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Mirebalais Education Project rocks with the Ironwood
Saturday, 03 July 2010 12:20 | 
Author: Liz | 
Want a different way to kick off your Stampede week?
Join Calgary's Mirebalais Education Project Society at the Ironwood Grill on July 10th, 2010 in Inglewood for the Big Band Brunch. An afternoon of great food, great music and all in support of a new hospital being built in Haiti.
The Mirebalais Education Project Society has been working in Mirebalais, Haiti developing education, feeding children and sending over 8,000 French language books to a local library, but after the Haiti earthquake earlier this year the Project realized an immediate need for improved health care in the region and began supporting another Haitian development organization, Partners in Health.
Partners in Health began its work in Haiti in 1985 and the success of their community based health care model has received them recognition from around the world. They are now one of the largest nongovernmental health care providers in Haiti, servicing 12 communities with hospitals and thousands of specially trained community health workers. In 2008 over 2.6 million visits were recorded at the various clinical sites and the project has created over 4,000 jobs in Haiti's medical field, almost all of which are held by Haitian's.
So, get your Yee-haw on in support of Haiti. All the money raised from the afternoon will be donated directly to Partners in Health. Don't miss your chance to win some great prizes including, 2 pairs of WestJet tickets and an Apple I-Phone.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 03 July 2010 16:37 )
“20 images, 20 seconds, 200 cities, 2,000 presentations, 200,000 people” Friday, 19 February 2010 09:33 | Author: Liz |
The topic for Calgary’s 3rd PechaKucha Night to be held on February 20th, 2010 is Rebuild, more specifically rebuild Haiti. Organized by the PechaKucha network in partnership with Architecture for Humanity this theme is going to be reflected in all 280 cities on the same night “Helping Haiti 20 seconds at a time”. The event is set to kick off in Tokyo and then make its way East one presentation after the other, each of which will be streamed live online. Calgary’s event will take place on Saturday, Feb 20th, 2010 at 7:00pm at the ConocoPhillips Theatre, Glenbow Museum at 130 – 9th Avenue SE. Speakers include individual architects, planners and organizers that are working in disaster relief and rebuilding efforts around the world. Tickets are available for a donation of $20 and they can be purchased at the door or ordered online at CalgaryCulture.com/PKNForHaiti. All proceeds from this event will go to Architecture for Humanity and the efforts at rebuilding in Haiti. Last Updated ( Friday, 19 February 2010 10:21 ) Afrikadey! presents Black History Month in Calgary Thursday, 11 February 2010 21:21 | Author: Liz |
February is Black History month in Canada and in commemoration the Afrikadey! Arts and Culture Society has partnered with the Epcor Centre for Performing Arts and the Calgary Public Library to organize a public events series. The list of events is set to feature numerous concerts, film screenings and public discussions taking place throughout the month of February. For a full listing of all the events and locations and to purchase tickets please visit the Afrikadey! website. Last Updated ( Friday, 12 February 2010 09:20 ) |
As We See It - The Photo Exhibit Wednesday, 17 February 2010 22:33 | Author: Liz |
The Camera Initiative was a 12 month pilot project launched by Vistek in collaboration with the Calgary Fig Tree Foundation. This project collected and distributed new and used digital cameras to three Calgary based development organizations working in Africa. The cameras were placed in the hands of project participants in Africa to learn a skill, create economic activities, and photograph their world as they see it. This exhibit is part of the larger Calgary Banff Photography Festival - Exposure 2010 and will be on display from February 5th to 28th from 9am to 9pm daily at West Canadian Graphics main lobby 1601 - 9th Ave SE in Inglewood. To find out more information please visit www.exposure2010.ca and the Calgary Fig Tree Foundation Camera Initiative. Last Updated ( Friday, 19 February 2010 09:29 ) Calgary Centre Street Church hosts benefit concert for Haiti Monday, 18 January 2010 20:45 | Author: Liz |
The Calgary Centre Street Church is hosting a benefit concert for Haiti on Wednesday night at 7:00pm. The concert is free to the public, but free-will donations will be accepted and donated to the relief work in Haiti through Samaritan's Purse. The concert featuring Carolyn Arends, Steve Bell, Jon Bauer, Corey Doak, Dan Nel, Jason Zerbin, Kelsey Plowman, Raylene Scarrott, Jared Salte and more will be held at the Centre Street Church Worship Centre - Main Campus. Come and hear first hand from those who are making a difference on the ground. Last Updated ( Monday, 18 January 2010 20:57 ) |
