Author: Nick Lina

TLN is a proud support of the annual UniversalCare Strides for Stroke in support of Mackenzie Health.  Since 2006, Strides for Stroke has raised nearly $1.78 million to help fund education programs and lifesaving equipment including CT Scanners, MRI and ECG machines, vital sign and bedside monitors that are used throughout the hospital and in the diagnoses and treatment of stroke care. This year, the 13^th annual UniversalCare Strides For Stroke had nearly 1,300 participants, young and old, hit the streets of Richmond Hill and Vaughan on Saturday, May 5 to help raise an all-time record $275K+.

Pizza Nova’s association with Variety Village spans over 30 years and has resulted in more than $1 million raised for Variety Village-The Children’s Charity. That’s Amore Pizza for Kids Day which started in 1999. For the 19th consecutive year, over 140 participating Pizza Nova locations participated in the initiative and with the help of their customers, Pizza Nova was able to surpass its goal to raise $118,602 for kids in need. Now -that’s amore! TLN Television salutes Pizza Nova on its ongoing community commitment and generosity.

TLN Television is a proud annual sponsor of the Vaughan Chamber of Commerce Business Achievement Awards celebrating leadership, entrepreneurship and philanthropy amongst the business community in the City of Vaughan.

Congratulations to all of the nominees and to the 2018 winners!

TLN Media Group was proud to partner with The Italian Earthquake Relief Fund (TIERF) and community champions Sam Ciccolini and Toni Varone to present “An Evening With Lidia Bastianich” – a SOLD OUT, charity event attended by over 600 VIP guest, business influencers, politicians and dignitaries at the Montecassino Event Centre in Woodbridge. Guest of Honour of Lidia Bastianich recently released her memoir, A Life of Love, Family and Food.  And as a special treat, special celebrity host David Rocco, no stranger to worldwide success with his own brand of culinary and cultural adventures, engaged Lidia in a lively one-on-one conversation about the women behind the empire.

TLN Emmy award-winning television host, best‐selling cookbook author, successful restaurateur, and owner of a flourishing food and entertainment business, Lidia Bastianich, was in Vancouver at the Italian Cultural Centre for her first Canadian stop to promote the release of her new memoir, Lidia: A Life of Love, Family And Food. TLN is proud to have partnered with the Italian Earthquake Relief Fund to present Lidia’s second Canadian stop on Friday May 4th at Montecassino Event Centre in Woodbridge. The VIP charity fundraiser, “An Evening With Lidia Bastianich” will feature TLN’s own David Rocco, no stranger to worldwide success with his own brand of culinary and cultural adventures as the celebrity host, in a lively one on one conversation at the event. All funds raised will be in support of TIERF. Go to tierf.com to purchase tickets and for more details.

As a longstanding supporter of the St. Michael’s Foundation, TLN was a proud Media Partner of ‘Urban Affair’, the  signature fundraiser supporting St. Michael’s Hospital, now the premier critical care hospital in Canada. Joining in the celebration, the Canadian icon and JUNO-award winning singer-songwriter Kim Mitchell provided a special performance for the sold-out crowd in attendance. Funds raised will go to top priorities at the Hospital, including helping to support research, purchasing new equipment and critical renovations.

TLN is a proud media sponsor of the 2018 Vaughan Chamber of Commerce Mayor’s Luncheon. There is a renewed energy in Vaughan with the economy thriving, major city-building projects being realized and the city being named one of the top places to live and do business in Canada. Over 800 guests were in attendance to celebrate the accomplishments of the great city of Vaughan and the Honourable Maurizio Bevilacqua. TLN also congratulates the Philanthropic Business Person of the Year, Franca Damiani Carella for all her work with Vita Nova Foundation.