Free The Children and Me To We, charitable organisations that are helping children from all over the world to get educated, engaged an empowered, are hosting a special benefit concert in Lindsay, ON in Canada called “Concert For Change” with all the proceeds going to the forementioned cause. Simple Plan unfortunately won’t be able to attend the event (as at that time they will already be heading to Australia), but still decided to show their support of such event in the followng video:

This year’s Simple Plan Foundation’s benefit event has been a great success. First, on the press conference in the afternoon, the band presented the donations for this year: the total of $220 000 will be split between 24 organisations (in comparison to last year’s donations ($185 000), SPF donated a lot more this year).

The benefit event itself started at 4pm when the doors opened to the visitors/audience, who bought the tickets for this special occasion. The money raised from the full price of the tickets and also from the silent auction will go to the Simple Plan Foundation and will be used in next year’s donations. In total, Simple Plan Foundation has raised over $300 000 last night. After the doors opened, the members of Simple Plan have mingled among the 2000 guests to chat, sign and take pictures.

The most important part of the evening, though, was still to come. Simple Plan and the Montreal Symphonic Orchestra (consisted of 92 players) have performed a very special reendition of 15 Simple Plan songs in the course of a 2-hours-long concert. The songs included: Shut Up, Addicted, Welcome To My Life, Summer Paradise, Astronaut, Jet Lag (with Marie-Mai), I’m Just A Kid, One, Your Love Is A Lie, ending with This Song Saved My Life. Jeff Stinco said about this experience: “Tonight, playing with the Montreal Symphony orchestra was the highlight of my career.”.

The whole show has been recorded and according to the press should be soon broadcast on ARTV and Télé-Quebec.

You can check out the first photos from the event in thegallery and also below you can watch a spectacular video showing the song Astronaut performed by Simple Plan and the Montreal Symphonic Orchestra:

This coming Tuesday, on September 20th, Simple Plan are hosting their annual Simple Plan Foundation benefit event in MOntreal, where they announce this year’s donations and also try to raise funds for the next year. The host of the evening is, just like last year, Mr. Éric Salvail. What’s special about this year’s event though is that Simple Plan will be performing alongside the Montreal Symphonic Orchestra (OSM) and together they will play a few Simple Plan songs in a little different way than the fans are used to. Another huge part of the evening is a silent auction, where SPF is auctioning the following items/experience. Which one of them would you like to bit at?

1. Dinner with the members of Simple Plan
Dinner in an italian restaurant “Le Muscadin” for 4 people, along with all five members of Simple Plan and with Simon Leclerc (the conductor of OSM)

2. Avril Lavigne guitar
A Squire guitar, which was donated for this event by Avril Lavigne along with her signature.

3. Lodge on Cirque de Soleil
A lodge for 16 people with an open bar and a hostess for the CdS show on December 29th in Montreal.

4. Round of golf with Chuck
A round of golf with Chuck comeau for two people in a prestigeous gold club Club de golf Mont-Bruno.

5. Plaque to celebrate 40 000 sold copies of Get Your Heart On!
A metal plaque that announces 40 000 sold copies of Get Your Heart On!, signed by all the members of Simple Plan.

6. Guitar signed by Simple Plan
A Gibson guitar signed by all the members of Simple Plan.

7. Attendance on a Simple Plan soundcheck
Exclusive opportunity to attend a soundcheck of Simple Plan on one of their upcoming shows, try one of the instruments or sing with lead singer.

8. Simple Plan autograph
A new photo of Simple Plan signed by all the members of the band.

9. VIP tickets for a Simple Plan show
4 VIP tickets for one of the Simple Plan shows in the Quebec area in 2012, including meeting the band backstage.

10. Private concert of four musicians from OSM
45-minutes-long private concert of a four-piece band from OSM as an entertainment for a party, reception etc.

11. Round of golf with Chuck
A round of golf with Chuck comeau for two people in a prestigeous gold club Club de golf Laval-sur-le-Lac.

12. Cymbal signed by Simple Plan
A Zildjian cymbal used by Chuck on one a recent Simple Plan tour, signed by the band.

13. Carey Price’s hockey stick
A hockey stick signed by Carey Price.

14. West Jet plane tickets
Two return West Jet plane tickets for any destination in Canada, US, Mexico or Carribic (till December 2012).

15. Signed baton
A baton signed by OSM’s conductor Simon Leclerc.

16. Acoustic guitar signed by Coldplay
Cort acoustic guita signed by the members of Coldplay.

17. Signed My Chemical Romance poster
Signed poster by all the members of My Chemical Romance.

18. Simple Plan autograph
A new photo of Simple Plan signed by all the members of the band.

19. Tickets to OSM
A pair of tickets to “La Maison symphonique de Montréal” of OSM.

20. Three photo albums of the SPF benefit shows
A set of photo albums including all the previous SPF benefit events: brunch (August 2008), Metropolis show (September 2009), lunch at Club Sportif MAA (November 2010)

21. Drumsticks signed by Chuck
One pair of drumsticks, used during the Rock En Seine festival in Paris, signed by Chuck Comeau.

22. Becoming Simple Plan’s roadie
A unique opportunity to become Simple Plan’s roadie for one day and find out what it’s like behind the scenes of one of their shows in Canada.

23. A signed Simple Plan poster
A poster announcing the 4th Simple Plan album “Get Your Heart On!” signed by the band.

24. Simple Plan merchandise
A set for boys or girls inclusing a CD, DVD, t-shirt, hat and photo – signed by the band.

25. Italian dinner with Marc Hervieux
Two tickets to a recital of italian music by Marc Hervieux, on February 11th 2012, followed dy a dinner in his company in a restaurant around Place des Arts

26. A framed Simple Plan photo
A signed and framed photo of Simple Plan.

27. Brooch with two rows of pearls
A unique brooch from a jewellery shop of Olga Schevchenko.

28. Bass guitar signed Simple Plan
A black and white Squire Vintage bass guitar signed by Simple Plan.

29. Tickets to a hockey game in Bell Centre
One pair of tickets to one of the games of Montreal Canadiens.

30. Guitar lessons with Jeff
Private guitar lessons (around hour and half) with Jeff Stinco.

31. VIP tour of the new “House Montreal Symphony”
Exclusive tour of the new concert hall for 4-8 people.

32. Box of OSM records
A box including the recordings of the MOntreal Symphonic Orchestra.

33. Poster signed by The Offspring
Poster from the I-Day Festival in Italy, signed by the members of The Offspring and Simple Plan.

34. Signed P.K. Subban’s jersey
A signed jersey by Montreal Canadians’ defender P.K. Subban.

35. Tickets for a Diego El Cigala show
Two tickets for a Diego El Cigala show on the International Jazz Festival in Montreal, on November 3rd 2011.

36. Marie-Mai merchandise
Merchandise of the singer who collaborated with Simple Plan on their hit song “Jet Lag”.

37. Tickets for a Rock Voisine show
Four VIP tickets, including meeting s Rock Voisine, on a show on November 25th 2011.

38. Star Academie
Four exclusive tickets to the show in January 2012, including an official photo with Julie Snyder.

Simple Plan Foundation is now also on Facebook and Twitter.

Every year around mid-September, Simple Plan are hosting a special benefit event of their own Simple Plan Foundation in Montreal, Canada. Apart from fundraising, these events also serve as press conferences which announce the foundation’s goals and achievements and the event also has an entertaining purpose.

This year’s benefit event is very special, as the members of Simple Plan will be performing alongside the Montreal Symphonic Orchestra (OSM), conducted by Simona Leclerc (on picture with Simple Plan from their show in Montreal on June 20th 2011).

The event will take place on September 20th in the new OSM hall and Simple Plan will be the first pop artists to perform there. All the raised money will go to the Simple Plan Foundation which will then donate parts to many organisations and charities that it supports. The main goal of the Simple Plan Foundation (founded in 2005) is to help young troubled people or seriously ill people and at the same time encourage them in learning and practising music as a way to find a purpose in their lives.

The tickets to this benefit event are already on sale from $75 to $250.

I assume the news about the horrible earthquake, which occured in Japan, the following tsunami and about all the disasters that both of them caused since then, had a deep impact on each of us. Since Friday you could have heard in all the media about many famous personalities, who have already tried to help as much as they could to support the victims in Japan: from Lady Gaga to Justin Bieber.

It’s safe to say it was just a matter of time till the Simple Plan guys announced their ways of helping Japan. Last night Simple Plan announced that their very own Simple Plan Foundation would donate $10 000 to the Canadian Red Cross to help Japan, and what more: a new Simple Plan t-shirt designed to remind us of the flag of Japan, will help raise even more money for the devastated country. You can buy it for $20 in the official Simple Plan Foundation store:

It absolutely breaks our hearts to watch the horrible images and videos of the devastation that has hit Japan following the March 11th earthquake and tsunami. We had the privilege to visit Japan many times over the last 10 years and It’s one of the most amazing place in the world. To see such destruction has deeply affected everyone in the band.

The Simple Plan Foundation has decided to donate $10,000 to the Canadian Red Cross to help Japan earthquake and tsunami Relief Effort.

We also designed a special #HelpJapan shirt to help raise money for the Red Cross. All proceeds from the sale of this special shirt will go to the Red Cross Japan Relief Effort.

Please join us and help us support Japan by purchasing your own today. You can click here and HELP!

Thank you very much for your generosity. To all our amazing japanese fans and friends and everyone who was has been hit by this horrible tragedy, we are praying for you and sending you LOVE and HOPE.

Domo arigato. Thank you.

Chuck, Pierre, Jeff, Seb and David

“Le Guignolee du Dr. Julien” is an event that has been taking place in Montreal, Canada for few years now in order to draw a smile on the fances of hundreds of disadvantaged children just few days before Christmas and also to raise money for the Dr. Julien Foundation to support the disadvantaged children. This year the event was held today, on December 18th, between 9am and 5pm. Not only children, their parents, friends and volunterrs attended the event, but also celebrities, media and musicians – and as it happens, our boys from Simple Plan could not miss this benefit event – particularly Jeff and Sebastien, who’s pictures from today you can already check out in our gallery.