Canadian icons hit the trading floor to help raise funds for local kids
MONTREAL, Dec. 7, 2016 /CNW/ - CIBC (TSX: CM) (NYSE: CM) invites media to join former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) world champion Georges St-Pierre as he helps make miracles happen for kids-in-need at the 32nd CIBC Miracle Day.
Last year CIBC Miracle Day raised more than $6 million globally for over 550 children's charities. All money raised in Montreal stays in the community and helps support local children's charities.
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WHEN: |
Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. EST |
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WHO: |
Celebrities: Georges St-Pierre (GSP), Canadian professional mixed martial artist and former UFC world champion Alexandre Dupont, Paralympian Paul Doucet, Actor and spokesperson for The Fondation Centre de cancérologie Charles-Bruneau Trevor Williams, Former Canadian National Men's Basketball player, Founder of the Trevor Williams Basketball Academy/ Trevor Williams Kids Foundation |
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Charities: The Georges St-Pierre Foundation Fondation Centre de cancérologie Charles-Bruneau Cystic Fibrosis Quebec Trevor Williams Kids Foundation | |
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600 de Maisonneuve Ouest, 31st Floor, Montréal |
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About CIBC Miracle Day
CIBC Miracle Day is the annual flagship fundraising event for the CIBC Children's Foundation. On CIBC Miracle Day, CIBC's Capital Markets employees and CIBC Wood Gundy Investment Advisors donate their fees and commissions to organizations that support kids in our communities. Through the efforts of employees and clients $5.2 million was raised in 2015, for a total of more than $85 million donated to hundreds of children's charities across Canada since 1984. To learn more, visit www.cibc.com/miracleday.
About CIBC
CIBC is a leading Canadian-based global financial institution with 11 million personal banking and business clients. Through our three major business units - Retail and Business Banking, Wealth Management and Capital Markets - CIBC offers a full range of products and services through its comprehensive electronic banking network, branches and offices across Canada with offices in the United States and around the world. Ongoing news releases and more information about CIBC can be found at www.cibc.com/ca/media-centre/ or by following on LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/company/cibc), Twitter @CIBC, Facebook (www.facebook.com/CIBC) and Instagram @CIBCNow.
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