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The holiday season is a special time for all families. Irrespective of religious orientation or beliefs, it is a time where we all slow down to focus on those that are special to us.

However, the sparkle of the holiday season can be stifled by a family member’s battle against terminal illness. When a family faces a terminal illness head-on, the emotional, physical and financial turmoil can sap the happiness out of what might be the last holiday season they share together. Those last days can be forgotten and stolen from the family.

What can we do to make that last holiday a cherished one?

What if this was the last holiday you were to share with your family?

To do our part, we want to reach out to those families and raise $20,000 to give them the support and means to enjoy what might be their last holiday together.

Here are three ways you can get involved

This December, give a Heart for the Holidays and make this a cherished one for all.

We would like to thank our corporate sponsors Freshbooks, Xcino, Orange Rhino Media and You Say Yeah for their generous donations.

A special thanks is also due to our partners and promoters that have helped us put the event together and make it all happen behind the scenes including Wes Bos, Josephine Ng, Rayanne Langdon of Freshbooks, Erin Bury of Sprouter, Satish Kanwar of Jet Cooper, Dave Coleman of Spreed Inc.,Melissa Smich of myhosting.com, Casie Stewart, ElectroTO, Impact.org and Justin Kozuch of Refresh Events.