On January 27th, my son Peyton and I will be participating in the Ottawa Senators Foundation first ever Energizer Night Skate along the Rideau Canal as part of the NHL All-Star Weekend. Thousands of skaters wearing Energizer LED Headlights will light up the Canal as they skate 5km from Somerset Street to Bank Street and back.

All funds raised from this event will assist the Senators Foundation (the sole benefactor) with their plans to construct outdoor, natural NHL sized ice rinks in priority neighbourhoods throughout eastern Ontario and western Quebec.

The Senators Foundation believes in creating community resources, delivering programs and funding charitable organizations that provide healthy and safe sport & recreation opportunities to children and youth so they learn and grow outside of school hours.

You can show your support for this initiative by sponsoring me here: http://energizernightskate.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=1003640&supId=350029343

If you don’t like me (highly possible), but still want to support the initiative, you can sponsor my son Peyton, who is 3 and will spend more time in a stroller than skating, here: http://energizernightskate.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=1003640&supId=350029344

Any contribution you can make is greatly appreciated.

Thank you for supporting this great community initiative by the Senators Foundation.

From: John Peters
Sent: October-20-11 5:37 PM
Subject: Hey!

Dear Very Good People,

I am sorry it has taken me this long to write to you. As most of you know, I type very slowly. Many of you probably believe I did not make it. And if it wasn’t for my great teammates, including Jack, pictured below, I don’t know if I would have. Who would have thought that such a young, bright, good looking guy like me would also turn out to be such a good athlete. Okay – none of you. But, by some miracle (and a little incentive) I actually ran a total of 8.7 kms (or 870,000 centimetres) on Saturday – without any crying or nosebleeds….okay, without any nosebleeds.

Pre-Run “Warm-Up”

Thanks to YOUR INCREDIBLE GENEROSITY, we raised an amazing $10,703! You are all very, very, very good people! And, because you are such kind and munificent souls, EDC has decided to contribute an additional $2,500! So in total, you have helped raise $13,203, which will go to the Oncology Department at CHEO and the Sears Childhood Cancer Fellowship.

Thank you, Merci, Grazie, Dziękuję, спасибі, хвала, Danke, buíochas a ghabháil leat, 감사합니다, A sheynem dank.!!!

Your very grateful pal always,

John / Jake

One in five children in eastern Ontario and west Quebec live in poverty. In some neighbourhoods that rises to one in three.

The Max Keeping Foundation helps remove the barriers created by poverty that deprive children of opportunities by assisting disadvantaged children and their families in the region.

This weekend, on Sunday, March 13^th, is the 17^th annual Max Keeping Birthdate Bowlathon at Merivale Bowling Centre. There are two bowling shifts, 11am and 1pm.

Each year more than 600 participants help raise much needed funds that allow the Max Keeping Foundation to assist children, youth and their families meet recreational, educational and health needs for which no other funding is available.

Register to participate and then go out and generate some pledges to help this year’s event surpass the $100,000 raised last year.

[Keelan Green is a Board Member of the Max Keeping Foundation]

For over two decades, first-year public relations students at Algonquin College have been giving back to the Ottawa community by running an annual fundraising campaign.

The 2011 campaign, Squash the Stigma, seeks to raise over $8,000 in support of youth programs at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre.

Here are details for this year’s event:

Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Time: 6:00-9:00pm
Where: The Aulde Dubliner & Pour House (62 William Street in the ByWard Market)

For more information and to donate:

Communicate for a Cause website: www.mqc4c.net

Squash the Stigma website: www.squashthestigma.com

Squash the Stigma on Twitter: @squashthestigma