Toronto neighbourhood comes up with creative way to raise $20k for local charities
The South Etobicoke Community Group raised money for local charities while supporting small businesses this holiday season.
Graham Rowlands, organizer of the fundraiser, says it all began as an initiative to support organizations that really make a difference in their community. It was a month-long initiative, ending on December 15.
Over 30 local businesses donated their services and products to be auctioned off in exchange for exposure. Then, in a sort of advent calendar-like way, an item or two was auctioned off every day over the course of a month.
Despite Indiana roots, Cleveland is forever home to ‘A Christmas Story’
Updated Dec 13, 2020;
Posted Dec 13, 2020
On a winter night, the A Christmas Story House & Museum looks every bit like a scene from the 1983 movie. Although Cleveland boasts several locations featured in the film, it is Northeast Ohio’s unwavering enthusiasm for the holiday classic that ensures that Ralphie is here to stay. (Photo Courtesy of A Christmas Story House & Museum)
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CLEVELAND, Ohio Few movies are more closely associated with a city than “A Christmas Story” is with Cleveland.
Although Jean Shepherd’s short story is largely based on his youth in Hammond, Ind., Cleveland’s enthusiasm for the holiday classic and a number of easy-to-visit filming locations ensure that the Parkers, the Bumpuses and Black Bart are not going anywhere.