site - yet another online community I belong to. For those of you who don't know, Tomi Swick is a brilliant Canadian musician from Hamilton - he is super-talented and I am so disappointed that I haven't had the chance to see him live yet! (How's that for a third-party endorsement?) Anyway, he is taking part in Busking for Change, a fundraising effort for War Child Canada that has celebrated Canadian musicians, such as Our Lady Peace, James Black and Rick Jackett of Finger Eleven, Neverending White Lights, Dave Bidini (a founding member of the Rheostatics), The Waking Eyes, and Brian Melo scattered throughout the streets of Toronto busking for change on October 2, 2008. All proceeds from this event will help to provide urgently needed assistance to children around the world whose lives have been affected by war.It was last October when Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace took to the streets of Toronto, busking for change for War Child Canada and publicizing his new album, The Hunter's Lullaby. In the twelve hours he spent on the streets, he raised $22,000 which was used to build the Abala School in the Democratic Republic of Congo. His effort was the inspiration for this year's event, one that has spread to not only include a variety of musicians (the entire list will be announced on October 1st), but also students from all across Canada can register to participate by busking at their schools and in their communities. Best of luck to them with this effort, and I will certainly keep everyone posted on the outcome!
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