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June 10, 2013 CANADA'S #1 LAW FIRM We secured a lifetime sponsorship on behalf of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, the #1 law firm in Canada, and they have become our official legal counsel.
June 02, 2013 KEYNOTE SPEAKER!! Our founder was honored to be the keynote speaker to over 75 people to discuss the importance of philanthropy, leadership and vision behind our LEARN, EARN, RETURN motto!!
May 15, 2013 HUMANITARIAN AWARD!! The City of Brampton and Mayor, honored our founder, Sean Lamba, with the Humanitarian Award. Even better, Sean finally decided to publicly release his full story: Read Here
May 03, 2013 $10,000 = 1/3 OF OUR GOAL!! It's been 30 days and we have reached $10,000 on our Facebook fundraiser, 12 PLUS, which means we've completed 1/3 of our goal!! :)
April 10, 2013 THE STORY OF EVERYDAY CHILD GOES VIRAL!! We launched our first video, The Story of Everyday Child on Facebook and within the first first 2 days, reached over 140,000 people!!
April 04, 2013 HELP US REACH OUR GOAL! We officially launched 12 PLUS today - our Facebook fundraiser and where we are aiming to raise a total of $30,000 for our first Learning Centre!
March 25, 2013 CHARITY-OF-CHOICE AGAIN!! We are extremely happy to announce that we've been selected as the charity-of-choice AGAIN on behalf of a Rowntree Montessori School for their annual fundraiser!! Stay tuned for the results!
March 24, 2013 12 DAYS UNTIL THE LAUNCH OF 12 PLUS! We are 12 days from the full launch of our 12 PLUS campaign - stay tuned!
March 12, 2013 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEAN! We would like to wish our founder, Sean Lamba, a Happy 30th Birthday!!!
February 13, 2013 NEW BOARD MEMBER! Guillaume Lagourgue, Head of Entrepreneur Advisory Solutions for UBS Bank (Canada), has officially joined our Board of Directors.
January 20, 2013 APPROVAL FROM GOVERNMENT OF INDIA! Two years ago today, we received approval from the Government of India to build our very first Learning Centre in Mannu Bhai Chawl, an impoverished community located in Mumbai.
January 05, 2013 PUBLISHED IN THE GLOBE AND MAIL! We were featured in the The Globe and Mail newspaper today - what a great way to start the new year!!!
November 29, 2012 2000+ LIKES We hit another milestone - we now have over 2000 fans on Facebook!!!
November 15, 2012 EVERYDAY CHILD'S LAUNCH PARTY!!! Read about one of the most exciting day's in our charitable journey: Press Release
November 14, 2012 ONE MORE DAY!!! We are one day away from the most exciting fundraiser in our journey - it will feature notable speakers, top entertainment, over $9,000 in prizes including a trip for 2 to India and we'll be premiering our charity's first ever short film! Moreover, the event will be covered by Citytv & OMNI!!! Stay tuned for the results!
October 19, 2012 CITYTV & OMNI!!! It's OFFICIAL!!! :D We are pleased to announce that both City TV (the largest independent television station in Canada) & OMNI are the exclusive media (TV) sponsors for our upcoming event!
October 07, 2012 TD BANK & UBS!!! Both TD Bank (top 5 bank in Canada) and UBS (top 5 bank in the world) joined our Supporter's Circle - this is definitely a milestone to be proud about!
October 04, 2012 2ND C0-HOST! We're so grateful to announce that Mohit Rajhans of Citytv/OMNI will now be co-hosting our upcoming fundraiser with the lovely Veronica Chail of Bollywood Blvd on OMNI! :D
October 03, 2012 CANADA'S #1 BOLLYWOOD DANCE COMPANY Broken Dance, Canada's #1 Bollywood Dance Company, will be performing at our upcoming fundraiser in November! In case you're wondering, they were the finalist on the hit show, Canada's Got Talent!
September 17, 2012 SIGNATURE DRINK! M2 Vodka (the first rice-based vodka in Canada) will be the signature drink (free for all guests) at our upcoming event in November.
September 14, 2012 EVENT MANAGEMENT SPONSOR! Royal Blue Events Management has agreed to provide various event planning & logistics services (pro-bono) to ensure our event in November is a complete success!!!
September 12, 2012 BOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD'S HOST! It is our absolutely pleasure to announce that Veronica Chail, host of Bollywood Boulevard on OMNI, Canada's leading Bollywood TV show, will be hosting our upcoming event on November 15!
September 06, 2012 FLOWERS, FLOWERS, FLOWERS! Flowers Unlimited agreed to provide the floral arrangements and decorations at our upcoming event in November.
August 27, 2012 ANOTHER SPONSORSHIP! Naia Media, a full service entertainment and production company, has agreed to become our provider of lighting, sound & entertainment at our upcoming fundraiser on November 15!
July 30, 2012 SAVE-THE-DATE!!! Our next major fundraiser has been confirmed for November 15, 2012 at the Centre for Social Innovation in downtown Toronto however, for the first time ever, we are going to have guest speakers! We are extremely proud and honored to announce that the President & CEO of Sick Kids Foundation, Ted Garrard and City of Brampton’s Mayor Susan Fennell, will be speaking at our event!!! Please save-the-date and stay tuned for further details!
July 04, 2012 HAPPY 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!! We decided to celebrate our 2 year anniversary with the launch of our new website!!! Special thanks again to Cosmic Development for their lifetime sponsorship!
June 23, 2012 VIBRANCE DESIGNS SPONSORSHIP We received a roll-up banner on behalf of Vibrance Designs. This is definitely going to help us raise more awareness about our initiative and hopefully, allow us to hit our goal this year!
June 06, 2012 WE SECURED ANOTHER LIFETIME SPONSORSHIP – THIS TIME WITH YOUZUS Youzus, a boutique social media marketing company based out of Vancouver and Toronto agreed to support our social media efforts which will help us generate even further awareness and funding for our global initiative! Even better, they selected us their charity-of-choice for the launch party of their Toronto office on June 23.
June 01, 2012 AMPLIFIED SOUL MAKEUP AND HAIR COUTURE DONATES $1,000 We were selected as the charity-of-choice on behalf of Amplified Soul Makeup and Hair Couture! Thanks to their Philanthropic Bride Program, they donated $1,000 to us! The best part, because of our 100% model, 100% of their contribution is going directly to the development of our very first Learning Centre!
June 01, 2012 LAVISH DULHAN LAUNCH PARTY Lavish Dulhan selected us to be the charity-of-choice at the launch party of their new South Asian Bridal Magazine.
May 30, 2012 ROWNTREE MONTESSORI SCHOOLS RAISES $1,400 We were selected as the charity-of-choice by a Rowntree Montessori Schools for their annual fundraiser. They helped raise $1,400 for us which was also the highest amount they have ever garnered for a charity! Even better, 100% of their contribution is going directly to our Learning Centre as a result of our 100% model.
May 22, 2012 APPROVED!!! Last year we mentioned that we became a registered charity across India. Today, we became officially incorporated as a non-profit in the province of Ontario, Canada. We are now working towards obtaining our charity number and hope to receive it before year-end.
May 11, 2012 1st ANNUAL CREATING DREAMS FUNDRAISER Sean was the main keynote speaker at the 1st Annual Creating Dreams Fundraiser.
April 01, 2012 FEATURED IN SPRING 2012 EDITION OF LIFESTYLES MAGAZINE Sean was published in the Spring 2012 edition of Lifestyles Magazine ‘Philanthropy Next’, which features a new generation of leaders changing the world!
SickKids Foundation, President & CEO, Ted Garrard, giving his endorsement speech at our official launch party.
City of Brampton's Mayor Susan Fennel gave us a very powerful endorsement for our launch party.
We launched 12 PLUS, our Facebook fundraiser, so YOU can become a part of the most exciting time in our journey - building our first Learning Centre! Check it out!!!
Our founder, Sean Lamba, was published in the Spring 2012 edition of Lifestyles Magazine - ‘Philanthropy Next’, which features a new generation of leaders changing the world! Read the article!
Howard Warren Buffett (Warren Buffett's grandson), Mark Zuckerberg of Faceook and Scott Harrison of charity:water were also featured in the publication.
We picked up our latest gift - a roll-up banner sponsored on behalf of Vibrance Designs.
The first day Sean went to Mannu Bhai Chawl, he started playing soccer with the kids – January 2009.At the age of 12,
moved by an infomercial for a charity, Sean Lamba was unable to fathom the reasons why some children in the world
had no food, basic healthcare or access to education. He knew that although all people around the world were fundamentally the
same, impoverished youth simply lacked similar opportunities he had for a better future. Inspired to make a difference, but
unsure how to tackle such an immense endeavor, he envisioned that his life would one day revolve around fostering social change
that would collectively impact humanity.
In 2007, he started his first ever entrepreneurial venture - a financial services company that allowed him to live in and out of
India for a year and work with the nation's premier bank. Moreover, although Sean was actively working to develop an
educational product that promoted financial literacy for students, his goal was to generate enough income to fund his own
humanitarian mission and pursue his childhood dream. As a result,he simultaneously began devising the plan for his future
charitable initiative.
After receiving support and approval from the National Congress Party of Mumbai to build their very first Learning
Centre in Mannu Bhai Chawl, Sean organized a major clean-up drive to celebrate – January 2011. Throughout his journey, he
endured some of the happiest and most rewarding moments of his life but also, some of his saddest and most challenging times as
well. Sean's Father was diagnosed with a rare form of Dementia - a neuro-degenerative disease that caused him to rapidly lose his
ability to walk, talk and even smile. With his Father's declining health, and time and resources quickly running out for the
start-up, Sean knew he had to return home to his family. As he slowly came to terms with these arduous circumstances, he was
inspired to stop pursuing his for-profit venture and reassess his path. Soon enough, he decided to start the charity because all he
ever hoped for was for his Dad to see, and be a part of his son's ultimate dream in life.
“Since the age of 12, my dream was to fulfill the dreams of another. I have always wanted to become successful for someone else and I’m not referring to my family, friends or loved ones but rather, someone else,” he says. “That’s exactly what the Learn, Earn, Return motto is all about”.
Everyday Child Foundation is overseen by a board of talent and influence. Our board governs major decisions, approves all Learning Centre initiatives and offers input and guidance for organizational growth. Click on each Director’s name for a concise biography.
Chris Pavlovski is the CEO and Founder of Jolted Media Group, Founder of Cosmic Development, Director of Marketing for Next Giant Leap, a Google Lunar X Prize Team and serves on the Board for Macedonia 2025. In 2010, he was a finalist of Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Pavlovski also has over 10 years of online advertising and marketing experience – he has worked with companies including, but not limited to: Warner Bros, Universal, Paramount, Virgin Mobile, Lionsgate, Coors and Red Bull. Prior to JMG, Pavlovski worked for Microsoft Corporation, a world leader in computer software development. His studies included Economics and Computer Science at the University of Toronto.
Sean Lamba is the Founder and Chairman of Everyday Child Foundation
In May 2013, Lamba was honored with the Humanitarian Award on behalf of the Mayor and City of Brampton. He has been profiled in numerous publications including Lifestyles Magazine, which features a new generation of leaders changing the world. In 2011, Lamba was also a Finalist (out of 300 contestants) for Canada’s Next Top Young Philanthropist.
An alumnus of the Humber College Marketing program, Lamba is an active speaker about leadership, entrepreneurship and philanthropy – he has spoken at various schools and events including the 4th Annual Queen’s Conference on Philanthropy.
It’s been a little over 2 years since we started our charitable endeavor, click on a box below to learn more about our initiative.
Get in touch with us:
Headquarters:
400-218 Adelaide Street West Canada Toronto, ON M5H 1W7 Canada
G-29, Om Heera Panna, Oshiwara, Andheri, West Mumbai, MH 400 053 India
Imagine providing someone the opportunity to learn something new, earn something out of it (whether it is monetary, tools, experience, etc.) and then empowering that same individual to return the knowledge and skills they acquired by teaching someone else. Well, this is the beauty and power behind the Everyday Child initiative - it fosters an everlasting cycle of education.
Our Learning Centre’s curriculum will entail various workshops that span across 3 specific themes and target youth between the ages of 8 and 18. Moreover, each workshop will follow the Learn, Earn, Return motto.
Types of workshops include, but are not be limited to:
All children in this world, irrespective of their location or circumstances, all tend to share a similar approach to life. If the majority of these beliefs are shared by yourself, YOU too, are an everyday child!
I believe if we all shed the same color of blood, breathe the same breath of air and cry the same color of tears, we must be the same despite the difference in our appearances
I believe in living each of life to the fullest
I believe learning can be really fun
I believe there is no such thing as a bad question
I believe it is okay to take risks
I believe dreams do come true
I believe dreams do come true
of all public donations go directly towards the development of our Learning Centre!
We depend on our Supporter’s Circle (investors, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, sponsors) to cover all administrative costs.
These donors fuel our long-term mission, our ability to scale as an organization and our goal to continue using 100% of public donations to fund our Learning Centre initiatives.
Our organization's curriculum will revolve around 3 specific themes: Creative Arts, Health & Fitness, and Go Green. The first month of the program begins with Creative Arts and we focus on 2 specific activities related to this theme.
More important, we apply our Learn, Earn, Return model throughout the course of the month. The second month's activities pertains to Health & Fitness and the third is more environmentally friendly, hence the name Go Green. Thereafter, the cycle starts again with Creative Arts.
Each theme's activities will be finalized in the fourth quarter of 2011. Check back soon for further details or sign up for our Newsletter and we'll notify you right away!
Last year, we received approval from the Nationalist Congress Party to build our Learning Centre in Mannu Bhai Chawl, an impoverished community in Mumbai.
This year, we are aiming to raise $150,000 so we can build and sustain our Learning Centre for 12 months (pilot project).
An example of what our outdoor Learning Centre will look like.
In case you’re wondering, our goal is to obtain $30,000 from public fundraising initiatives and 100% of this amount will be used to develop and sustain our Learning Centre for 12 months.
The remaining $120,000 will be used to support our operational costs, however, we rely on our Supporter’s Circle (private investors, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, foundations and sponsors) to fund this – amazing, right?
In the past 2 years, we have hosted numerous fundraisers, awareness initiatives and selected as the charity-of-choice by various organizations – check out some of our pictures below!
Our Volunteer Team is filled with a bunch of vibrant and ambitious leaders who also love to Learn, Earn, Return! If you would like to join a thriving organization and be a part of something wonderful in this world, you are in luck because we are currently looking for new members.
If you would like to be a part of our Volunteer Team, please email: volunteer@everydaychild.org
Remember, because of our 100% model, 100% of public donations will directly fund and sustain our very first Learning Centre.
What does this mean?
Remember, donations don't always need to equate to money. Think about it – why not devote a few hours of your time and donate your skills, knowledge, experience, etc.
Once our very first Learning Centre is developed, we’re going to launch an online platform that will enable people all over the world to take part in our activities – this is by far the most exciting part of our initiative.
We plan on hosting live video-streams via the Internet which means no matter where you are in this world, you’ll have the opportunity to help us serve the youth from these impoverished communities.
Moreover, you will be featured on the projector screen of the Learning Centre and our team will provide the youth the necessary tools to engage them into a practical experience. Even if it’s not live, you’ll still be able to upload pre-recorded content – our team will work with you directly and provide the necessary support to coordinate the details.
In the beginning, our program will entail activities that pertain to Creative Arts, Health & Fitness and Go Green (community/environment-based). Some examples of how you can donate your time may include teaching the youth how to use a camera, explaining the importance of preventative oral care, or showing them how to build a homemade compost.
If you are interested in learning more, please join our newsletter (click here) and we’ll keep you up-to-date with the development of our very first Learning Centre.
Throughout our journey, we have been fortunate to receive so much support from a specific group of people and organizations - we like to call them our Supporters. They have either provided a monetary contribution or donated goods & services in-kind which have enabled us to commit to our 100% model and allocate 100% of all public donations to the development of our first Learning Centre. Scroll over a logo below to learn how they have helped us.
$100,000+ RECEIVED IN SPONSORSHIPS
80% of total received in the past 6 months
If you or your organization would like to be a part of our Supporter's Circle, please email: supporters@everydaychild.org
Oh and, we can’t forget our friends and their friend’s friends! Whether it was donation, resources, volunteer support or just a few simple words like “keep up the great work”, it really meant a lot to us. We just wanted to say thank you again - you know who you are!
We have received many gifts in-kind from various organizations which has allowed us to commit to our word and allocate 100% public donations to the development of our Learning Centre. Click on a logo below to learn how they helped us.
If your company is interested in supporting our initiative and providing gifts-in kind, please email: giftsinkind@everydaychild.org
We are lucky enough to have met some great people along the way who on behalf of their organization, were able to support our fundraising initiatives. Click on a logo below to learn how they helped us.
If you or your company is interested in a collaborative fundraiser and helping us develop our very first Learning Centre, please email: fundraisers@everydaychild.org
