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AND YOUR GENEROSITY THE FOCUS OF
CP24'S WEB POLL TODAY.
WE ARE ASKING YOU, DO YOU DONATE
TO CHARITIES DURING THE HOLIDAY
SEASON?
GO TO cp24.com TO LET US KNOW.
CHRISTMAS IS LESS THAN A WEEK
AWAY BUT THERE IS STILL TIME IT
MAKE CHRISTMAS BRIGHTER FOR
THOSE IN NEED AROUND THE G.T.A.
POOJA HANDA HAS MORE.
I CAN'T GET OVER THE FACT IT IS
LESS THAN A WEEK AGO.
>> Pooja: I KNOW.
UNBELIEVABLE.
AND WE WANT TO BE SURE NO KID
GOES WITHOUT HAVING A CHRISTMAS.
WHEN THEY WAKE UP CHRISTMAS DAY,
THAT THEY HAVE A TOY TO OPEN,
AND THAT'S WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT.
THE 45TH ANNUAL.
IT IS A PROGRAM THAT DISTRIBUTES
TOYS ACROSS THE G.T.A.
ONE OF THE LARGEST.
LAST YEAR 300,000 FAMILIES IN
NEED RECEIVE THESE TOYS AND
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GENEROUS.
AND THIS MORNING, THE PREMIER
AND HIS WIFE TERRI SHOWED UP TO
CP24 BREAKFAST.
THEY HAD A DONATION OF TOYS.
AND THE MOST IN NEED NOW,
BABIES, INFANTS AND ALSO TEENS
AND TWEENS WHO ARE SO HARD TO
SHOP FOR.
AND WHEN I SAY PEOPLE ARE
GENEROUS, I AM TALKING ABOUT YOU
THE TRUCK LOADS.
AND MAYOR OF VAUGHAN.
BEVILACQUA.
SO NOT MERV.
SAY IT PROPERLY NOR ME.
>> THE CITY OF VAUGHAN IS KEY
FIND BY ITS GENEROSITY.
WE HAVE A GREAT STATEMENT OUR
TEAM CAME TOGETHER AND REACHED A
GOAL OF 5,000 TOYS AND EXCEEDED
THAT.
BUT, A CHRISTMAS SMILE ON A
CHILD'S FACE IS SO IMPORTANT.
>> MAYOR BEVILACQUA-- NOW THAT I
AM SAYING RIGHT-- THIS IS ONE OF
TWO TRUCKS.
THE FIRST WAS AT THE WISH
WAREHOUSE AND THIS ONE, YOU WERE
KIND ENOUGH TO BRING TO US.
AND YOU HAVE A HISTORY WITH THE
WISH?
>> YES, I WAS A MEMBER OF
PARLIAMENT FOR 22 YEARS AND I
ALWAYS PARTICIPATED WITH CHUM
CHRISTMAS WISH BECAUSE IT WAS A
GREAT CAUSE.
AND WHAT IS CHRISTMAS--
CHRISTMAS IS FOR OUR CHILDREN.
AND WE NEED TO MOVE THIS COUNTRY
AND OUR CITY FORWARD WITHOUT
LEAVING ANYBODY BEHIND.
>> AND HOW DID THE CITY OF RAIN
COME TOGETHER TO DO THIS?
>> IT IS ONE OF THOSE
INITIATIVES THAT I STARTED BUT
IT COULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT
THE GREAT BIRD OF GENEROSITY
THAT EXISTS IN OUR CITY AND THE
WONDER TEAM AT VAUGHAN THAT
MAKES THIS POSSIBLE.
AND WE HAVE COMMUNITY CENTRES
OPEN TO WELCOME THE TOYS AND
THIS WAS A REAL BUZZ BUT THE
CP24 CHUM CHRISTMAS WISH
CAMPAIGN AND THE RESULTS PEAK
FOR THEMSELVES AND I AM SO HAPPY
THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS FOR
KIDS WHO WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN
ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
>> AND WE APPRECIATE IT.
AND IT IS TWO TRUCKS FULL OF
TOYS AND YOU TELL ME THERE IS
MORE ON TOP OF THAT.
>> YES, I HAVE A DONATION.
OVER $10,000 WAS RAISED BECAUSE
IT WAS TOLD THAT WE ACTUALLY
NEEDED ACTUAL CASH, TO SAY THAT.
AND SO THIS IS, I THINK, ANOTHER
WAY OF DEMONSTRATING THE FACT
THAT WE BELONG TO THE GREATER
TORONTO AREA.
THAT WE, AS A CITY, ARE VERY
BLESSED.
AND WE KNOW THAT.
BUT WE SHARE OUR BLESSINGS WITH
THE GREATER TORONTO AREA REGION.
AND I HOPE THAT THIS WILL BE
HELPFUL, TO BRING THAT VERY
IMPORTANT SMILE TO A CHILD'S
FACE ON CHRISTMAS MORNING.
>> AND I THINK THAT I SPEAK FOR
EVERYBODY WHEN I SAY THANK YOU,
CITY OF VAUGHAN, WE APPRECIATE
IT AND I WILL TAKE THIS CHECK
AND MAKE SURE IT GOES A GOOD
CAUSE.
CHILDREN IN NEED.
AND WE APPRECIATE IT.
AND IT IS NOT TOO LATE.
COME TO OUR HEAD QUARTERS HERE
AT 299 QUEEN STREET WEST AND
DROP OFF A TOY.
AND YOU CAN GO ON LINE TO DONATE
MONEY AS WELL.
AT WISH.CA FOR MORE INFORMATION.
>> GREAT JOB.