World Vision Canada honours Canadians with Heroes for Children awards
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Extraordinary individuals receive World Vision Heroes for Children awards celebrating the incredible power of advocacy and philanthropy
MISSISSAUGA, ON, Jan. 25, 2021 /CNW/ - World Vision Canada is proud to announce this year s Heroes for Children award recipients. Each year, World Vision recognizes exceptional Canadians whose heart for children led them to do something extraordinary and make the world a better place.
World Vision Canada’s Heroes for Children awards celebrate individuals for their dedication to helping the world s most vulnerable children. (Picture taken before the onset of COVID-19) (CNW Group/World Vision Canada)
The Courage Polar Bear Dip For World Vision (CNW Group/World Vision Canada)
Livestream virtual Dip on New Year s Day aims to hit milestone $2 million funds raised for World Vision s clean water projects in Africa
MISSISSAUGA, ON, Dec. 16, 2020 /CNW/ - The Courage Polar Bear Dip, the largest and the longest-running charity event of its kind in Canada, is pivoting to a virtual event on New Year s Day and aiming to achieve a milestone $2 million total funds to support World Vision s clean water initiatives.
While hundreds of brave dippers usually come out to Coronation Park in Oakville for the annual January 1 plunge into the freezing waters of Lake Ontario, the Courage Family team will host a virtual experience that will include Dip Day traditions like the costume contest, live music, activities for the whole family, and videos of participants dipping safely from their own homes.