The vision of ABCD: Art Building Children’s Dreams is a world where vulnerable children can achieve their dreams. We are a Canadian charity that raises funds to help children in rural Tanzania complete their education.

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ABCD:
Art Building Children's Dreams
PO Box 1113
Mount Albert ON L0G 1M0
Canada

Young@Heart Fundraising Event

This August 20, join some talented young performers and blow away the summer heat at our ABCD Fundraiser. The evening performances will be provided by hip-hop dancers Michael Domingo & Jayraldyn Laurio (nothing short of spectacular), the band Remedy, and acoustic musicians Carlo Cipriano and Daniel Patawaran performing an acoustic set with a variety of [...]

Big, Big News for ABCD!

Haven’t blogged for a while as we’ve been so busy with lots of things…here’s a sampling…

Preparing tax return for CRA Planning and holding our annual general meeting Writing 47 new stories about the children (so many success stories) Scanning all their beautiful artwork for future fundraising (the thousands of photos are being organized by [...]

Art Day!

January 30 — Yesterday was a stay-home day to plan and prepare for Art Day. This morning we got up early to hang up signs on the lawn and set out 47 bags of school supplies, gifts, and art kits alphabetically. The cook and his assistant mamas were preparing the food which included rice, [...]

The Success of Arts and Hearts!

What a wonderful evening October 23 was! Despite the heavy rain, we had almost 150 guests come out to Madsen’s Greenhouse Banquet in Newmarket for dinner, silent auction and entertainment. There’s so many people to thank for the success of this event that it’s impossible to know where to start…so I’ll just extend a huge [...]

Farmer's Market Fundraiser

Every Thursday from 3 pm to 7 pm my son Adam and his partner Blythe bring their jars of organic preserves, pickles, jams, veggies to the Organic Farmer’s Market at Dufferin Grove Park in the west end of Toronto.

They sell these delicious home-made products, made with veggies they have grown themselves, as part of [...]