Toronto Moose in the City

Moose in the City - Presented by Labatt Blue

Toronto’s Outdoor Art Moose-eum

Moose in the City presented by Labatt Blue was a wildly successful outdoor art exhibition of 326 life-sized moose sculptures grazing the streets of Toronto from April to October 2000.

The exhibition also generated a number of spectacular spin-off events including a sensational Moose Jam in Yorkville, the world’s first-ever Running of the Moose down Bay Street, Mayor Mel’s Moose Cup at Woodbine Racetrack and a festive display of moose decked out for the holiday season as part of Cavalcade of Light in Nathan Phillips Square.

Local residents and millions of visitors from around the world fell in love with Toronto’s metropolitan moose. Their fame rapidly spread far and wide with a delegation of moose ‘diplomats’ traveling the world from Chicago’s Navy Pier to the Olympic Games in Sydney and hundreds of moose stories running nationally and internationally from Vancouver to St. John’s and London to Tokyo.

In a spectacular finale to this phenomenal exhibition, 172 of the original sculptures from the Moose in the City exhibition will be auctioned for charity from January 15 to 30, 2001 as part of The Great Moose Auction. Over 75 local Toronto charities will benefit from this fantastic fundraising initiative.

Moose-news:
The Great Moose Auction!

Moose Coffee Table Book

Moose Have Mighty Impact on Toronto's Economy

Moose-tv:

Toronto’s Running of the Moose!

'Moose Jam' on City Streets!

Moose Fashion File:

Hey kids! Design Your Own Moose

The Great Moose Auction

You now have two ways to buy a moose!

Online at www.buyamoose.com
January 15 – 30, 2001

In person at The Marilyn Lastman Arts Ball
January 29, 2001
Metro Toronto Convention Centre

Every cent from both of these fantastic fundraising initiatives will benefit local Toronto charities.

With the click of a mouse, you can buy a moose!

141 magnificent moose sculptures from Toronto’s phenomenal Moose in the City exhibition will be on sale at buyamoose.com from January 15 to 30, 2001 as part of The Great Moose Auction presented by Labatt Blue. Best news yet… every cent from the sale of these wonderful, whimsical creations will go to charity.

The Moose in the City exhibition generated a number of spectacular spin-off events including the sensational Moose Jam in Yorkville, the world’s first-ever Running of the Moose down Bay Street and the zany Mayor Mel’s Moose Cup at Woodbine Racetrack. The Great Moose Auction, however, promises to be the most unforgettable ‘moose’ event to date, with 75 local Toronto charities in line to reap the financial benefits from this fantastic fundraising initiative.

One-third of all proceeds generated from The Great Moose Auction have been designated to benefit Toronto Olympic athletes through the Canadian Olympic Athlete Association Grant Program. The remaining two-thirds will go to the charities of the moose patron’s choice.

Millions of people from across Canada and around the world fell in love with Toronto’s metropolitan moose during the summer of 2000, when 326 of these majestic works of art filled the city’s streets. Their fame continued to spread as a contingent of moose ‘diplomats’ traveled the world from Chicago’s Navy Pier to the Olympic Games in Sydney and hundreds of moose stories ran nationally and internationally from Vancouver to St. John’s and London to Tokyo. The online auction at buyamoose.com offers a perfect opportunity for these world-wide moose-admirers to now purchase a moose of their own!

This overwhelming affection for the moose has been amply demonstrated by the generous final bids a number of moose sculptures have garnered at various local fundraising events to date. The Moose in the City exhibition has already raised a total of $350,000 for charity, with final bids for individual moose as high as $27,000. All indicators point to some healthy bidding wars over the next few weeks!

How to bid

To bid on a moose, individuals must go to www.buyamoose.com. The web site goes live on January 15 at 1:30 p.m. Potential bidders must first register, with no obligation to buy. The moose are listed in alphabetical order by name. All listings include a full-colour photograph, a brief written description of the moose sculpture and the charity that will benefit from its sale. Individuals can place as many bids as desired until the sale closes on Tuesday, January 30. Bidders will be advised by e-mail if they have been outbid. Individuals will be notified by email if they are the successful bidder.

In addition to the 141 moose for sale online at buyamoose.com, 31 moose sculptures will be auctioned live at The Marilyn Lastman Arts Ball on January 29th.

For more information on both the online and live components of The Great Moose Auction call the City of Toronto’s Great Moose Auction Hotline at (416) 338-2576.

The Great Moose Auction presented by Labatt Blue

Moose to be auctioned online at www.buyamoose.com

January 15, 2001 at 1:30pm until Tuesday, January 30^th, 2001

Title	Artist	Patron	* Proceeds to Benefit…
"Il Migliore" Moose ASH CITY Moose	Alan Chau	Ash City Worldwide	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Operation Herbie c/o The Hospital For Sick Children
A Tribute to Chicago	Greg McEvoy / P.A.L.	Hotel Inter-Continental	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to The Daily Bread Foodbank
Active Lifestyle Moose	Teatro Verde	Harry Rosen Inc.	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation - Prostate Cancer
Air Borne	Zelie Burke & Donna Sistilli	Greater Toronto Airports Authority	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to United Way of Peel Region
All Canadian	Anna Skof	The Peel Pub	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to United Jewish Appeal
Alphabet Moose	Canada Day Participants	Canada Day Celebration	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to CARFAC (Canadian Artists Representation/le Font des Artistes Canadiens
Ancestral Moose	Katherine Palys	GWL Realty Advisors Inc.	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Trinity Home Hospice (Tree of Lights)
Art of the Moose	Roy Bowers	Imperial Oil	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Toronto Zoo Foundation
ASH CITY 2000	yum design	Ash City Worldwide	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Operation Herbie c/o The Hospital For Sick Children Foundation
Atlas Moose	Michael O'Brien	ACME	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Fred Victor Centre
B.C.E. (Before Common Era)	Bros. Matejka, BFB	CIBC	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Out of the Cold Resource Centre Inc.
Baby Moose	Charles Pachter	Murray and Marvelle Koffler	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Marvelle Koffler Breast Center, Mount Sinai Hospital
Bay Street Moose	Teri Donovan	Yorkdale Shopping Centre	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Hospital for Sick Children
Big Blue	Deyanne Holmes	IBM	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to IBM Employee Charitble Fund (ECF)
Biomoositron TV System featuring Canadian Music	Douglas MacRae	Tower Records	Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program
Blue Moose	Jocelyn McTavish	Labatt Breweries Ontario	Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program
Breezey	Grey Canada	Febreze by Procter & Gamble	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to United Way of Greater Toronto
Bruce the Moose	Aleksandra Zeremski	Canadian International Air Show	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Beatrice House c/o Founders Network
Canada's First Fire Truck	Lisa Rotenberg	Toronto Professional Firefighters Association	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Ross Tilley Burn Unit -- Skin Bank
Cerridaeic Coalition	John B. Boyle	Church Wellesley Community Business Association, Grenwin Properties, Signature Properties & Woody’s	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to 519 Community Centre
Certified Moose Investor	anonymous	TD Waterhouse Investor Services	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to United Way
Chocolate Moose	David Warne & Cornelius Heesters	Holiday Inn On King	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to the Woodgreen Red Door Nomens shelter
Colliers Moosers & Shakers	Armando Zap	Colliers International	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to United Way of Greater Toronto
Crackled Moose	Andy Pimpinella	Molson Canada	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to OCCID
Cultural Moosaic	Kirsten Fingerle	Gentra/Brookfield Management Services Ltd.	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to YWCA -- Women's Shelter
CyberMoose	TeenNet Project	Rogers	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Sheena's Place
Dazzle Moose	Bernie Hillar	Gentra/Brookfield Management Services Ltd.	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to YWCA -- Women's Shelter
Diversity Moose	Sunny Fong	Scarborough Town Centre Merchants Association and Promotions Fund	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Hospital For Sick Children Foundation
Don't Follow Me I'm Lost	Lynn Oreskovic	The Toronto Parking Authority	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to St. John's Ambulance
Down by the Bay "Did You Ever See a Moose…"	Debra Carroll & Andrea Cowen	The Bay	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Hudson's Bay Children's Foundation
Dr. Alces alces	Kathleen A. Pyatt	Onex Corporation	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Mount Sinai Auxiliary
Eat, Drink & Be Moosey	Pierre Turner	Ontario Restaurant Hotel & Motel Association	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Daily Bread Food Bank
Electributor	Mark Dias	Toronto Hydro Corporation	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Invest in Kids
Endangered Ecosystem	Nancy Newton	GWL Realty Advisors Inc.	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Trinity Home Hospice ( Tree of Lights)
Environment Moose	James Wong	TD Bank Financial Group	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Psychology Foundation of Canada
Finish Line	Andy Pimpinella	Molson Canada	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to OCCID
Flower Power Snapshot Moose	Leslie Ann Becker	Kodak Canada Inc.	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Hinck - Dellcrest Foundation
Four Seasons	Deyanne Holmes	Enbridge Consumers Gas	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Share the Warmth
Gene Moose	Karen Roulstone	Research Institutes of the // University Health Network // Mount Sinai Hospital // Hospital for Sick Children	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, Toronto General & Western Foundation, Hospital for Sick Children & Mount Sinai
Global Commoosication	Gregory Alan Elliott	Bell	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 1/3 to Parent Help Line 1/3 to Junior Acheivement
Go Stand by the Moose…And Smile, Honey!	Clarissa M. Lewis	Danforth by the Valley BIA	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Accent On Ability
Gramma's Beauty	Denise Frechette	Mortab Ltd.	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
GT Moose Connect	Byron Miecznikowski	Group Telecom	- 1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program - 1/3 to Variety Village - 1/3 to C.A.R.D.
Henry, The Blue Moose	Charles Taylor	Ford of Canada	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Here's Looking at You	Fiona Smyth	Bravado Boutique, Compleat Kitchen, Gallery Gevik, Feheley Fine Art, Bud Sugarman Interiors, Seniority Investments	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Church of the Redeemer -- Out of the Cold Programme
Hidey	Roger Scannura	Roots Canada Ltd.	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 TBD
Hockey Moose	Havergal College - Grade 10 Art Class	The Nike Store Toronto	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Children's Aid Foundation
Hockey Sweater Moose	Susan L. Brown & Temma Gentles	Molson Canada	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to OCCID
Honest Ed's Moose	Studio 1181	Ed & David Mirvish	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Ward 14 Playaround Replacement
Hudson Bay Moose	Tim Zimmerman	The Bay	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Sunny View Public School
Integration Moose	Ian Leventhal & Small Business & Personal Lending	TD Canada Trust	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to United Way of Greater Toronto
Is That Your Final Antler?	Michelle Lydon	CTV Inc.	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Hospital For Sick Children
Island Ferry	Charles Weiss	Loblaw Companies Limited	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Foundation, Children's Aid Foundation & Toronto Philharmonia
Jay Moose	Duncan Brown	Labatt Breweries Ontario	Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program
Jingle Moose	The Fabricland Art Studio	Fabricland Distributors Inc.	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Juvenile Diabetes Foundation & FACE
Lemon Moose	Steve Rose	Past Presidents, the Toronto Board of Trade -- D. Brown, J.Clarry, J.D. Crashley, S. Edwards, G. Fierheller and G. Meinzer	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Junior Acheivement of Toronto & York Region
Loose Moose	Lorie Hollingworth	Zinc Construction	- 1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program - 2/3 to Toronto General Hospital
Magnificent Moose	mielczarek	Molson Canada	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to OCCID
Mamma Mia Moose	Richard Payne - Presentation Arts Studio	Mamma Mia	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to theatre Passe Muraille
Mango Snapple Moose	Turbulence Communications	The Perrier Group of Canada Ltd.	- 1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program - 2/3 to Big Brothers
Map O' Moose	Andy Pimpinella	Molson Canada	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to OCCID
Market Moose	Elizabeth Kennedy	Loblaw Companies Limited	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Foundation, Children's Aid Foundation&Toronto Philharmonia
Marquee de Moose	Alan Glicksman & Suzanne Myers	Cineplex Odeon Cinemas	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Canadian Picture Pioneers
Meeting Place	C Freeman/ P Wood/ CCC Art	CIBC	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Out of the Cold Resource Centre Inc.
Mega Moose	mielczarek	Molson Canada	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to OCCID
Mega Moose	Dubi Arie	Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Second Harvest
Merry Mary Quite Monetary	Lorna Livey	BMO Nesbitt Burns	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Hopeair
Metropolis Moose	Justine E. Dart	RE/MAX REALTRON REALTY INC.	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Children's Miracle Network
Micro Moose	Gerry Lantaigne - Century Signs	Coretec Inc.	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Covenant House
Mirvish Village Moose	Studio 1181	Ed & David Mirvish	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to the World Stage Festival
Mister Theodore Dunkin (TD) Water Moose	Children from Harbourfront Centre School by the Water	TD Bank Financial Group	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Harbour Front School by the Water
Monarch Moose	Fraser Paterson	Delta Chelsea	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to the Ontario Special Olympics
Moose 'n Boots	Heather Collins & the children from Church Street School	Toronto Public Library	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Toronto Public Library Foundation
Moose En Scene	Philip Hare	Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Florence Booth House
Moose Flambe	Peter Marsh	Toronto Dominion Centre -- The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 toTree of Dreams
Moose Map	Richard Wyman	Mercedes Benz Canada Inc.	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to SOLITUDES Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
Moose Media	Kimberly Ann Collins	Oasis Technology Ltd.	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 toHospital For Sick Children Foundation
Moose Motif	Ed Bruner	Royal Bank Financial Group	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to be determined by successful bidder
Moose of Quotes	Lupe Rodriguez	McClelland and Stewart	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to The George Woodcock Fund c/o The Writer's Trust of Canada
Moose of the Four Elements Earth, Air, Fire, Water	Emily Mandy	North York Chamber of Commerce	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to North York Central Meals on Wheels
Moose on the Loose	Andrea Cowen & Debra Carroll	Yorkdale Shopping Centre	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Hospital for Sick Children
Moose on the Move	Carl Durban	Toronto Blue Jays	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Toronto Blue Jays Charitable Foundation
Moose on the Run	ROM SMC painted by children with artist Frances Key	TD Bank Financial Group	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Think First For Kids
Moose Stop	Mimi Chan	Mediacom	The Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program
Moose Transit Commission	Studio 1181	Toronto Transit Commission	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Hospital For Sick Children Foundation
Moose Trap	ryanbarrett	anonymous	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to the Olympic Arts Festival
Moose World	Ann Burke	Berlitz Canada Inc.	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Willow
Moose-in-Boots	Dagma	Bata Shoe Museum	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Parkdale Community Health Centre -- Footwear for the Homeless Intiative Project.
Moose-Shall McLuhan	Gregory Alan Elliott	University of Toronto	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to University of Toronto Graduate Student Scholarships
Moose-Stang	Matthew Hansen	Gentra/Brookfield Management Services Ltd.	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to YWCA -- Women's Shelter
Moosekenzie	Wilfred T. McLean	Mackenzie Financial Corporation	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Canadian Special Olympics
Mooseline Tours	Michele Nidenoff	CIBC	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Out of the Cold Resource Centre Inc.
Moosepaper	Margaret Glew	Toronto Sun	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Sheena's Place
Moosician	Mary Craig Gardner	du Maurier	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to FACE ( Family Abuse Crisis Exchange)
Mooski	Michele Van Maurik & Nicole Shaw	Marsha and Edward Bronfman	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Leave Out Violence (LOVE)
Mosaic Moose	Lori Le Mare Ritins	Neill Wycik Co-operative College	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Canadian Housing Foundation of Toronto Charitible Fund
Mountain Moose	Carol Matson, Jennifer Sutton, Tanya Howells Janine Lindgren	Art Gallery of Ontario	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Art Gallery of Ontario
Mr. Herby Cloud	Sarka Buchl Stephenson	Lindt & Sprungli (Canada) Inc.	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Canadian Centre for Studies of Children at Risk
Muse d'ARTFAX	Students of Artfax, TDSB	Enbridge Consumers Gas	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Street Health
N.O. Smokey	Mural Xpress - Davenport-Perth Neighbourhood Centre	The Not to Kids Committee //The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Childhood Cancer Foundation Canada
NORTH END Moose	yum design	Ash City Worldwide	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Operation Herbie c/o The Hospital For Sick Children Foundation
O Canada Moose	Cynthia Lorenz	Scotiabank	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Famous People Players
Oh' Canada	Vessna Perunovich & Vanja Vasic	Goodman and Carr	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Ronald McDonald Childrens Charities of Canada
Pal	A_Net & Spectrum Art Group from B.C.A.L.C.	Scotiabank	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Second Harvest
Palais Moose-ic Got Rhythm	Alberto Velasco	Gem Consulting and Friends of the Palais	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Heart & Stroke Foundation
Phony Moose	Heather Graham	FIDO // Microcell Solutions	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Children's Aid Foundation
Radio Moose	Edith Kernerman	CFRB AM 1010 / MIX 99.9	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Gilda's Club
Santa Moose	Temmi Ungerman Sears	All Canada Sports Promotions (Irving Ungerman)	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Hospital for Sick Kids
Silver Bullet	J. A. Kolinski	The Yonge Street Business and Resident Association	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Hospital for Sick Kids
Smilin' Jack Malton	Brian Domander	Greater Toronto Airports Authority	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to United Way of Peel Region
Sparky	Michele Van Maurik	Toronto Fire Services	- 1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program - 2/3 to Ross Tilley Burn Centre
Spirit of 2000	Greg McEvoy / P.A.L.	Bell	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Parent Help Line & Junior Acheivement
Strawberry Moose with Whipped cream	Teri Donovan & Valery Ibbett	Bloor Yorkville Business Improvement Area	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Church of the Redeemer -- "Out of the Cold" programme
Suburban Landscape	Glenn Novak	Hudson Family Foundation	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Toronto Community Foundation
Sunday in the Beach With Georges	Clarissa M. Lewis	Ron Cohen	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to The Toronto Church of Christ
Sunflower Moose	Richard Preston	Sunlife Financial	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Daily Bread//Second Harvest
Sunsplash	Melisa Fauceglia	Ontario Ministry of Tourism	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Sickle Cell Association of Ontario
Swiss Moose	James Michael Sokoluk	Rolex Watch Company of Canada Limited	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Canadian Cancer Society
Taste the Danforth	Dianne Secord Shackel	Ontario Ministry of Tourism	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to the Hellenic Heritage Foundation
Teddy Bear Pair	Wayne Mondok	Fibreglass Fabricators Inc., Spray-On Plastics Ltd., Advanced Wildlife Design Ltd.	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to The Hospital for Sick Children
Teddy Bear Pair	Wayne Mondok	Fibreglass Fabricators Inc., Spray-On Plastics Ltd., Advanced Wildlife Design Ltd.	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to The Hospital for Sick Children
TedMoose.com	Jason Gringler	Excite@Home.com	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to the Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program
The Bull Moose	Nancy Drews	National Bank Financial	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation of Toronto
The Call of the Wild	Robert Sprachman	Bell	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 1/3 to Parent Help Line 1/3 to Junior Acheivement
The Conventioneer Moose	Amy Kwong	Congress Canada	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Geneva Centre
The Crossword Moose	Greg McEvoy / P.A.L.	Better Buildings Partnership	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to David Suzuki Foundation
The Hotmail Moose	Sarka Buchl Stephenson	MSN.CA	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Boys & Girls Club
The Last Moose in Toronto	Nicole Shaw	Centre Island	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 TBD
The Millennium Mooseketeer	Andrew Liem//Pop-Art Creative	The Walt Disney Company (Canada) LTD.	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Hospital for Sick Children Foundation
The Moose Channel	Robin Leatherbarrow & Gary Pearson	Astral Media	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
The Moose-ician Within	Alberto Velasco	Bay Bloor Radio Inc.	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Ronald McDonald House
Toronto Kids Moose	Toronto Kids	Toronto Kids' Tuesdays	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Choral Festival 2002
Tribal Spirit	Jennie "Tumbling Cat" Wheeler	Royal Bank Financial Group	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to be determined by successful bidder
True North	Gerry Lantaigne - Century Signs	Coca-Cola Ltd.	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Ronald McDonald Children's Charity
True North Strong & Free	Jay Dampf	Greater Toronto Airports Authority	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to United Way of Peel Region
Urban Camouflage	Jaxon McDade	anonymous	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Children's Wish Foundation
Welcome	James Wong	Skyservice	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Children's Wish Foundation
What's Bugging You?	Nancy Ciccone	Hilton Toronto	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Missing Children's Network Canada
Words and Colours	Lawrence Park C.I. Student Artists & Writers	The Merchants of Roy's Square	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to Amherst Wildlife Foundation
World Moose	Dina Torrans	Quebecor World	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to White Ribbon Foundation
World Trotter	Aleksandra Zeremski	Greater Toronto Airports Authority	1/3 to Canadian Olympic Association's Athlete Grant Program 2/3 to United Way of Peel Region

Moose to be auctioned live at The Marilyn Lastman Arts Ball

31 magnificent moose sculptures from Toronto’s phenomenal Moose in the City exhibition will go on the auction block at the Marilyn Lastman Arts Ball, January 29, 2001 as part of The Great Moose Auction presented by Labatt Blue. Every cent from the sale of these wonderful, whimsical creations will go to charity.

Sothebys has been retained to conduct the January 29th sale. This world-renowned auction house handled the sale of Chicago’s Cows on Parade with great success and anticipates extremely positive results from the live component of The Great Moose Auction.

Local residents and millions of visitors from around the world fell in love with Toronto’s moose during the summer of 2000, when 326 of these beautiful works of art filled the streets of Canada’s largest metropolis. This wide-spread affection for the moose has been amply demonstrated by the generous final bids a number of moose sculptures garnered at various fundraising events to date. The Moose in the City exhibition has already raised a total of $350,000 for charity, with final bids for individual moose as high as $27,000. All indictors point to some healthy bidding wars to come!

The Marilyn Lastman Arts Ball takes place on January 29 at 6 p.m. at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front Street West. Limited tickets are still available. Those interested in attending should call Karen Miller at 416-224-9990. The moose auction will take place between 9 and 10 p.m.

In addition to the 31 moose being auctioned live at the Marilyn Lastman Arts Ball, another 141 moose go on sale, online, at www.buyamoose.com on January 15, 2001. For more information on both the online and live components of The Great Moose Auction call the City of Toronto’s Moose Auction Hotline at 416-338-2576.

The Great Moose Auction – Moose auctioned at Marilyn Lastman’s Arts Ball

January 29^th, 2001 at approx. 9:00pm

31 Moose to go to auction

*1/3 of all proceeds raised will benefit the Canadian Olympic Athlete Grant Program

Name of Moose	Artist	Patron	*Proceeds to Benefit
Alces Floribunda	Origins Botanical Artists	JJ Muggs Grille & Bar	1/3 to Hospital for Sick Children 1/3 to be determined by successful bidder
Anonomoose	S.C., W.J.D., S.R., J.S., I.S., A.M., P.B., S.T.	The 2000-2001Board of Trade Directors, The Toronto Board of Trade	2/3 to Junior Acheivement
Bloomin' Moose	Linda Kristin Blix	Gentra/Brookfield Management Services Ltd.	2/3 to YWCA -- Women's Shelter
Trillium Moose	Hunter, Lois & Jupiter Vaughn	Premier of Ontario	2/3 to Toronto Arts Council Foundation
Coffee "Mousse"	Louisa Varalta	Lettieri Espresso Bar Café	2/3 to Villa Charities
Creative Colour	AM Gibel	GWL Realty Advisors Inc.	1/3 to Trinity Home Hospice ( Tree of Lights) 1/3 to be determined by successful bidder
Cultural Moosaic	Terrence Jon Dyck	CIBC	2/3 to the Out of the Cold Resource Centre Inc.
Glam-moose	Elizabeth Bailey	Tiffany & Co.	1/3 to the Leukemia Research Fund of Canada -- Toronto Branch 1/3 to be determined by successful
Golden Moose	Stephen Aikenhead	ROM	2/3 to Stephen Leacock Foundation for Children
H.R.M. His Royal Moose	Joan Holben	Royal York Hotel	2/3 to Casey's House Hospice
Home Away From Home	Lydia VanPelt & children of Ronald McDonald House	McDonald's Restaurants of Canada	2/3 to Ronald McDonald Children's Charities
Junior	Beth Cotton	Manulife Centre	2/3 to North York General Hospital
Lion King Moose	Margaret Glew	The Lion King	to Tarragon theatre
Marilyn Moose	Charles Pachter	The Tory Family	2/3 to Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation
Ming Moose	Kai Chan	Zurich Canada	2/3 to Heart & Stroke Foundation
Moose du Soleil	Kimberly Ann Collins	TELUS	2/3 to United Way of Greater Toronto
Moose Mosaica	Ian Leventhal	Ernst & Young LLP	1/3 to Kids Help Foundation 1/3 to be determined by successful bidder
Moosetro	Lynn Raitt	Toronto Symphony Volunteer Committee	2/3 to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Moosie	Spin Master Toys with Children from Sick Kids Hospital	Spin Master Toys	2/3 to Street Kids International
Portrait of an Artist as a Young Muuse	Vivian Reiss	Four Seasons Hotel Toronto	1/3 to Terry Fox 1/3 to Doctors without Borders
Princess Moosealina	Melleny Melody & the Ninja Boogie Crew	ROYAL DE VERSAILLES // BVLGARI	2/3 to Ronald McDonald House
Silver Screen Moose	Michale Payeur	Norman Jewison	2/3 to The Canadian Film Centre
Sir John A. MacMoose -- The Retirement Years	John Ens	Manulife Financial	1/3 to the United Way of Greater Toronto 1/3 to be determined by Successful bidder
Sydney Moose	Manny Neubacher	Labatt Breweries Ontario	Canadian Olympic Athlete Grant Program
Ten Loose Moose	Agata Ostrowska	Hudson's Bay Centre Promotion Fund	2/3 to FoodShare Metro Toronto
The Bride	Lorie Hollingworth	Manulife Centre	2/3 to Princess Margaret Breast Centre
The Groom	Lorie Hollingworth	William Ashley	2/3 to Princess Margaret Breast Centre
The King	Valerie Kent	Toronto Grace Hospital	2/3 to Toronto Grace Hospital
The Patchwork Icon Moose	Fiona Smyth	Loblaw Companies Limited	2/3 to be distributed to Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Foundation, Children's Aid Foundation &Toronto Philharmonia
untitled	Janet Morton	Yorkdale Shopping Centre	2/3 to the Hospital for Sick Children
Wolfgang Amadeus Moozart	Valerie Kent	Sotheby's	2/3 to Massey Hall & Roy Thompson Hall

'Moose Jam' on City Streets!

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June 5, 2000 - Toronto - A massive moose invasion blocked the intersection of Cumberland and Bellair June 5, 2000 as herds of the majestic creatures descended upon Toronto to participate in an extraordinary outdoor art event!

Amid low flying choppers, wailing sirens, honking car horns, and bellowing moose calls Mayor Mel Lastman and George Cohon, Chairman of Moose in the City, arrived in Toronto's trendy Yorkville district by police escort in response to an emergency call from the Chief of Police.

"It's a Moose Jam!" exclaimed the Mayor as he looked down from his perch on a firetruck that had arrived minutes prior to help deal with the confusion.

“They've obviously heard about Yorkville's reputation for great shopping and dining!" remarked Chairman Cohon as he surveyed the herds.

Hundreds of Torontonians, including Moose patrons and artists, packed the streets to cheer on the spectacular moose gathering -- an extraordinary kick-off Toronto’s summer long outdoor art exhibition of life-size moose sculptures decorated by local artists.

“Moose in the City will show the world what wonderful artists this city has; it's sure to be a great summer-time attraction for both residents and tourists. What cows did for Chicago, moose will do for Toronto -- and then some!" declared Mayor Mel Lastman at the official media launch for the event in March.

"Let the celebrations begin!" declared George Cohon as Nancy White, one of Canada's best comic songwriters, climbed on top of a moose to perform a special tribute song to Moose in the City. Toronto's Samba Squad got the party into full swing as they moved through the crowds performing their rhythms. Hundreds of corporations, organizations and individuals have become part of Moose in the City presented by Labatt by sponsoring their own moose. By July, 325 moose sculptures will have arrived at their summer grazing spots throughout the city.

At the end of moose season, patrons will be invited to donate their sculptures to a moose auction, with the net proceeds going to the Olympic Team and local Toronto charities.

Haaaaaaaave a great day

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