The Jewish General Hospital Foundation will present its new fundraising event – a high-energy dance and music show, Latin N’ Soul Take Manhattan — on Thursday Oct. 7 at the
Laval-based LEARN (Leading English Education and Resource Network) is a non-profit educational organization with a mandate to serve the English-speaking community of Quebec.
The ORT Montreal Ted Wise Benefit Gala for Jewish Education will take place on Sunday, April 18 virtually. It will feature Terry Fator, a singer, comedian, ventriloquist, and celebrity impressionist who become a superstar after winning Americaâs Got Talent in 2007.
Fator has been the headliner at the Mirage Hotel the past 10 years and has won a multitude of coveted awards such as Las Vegasâs best show, best impressionist, best all-around performer, best family show and best overall show; and year after year he has been ranked in the top three on Forbesâ list of the top-earning comics, just behind comic legend Jerry Seinfeld. As COVID-19 pandemic restrictions start to lift, Fator is moving his show to to the New York New York Casino on the strip.
A year ago at this time, the society scene was still intact before the COVID-19 pandemic shut everything down indefinitely. As a result so many events have been cancelled, including
Sammyâs Valentineâs Gala which raised much needed funds for SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy Canada). In fact, since its launch in 2003, $1.5 million has been raised.
Sammy is
Sammy Cavallaro, a 20-year-old Kirkland resident who indeed inspires us all. With the support of his parents Aniello and Rosa and his sister Julianna, he is committed to finding a cure for SMA. Despite his physical disability, Sammy is a social media genius. He goes under the brand Sick Highlights, which has 2.1 million followers on Instagram. There is also a clothing line and a podcast, hosted by
In these crazy COVID-19 times, let me share a feel good story about a young man who instead of feeling sorry for himself stepped up for a cause. Dollard des Ormeaux teen
Ethan Izenberg waited almost a year for spinal fusion surgery due to adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. It seems the pandemic kept getting in the way.
âSeventeen year olds missed a lot in the past year,â mom Wendy told me. âGrad, prom, getting your driverâs licence and so many other rites to passage.â
Fast forward to January 5, 2021. Ethan and Wendy stayed at the Shriners Hospital for six days for the surgery. They had a lot of support from family and friends, many of whom asked what they could get for him to stay entertained during recovery. âI donât like making things about me, so I came up with the idea of putting the spotlight on the Shriners Hospital where I received exceptional care throughout my journey,â said Ethan. âThe Shriners provides the highest quality care