Mosquitoes Suck Tour

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Mosquitoes Suck Tour
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FounderDavid Peck
Websitewww.dontbiteme.ca

Mosquitoes Suck Tour (MST) is a Canadian social enterprise operated and affiliated with various charities.[1] The Tour is an advocacy campaign that raises awareness about malaria in Canadian schools through a performance show. Partners include Spread The Net, Plan Canada,[2] and the Ontario Trillium Foundation.[3]

Operations[]

Working in collaboration with a number of partners, the MST aims to raise awareness among students about what they can do to help eradicate malaria.[4] To support the Tour, an instructional resource tool was created for magicians by David Peck, , Joshua Jay, , Brian Roberts, Bill Abbott and Jay Sankey.[5]

History[]

In 2008, David Peck, founder of another Canadian social enterprise, SoChange, came up with the idea of the Mosquitoes Sucks Tour to act as a conduit between 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 , Peck developed a performance show aimed at 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]

See also[]

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. Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  5. ^ http://realitybasedmagic.com/tag/mosquitoes-suck-tour/[dead link]
  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. Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  9. ^ http://www.gladstonehotel.com/art/doing-good-with-the-social-good-design-awards/[dead link]
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