The Canadian Pacific (CP) revealed which artists are gonna be a part of its virtual concert on December 12th, at 8 p.m. eastern time, with Serena Ryder and The Trews as the headliner.
The CP also announced that $1.24 million will be given to 201 food banks in communities that ordinarily host the Holiday Train, which was cancelled because of the pandemic. Since 1999, the CP raised a total a $19.05 million and food banks collected 4.8 million pounds of food and donations locally.
« For more than two decades, the CP family has supported Canadians and Americans in need through the CP Holiday Train program, » said CP President and CEO Keith Creel in a press release.
He adds that in a year full of challenges and loss, the concert will be host as a call to action for the train’s supporters to donate generously if they can this Christmas season.
“The spirit of the Holiday Train will come alive even though the train itself will not operate due to the COVID-19 pandemic », he says.
The artists JoJo Mason, Logan Staats and Kelly Prescott will also perform in the concert, which will be streaming on the CP’s Facebook page.
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake highlighted the fact that Logan Staats is an artist from the six nations and that the Train has been an important boost for the Kateri Food Basket since 2005.
