Mosquitoes Suck Tour

Mosquitoes Suck Tour
Founder David Peck
Website www.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, Bobby Motta, Joshua Jay, Anthony Lindan, 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 Matthew DiSero, 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. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  5. ↑ http://realitybasedmagic.com/tag/mosquitoes-suck-tour/
  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. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  9. ↑ http://www.gladstonehotel.com/art/doing-good-with-the-social-good-design-awards/
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