2006 Events Christmas Cheer Broadcast — Saturday December 2nd The Christmas Cheer Broadcast is presented by CFRA, The Westin and The Ottawa Citizen. It features local personalities announcing pledges, live Christmas music and lots of merry moments. The generosity of listeners in the Ottawa area last year resulted in a record breaking total of $127,157. We hope to exceed that total this year at the Broadcast. Thank you to all of our supporters. Click here to view photos from last year's event. Festive Special At Swiss Chalet — Saturday December 2nd At all Ottawa area Swiss Chalets $1 from every Festive Special or Quarter Chicken Dinner will be donated to the Christmas Exchange. So order in, grab some take out or have a sit down meal at a Swiss Chalet and get a great meal — and help those in need have one at Christmas, too. Westin Breakfast — Friday December 8th More than 1,000 people gathered last year on December 9th to celebrate the 15th Annual Christmas Cheer Breakfast at the Westin Hotel. Among the guests at the breakfast were local politicians, business and community leaders. Seen serving up breakfast were local celebrity servers such as Mayor Bob Chiarelli, Jim Watson MPP, Police Chief Vince Bevan and Jim Orban, General Manager of The Ottawa Citizen. Entertainment was provided by Steve Boudreau from Isle of Skye Productions to provide a festive atmosphere for this landmark event. The breakfast raised a record total of $67,670. This year's Breakfast promises to be even better! Stay tuned for more information on how your organization can contribute to this Ottawa tradition. This event is presented by Westin Ottawa and 580 CFRA Running on Empties — Saturday December 9th A case for a cause! Volunteers will be outside all local area beer stores collecting your empties to benefit Christmas Exchange. If you belong to a service club that would be interested in adopting a beer store, please call 226-6434 or e-mail merryxmas@storm.ca. Pennies for Portions — November and December Students from local area schools gather their loose change from their pockets, piggy banks and sofas to donate to the Christmas Exchange. This event runs all of November and December. If you know of a school that would love to participate in 2006 please contact us at 226-6434.  Download a printable letter size poster to promote Pennies for Portions at your school! Ottawa Biggest Bake Sale — October 7th The 6th Annual Ottawa's Biggest Bake Sale presented by TD Canada Trust was held on October 7th at the Nepean Sportsplex and was a great success. Click here to read more about the bake sale and to see pictures. 2005 Events For more information on any of these events or for sponsorship opportunities, please call us at 613-226-6434 Back to top