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THE SUNSHINE FOUNDATION OF CANADA CHOSEN AS NOMINEE IN DIVINE.CA’S SHARE THE LOVE PROGRAM

April 9, 2009 (MONTREAL, QC) ... The Sunshine Foundation of Canada 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 Sunshine Foundation of Canada 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 The Sunshine Foundation of Canada.

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 Sunshine Foundation of Canada, visit: www.divine.ca/sharethelove.

About The Sunshine Foundation of Canada
The Sunshine Foundation of Canada makes dreams come true for children who are challenged by severe physical disabilities or life-threatening illnesses. Sunshine was founded in 1987 by a London, Ontario police officer who lost his teenaged son to muscular dystrophy. Sunshine is now a national organization with volunteer chapters across Canada. In its 21-year history, Sunshine has fulfilled more than 6,500 dreams, ranging from family trips to an exciting destination, to meetings with a favourite celebrity, and gifts like adapted computers or recreational wheelchairs. For more information, visit www.sunshine.ca.

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.

For more information, please contact:
The Sunshine Foundation of Canada
Suzanne Edmondson, National Director of Marketing & Communications
(519) 642-0990 x234, 1-800-461-7935 x234 or suzanne.edmondson@sunshine.ca

divine.ca
Martha Li, Editorial Assistant
(514) 875-1500 x260 or martha@divine.ca