/CNW/ - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Canada
(JDRF) will open trading on Toronto Stock Exchange on Friday,
September 10, at 9:30 a.m. in honour of the 22nd annual
Toronto Ride for Diabetes Research campaign.
The 2010 Toronto Ride takes place on October 1 at the Metro Toronto
Convention Centre. In Toronto, over 1,500 corporate teams will
participate in support of JDRF to reach their fundraising goal of $2.75
million. The goal of the Toronto Ride is to help raise funds to find a
cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research.
Type 1 diabetes affects the lives of over 300,000 Canadians. To learn
more about the Toronto Ride visit www.jdrf.ca/ride.
EVENT:
Toronto Stock Exchange Market Open by JDRF representatives
WHO:
Judy Goldring, 2010 Toronto Ride Co-Chair and AGF
Executive
Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Operating Officer
Andrew
McKee, President and CEO, JDRF Canada
Chris Jarvis, Olympian
JDRF
Youth Ambassadors
DATE & TIME:
Friday, September 10, 2010
Opening remarks and market open
ceremony: 9:17 a.m. to 9:40 a.m.
LOCATION:
TMX Broadcast Centre, The Exchange Tower
130 King Street
West, Toronto
