We Day Toronto 2012- Part 2

Partway through my We Day experience, there was a press conference in the media room that I got to check out. Craig Kielburger, Nelly Furtado and Jacob Hoggard took their seats at the front of a packed room and spoke about their involvement with Free The Children, focusing on a new initiative involving pennies, as a part of the We Create Change Campaign. Partnering with RBC, they are holding a huge penny drive, encouraging Canadians to collect their little copper coins to make a big difference - RBC will provide penny bags to be filled with $25 worth of coins, which is enough to provide one person with a permanent source of clean water. Just think about what all those pennies lying around the house can do for the world!

I love how this project is simple and an easy way to get involved with a great cause. So go start collecting your pennies today!

Check out a few photos from the press room:

ALSO on a side note, check out this wicked photo from the Me To We Style box suite (I also intern at M2WS so I got to attend We Day as a part of their team as well!)

SO MANY PEOPLE.

- Christina
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We Day Toronto 2012 - Part 1

Back in my high school days, I had always wanted to attend We Day but something always got in the way, never allowing me to experience the atmosphere and awesomeness of the event that I've heard all about. So up until last week, I had wondered what I was missing out on and was excited to finally get the chance to check it out - as media though. So, despite the fact that I was no longer a tween on my journey to saving the world, I was still a member of the audience, as a 20-year-old who just wanted to be in the presence of so many amazing speakers and performers.

If you don't already know about We Day, check out this video for some background info:

This year, We Day was expanded to more cities across the country - from Halifax to Montreal and Saskatchewan to Vancouver. And the Toronto event was a great kick-off. Check out some of my photos from the show!

Jesse Giddings

Tyler Shaw, MuchMusic's Coca Cola Covers contest winner

  The Tenors & Divine Brown

Shawn Desman

Marc & Craig Kielburger

Hedley

Justin Trudeau

Martin Sheen

  K'Naan & Nelly Furtado

Romeo Dallaire

K'Naan

Jake Zeldin

Jennifer Hudson

Stay tuned for part 2 with photos from a press conference at We Day ft. Craig Kielburger, Nelly Furtado and Jacob Hoggard

Find out more about We Day HERE.

- Christina

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The 2012 MuchMusic Video Awards Part 1

As an original Vancouverite, I have grown up watching MuchMusic and the MMVA show every year from my couch and wishing I could someday be there in Toronto to see the excitement live. So this year, being my first time living in Toronto for the summer, I was determined to be a part of it -- even though I wasn't accredited media, or covering it for a specific publication, I wanted to experience it first-hand, as a spectator.

So the MMVA weekend began. I already posted about The Field's MMVA pre-party, which was a great event, but let's get started with the actual awards show. This post is part 1, featuring some of my encounters before the show started; from Nelly Furtado's soundcheck to some of the red carpet arrivals.

Nelly Furtado soundcheck

A glimpse at some of the red carpet arrivals

Mini Katy Perrys! THE CUTEST

Marianas Trench always keeps it interesting

One of the performers: Ed Sheeran

Victoria Duffield

Australian cutie Cody Simpson

Part 2 of my MMVA coverage is still to come - featuring photos from the show!

- Christina
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