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I have to say, two of the highlights for me with my children last year were the days that I spent at WeDay in Toronto with my oldest daughter and WeDay Kitchener/Waterloo region with my second child. They were both at a very impressionable age in their lives and it was nice to see how this one day made a different for them.
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I asked my daughter to make a short video so you would have an idea of how it impacted her. Sometime the written word is just not enough. It’s not too short but it is all in her words. She came back a changed teen and I think that is the true intent of Me to We. Changing the lives of young people so they will change the lives of others.
My oldest daughter was so moved by the social justice work that is done by Free the Children that she saved up to go on a trip to Ecuador to help build a high school. She also chose to study International Development and Globalization because of her work there. Now that is the reason the Kielburger brothers work so hard to motivate today’s youth.
I am happy to see that last week the line up for the fall WeDay in Toronto and Vancouver were announced this week and I thought I would share them with you so you. The
Toronto – Thursday October 2, 2014 at the Air Canada Centre
- The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell – Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
- Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan
- Big Sean – Award-winning American hip hop recording artist
- Joe Jonas – GRAMMY®-nominated, multi-platinum artist and Free The Children ambassador
- Hedley – Multi-platinum, JUNO and MMVA Award-winning recording artists and Free The Children ambassadors
- Col. Chris Hadfield – Astronaut, author, professor, musician, first Canadian to walk in space/command a spaceship
- Lights – Canadian pop multi-instrumentalist and JUNO Award winner
- Kweku Mandela – Social Advocate, Filmmaker, and grandson of President Nelson Mandela
- Kardinal Offishall – Award-winning Canadian rapper, record producer and Free The Children ambassador
- Katie Couric – Yahoo News Global Anchor and New York Times best-selling author
- Nelly Furtado – Singer, songwriter, producer and Free The Children ambassador
- R5 – American pop rock band
- Ed Robertson – Canadian musician and lead singer of the Barenaked Ladies
- Shawn Desman – Platinum-selling and Juno Award-winning recording artist
- JRDN - Juno Award-winning artist and Free The Children ambassador
- Karl Wolf – International recording artist, MTV Europe Music Award winner and Free The Children ambassador
- Neverest – Chart-topping, MMVA-nominated Canadian pop-rock band
- Liz Trinnear – Host of Much Countdown and host of We Day Toronto
- Cast members from the Emmy-nominated TV series DEGRASSI
- Mustafa the Poet – 18-year-old poet, writer, actor and emcee
- Natalie Panek – Rocket scientist, explorer, and advocate for women in technology
- Alex Deans – 17-year-old artist, inventor and scientist
- Craig and Marc Kielburger – International activists and co-founders of Free The Children
- Spencer West – Me to We inspirational speaker, ambassador and author
- Hannah Alper – 11 year old Me to We inspirational speaker, Free The Children ambassador, blogger and youth activist
- Ashley Rose Murphy – Motivational youth speaker
- Stan Wesley – National Speaker
- Robin Wiszowaty – Me to We motivational speaker, author and Free The Children Program Director in Ghana and Kenya
- More to be announced…
Vancouver – Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at the Rogers Arena
- Selena Gomez – Actress, multi-platinum recording artist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
- Orlando Bloom – Actor and humanitarian
- Macklemore and Ryan Lewis – Grammy Award-winning hip hop artists
- Shawn Mendes – Canadian singer-songwriter
- Debby Ryan – Musician and actress
- Sir Ken Robinson – Author, speaker and international education advisor
- Marianas Trench – Juno Award-winning pop band
- Kardinal Offishall – Award-winning Canadian rapper, record producer and Free The Children ambassador
- Donnie Yen – Martial arts movie icon, actor, cirector, producer and Free The Children ambassador
- Victoria Duffield – Platinum-selling singer, dancer and actor
- Cast members from the Emmy-nominated TV series DEGRASSI
- Shawn Desman – Platinum-selling and Juno-Award winning recording artist
- JRDN – Juno Award-winning artist and Free The Children ambassador
- Karl Wolf – International recording artist, MTV Europe Music Award winner and Free The Children ambassador
- Neverest – Chart-topping, MMVA-nominated Canadian pop-rock band
- Silken Laumann – Olympian, inspirational speaker, author and child advocate
- Kay – Singer, songwriter and rapper
- Craig and Marc Kielburger – International activists and co-founders of Free The Children
- Spencer West – Me to We inspirational speaker, Free The Children ambassador and author
- Mustafa the Poet – 18-year-old poet, writer, actor and emcee
- Hannah Alper – 11-year-old Me to We inspirational speaker, Free The Children ambassador, blogger and youth activist
- Ashley Rose Murphy – Motivational youth speaker
- Robin Wiszowaty – Me to We motivational speaker, author and Free The Children Program Director in Ghana and Kenya
- More to be announced…
Events like on this humongous scale could not be possible without the help of some awesome sponsors. So as Steven Colbert would say: a Tip of the Hat to TELUS and RBC Canada for their tremendous support. I am hoping to score a pass to the Kitchener/Waterloo Me to We to take my remaining child, my 13 year old son. If your children’s school is eligible to attend make sure and encourage them to go. It is really amazing to see.
During the 2013/2014 We Day Season:
7680 schools were involved in We Act — Over 2 million students reached by We Act
$11.2 million raised for local and global causes — 1.6 million pounds of food raised through We Scare Hunger
49,644 Hours volunteered by adult supporters at We Day — 34,524 pounds of non-perishable food were collected
1.4 million hours of silence logged for those denied their rights — 4 million hours volunteered for local and global causes
This is not a sponsored post, I was invited by the Me-to-We organization last year. All opinions are my own and come for the heart for this organization. I love Me to the We and Free the Children organizations and how they have impacted my kids.
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Interesting event and your daughter did an incredible job :).
This is a great cause indeed. Kudos to you and your daughter for the work you both have done. Well done mom. Thanks for sharing.
My daughter was a volunteer at WeDay in Ottawa last year. It was a amazing day for her and her friends.
That’s going to be an amazing event. I’d love to hear an astronaut speak, that line of work is amazing to me.
That is a wonderful line-up. So many notable people!
Sounds like a great event with an amazing line up. Have fun! x
This is the first time I head about Weday – good to know about this.
Sounds like a great event, wishing I was closer to attend!
I’m glad to see that there’ll be an event in MTL too! Makes us feel like part of the club!
I agree- I think videos are great to express instead of words. That’s awesome that your daughter made the video.
What a great event. I really enjoyed reading about your fundraising.
I am so moved by you daughter’s decision to save up her own money to go build a school Good for her!
This looks like a great event. I wish i could go.
I can’t believe the line-up of talent. It’s going to be absolutely amazing. Your daughter did a great job expressing herself.
I really admire the range of speakers they have provided for this events. They could really share a lot.
Wow, those are some BIG names! Super excited for this line up.
Those are some big names. It sounds like it is going to be a great event!
I’ve never heard of WeDay before this post. Certainly sounds like a good project, and like tons of great celebrities are involved!
Interesting events! Speakers are of famous people.. I hope you get to enjoy this coming one! 🙂
I like these kinds of activities. I recently attended a similar event and I feel that I really have to do my own part. I’m glad that your daughter is exposed to these things at an early age. She sure is on the right track.