Children's Aid Foundation will participate in a special
cheque presentation in support of Vancouver's kids-in-need
VANCOUVER, Dec. 1, 2015 /CNW/ - CIBC (TSX: CM) (NYSE:
CM) invites the media to its trading floor tomorrow for the 31st
annual CIBC Miracle Day - a day when traders and advisors donate
their fees and commissions to children's charities. All money
raised stays in the community benefitting local organizations like
the Take a Hike Foundation and the Canuck Place Children's Hospice
Foundation.
Last year, CIBC Miracle Day raised more than $5.5 million for more than 550 children's
charities across Canada and to
mark this year's celebration a special cheque presentation -
representing a $1 million commitment
made possible by Miracle Day - will
be made to the Children's Aid Foundation.
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WHEN: |
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 11 a.m. - 1
p.m. |
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WHO: |
• Aaron Douglas,
actor
• Children's Aid Foundation,
Valerie McMurty, Chief Executive Officer
• Big Sisters of Lower B.C. Lower
Mainland, Fleur Cooper, Manager |
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WHERE: |
400 Burrard Street, 12th Floor |
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WHAT: |
Special guests and not-for-profit organizations join CIBC to
celebrate the 31st annual CIBC Miracle Day. |
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In 1984, a Wood Gundy office in Toronto came up with an idea that would
ultimately change the lives of children across Canada.
The late Tim Miller and the
investment advisors at the 42nd Street branch - named after the
famous 42nd Street in New York and
located on the 42nd floor of the Head Office - decided to donate
their commissions for one day of business to children's charities.
For people who count on commissions for their livelihood, giving
them up - even if only for one day - was a sacrifice. However, the
branch's Investment Advisors were fully supportive of the
initiative.
The branch called it Miracle on 42nd Street and raised
$163,935 in that first
year. While CIBC Miracle Day has grown
expeditiously, the original objective has stayed the same:
Investing in the lives of children to help prepare them for the
future and to make sure that tomorrow's citizens are backed by a
strong portfolio of skills and support.
Join the #CIBCMiracleDay conversation on Twitter @CIBC and
Facebook (www.facebook.com/CIBC) or follow on Instagram
@CIBCNow.
About CIBC
CIBC is a leading Canadian-based global financial institution
with 11 million personal banking and business clients. CIBC and our
employees are committed to the social and economic development of
our communities, with a focus on Kids, Cures and Community. In
2014, CIBC supported over 420 communities across Canada, contributing more than $42 million to 1,780 charitable and non-profit
initiatives, including the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC
Run for the Cure, the CIBC Children's Foundation and United Way.
You can find other news releases and information about CIBC on our
corporate website at www.cibc.com/ca/media-centre/
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
$5.5 million was raised in 2014, for
a total of nearly $80 million donated
to hundreds of children's charities across Canada since 1984. To learn more, visit
www.cibc.com/miracleday.
SOURCE CIBC