CRAIG SENYK INITIATIVES PRESENTS:

6th Annual Jamboree for Charity – Toronto

October 21, 2022

Craig Senyk Initiatives is proud to present our 6^th Annual Toronto Jamboree for Charity! Get duded up in your best Western garb and help us celebrate as we bring you some great Canadian music – featuring the iconc Tom Cochrane – and one heck of a lot of fun.

Sponsored by Mawer Investment Management, all proceeds from this year’s Jamboree will go to support Frontier College, and their mission to to give people the literacy skills and confidence they need to reach their potential.

Event Details:

Date: Released to our invited guests only

Doors Open: 5:00pm & Concert: 6:30pm

Featuring: Tom Cochrane

Special Guests: Michelle Wright, Shawnee Kish and Andrew Hyatt

Format: Dinner and Concert – Cash Bar

Tickets: Invite-only to VIP guests

ABOUT THE CHARITY:

Frontier College is Canada’s original literacy organization, with a rich and storied history dating back to our beginning in 1899. We believe literacy is a right. Our network of volunteers provides excellent and effective programming to improve literacy in communities across Canada, from coast to coast to coast.

For more information, visit: Frontier College.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

An iconic Canadian musician, Tom Cochrane is best known for his solo work—when he recorded his multi-chart-topper “Life is a Highway”—and in his earlier years, his time as the front man for Red Rider. He is a recipient of 8 Juno Awards; a member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame, and Walk of Fame; a prestigious Officer of the Order of Canada; and holds a Grammy nomination, as well as numerous other citations and awards. For more information, visit: tomcochrane.com

Hailing from Merlin, Ontario, Michelle Wright’s expressive voice and her distinctive style has earned her twenty‐five Top Ten radio hits, more than forty major awards (including her 2011 induction into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame) and sold millions of records. Michelle’s hit song “Take It Like a Man,” was released in February of 1992, and with it, she became the first Canadian‐born artist in the modern era of country music to have a Top Ten hit in America, a Number One video on CMT‐USA and a major U.S. music industry award (the Academy of Country Music Top New Female Vocalist 1992). For more information, visit: michelle-wright.com

A relative newcomer to the Canadian music scene, Shawnee Kish is an Indigenous Two Spirit soulful singer, that uses her music to empower. She is the winner of CBC’s 2020 Searchlight talent competition, has been celebrated as one of North America’s Top Gender Bending Artists (MTV) and named by Billboard as an Artist You Need to Know. She has a strong, confident voice, with lyrics rooted in healing—she received her first Juno nomination in 2022. For more information, visit: shawneekish.com

Andrew Hyatt, hails from Sudbury, Ontario, where he worked for the Sudbury Nickel Mine. Today, he is a critically acclaimed country artist, writing and performing songs, while touring Canada. Andrew released his critically acclaimed debut album Iron & Ashes in 2017. He’s been named “Artist To Watch” by Entertainment Tonight Canada and garnered his second consecutive CMAO nomination for “Male Artist of the Year” in 2021, and a nod for “Album of the Year” in 2020.

For more information, visit: andrewhyattmusic.com

ABOUT THE SPONSOR:

Founded in 1974, Mawer Investment Management Ltd. is a privately owned, independent investment firm that manages assets for a broad range of individual and institutional investors across all major investment strategies. The firm has offices in Calgary, Toronto and Singapore. Mawer is the flagship sponsor of the Jamboree in Lockdown. For more information, visit: mawer.com