Mosquitoes Suck Tour

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Mosquitoes Suck Tour (MST), working in collaboration with a number of partners, is a Canadian social enterprise operated and affiliated with various charities.[1] Partners include Spread The Net, Plan Canada,[2] and the Ontario Trillium Foundation.[3] The Mosquitoes Suck Tour aims to create an advocacy campaign that raises awareness about malaria in Canadian schools through a performance show. Students learn what they can do to help eradicate the disease.[4] An instructional resource tool was created for magicians by David Peck, Bobby Motta, Joshua Jay, Anthony Lindan, Brian Roberts and Canadian Magician of the Year Winners Bill Abbott and Jay Sankey. This tool is available for $10 and all proceeds go to the MST efforts.[5]

In 2008, David Peck, founder of another Canadian social enterprise, SoChange, came up with the idea of the Mosquitoes Sucks Tour. MST acts as a conduit between the students and organizations such as Spread the Net. The MST campaign was launched in 2010 with the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation.[6] Together with fellow comedian Matthew DiSero, Peck developed an entertaining performance show which aims to captivate school-age audiences.[7] The show has also partnered with Humber College, to connect and increase awareness amongst Humber College students, specifically in the International Development program.[8]

On November 10, 2012, the Mosquitoes Suck Tour logo won a Social Good Design Award in Toronto, Ontario at the Gladstone Hotel.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Mosquitoes Suck: The Tour". Insidehalton.com. 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-09-02. 
  2. ↑ Plan Workshops and Presentation Partnerships http://planyouth.ca/workshops-and-presentations
  3. ↑ "Partners - Mosquitoes Suck The Tour". Dontbiteme.ca. 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2013-09-02. 
  4. ↑ Kurek, Dominik (2013-03-08). "Students learn from Mosquitos Suck Tour - Toronto article - News - MSN CA". News.ca.msn.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02. 
  5. ↑ http://realitybasedmagic.com/tag/mosquitoes-suck-tour/
  6. ↑ "Students attend conference on malaria". Bramptonguardian.com. 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2013-09-02. 
  7. ↑ Peck, David (2013-08-07). "Matthew DiSero on life as a comedian and magician". Rabble.ca. Retrieved 2013-09-02. 
  8. ↑ "Fighting malaria a mission for David Peck | Humber Et Cetera". Humberetc.com. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2013-09-02. 
  9. ↑ http://www.gladstonehotel.com/art/doing-good-with-the-social-good-design-awards/
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