Local parents and pre-school children join Tom Cochrane to launch World Vision's Five for 5 campaign

Ipsos-Reid poll on child health issues to be released

The World Vision clinic, modeled after a typical African community clinic, will stand in sharp contrast to the now-common sight of parents and children receiving the care they need at Canadian H1N1 flu shot clinics.

Dozens of local parents and pre-school children will join Tom Cochrane at the clinic to launch World Vision's Five for 5 campaign. The campaign will address the unacceptable reality that 8.8 million children under five die each year of preventable causes. A national Ipsos-Reid poll on child health issues in Canada and globally will be released and event participants will explore interactive exhibits of the preventable causes of child deaths.

DATE: Thursday, November 26 TIME: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. WHERE: YMCA of Greater Toronto 20 Grosvenor Street Toronto, ON M4Y 2V5 VISUALS: Life-sized African child-health clinic Interactive real-life exhibits of waterborne and nutrition factors in childhood deaths Pre-schoolers and parents creating a colourful wall-display of their crafty hand-print demands that the Canadian government take action to prevent child deaths INTERVIEWS: Tom Cochrane, iconic Canadian singer/songwriter, World Vision advocate Dave Toycen, president, World Vision Canada World Vision nutrition and development experts Event participants