Rachelle Lefevre to particpate in ‘Canada for Haiti’ Telethon
Posted on 21. Jan, 2010 by AmyO in News
Rachelle Lefevre tweeted that she will be participating in the Canada for Haiti Telethon, which is scheduled to air in Canada just prior to the Hope for Haiti Telethon here in the United States.
This CBCNews article gives more details on who will be joining the Canadian broadcast-
Prominent Canadians from music, film, television and sport to appear on the special include:
- Musical acts Nelly Furtado, Measha Brueggergosman, Justin Bieber, Céline Dion, Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies, David Foster, Chantal Kreviazuk, Raine Maida and Simple Plan.
- Directors James Cameron, Jason Reitman and Norman Jewison.
- Actors William Shatner, Joshua Jackson, Pamela Anderson, Eugene Levy, Sandra Oh, Tom Jackson, Ryan Reynolds, Michael J. Fox, Rachelle Lefevre, Will Arnett, Hugh Dillon and Brent Butt.
- TV personalities Mike Holmes, Rick Mercer and Alex Trebek.
- Sports stars Gretzky and Steve Nash.
- Humanitarian Craig Kielburger.
The program, which will precede the U.S.-organized Hope For Haiti telethon, begins at 7 p.m. ET. It will be hosted by Cheryl Hickey, Ben Mulroney and George Stroumboulopoulos and air on CBC Television, CTV, Global Television, MTV, MuchMusic and National Geographic Channel.
CBC Radio 2 will carry the broadcast, hosted by Garvia Bailey, and it will also be streamed online on CBC.ca, CTV.ca, GlobalTV.com and MuchMusic.com.
Rachelle also tweeted that she will be setting up an e-bay auction to benefit Haiti in the next few weeks. We will post that information here when it is available.
One Response to “Rachelle Lefevre to particpate in ‘Canada for Haiti’ Telethon”
Laura
21. Jan, 2010
YES!! I am so excited she is going to be a part of the Canada Telethon! The bank I work at TD, has offered some of it’s call centers and call center staff to answer calls and take donations for the Canada Telethon and I will be helping out tomorrow night!