Grandmothers of Steel: Grandmothers of Steel Award May 8/08 & Stephen Lewis

Friday, May 16, 2008

Grandmothers of Steel Award May 8/08 & Stephen Lewis

Congratulations to all our Grandmothers for a Wonderful Night with Stephen Lewis. Carmen's was packed and people were highly vocal with their praise of the evening. Our Master of Ceremonies, Dr. Gary Warner, enhanced our evening with his classy introductions. We were all inspired yet again with Stephen Lewis' personal account of the plight of Grandmothers and their orphaned grandchildren in Africa, along with the latest stats.

Thank You to everyone who supported us and this very worthy cause.

PHOTOS AVAILABLE

Grandmothers of Steel fundraiser at Carmen's Banquet Centre, May 8, 2008.
The Stephan Lewis Foundation will recieve 50% from the sale of photographs
please visit http://www.photographicflair.info to order your copies.

MAY 10 GRANNIES CUPBOARDS

Thank you to everyone who helped and supported this fundraiser. There was lots to buy: plants; books galore; jewellery; recycled table; lots of silent auction items. A wonderful Tea Room with a variety of drinks and delicious goodies.
Special thanks to Church of The Resurrection (Anglican) for all their support.

Exact amount raised for both events will be announced shortly.

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Who We Are, What We Do:

The Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign seeks to raise awareness and mobilize support in Canada for Africa’s grandmothers who are raising their orphaned grandchildren. www.stephenlewisfoundation.org/grandmothers.htm
http://www.grandmotherscampaign.org/

The Campaign was launched by the Stephen Lewis Foundation on March 7, 2006. Since the launch, more than 150 groups of Canadian grandmothers have taken up the call to action and together have raised over $1 million for the campaign. SLF directs these funds to community-level organizations in 14
Sub-Saharan African countries that provide grandmothers with much needed support, such as food, housing grants, school fees for their grandchildren and grief counselling.

We are open to ALL women: we are students, married, single, aunts, mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers.
The Stephen Lewis Foundation serves as a vehicle to send funds to grassroots projects that support grandmothers and their grandchildren.

GOALS OF THE GRANDMOTHERS TO GRANDMOTHERS CAMPAIGN:
Encourage awareness in Canada about Africa’s grandmothers and their struggle to secure a hopeful future for children orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS.

Build solidarity among African and Canadian grandmothers and their friends in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Support actively groups of grandmothers in Africa who are dealing with the painful loss of their own children and struggling to care for AIDS orphans.

Provide funds to grandmothers with assistance through food, support for school attendance, income-generating projects, counseling and social support.

Fundraising – Prints and Beautiful cards featuring original artwork by Theresa Randles are available for purchase. http://www.art-in-canada.com/theresarandles