Shinerama is Canada’s largest post-secondary fundraiser involving students at almost 60 university and college campuses across Canada. While Shinerama began in 1964 as a shoe-shining campaign during Orientation week, it has since grown to include a wide variety of shining and non-shining activities under the Shinerama banner.

In 2007, Shinerama attracted more than 35,000 student volunteers in more than 60 Canadian cities, towns, and communities. Together, students from coast to coast shined shoes, washed cars, co-ordinated raffles and barbeques, as well as numerous other events, in support of cystic fibrosis research and care.

Shinerama students have raised more than $18.5 million to support the fight against cystic fibrosis since the campaign began. In 2007, enthusiastic ‘shiners’, Canada-wide, banned together to raised more than $985,638, a record breaking year, to help fund CCFF research and treatment programs -- proving that by working together, students really can make a difference in their communities, and in Canada.