Events

What a way to start the month of June! June 1st marked the return, the 6th annual Victory Gala! The night was better than ever, featuring 8 fully sanctioned boxing matches, and featured special guests Rod Black, 4Korners, Jully Black, Yvette Raposo, Mark Simmons, and Mandy Bujold. We want to say a heartfelt thank you to all of our boxers who worked so hard to put on a great show for everyone. Each boxer trained incredibly hard and made a conscious effort to fundraise $10,000,

On Saturday, April 22nd, 2023, we had our 3rd You(th) Lead Conference at Hotel X Toronto. This amazing event brought together industry executives to empower future leaders. 100 post-secondary students received valuable career advice from 80 executives from 53 companies. The day started with a warm welcome by our founders, Diane and Michael ‘Pinball’ Clemons, followed by a speed networking session. Throughout 6 rounds of speed mentorship, executive mentors shared their experie

On Saturday, June 4th, 2022, we hosted our inaugural You(th) Lead Conference at Hotel X Toronto. This special event brought together guest speakers, influencers, and over 70 executives to empower future leaders. PCF is not just a Foundation, we are a community, working together to bring the youth from the Margins to the Mainstream. “In a tremendous setting, it was with hope and intention that PCF designed a day fostering community, connection, and career, for marginalized yo

Chicago Title Insurance donates $10,000 to sponsor the Adopt the Shelter program for the December holidays in 2021. Holidays are a difficult milestone to celebrate when a youth is homeless. Over the December holidays, the Foundations “adopts” the shelter program, in hopes of giving those youth something to celebrate. Thanks to Chicago Title Insurance we will be able to provide the youth with a holiday party, dinner, gifts and winter essentials. "The two things that foster ind

As a Métis/Cree person in Canada, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is an important moment to reflect, respect and acknowledge the resilience, perseverance, and bravery of my family. As Indigenous families and communities continue to heal from the tragic legacy of the Indian Residential School system in Canada, we ask our non-Indigenous allies to take this moment to amplify Indigenous voices, advocate for Indigenous rights, call out biases and misconceptions about

On September 18th, Peter, Sean, Michael L. and Michael W. set forth on the 6th Annual 24-Hour Charity Walk. Starting at 12:00am on September 18th, these four amazing guys threw on their running shoes and headed towards the city. 82.5km later and what would normally be a 1hr drive, they arrived at Polson Pier. This year, they walked in support of the Pinball Clemons Foundation Mentorship Fund. This fund supports the most marginalized youth in our communities and provides mento

$50K Matching Gift from Pinball Clemons Foundation Boosts The Reading Partnership’s ‘Literacy Liberates’ $100k Challenge THE PINBALL CLEMONS FOUNDATION HAS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE READING PARTNERSHIP BY MATCHING ALL DONATIONS UP TO $50,000 UNTIL OCT. 15, 2021. THIS NEW PARTNERSHIP WILL AMPLIFY THE READING PARTNERSHIP’S ‘LITERACY LIBERATES’ 100K CHALLENGE. The Reading Partnership’s ‘Literacy Liberates’ 100K Challenge, a fundraising initiative to celebrate its 10th anniver

The Pinball Clemons Foundation is honoured to commemorate National Indigenous Peoples Day and share with you the great work we are supporting to help advance the equity and equality as Canadians. We are excited to share an expanded partnership with One Voice One Team (OVOT), and join us in celebrating the new addition to their team - Roy Pogorzelski. Roy is Métis/Cree from Northern Saskatchewan and we will be raising funds to support their mission to mentor youth and educator

It is with deep regret that we’ve have made the difficult decision to cancel Rally For Kids 2020, scheduled for October 23rd and 24th, in light of the developing situation with COVID-19. As a Foundation, the health and well-being of our staff, clients, vendors, event participants and general public is our top priority and we appreciate the understanding under these extraordinary circumstances. We look forward to having you back in the drivers seat next year, when we will be a

On June 1st, 2019, the Pinball Clemons Foundation held our inaugural Bursary Recognition Ceremony at Dave and Busters in Vaughan. It was...

On June 18th, 2019 our team visited Youth Without Shelter (YWS) to cook our famous jerk chicken and mac n cheese for the 53 residents and...

On Wednesday, February 27th, an audience comprised of educators, philanthropists, community leaders and non-profit industry professionals...

On Wednesday, December 5th, the community of Mississauga, including 400 local youth and other jolly folks throughout the GTA kicked off...

On Tuesday, September 17th, our team at the Pinball Clemons Foundation once again traded our dress clothes for chef aprons to help cook...

On June 7th, sixteen amateur boxers stepped into the ring to not only fight for themselves but more importantly to fight for the youth at...

On Sunday, May 6th, 2018 the Pinball Clemons Foundation along with an amazing and passionate group of youth from various programs that we...

On Thursday, June 7th, 2018 we had the pleasure of hosting the 4th Annual Victory Charity Ball (VCB) in support of the Pinball Clemons...

On December 16th, 2017 our team travelled to C.W. Jeffreys Collegiate Institute to surprise the children of the Y.A.A.A.C.E organization...