Thanks to you, the first-ever Pulling For The Hungry event was a great success! Hundreds of people came out to Yonge-Dundas Square throughout the day, and thousands more saw the event from their living rooms at 6 p.m. on Global, CityTV, and CP24 News.

Our goal was to raise awareness about the Toronto Foundation for Student Success and the student hunger problem in Toronto. Thanks to Conor Kelly of Evolution Fitness and Julie Tyios of Red Juice Media, we were able to achieve this goal in a big way.

It's finally here: The first ever Pulling For The Hungry event! We've spent months preparing for this, and we hope you can all come out to Yonge-Dundas Square today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to enjoy the festivities and fundraising. All proceeds will go to benefit the Toronto Foundation for Student Success.

We have live entertainment from 11:30 to 2, and raffle draws at 12:30, 1:30, and 2:30. Look for the volunteers in the yellow t-shirts to get your raffle tickets. There's over $5,000 in prizes to be won, including Flip Video cameras, Putting Edge birthday parties, fitness memberships, Zipcar memberships, and a lot of books, generously donated by Simon & Schuster Canada.

To get updates about our event, take a look at our Twitter profile.

See you there!

Today is the last day Conor has to train for Pulling For The Hungry. The Toronto Star made this video of Conor training with an 800-lb. tire flip and a 1,200-lb sled drag:

Tomorrow's the big day - The first Pulling For The Hungry event, taking place in Yonge & Dundas Square. Be sure to come by for the great live entertainment, games, contests, giveaways, and more!

Come down to see Amber Payie and Rick Campanelli host a rocking party from 11-3. We've also been lucky enough to have model/actress Talia Russo (below, with strongman Conor Kelly) join in on the fun - She'll be running boot camps with Evolution Fitness trainer Jeffry Chan. Visit our Special Guests page to see who else is making an appearance. See you there!

With only two days left to go to the big event, we've been overwhelmed with the generosity of local retailers. To date, over $5,000 worth of raffle prizes have been donated for Pulling For The Hungry, and more are still coming in! We'll be having multiple raffle draws throughout the day - Make sure you come out to Yonge & Dundas Square for your chance to win! We'll have lots of helpful volunteers in yellow t-shirts selling tickets and collecting donations throughout the event. Please donate - All of your contributions will go directly to the Toronto Foundation for Student Success.

So, what can you win? Here's a small sample:

- Flip Ultra and Flip Mino video cameras, valued at $170 each
- A birthday party from Putting Edge, valued at $140
- Whole Foods gift certificates
- Zipcar memberships with $100 worth of driving credit, each!
- One free month of personal training, valued at $800!
- A one-year gym membership to Florida Jacks
- A $100 gift certificate for Focaccia restaurant
... and more!

There's still time to donate - If you would like to contribute raffle prizes to Pulling For The Hungry, please contact Julie at julie@redjuicemedia.com.

With less than four days to go before the first Pulling For The Hungry event, things are switching into top gear as our team is working around the clock to make sure the day is a huge success.

We're doing this to raise awareness about the student hunger problem in Toronto. Last year, almost half of Toronto's children were living in poverty, according to a recent article in the Toronto Star. Another chilling statistic? Almost half of Toronto's kids go to school without breakfast, every day. Without proper nutrition, children cannot excel in the classroom - And beyond.

Join us in Yonge & Dundas Square on October 10th - Play some games, buy some raffle tickets, donate to our freestyle dance crew (they'll dance a unique number for you, we promise!) and donate, donate, donate. Everybody wins when we end child hunger in Toronto.

Can't make it? Consider donating to the Toronto Foundation for Student Success, which will receive 100% of the proceeds from Pulling For The Hungry. It takes only $1.29 to provide a nutritious breakfast for a hungry student. Our goal is to raise $10,000 - How many children can you help us feed?

We're six days away from the first Pulling For The Hungry event. All proceeds will go to benefit the Toronto Foundation For Student Success (TFSS).

We've had some great raffle prizes donated for our event on October 10, including 2 Flip Ultra camcorders and a Flip Mino camcorder from Flip Video, and some prize packages from Putting Edge Fun Center, among other great giveaways.

Be sure to come by Yonge & Dundas Square on October 10 for your chance to win!








 















   

We're counting down the days until the first Pulling For The Hungry event. Follow us on Twitter to receive all the latest updates, including event details and news about our special guests.

We're still looking for donations for our raffle prizes - All proceeds will go directly to the Toronto Foundation for Student Success. If you're able to donate a prize, please email Julie at julie@pullingforthehungry.com.