The Big Hearts Campaign is an opportunity for businesses and individuals to become more involved with Hearts of Durham and partner with us to work toward our goal of building a stronger community.   In 2009 Big Hearts ran a successful restaurant campaign and partnered with local restaurants.  This year's Big Hearts project will be a raffle featuring over $10,000 worth of prizes.  

Big Hearts 2010

Thanks to our community supporters for selling tickets in their storefronts.   In Brooklin at Latitudes Plus Travel, Envy Boutique, Pipsqueak Toys, The Ninety Ninth Monkey, Brooklin Natural Health Centre, Connect to Life and Hair Experience: in Whitby at The Music Scene; in Ajax at A Stone's Throw; in Pickering at Sutton Heritage Group; in Cannington at Ben's Pharmacy; and in Markham at Sutton Heritage Group. 

Grand Prize - Choose between Family Fun or Love in the Sun.  Travel arrangements provided by Latitudes Plus.   Grand prize includes 2 tickets to the 5th Annual Hears of Durham Bee's Knees Benefit.

2nd Prize - Watch your favourite DVDs while relaxing in the comfort of your own home on your 54" Viera Panasonic Plasma Television and Panasonic DVD Home Theatre System.   2nd Prize includes 2 tickets to the 5th Annual Hearts of Durham Bee's Knees Benefit.

3rd Prize - $1000 VISA card.   Let your imagination take you away.   3rd Prize includes 2 tickets to the 5th Annual Hearts of Durham Bee's Knees Benefit.

Hearts Prizes - Five Hearts Prizes of $100 grocery gift cards will be awarded.

Big Hearts 2009

From February 15th to March 15th, 2009, Hearts of Durham launched the first Big Hearts Campaign with restaurants in Durham Region. Participating restaurants selected or created a menu item and donated a portion of sales from this item to our charity of choice. This year’s inaugural campaign was a great success and Hearts of Durham was proud to have partnered with 15 of Durham’s finest restaurants.

Big Hearts – Participating Restaurants   For thirty days this winter, fifteen restaurants offered up key items on their menus that would generate donations when ordered by customers. Thanks to our 1st Annual Big Hearts Partners:   (Ajax/Pickering) Mr C’s, Sauter’s Inn, 22 Church Steakhouse, Makimono Japanese (Ajax and Pickering Stores), Havana Nights, The Burbs Bistro & Bar  (Whitby/Oshawa) Nice Bistro, Pimentos, Bella Notte Ristorante, On the Rocks, Hot Rocks Diner, Shrimp Cocktail, Chatterpaul’s, Elstavros.    Special thanks to the Big Hearts team of Dana Baltovich, Lisa Fayle, Kelly Semeniuk, Melanie Polte, Kirsten Schmidt-Chamberlain, and all the other volunteers who made the campaign a great success.