Kelly Shires Breast Cancer Foundation chosen as nominee in divine.ca’s Share the Love program

Kelly Shires Breast Cancer Foundation chosen as nominee in divine.ca’s Share the Love program

MONTREAL, QC, April 7, 2009 – The Kelly Shires Breast Cancer Foundation announced today it has been selected as a nominee for Share the Love, a charity support program administered by divine.ca, Canada’s Online Women’s Magazine.

Through divine.ca’s Share the Love program, The Kelly Shires Breast Cancer Foundation has received a guaranteed minimum donation of $500, and now has the opportunity to receive an additional portion of their category’s $5,000 donation. The specific amount of additional funds to be received will be left up to the Canadian public to decide, who may vote online daily for their favourite local, national and international charities.

The final number of votes cast for divine.ca’s ‘Share the Love’ program will determine the percentage of donation funds each organization receives. This means the number of supporters who visit the ‘Share the Love’ site will have a direct impact on the donation amount to be awarded to [Your organization’s name here].

Voting for ‘Share the Love’ takes place between April 6 to May 15. The final results including the donation amount being awarded to each organization will be announced on May 25, 2009. To cast a vote or for more information about ‘Share the Love’, including a profile of The Kelly Shires Breast Cancer Foundation, visit: www.divine.ca/sharethelove

About The Kelly Shires Breast Cancer Foundation
Co-Founded by Kelly Shires and Suzy Stenoff in 2000, prior to Shires losing her lengthy battle with the disease. The charity was formed to provide financial assistance to breast cancer patients across the country to help alleviate the financial stress off the patients so they can focus on their health and recovery. The charity has been run for the past 10 years with the dedication of volunteers and one part time paid employee. More history on the charity can be found by visiting www.kellyshiresfoundation.org.

About Share the Love
Divine.ca, Canada’s Online Women’s Magazine, has spearheaded a charity support program in which a total of $21,000 will be donated to twelve Canadian charitable organizations whose work makes an impact in the lives of women and children. Divine.ca accepted applications during the period of February 2 to March 13. From all eligible applications received, four not-for-profit organizations for each of the local, national, and international categories were selected to be a part of Share the Love, and the twelve participating organizations were officially announced today. Also beginning today, Canadians may visit divine.ca to vote online for their favourite nominee in each of the three categories, with their votes determining the donation amount each organization will be awarded. Each nominated organization is guaranteed a minimum donation of $500, and each category has $5,000 to be divided among them. Canadians may visit www.divine.ca/sharethelove to submit their vote once per day until May 15, 2009.