Category Archives: Fundraising & Charity

Movember!

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: November 15, 2011
Around this time every November, I start to get used to everyone in a mustache.  For those of you who are struggling to learn how to eat and drink with a mustache, we offer these Victorian mustache cups, perfectly practical for a well-groomed gentleman. To learn more about mustache cups, check out our old post […]
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Calendar Girls

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: April 19, 2011
If you’ve seen the movie, I bet you can’t wait to see the play. If you haven’t seen the move, I bet you can’t wait to see the play. Nude calendars mostly exist in first year dorm rooms and garages…unless… the nude calendar supports a good cause. In that case, you will find them in […]
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McCain Family Donates $1 million to the Metropolitan Community Church: and other “small world” musings

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: January 18, 2011
Growing up in New Brunswick, I knew the McCain family well. Aside from my mother’s hand-cut french fries, McCain frozen fries were my absolute favourite snack. When I married my boyfriend, best friend and future business partner, we were honoured that Margaret McCain agreed to play the organ at our wedding. New Brunswick is a […]
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Check out this Furniture Bank Charity Fundraiser: The Chair Affair!

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: October 12, 2010
We have very exciting news. Today Elaine Frost, a friend of the store, visited to tell us about an event she is organizing through the charity Furniture Bank. Furniture Bank accepts donations of gently used household furnishings from Torontonians and gives (at no charge) them to people in need—mostly women and children from shelters, new […]
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Good Luck Alex and Luke!

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: March 20, 2010
On March 20th Alex Sabine, a former employee and friend of the Toronto Antiques on King team, is embarking on an exciting adventure that involves using the power of social media to enable an exploration of North America. Equipped with a small car, a trunk load of equipment and a website, Alex and her best […]
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