New Board Member John Lacey
The Concerned Kids welcomes our newest Board Member John Lacey. John has decided to join the Board because of his interest in relevant social issues facing today’s children. As the father of three he appreciates the importance of the work of The Concerned Kids and would like to add his expertise to the organization.
John is Managing Partner of Sugar Media, a boutique marketing and communications agency in Toronto that specializes in event and sponsorship marketing. With over 17 years of experience in the communications industry, John is an accomplished marketing professional with a broad base of knowledge and skills from all marketing disciplines.
John built his marketing acumen working at two of Canada’s largest advertising agencies, McLaren McCann and Cossette Communications. John’s expertise is in sponsorship marketing – using partnership and associations with sports, entertainment, community and culture to market brands to consumers. Throughout his career, John has had the opportunity to work with a wide range of tier-one brands including: General Motors, BMO, AMEX, Subway, Honda, Ontario Tourism, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, WIND Mobile, Bell, The Toronto Blue Jays, Hyundai, Unilever, Carlsberg and Ontario Lottery and Gaming.
John lives in Toronto with his wife Meredith and three children, Jack, Téa and Juliette. John has a B.A. in English from the University of Western Ontario and an M.B.A in Marketing and Strategic Management from the Schulich School of Business at York University.
Spring Fundraiser!
Join us April 14, 2010 at 6:30 pm for a tour of the Osler Contemporary Art Collection. This is a rare opportunity to view a private contemporary Canadian Art Collection! All proceeds from this event will benefit The Concerned Kids. More details and ticket information available here.
News Bulletin!
As of March 1st, 2010 The Concerned kids will be handing out wallet sized cards with the Kids Help Phone Number on it at the end of our presentations. The Kids Help Phone is open 24/7, is anonymous, confidential and nonjudgmental. Trained professional counselors give free counseling and information.
Counseling and services are offered by phone and online, allowing kids to connect with a counselor whenever, and through which medium they use.
The Kids Help Phone maintains a national computer database of children’s services (currently almost 37,000 listings) which enables counselors to connect kids to resources in their own communities.
Kids Help Phone’s online services include: entries to the “Express Yourself section”; visits to the informational topic and link libraries; and reading questions from other Kids in the “Ask a Counselor” sections and benefiting from the counselors responses.
With the addition of these wallet cards to our performances The Concerned Kids presentations will now give a concrete place that a student can go to for help.
John Derringer's “Give Back to Kids” - KRG Children's Charitable Foundation
From: http://kids.krg.com/
KRG Children’s Charitable Foundation teamed up to help out local children’s charities with Q -107’s John Derringer in the Morning. Each charity wrote into Q-107 telling us a little bit about what the charity is all about and how the donation would be used if they were the chosen charity. We are pleased to announce the selected charities for this year’s “GIVE BACK TO KIDS 2009!”
T.E.A.D. – The Equestrian Association for the Disabled
For the Love of a Child
The Dog Guides Canada, Autism Assistance Dog Guide Program
Jennifer Ashleigh Children’s Charity
Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Simcoe
Future Possibilities for Kids (Canada Inc.)
The Hammer Band
The Concerned Kids
The Children’s Breakfast Club
Kinsa
We want to thank each and every charity for sending in their stories and we wish each and everyone a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful Holiday Season!
From our Newest Concerned Kid
Hello Everyone,
I am very excited to have been given the opportunity to become the Executive Director of The Concerned Kids. I have a hard act to follow; Lina has left a wonderful legacy of moving the organization forward. As I move ahead in this job I hope that I will be able to meet each you and discuss any ideas you have. I believe very strongly in the use of puppets as an educational tool. Personally, I have been involved in puppeteering since the age of fifteen, I have performed, written plays, fabricated puppets and have run several workshops. In my spare time I volunteer and sit as a Board Member on another non-profit organization; Students Without Boundaries. As Executive Director I will be able to combine my experience working in nonprofit environments as well as my passion for puppetry.
- Ildiko Csermely
2009 Fall Fundraising Event – Ben McNally Books
On Tuesday September 22nd The Concerned Kids will be holding a fundraising, networking and book signing event at Ben McNally Books (366 Bay Street, Toronto). Linden MacIntyre, one of Canada’s most distinguished broadcast journalists will be reading an excerpt from his latest work, The Bishop’s Man (Random House Canada 2009).
For three decades MacIntyre has been involved in producing documentaries and stories from all over the world. MacIntyre is the co-host of The Fifth Estate and the winner of nine Gemini Awards for broadcast journalism. His latest work, The Bishop’s Man, (Random House Canada 2009) is a deeply wise and moving novel that explores the guilty minds and
spiritual evasions of Catholic priests.
Please join us as Linden MacIntyre offers his personal perspective on his book and his experience in broadcast journalism.
See the link for more details: http://www.theconcernedkids.com/events.html
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