Beginning at 7 p.m. tonight on this very page, SooToday will host performances from 20 local artists in a virtual concert that encourages Saultites to donate to local charities that are helping during the COVID-19 crisis.
Where you can donate:
Algoma COVID-19 Response Fund (To be matched up to a total of $10,000 by Algoma Community Foundation between now and April 30, 2020)
Sault Area Hospital Foundation Emergency Fund*
Entertainers from across a broad range of styles and genres have recorded their own performances for the show:
- Musical Comedy Guild
- Jackson Reed
- Ryan McFarling
- Dustin Jones and Rising Tide
- WebbSurround
- Alex and Cassandra
- Vernon Bailey
- Harry Houston
- Steve McCarthy
- Adam Proulx
- Anya and Steve Mallinger
- Jon Yun
- Konica collaboration with Sound Syndrome
- ART - Marc and Sandra
- Jay Case
- Maggie Anderson
- Tracey Hilderley & Steve Cardiff
Viewers will also hear messages from the following individuals:
- Vivian Jimenez Estrada, Algoma University
- Jane Omollo, Sault Community Career Centre
- Cathy Syrette, Sault Ste. Marie Indigenous Friendship Centre
- John Dean, coach of the Soo Greyhounds
- Chief Dean Sayers, Batchewana First Nation
- MP Terry Sheehan
- MPP Ross Romano
- Mayor Christian Provenzano
- Dr. Lorraine Sharpe, Sault Area Hospital
- Dr. Laura Stone, Sault Area Hospital
- Dr. Lucas Castellani, Sault Area Hospital
Come Together Sault Ste. Marie is made possible through a partnership between local artists, SooToday and the newly formed Algoma Community Foundation, which has set up the Algoma COVID-19 Response Fund to help agencies mandated to support vulnerable, at-risk community members and which are providing innovative and relevant responses to the crisis locally.
Your donations to the Algoma COVID-19 Response Fund will be distributed equally to Phoenix Rising, St. Vincent Place, Pauline’s Place, the Sault Ste. Marie Indian Friendship Centre, Shingwauk Anishinaabe Students Association, Algoma University’s Student Emergency Fund, Sault College International, the Local Immigration Partnership, Rural-Agri Innovation Network (RAIN) and the John Howard Society
From now (April, 23, 2020) until April 30, 2020, donations to the fund made through the link above will be matched by Algoma Community Foundation up to a total of $10,000 through a contribution from Green Shield Canada’s Social Impact COVID-19 initiative. The aim is to see a total of $20,000 donated to the 10 local agencies listed above.
Come Together Sault Ste. Marie will also be encouraging viewers to donate directly to Sault Area Hospital Foundation to help SAH build readiness and a comprehensive response to our healthcare needs throughout this crisis.
*Donations to the Sault Area Hospital Foundation will not be matched by ACF