Arms and hearts were overflowing as people brought in their new, unwrapped gifts to toy drives across the Maritimes. At Cineplex in Dartmouth Crossing and Scotiabank Theatre in Bayers Lake, Santa’s sleigh was quickly filled and spilling onto the floor as toys were generously donated by families, individuals and corporations alike. On Dec. 10 and 11, C100  […]

Arms were full of Christmas toys as individuals, families and company personnel brought in toys that had been purchased for the C100 Cineplex Cinema’s Toy Drive. Santa’s sleigh, which was set-up to accept toys, was quickly filled and overflowing as toys were then carried out to the waiting PODS storage units. On Dec. 11 and  […]

December is a busy time around The Salvation Army, but even by those standards, The Salvation Army in Moncton had a full (and awesome) day on Saturday. On that day, the fifth annual Stuff-a-Bus Toy Drive took place, with partners Codiac Transpo and Sobeys along with radio stations XL96 and C103. The drive, which as  […]

Nearly 90 motorcycles turned up in Liverpool recently as the Brotherhood of Bikers held their first annual Toy Run to support The Salvation Army’s Christmas campaign. On Saturday, Sept. 13, the fleet of bikes rode around the surrounding countryside to support children at Christmas in the region. The event concluded with a barbecue, provided by  […]

Lower Sackville used car dealership Cars R Us, together with radio partner FX 101.9, concluded its annual Christmas toy drive in support of The Salvation Army last week. This year marked the 14th annual drive at Cars R Us. This year’s edition culminated last Friday with FX 101.9 personality Denyse Sibley broadcasting live from the  […]

Hundreds of children will receive toys this Christmas thanks to the Q104 FM toy drive, in partnership with Halifax Professional Firefighters. The two-day event collected 95 bags of toys to be distributed to children in need this Christmas. In addition to toys, over $3,000 was raised in our kettle. This year’s drive marked a new  […]

Caption: Matthew Sarty, Rainmen Marketing Representative, Jeff Cogswell, Live 105 DJ, Nikki Brown, Weathergirl choreographer, and Thunder, the mascot of The Halifax Rainmen, pose for a photo during the first annual Halifax Rainmen toy drive last month. During the days and weeks leading to Christmas, many businesses and organizations stepped forward to provide assistance to  […]

Lower Sackville used car dealership Cars R Us recently wrapped its 13th annual Christmas Toy Drive in support of The Salvation Army. The annual tradition took place from late November through Friday, Dec. 14. The event’s final day featured on on-site broadcast by media partner FX 101.9, refreshments, live music, Santa and bags and bags  […]