Toronto East General Hospital:

Toronto East General Hospital is the primary health care provider for the fastest growing area of Toronto and one of the most culturally and demographically diverse communities in Canada.  Serving over one million people in Toronto’s east end, TEGH registers over 200,000 patient visits, delivers 3,400 babies and responds to over 60,000 emergency visits annually.  TEGH launched a $200M Redevelopment Campaign that will transform community health care in East Toronto, improving access, infection control, patient comfort and introducing state of the art diagnostic and surgical technology.  To find out more about TEGH’s Campaign visit www.tegh.on.ca

Come strut YOUR stuff in the Beaches Jazz Tune-Up Fun Run & Walk and help the local Toronto Beach Rotary Club raise funds to support the Toronto East General Hospital Campaign.  http://www.canadarunningseries.com/jazz/index.htm

Over the years, lots of hospital supporter volunteers have been mobilized during the Festival.  It’s been a Festival tradition!  Proceeds have been directed towards the new Maternal / Newborn and Child Health Centre.  Because it’s just never too early to start appreciating jazz, the Hospital had a room named after us in their Child Health Centre.  We wish TEGH all the best in 2010 and hope that you'll consider supporting them in their endeavours!

Toronto’s Professional Firefighters

Each year Toronto's Firefighters put on their annual Boot Drive at the Beaches International Jazz Festival to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy Canada.

The firefighters give you a chance to "fill their boots" with cash and feel good in the process! Remember every dollar you provide goes towards this worthy cause.  The firefighters would like to thank you for your support.

Toronto Police 55 Division and the BIJF

The philosophy of the Toronto Police Service 55 Division, which services the Beach, is heavily focused on community-oriented policing.  In this regard, 55 Division has an auxiliary police program that encompasses volunteer police officers that often help with crowd control during special events like the Toronto International Beaches Jazz Festival.  These are trained civilian volunteers, outfitted in uniforms that are similar to those of full-fledged police officers, and they are trained in civilian authority and basic use of force.  Their main role is to assist with community events.  Events like the Beaches Jazz Festival that attract large crowds require a large uniformed presence to provide for safety and public confidence.  Auxiliary police officers also help to locate missing children during special events; in addition they assist with community outreach and crime prevention and play a critical role in supporting the police force.  The Festival works closely with 55 Division in planning our yearly event.  Although we have very large and enthusiastic crowds at the Festival, we rarely (if ever) have problems with crowd control or traffic management.  Our audience is re-assured by the help provided by the police, both paid and volunteers.  And as we’ve been told many times over, ours is apparently a favourite event for police officers and trained civilians to participate in.  In fact, it’s become a yearly ritual for some.

Understanding the value of community engagement, the Festival helps sponsor and support community based projects and programs identified by the 55 Division’s Community Police Liaison Committee, projects and programs such as the Toronto Police Service Scholarships and others.

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