Schitt’s Creek star asks for donations to Yellowknife charities

Dustin Milligan who plays Ted Mullens on the Emmy nominated show, grew up in the NWT capital


A screen shot from Dustin Milligan's twitter video requesting people donate to three Yellowknife charities. (Twitter)

Schitt’s Creek star Dustin Milligan celebrated his 35th birthday by requesting his Twitter followers donate to several Yellowknife-based charities.

“It’s my birthday, so give me some money,” he joked by video over twitter.

Milligan added viewers could “thaw that dark cold icicle of a heart” by donating to the Yellowknife Women’s Centre, the Rainbow Coalition of Yellowknife and the Arctic Indigenous Wellness Foundation.


He also requested for donations to the Nina West Foundation, an american charity that supports LGBTQ organizations.

Milligan, who grew up in Yellowknife, is best know for his role as Ted Mullens on the Emmy nominated CBC show Schitt’s Creek.

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