May 20, 2013

Archive of: Local Hero + North York

Annual gala raises $35K

Annual gala raises $35K

Mothers inspire organizers

6,000 hours volunteering

6,000 hours volunteering

When Rosaline Sonshine first noticed in the late ‘90s that many houses in her neighbourhood near Bayview Avenue and York Mills Road had been reporting break-ins, she helped establish a community...

Student starts ‘food fight’ for a cause

Student starts ‘food fight’ for a cause

Friendly competition raises 20,000 pounds in donations

Jewellery shines a light on children in need

Jewellery shines a light on children in need

Resident reaches out to grandmothers caring for orphans in Africa

Area doctor rescues child on charity climb

Area doctor rescues child on charity climb

Participants scaled Kilimanjaro to raise funds for T.O. hospital

Tennis ace nets place on Team Canada

Tennis ace nets place on Team Canada

Local resident shines a spotlight on wheelchair sport by securing spot in Paralympic Games

Local resident has raised ‘mo’ than $75,000 for cause

Local resident has raised ‘mo’ than $75,000 for cause

Rick McCreary will grow a ’stache again this month in campaign against prostate cancer

More than 30 years of life-changing surgeries

More than 30 years of life-changing surgeries

Local couple began fund for kids who don’t have the means to get medical treatment by Brianne Hogan

Local resident blazed trail for Canada’s Black History Month

Local resident blazed trail for Canada’s Black History Month

Rosemary Sadlier is telling the stories of our past in the hopes of creating a better future

Friend to the Dalai Lama gave peace more than a chance

Friend to the Dalai Lama gave peace more than a chance

When local resident James George first met the Dalai Lama, it was the late 1960s. George, who is now 93, had just started working as the Canadian high commissioner to India, and the Dalai Lama had...