Massey Hall. One of many highlights of the night was Toronto Mayor John Tory’s presentation of the keys to the city to Kim.