Clay Signs Lab Coat for Toronto Hospital Auction

Note: This article was originally published with a different title on 11/18. Updated & Retitled 11/19 with additional information.

Clay and other celebrities donated a signed lab coat to the North York General Hospital's annual Shopping For A Cause auction, reports Canadian TV station Citytv. Updated with corrected information and information on how Toronto Claymates can get their piece on this rare collectible. If you want to be there to bid, contine reading this post, or visit the hospital's website.

From the CB's pamforclay:

I have heard nothing but I want to mention another Canadian (Toronto) item that bears verification:
Hubby just saw a quick blurb on City TV this morning. North York General Hospital has this auction event called Shopping For A Cause. Guess who donated a signed Tshirt?? Clay Aiken!!!!!!!
This is awesome, this is local, this is something I am checking on right now! I'll keep you posted.

11/19 Update from pam:

Okay guys...it's a lab coat signed by 6 celebrities including Clay Aiken. Clay plus 5 others (including Josh Groban, I believe). To be certain, call 416 756 6944.
The labcoat auction is due to take place on Sunday, Nov. 20, 6:30-9:30 pm @ Bayview Shopping Village
Nishi Auban - Event Organizer, North York General Hospital
Designer Lab Coats
Shopping for A Cause: Style, Celebrities, and Holiday Spirit Unite to Support Breast Cancer Services at The 5th Annual Heart of Fashion Event takes place this Sunday at Bayview Village Shopping Centre For more information www.nygh.on.ca and 416 756 6944
Call this number for more info!
Last year's lab coats went for $70-$735. Nice to see the Clay-signed labcoat garner even more this year.
There is no online place to bid, to my knowledge, just in person at Bayview Village at the above-noted time.

Complete Info from the Toronto Sun:

Glamour, glitz and a good cause
By VENA EATON, TORONTO SUN

Holiday shoppers will do it in style at the 5th annual Heart of Fashion fundraiser.

Retailers at the Bayview Village Shopping Centre and BMO Financial Group are opening their doors and offering consumers a chance to shop 'til they drop on Sunday, Nov. 20, from 6:30-9:30 p.m.

The Heart of Fashion organizers hope to raise $140,000 for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer at North York General Hospital's BMO Financial Group Breast Diagnostic Centre. In the past four years, this event has raised more than $500,000 for the hospital.

Lucky shoppers will enjoy exclusive holiday discounts, cocktails, fine wines, gourmet food, entertainment and a silent auction.

The auction will feature extravagant gifts and one-of-a-kind lab coats designed by such celebrities as hockey superstar Gordie Howe, singer/songwriter Paul Anka and Apprentice hosts Donald Trump and Martha Stewart. The lab coats will be on display along with the other auction donations from more than 70 Bayview Village retailers throughout the week at the mall.

The Heart of Fashion fundraiser is at Bayview Village Shopping Centre, 2901 Bayview Ave. Willowdale (at Sheppard).

Tickets cost $60 and are available online at Nygh.on.ca, by calling 416-756-6944, or visiting the management office at the centre.
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