ShareDDB Raises over $45,000 for Local Charities Across Canada

Hundreds of employee hours and three province's worth of creative action items has resulted in $45,000 raised for local charities as part of DDB Canada's annual ShareDDB fundraiser, organized by staff in the agency's Toronto, Vancouver and Edmonton offices.

Now in its tenth year, ShareDDB is an art crawl and silent auction celebrated across the country, featuring a range of unique auction items and bespoke services, conceptualized, personalized and realized by agency employees and their families, as well as, the agency's clients, partners and vendors. To date, ShareDDB has raised over $252,000 for local charities across Canada.

"ShareDDB represents the best of DDB Canada's values by showcasing the creativity of our employees, and raising money for worthy causes that are near and dear to staff," says Lance Saunders, president and COO, DDB Canada. "Year over year, I'm amazed by our employees' creative currency and find it so rewarding when staff rally their friends, families, clients and suppliers to donate items and services to make these events a reality."

This year's ShareDDB events showcased 343 employee-driven auction items, including personal training sessions, handcrafted oil paintings and jewelry, photography, wine racks and skateboard art, infused spirits and cocktail kits, handcrafted tree ornaments and a homemade gourmet lunch service.

Proceeds from ShareDDB 2015 will benefit four charities chosen by DDB Canada staff. These charities are: the James Lee Foundation, a scholarship fund created in memory of a very special DDB staff member who continues to inspire countless people in the advertising industry; Ronald McDonald House Charities Canada, which provides a home-away-from-home for the families of seriously ill children who are receiving treatment at a nearby hospital; the Music Therapy Band Wagon Project, a multi-site music therapy program that enables music therapists to travel throughout B.C.'s Lower Mainland; and The Hope Mission, a non-profit organization that cares for those who are impoverished and homeless in Edmonton and surrounding areas.

To offset costs of the evening and maximize funds raised, DDB Canada connects with its clients and preferred vendors to sponsor each event via goods in kind or to donate an item for auction. Generous sponsors and vendors have provided venue space, photography services, catering, beverages, custom cupcakes, music and décor to help make ShareDDB the success it is today.

DDB Canada would like to thank the following generous sponsors and corporate donors, whose support and contributions helped create three truly remarkable charitable events:

Edmonton: The Artworks, CBC, Cineplex Media, Corus Radio, Citytv/Rogers Media, CTV/Bell Media, Good Luck Sock, Glen Ronald/Spark The Branding Shop, Global TV/Shaw Media, Monkey Twerk DJs, New Cap Radio, Oxford Properties, Pattison Outdoor, Paul Swanson Photography, Simons and Swish Developments.

Toronto: 10tation Event Catering, adidas, Associated Fundraising Group International, BATL, Beaches International Jazz Festival, Belvedere Vodka, Canadian Tire, Chair-man Mills Inc., C.J. Group of Companies, Cloudy Bay, Corporate Traveler, Divine Furniture Rental, Eclipse, Esso, Freeman Audio Visual, Henkel, Hume Media Inc., Imperial Coffee, Johnson & Johnson, Keystone, Labatt, ListLive Nation, Medcan Clinic, Mee-Chef Revolution, Cloudy Bay, Molson Coors, Moo, Nadege, Open Studio, Parker Pad & Printing Ltd., Reel Canada, Rogers, Steam Whistle Brewing, The Game of Things, Transcontinental, Toronto Blue Jays, VW Canada and Z103.5.

Vancouver: Alberta Milk, Basel Productions, BC Dairy, BCLC, Brand Alliance, Cineplex, City TV, Corporate Traveller, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba, Diamond Restaurant, Downtown Photobooth, Enotecca, Epic Imaging, Global TV, The Globe & Mail, Hemlock Printers, Jeweliette, Lamar, Live Nation, Lunatriks, Madill, Martin Szabo Photography, Michelle's Cheeky Face Painting, NCIX, Oasis Flowers, OMD, Parallel 49, Pedersen's Event Rental, Rocky Mountaineer, Sask Milk, Shellee's Cakes, ShowMax, The Balloon Shop, Thyme to Indulge, Vancouver Opera, Vancouver Police Foundation and Wosks.

To view photos from the Edmonton, Toronto and Vancouver ShareDDB events, visit:

ShareDDB 2015 Edmonton
ShareDDB 2015 Toronto
ShareDDB 2015 Vancouver

About DDB Canada 

DDB Canada is the most creatively acclaimed, internationally recognized marketing communications agency in Canada. The agency was named Top Creative Agency in strategy magazine's 2015 Creative Report Card and was ranked #2 agency in Canada by the Gunn Report in 2014. Known for advertising that generates significant results for clients, DDB Canada is a "total communications company" whose fundamental belief is that creativity is the most powerful force in business. DDB Canada has offices in Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto and Montréal. The agency's integrated marketing disciplines include: youth marketing, public relations, event management digital, social, mobile, branding, design, direct, CRM, recruitment marketing and shopper marketing.

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For further information or interviews, please contact:

Paige Calvert
Corporate Communications, DDB Canada
604.608.4421
paige.calvert@ddbcanada.com