Grandmothers of Steel: February 2010

Saturday, February 13, 2010

GIGGLES and GRINS

This event was a great success, with the warmest thanks to Adrienne Sloan and Sharron Orovan-Johnston, without whom none of this would have been possible. With special thanks to all our performers, who were terrific.

The following photos are a small sample of what a great time everyone had. Our Mayor, Fred Eisenberger. also joined us, and we are proud to show a photo of the beautfiul quilt that was raffled, with all proceeds going to Grandmothers of Steel and then on to The Stephen Lewis Foundation. This was made by Adrienne Sloan and Eileen Suffoletta

A special Thank You to the First Unitarian Church for providing such a perfect venue and their assistance.

Well Done Everyone!!

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

Grandmothers of Steel

Saturday, February 13, 2010

GIGGLES and GRINS

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