Friday, January 17, 2014

City of Toronto celebrating Middle Childhood Day

City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:
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Media Advisory:  January 17, 2014
  
City of Toronto celebrating Middle Childhood Day with an evening of kids' programs

City Councillor Anthony Perruzza (Ward 8 York West), Chair of the Community Development and Recreation Committee, and Ian Edwards, Chair of the Middle Childhood Matters Coalition and Executive Director of Kiwanis Boys and Girls Club, will join participants to celebrate Middle Childhood Day and to highlight the City's out-of-school programs for children aged six to 12. City councillors and staff, doctors from the Hospital for Sick Children, middle childhood champions and parents will also be participating in this event. 

Date: Tuesday, January 21
Time: Drop-in activities are available from 4 to 7 p.m. The speaking portion and performance by children enrolled in the Sistema Toronto music program will take place from 5:30 to 6 p.m. 
Location: Toronto City Hall Rotunda and Committee Rooms 2 and 3

About 60 children will participate in innovative programs designed to cultivate their imaginations and ingenuity. Members of the media are invited to watch children participate in the Robot Wars and Create your Own Comic activities from 6 to 7 p.m. in the committee rooms.

Children and adults can also participate in various activities, including learning how to use a loom from the Textile Museum of Canada and participating in 3D printing by MAKELAB. 

A complete event schedule is available online athttp://www.middlechildhoodmatters.ca/portfolio/middle-childhood-matters-edu/. 

Toronto is Canada's largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. It is a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture and is consistently ranked one of the world's most livable cities. Toronto is proud to be the Host City for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can visit http://www.toronto.ca, call 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or follow us @TorontoComms.

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Media contacts: 
Aggie Fortier, Strategic Communications, 416- 397-5326, afortie@toronto.ca 
Amanda Penrice, Middle Childhood Matters Coalition Toronto, 647-462–5227,Amanda@middlechildhoodmatters.ca 

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