Celebrities flood the trading floor for a star-studded day of
giving to help kids rise above
TORONTO, Dec. 5, 2016 /CNW/ - On Wednesday December 7, entertainment and sports
stars will join CIBC (TSX: CM) (NYSE: CM) on the trading
floor to help make miracles happen for kids-in-need across
Canada.
Last year CIBC Miracle Day raised more than $6 million globally for over 550 children's
charities, and this year VIP personalities, along with kids from
partner organizations including Regent Park School of Music and
Sick Kids, will be on-hand to help raise much-needed funds.
WHEN:
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Wednesday, Dec. 7,
2016, 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST
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WHO:
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Celebrities &
sports stars
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Pooch Hall and
Dash Minok, cast members of hit series Ray
Donovan
The Tenors,
world renowned vocalists
John O'Hurley,
Actor, Seinfeld, Family Feud
Jamie Hector,
Actor, The Wire
Scott
McGillivray, home renovation guru and real estate
investor
DeMar DeRozan,
Kyle Lowry and Terrence Ross of the Toronto
Raptors
Brad Smith, TV
Host, former CFL, Bachelor Canada
Adam VanKoeverden,
Olympic medalist and Kayaker
Heather Moyse,
Olympic Gold Medal Bobsledder
Chad Owens, Damon
Allen, Michael Pinball Clemons, CFL
Jesse
Barfield, former Toronto Blue Jay
Gary Leeman,
NHL Alumni and former Toronto Maple Leaf
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Children's
charities
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- Sick Kids
- Regent Park School of Music
- Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Toronto
- Nanny Angel Network
- Project Aim
- Holland Bloorview
- Childhood Cancer Canada
- Kids Up Front
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WHERE:
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CIBC, 161 Bay Street,
5th floor, Toronto
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Photo
opportunities:
Ongoing:
Celebrities locking in trades via client calls on the trading
floor
Ongoing: Kids
and celebrities interacting
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- 9:15 a.m.: The Tenors
to perform
- 9:30 a.m.: John O'Hurley,
Chad Owens, Damon Allen, Michael Pinball Clemons and Project
Aim to ring the bell to open the day's trading
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Please note:
Celebrities will be on the trading floor at various times between
9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Please contact CIBC per below for
specifics.
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Join the #CIBCMiracleDay conversation on Twitter @CIBC and
Facebook (www.facebook.com/CIBC) or follow on Instagram
@CIBCNow.
About CIBC Miracle Day
CIBC Miracle Day is the annual flagship fundraising event for
the CIBC Children's Foundation. On CIBC Miracle Day, CIBC's Capital
Markets employees and CIBC Wood Gundy Investment Advisors donate
their fees and commissions to organizations that support kids in
our communities. Through the efforts of employees and clients
$5.2 million was raised in 2015, for
a total of more than $85 million
donated to hundreds of children's charities across Canada since 1984. To learn more, visit
www.cibc.com/miracleday.
About CIBC
CIBC is a leading Canadian-based global financial institution
with 11 million personal banking and business clients. Through our
three major business units - Retail and Business Banking, Wealth
Management and Capital Markets - CIBC offers a full range of
products and services through its comprehensive electronic banking
network, branches and offices across Canada with offices
in the United States and around the world. Ongoing news
releases and more information about CIBC can be found
at www.cibc.com/ca/media-centre/ or by following on
LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/company/cibc), Twitter @CIBC,
Facebook (www.facebook.com/CIBC) and Instagram @CIBCNow.
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