Posts Tagged ‘CP24’

Motionball Marathon of Sport

Monday, May 31st, 2010

This past Saturday May 29th Motionball hosted their 9th annual Marathon of Sport.  Motionball, for those of you who are unfamiliar with their work is a Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to integrating Special Olympic athletes and the next generation of volunteers, donors and sponsors through social sporting events.  30 teams enter to compete in a variety of sports, while raising $2500 in pledges per team for Special Olympics Canada.

This year the event was hosted by CP24’s Matt Babel and Sportnet’s Evanka Osmak.  Matt and Evanka’s engaging personalities, and super friendly attitudes definitely added to the inclusive and fun filled atmosphere created by the organizers of Motionball.

Motionball was created by three brothers, Mark, Sean and Paul Etherington, who have been involved with Special Olympic charity initiatives since childhood.  Stemming from participating  as volunteers at fundraising events organized by their parents (who are also co-founders of the Sport Celebrities Festival) these brothers banded together to initiate a journey that has raised over $1.6 million for Special Olympics Canada since it commenced in 2001.

The Marathon of Sport that took place on Saturday was action packed, fun filled, and very well organized might I add.  They had everything from fresh produce for snacks, an ice cream station to cool you down, and they even encouraged athletes to bring their own refillable water bottles in order to promote environmental responsibility.  The DJ kept the spectators entertained and even the dogs came out to support.

We at thinkGood. couldn’t stop expressing to our friends and peers afterwards what an enjoyable experience it was, and we can only hope that others will be inspired by these three brothers and their team of do-gooders.  The day was so fun that team thinkGood. may even join in the festivities next year.  Thank you to Alyssa and Jennifer from Duet Public Relations for the invitation.  Please check out the pictures from the event below.

Until Next Time,

Do Good, Feel Good, Live Good

- Team thinkGood.

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Cleaning for a Reason

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

Early one morning this past week, during the blurry moments before I was fully awake, I half-heard CP24 profile a great organization: Cleaning for a Reason. The concept of this non-profit organization was so heart-warming that I knew I would have to look them up. 

Cleaning for a Reason provides free professional housecleaning and maid services to women who are undergoing cancer treatment. This amazing non-profit organization understands that fighting and living with cancer is difficult enough, and is trying to make life for women battling cancer just a little bit easier.  Cleaning for a Reason operates all over Canada and the United States by partnering with professional residential maid services that are insured and bonded. Participating businesses agree to generously donate their services to 2 patients at a time for a four month period – talk about a great way for a business to give back to their community! To find about more about the application process and how Cleaning for a Reason operates click here.

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