Here is a YouTube audio of Mayor Rob Ford urging all Torontonians to CLEAN TORONTO TOGETHER so that we can take pride in Toronto as well as enjoy Toronto once again as Toronto the Good and Beautiful!

And the video version of part of the above audio is as follows:

Tomorrow, April 15, Toronto will be cleaner and look better when Mayor Rob Ford will be joined by Councillor Josh Colle (Ward 15 Eglinton Lawrence), representatives from GLAD Canada – lead sponsor for the 20-Minute Makeover, members of the community, youth groups and members of the Toronto Police Service to pick up litter and paint a mural on Friday, 2 p.m. (for 20 minutes), at Fairbanks Memorial Community Centre, 2213 Dufferin St. (just south of Eglinton Avenue West).

Also, as an annual event and part of the CLEAN TORONTO TOGETHER initiative, thousands of Toronto residents, businesses, students and government employees will pitch in at various locations to pick up litter and demonstrate their pride in Toronto.

Hurray!

Happy Cleaning Toronto Together!

Tomorrow Toronto Gets Twenty-Minute Makeover as the Mayor Picks Up Litter & Paints a Mural, April 15

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Media Advisory

Photo Op

April 14, 2011

Mayor Rob Ford and Councillor Josh Colle will participate during the 20-Minute Makeover

Mayor Rob Ford will be joined by Councillor Josh Colle (Ward 15 Eglinton Lawrence), representatives from GLAD Canada – lead sponsor for the 20-Minute Makeover, members of the community, youth groups and members of the Toronto Police Service to pick up litter and paint a mural on Friday.

Date: Friday, April 15
Time: 2 p.m. (for 20 minutes)
Location: Fairbanks Memorial Community Centre, 2213 Dufferin St. (just south of Eglinton Avenue West)

Note to media: Mayor Ford will be available for questions after the photo op.

Thousands of Toronto residents, businesses, students and government employees will pitch in at various locations to pick up litter and demonstrate their pride in Toronto. This is all part of the CLEAN TORONTO TOGETHER initiative.

The City, along with its sponsors – GLAD Canada, CP24, TD Friends of the Environment Foundation, The Home Depot, the Toronto Star, Pizza Pizza, The Toronto Sun, Tim Hortons and McDonald’s – organizes this annual event.

Toronto is Canada’s largest city and sixth largest government, and home to a diverse population of about 2.6 million people. Toronto’s government is dedicated to delivering customer service excellence, creating a transparent and accountable government, reducing the size and cost of government and building a transportation city. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can dial 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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Both Poverty Action for Change Coalition (P.A.C.C.) and Make Poverty History (York Region Chapter, Ontario, Canada) have been hosting an annual event alongside events held world-wide on October 17th, which is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, for the past five years – last year, those attending helped set a new world record for those standing at one time against poverty. They hope to do even better on October 17, 2010 at Fairy Lake Park in Newmarket, Ontario!

Participants are wanted as York Region’s  growing event of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty would like to grow even more this year by adding information booths, activity area for kids, path-side singers/performers and the inclusion of some native cultural history representation. They also hope to have more talent/art/media displayed this year as well. The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty event also typically attracts politicians, concerned residents, anti-poverty advocates, those living in poverty and random passersby!

Poverty Action for Change Coalition would also like to strike up a collaborative committee made up of concerned residents and organizations to help shape the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty event this year and help plan and execute it.

As Poverty Action for Change Coalition receives no government funding, they will look to accept donations to help pay their costs and think a donation of  a minimum of $50 per booth(payable to P.A.C.C.) is reasonable for those interested to set up a display – considering Poverty Action for Change Coalition  fights not only for the rights of low incomers but also lobbies for funding directly and indirectly for numerous groups and non-profits. Spots will be made available only to those groups assisting in those lives of people in poverty or marginalized by low income.

Please let Poverty Action for Change Coalition know how you would like to assist!

Contact info for Poverty Action for Change Coalition:
Mailing address
21 Dunlop St. Suite
200 Richmond Hill, ON,
L4C-2M6

Phone: 905-836-7931
Toll Free: 1-888-365-5226

Media only call: 289-221-0928