
GREEN TIE EVENT
Casa Loma, May 11, 2009
6 PM - 9 PM
Featuring Acclaimed Canadian singer and songwriter
Sarah Harmer
gTO2
is Toronto's 'Green Tie' event hosted annually by the Toronto Parks and Trees Foundation. Now in its second year, this event provides the Foundation with a platform to raise funds and awareness of the need to sustain our public green spaces - the parks and trees that make urban living healthier and add beauty to the place that we live and/or work in.
gTO2 will be a cocktail reception held from 6 to 9 pm on May 11, 2009 at historic Casa Loma. In keeping with the character of the grand house and gardens, the event will be an elegant affair, where business and festive attire is encouraged, specifically with Green Ties or their equivalent.
The cocktail reception will feature an ample selection of hors d’oeuvres and drinks. In the spirit of the evening, presentations will be made and generous prizes will be announced throughout the entire evening.
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Message from
Mayor David Miller |
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A clean and beautiful natural environment
is a vital component of any truly great city and Toronto is
proud to be a world leader on environmental issues.
We are fortunate to have inherited a priceless legacy of parkland,
ravines and an incredible tree canopy. Toronto is truly a City
within a Park! By preserving and enhancing this green legacy,
we can go a long way toward improving the quality of the air
we breathe. We can also ensure the sustainability of our precious
water resources and play a significant role in addressing climate
change.
Toronto's first Green Tie
fundraising event, gTO,
is an opportunity for the entire community -- government, business
and city residents -- to join together in making Toronto a better
place to live, work and play. At the same time, we preserve
our green legacy for generations to come. Everyone has a role
to play in keeping Toronto healthy and green.
I would like to thank the Toronto Parks and Trees Foundation
for hosting gT0 and, in
particular, thank all sponsors and participants here today.
You are making a difference in keeping Toronto great and creating
a better tomorrow!
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Mayor David Miller
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City Hall 100 Queen Street
West 2nd Floor Toronto, Ontario M5H 2N2
Telephone: 416-397-CITY Fax: 416-696-3687 E-mail:
mayor_miller@toronto.ca
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SPONSORS
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2015174 Ontario Inc.
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Balmuto Place Inc.
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DeBeradinis Building
and Development Ltd.
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EMM Financial - Rental
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Mark's Choice Garden Products
at Home Hardware
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Park Lake Residences
Inc.
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Port Royal Place Corporation
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GIFT
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ENERGY
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PRINT
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MEDIA
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MEDIA
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GRAPHIC DESIGN
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CATERING
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GIFT
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Mark's Choice Garden Products
at Home Hardware
PUBLICITY
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WINE
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| Working for the Environment |
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The City of Toronto currently manages, with public funds, about 7,400 hectares of green space and an urban forest of over 3 million trees. Ultimately it is the responsibility of the entire community to look after these invaluable natural assets. A contribution to gTO2
will be an investment in protecting, preserving and enhancing Toronto’s parks, public green spaces and urban forest, which all contribute to sustaining a healthy and highly livable community.
Or put another way:
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| ABOUT THE TORONTO PARKS & TREES FOUNDATION
The Toronto Parks and Trees Foundation is
a not-for-profit, charitable organization established to protect,
preserve and enhance Toronto's parks, public green spaces and
urban forest. The Foundation works with individuals and corporate
donors and the community to accomplish its mandate.
The Foundation looks for solutions that contribute
to the three key elements of sustainability: environment, economy
and community.
Environment
By aiming to preserve and enhance Toronto's
parks, natural areas and trees, the Foundation is poised to
be a significant contributor to offsetting the effects of climate
change and air/water pollution. Ongoing initiatives:
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See the Forest
for the Trees: a giving program launched in 2007, providing funding
to plant hundreds of trees in the City annually.
Toronto Tree Canopy Grants (in partnership with the City of Toronto)
funded the planting of over 1,000 trees in 2008 in Toronto.
On-going grants for natural environment preservation over the past five years. |
| Economy
By working to create a more beautiful
city through better parks, preserved natural areas and more
trees, the Foundation helps make Toronto more livable and attractive
to people, therefore becoming a good place to locate a business
that depends upon a local labour force.
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Seven parks' beautification and enhanced-use projects were
implemented in the past five years.
Toronto Tree Portraits: an art photography calendar that
educates and inspires Torontonians to preserve existing trees
and plant new ones has been published since 2005.
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| Community
Help build a green and beautiful city with
quality parks and a healthy urban forest with the Foundation.
You will contribute to Toronto's green infrastructure, which
exerts a calming influence on urban life, adds value to our
neighbourhoods, and helps to support safe communities and healthy
lifestyles.
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Partnerships with
local groups to enhance public green space: over 100 Community Grants
were distributed across Toronto in the past six years.
Partnering with Parks, Forestry and Recreation, neighbourhood
groups and NGOs: the BULBS youth leadership and community stewardship
program has planted 140,000 bulbs in Toronto's public green areas
in the past three years.
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| THE NEED TO RAISE FUNDS
Parks are Toronto's public gardens.
Without them, the lives of every citizen would be poorer. The
Toronto Parks and Trees Foundation promotes philanthropy, corporate
support and community involvement to achieve a range of enhancements
to the parks system that can no longer be achieved through City
funding alone.
With a population of more than 2.5 million
people, Toronto's nearly 7,400 ha. of public parkland and over
1,500 parks provide essential public space for play, sports,
culture and quiet places to experience nature in the city. In
an era of growing public use of parks, but declining public
funds and there is an urgent need to involve private stakeholders
to invest in our park system.
HOW YOUR DONATIONS ARE USED

The Foundation is guided by a
Board of Directors that collaborates with the City of Toronto
Parks, Forestry & Recreation Department to identify areas
of need. Working in partnership with corporations, foundations,
private donors and community groups, the Foundation provides
a range of enhancements to Toronto's parks that could not otherwise
be achieved.
TO PARTICIPATE :
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