BRAMPTON, Ontario, Canada – Though July 1 is Canada Day, the celebration in Brampton Ontario also included elements of India, Pakistan, Japan, New Zealand, and even the streets of Harlem, New York. Such is the concept of TigerFest 2012, the fundraiser put on by legendary wrestler, humanitarian and philanthropist Tiger Jeet Singh and his son wrestling superstar Tiger Ali Singh as part of the city’s festivities.
WRESTLING EXTRAVAGANZA FOR CHARITY
Free Family Friendly Event
TIGERFEST, a charity wrestling exhibition and free Top 40 concert, will take place in Chinguacousy Park on Saturday, September 24th, a date chosen to coincide with Brampton Day in order to capitalize on the crowds it traditionally attracts. Scotia Bank and Century 21 New Star Realty will be the presenting sponsors for this exciting family event.
TIGERFEST, previously held in Milton, has been proven to attract a diverse audience and it is hoped the event will appeal to, and serve, Brampton’s quickly growing South East Asian community of over 250,000 people and approximately 1 million in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
It’s no secret that the wholesome family entertainment that professional wrestling provides is experiencing an all time high in popularity around the world. So with this in mind, TIGERFEST has utilized the popularity of professional wrestling, the marketability of wrestling legend Tiger Jeet Singh and his son former WWE superstar Tiger Ali Singh to promote Canada’s only free wrestling extravaganza in support of a number of charities.
MILTON, ON — Throughout his legendary career, Tiger Jeet Singh and his son former WWE Superstar Tiger Ali Singh faced off against a number of hard opponents. On Saturday, June 4th, they faced one of their toughest yet in the form of Mother Nature. With help from a number of tag team partners, one of them including their close friend Troy Newton, they were able to come up with an
Wrestling legend Tiger Jeet Singh along with his son former WWE superstar Tiger Ali Singh were on hand recently at Desi Wear headquarters to pick up the first shipment of TigerFest shirts.
Manny Brar of Desi Wear explains, “Desi Wear and Entripy.com are extremely proud to be working with the Tiger Jeet Singh Foundation in their efforts to give back to local charities. It has been a great pleasure working alongside Tiger Sr. and Jr. and creating an amazing “TigerFest” t-shirt design for their upcoming “TigerFest” event on June 4th in Milton.”
On Saturday, June 4th as part of Milton’s Downtown Street Festival, Tigers Wrestle Fest will return by popular demand presented by Scotia Bank.
While the Milton Street Festival has been taking place over the past four years attracting between 20,000 to 30,000 visitors each year, this number was blown away last year, due in part to the addition of the inaugural Tigers Wrestle Fest with over 50,000 people attending.
Proceeds from Tiger Fest 2011 will go towards the Japan Relief Campaign, supporting the Salvation Army, Halton Learning Foundation and visiting children at McMaster Children’s Hospital. (more…)