Toronto The Good is Still Alive!
Posted by Stephanie Miller on February 4th, 2009A couple of weeks ago, a Breakfast Television (BTV) viewer wrote into the show claiming “Toronto The Good” was dead, and has been ever since Toronto and its surrounding cities amalgamated into the Greater Toronto Area. BTV’s host, Kevin Frankish, then challenged viewers to go find proof that the friendliness of Toronto still lives.
Who better to take that challenge on and prove Toronto’s kindness than Daily Challenge Do Gooders? So on one of the coldest days of the year, seven Do Gooders set up shop at Queen and John streets in downtown Toronto to, “Give away a warm drink to a stranger who looks like they could use it.”
This challenge was presented by Toronto Do Gooder member, Suzy Cruz, and the treats were generously donated by her family’s cafe, Novita. Darius Bashar, President and Co-Founder of Daily Challenge, lead the troops in this good-will expedition and said,
You’d think free hot chocolate and cookies would be an easy sell but we were quickly reminded that most city-dwellers tend to be cautious when anyone offers them something for free. At first, people were reluctant. With a little persistence, though, good attitudes and the help of our youngest Do Gooder [age 9], Jordan, we were finally able to convince one woman to stop. Once she did, then other people flocked to the table to see what was going on!
In about 45 minutes, this small group of Do Gooders warmed the bellies (and hearts) of over 50 cold Torontonians! So, is this proof enough for you that `Toronto The Good’ is still living? If you think so, email this blog post to bt@citytv.com with the subject line: Toronto The Good is Still Alive!
Stay tuned for an upcoming video blog post covering this Warm Drink extreme challenge.
Dee
March 11th, 2009 at 2:00 pmI just sent an email to BREAKFAST TV at CITY as you suggested, with a link to this blog and I wanted to say “BRAVO” to Suzy Cruz and her band of Daily Challenge Do Gooders!! A big SHOUT OUT to her family business NOVITA CAFE in Woodbridge for graciously donating the hot chocolate and cookies too!
Perhaps this ONE event helped to melt the ice of Old Man Winter long enough to prove that Toronto the Good is still alive and well and living in the hearts of its people! I think that warm flame of fellowship needs to be re-ignited often in Toronto, to KEEP it burning, before that special spark is stamped out by the fast paced, hustle & bustle of busy city life. Youth gangs, bullying, gun crimes, street racing, and even littering must NOT be allowed to dirty the reputation of Toronto the Good. There is still a lot of “cleaning up” to do. Any ideas?
Mark Veil
April 1st, 2009 at 5:24 amSorry to blog off topic, but the internet is not free. I’m concerned about the Muslim takeover of our cities and you can’t find anything but pro Muslim sites.
What do you think of the slow genocide of the white race by strangulation?
Downtown in Toronto it is impossible to do any business unless it is with a Muslim. Muslim salesperson, Muslim mass transit –all taxis and TTC drivers Muslim, all security companies with Muslim workers.
What about covert Terrorism by Muslims? There are websites that refer to it as “Covert Harrassment.”
The whole landscape will soon be MUSLIM –Complete with Sharia law –cutting off hands of theives, stoning women who have been raped to death.
If you care about the white race –the most productive and noble race –as the record shows –pass this on!!!
— Mark Veil
Michael
August 30th, 2009 at 8:23 pmThanks for writing this great blog I really enjoyed.