Ben Affleck Attends One X One Fundraiser

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:34:00 -0000

Celebrity crusader Ben Affleck was among the stars at the ONE X ONE fundraising gala in Calgary, Canada, on Saturday night.

Over 300 people attended the event to raise funds for various children’s charities and recognize the OneXOne 2008 Difference Award recipients: Canadian hockey star Hayley Wickenheiser, the Calgary Flames, and five-year-old Jack Yeilding, who raised $14,000 for ailing children. And despite a few mishaps earlier in the night – the sponsorship backdrops fell onto the red carpet and caused chaos prior to the guests arriving – the event was a resounding success.

“You have to extend your hand to those who have fallen down,” joked Affleck. “Like our backdrop that keeps falling down, you see the good people from OneXOne continue to raise it back up. All of this [work for ONE X ONE] has kind of served to remind me of how lucky that I have been, how much I’ve kind of benefited and how much I owe . . . to the world to try to give back as much as I can.”

Affleck also said he was throwing his support behind the charity – which raises money and awareness for impoverished children – because he is impressed with the work they have been doing. Last year’s benefit function in Toronto raised $3.2 million for the charity.

“I’ve spent a lot of time working in Africa and actually met up with ONE X ONE a couple of months ago in Rwanda,” said Affleck. “They said ‘Hey, we’re doing this event in Calgary, would you come do this? Whether it’s being a father, or just feeling connected to people, or having a sense of maturity, I’ve been spending a lot of time trying to learn about Africa and the developing world.”

ONE X ONE founder Joelle Berdugo Adler was also in attendance, and was more than pleased with the evening.

“When you see what’s going in this world and you see the problems in this world you want to shake people sometimes and make them understand,” she said. “You have to be patient and understand everybody has different things going on in their lives.”

Classic Calgary Flames Reunite For MusiCares

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:47:24 -0000

Written by Delinda Lombardo

As part of the Juno Awards Weekend events, members of the 1989 Calgary Flames will be lacing up their skates to reunite for a charity game that pits them against a team of celebrity rockers. The Juno Cup, presented by The Keg Steakhouse & Bar, will take place in Stampede Park on Friday, April 4th, at 7:30 p.m. (MST) in Calgary, Alberta. It will benefit MusiCan, the charitable arm of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS).

“Each year, more and more NHL alumni, musicians, and celebrities are enthusiastically lending their time in support of MusiCan,” said Melanie Berry, CARAS President. “It’s always exciting to see local fans react to seeing their hockey heroes and favourite musicians play together – an unlikely match-up that’s always an entertaining event.”

Calgary won its only Stanley Cup championship in 1989, and reuniting members Lanny McDonald, Colin Patterson, Doug Gilmour, and Jamie Macoun will be joined by veteran players Bob Probert, Brad Dalgarno, Mark Napier, Mike Pelyk, Paul Coffey, and Russ Courtnall for a two-period match as part of a weekend of celebrations leading up to the Juno Awards on April 6.

Daring to take the reins of team Rocker is Blue Rodeo singer Jim Cuddy, who has won multiple Juno Awards.

“Each year the musicians are taught a lesson in humility by the NHL alumni – and yet each year, we still think we have a chance,” said Cuddy. “Such is the great game of hockey, and in the end we are bruised and beaten but still smiling. It’s a great time.”

The Rockers, who have yet to defeat the Legends, have amassed an impressive roster of players, including Sloan’s Chris Murphy and Andrew Scott, singer Tom Cochrane, Canadian Idol judge Zack Werner, country singer Shane Yellowbird, Jay Bodner and Vince Fontaine from Eagle & Hawk, Alex Norman and John Doherty from illScarlett, and Mike Belitsky and Sean Dean from The Sadies.

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