Canada NewsWire
TORONTO, Dec. 5, 2016
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.
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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.
SOURCE CIBC
