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Thank You To All Participants

Thank you to all the participants who took action to end poverty. The campaign has now wrapped along with the Kids Helping Kids program.

October 17, 2009 is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. IDRF will be holding its 11th Annual Gala to celebrate the efforts of our beneficiaries, partners, volunteers, donors, and sponsors.

Welcome to Rise-up.ca!

IDRF is proud to announce the official launch of its RISE-UP! To End Poverty campaign and Kids Helping Kids program. RISE-UP! is a special IDRF 25  year anniversary initiative which aims to motivate Canadians to take action against poverty both online and in their local communities.

The United Nations has set a deadline of 2015 to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); IDRF is renewing its commitment and is enhancing its online presence to highlight the role its projects will play in meeting this objective.

How Your Small Contribution Can Go A Long Way

On a yearly basis, IDRF holds many special events and fundraising campaigns to raise funds for the less fortunate. We recognize the ongoing contributions of many donors, who time and again, show their dedication to supporting disadvantaged man, women, and child around the world. It is that support that motivates us here at IDRF to continue pushing boundaries in order reach more people in need of assistance.

Fundraising with FUN! IDRF BBQ & Walkathon

On Sunday, June 21^st, 2009, many families, friends, and supporters joined IDRF on Father’s Day in High Park, Toronto to participate in the organization’s annual BBQ and Walkathon.  The perfect sunny morning served as a refreshing backdrop for participates who took part in the walkathon to raise funds for wounded, disabled, and orphaned children in Gaza, Palestine. The IDRF supported project aims to provide over 1,800 children with comprehensive care, assistive devices, rehabilitation services, and trauma counselling in order to help reintegrate them back into society.  Apart from raising money for a great cause, the event also kicked-off the start of IDRF’s new Kids Helping Kids

program, which aims to educate children about the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals and about helping children in need, both at home in Canada and abroad in Pakistan.