The Imagine Ethiopia 2011 Newsletter Part III
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November 2, 2011
Ella Batten’s OneNight for1Day
A “Creatribution™” organized by youth, featuring youth for youth in Ethiopia. By Sarah Porchetta North Vancouver -- On May 16th 2011, young performers from all over the lower mainland are coming together at Capilano University’s Birch Theatre to help raise money for children’s education in Ethiopia. This very special evening called OneNight for ...
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March 21, 2011
A New Generation of Giving
With the downturn of the economy research shows that ordinary North Americans are giving less. In 2009, charitable giving dropped 3.4 per cent from 2008 in Canada and 2.6 per cent in the U.S. Furthermore, age seems to play a role, with those aged 18-34 giving 11 per cent less ...
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December 30, 2010
A Christmas Contest
LOOK WHAT THESE GUYS ARE DOING! Jonathan McCullough, of MOI Solicitors in Vancouver, has created the No Complaints for Christmas Contest for his office this season with all proceeds going to imagine1day. What it is: This holiday season, give yourself the gift of POSITIVE INFLUENCE! Challenge your office, school, business or family to ...
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December 1, 2010
Roots and Wings by Chantey Dayal
We are excited to announce that Chantey Dayal, a Creatributor from Vancouver Island’s Cowichan Valley, has completed Roots and Wings, an original work that she created through a series of video episodes on imagine1day’s blog. She is offering 100 limited edition 24”x24” prints just in time for the holiday season. In ...
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November 29, 2010
recipe4imagine: cook. share. change the world.
recipe4imagine is a CREATRIBUTION by Billie Murphy. Her goal is to create a 50 page community cookbook featuring professional chefs, home cooks and traditional Ethiopian recipes and raise money towards the building of imagine1day's Atsemba Grade 5-8 Primary School. The book will be a celebration of food and the stories ...
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October 21, 2010
Two oxen, five schools and many laughs later…
Over the past week the Imagine Ethiopia 2010 participants have spent the majority of their time visiting imagine1day’s schools and communities to learn more about why we do what we do, how we do it and what exactly the impact of bringing quality primary education to a community here in ...
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October 4, 2010
Etsay Goes the Distance!
Last February we hosted a sports and art competition in Adigudum – the capital city of this District. 129 students from 29 of our schools attended and participated in events from spelling to sprinting, soccer to singing. One student, 15-year-old Etsay Alemu, from Debub Community School (an imagine1day ...
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September 29, 2010
Hikes, Churches and Lots of New Friends
The Imagine Ethiopia 2010 participants hit their stride in their first few days in Ethiopia - and they're just getting started! [caption id="attachment_1666" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The participants atop the beautiful Entoto Mountain in Addis Ababa."][/caption] On day one of our journey in Ethiopia, the team adjusted to the massive jet lag ...
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September 27, 2010
Create POP!
POP! That's right, POP! No, not that fizzy drink that Americans refer to as cola, but POP: a Place of Possibility. POP is a series of events this August and September that will empower 700+ people in Vancouver, Victoria and Whistler to create their ideal 10-year vision and design powerful support for ...
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August 16, 2010
