Tuesday Night Events at the ART CENTRE offer the South Georgian Bay community an opportunity to experience a range of creative performers, musicians and poets as well as informative speakers on arts and culture related themes - all are FREE thanks to our sponsor.

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These important community events are supported by our generous sponsor: Donna Shorrt, BMO Nesbitt Burns.

BLUE MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS PRESENTS

GRANDMOTHERS TO GRANDMOTHERS

FROM CANADA TO AFRICA

in support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation

Canadian and African Grannies Gather in Swaziland

_{A presentation by Donna Reimer representing the Grey County Grannies on her recent trip to Swaziland in support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation and the important work by Granny Groups across Canada}

_{WHEN: Tuesday, July 27, 7-9 pm}

_{WHERE: The ARTS CENTRE, 163 Hurontario Street, Collingwood. This is a Blue Mountain Foundation, FREE Tuesday Night Event presentation, generously sponsored byDonna M. Shortt, FMA, FCSI, CSA, CH.P. Financial Planner/Wealth Advisor BMO Nesbitt Burns, Collingwood, Ont.}

_{Donna Reimer is a member of the Grey Grannies, one of about 240 "Granny Groups" across Canada that work to support the Stephen Lewis Foundation www.stephenlewisfoundation.org through its Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign.}

_{In May of this year she was fortunate enough to have been included in a group of 42 Canadian grandmothers who each visited one project in South Africa that receives support from the Foundation (5 different projects), and who went to Swaziland to attend the first international Grandmothers Gathering on African soil.}

_{The gathering was organized by and for grandmothers from 13 African countries and the organizers invited the Foundation to send some Canadians to observe, assist and participate.}

_{Attached is a photo taken at the home of Elina, a South Africa granny who we met at a project. They meet weekly with some counsellors, do beadwork for fundraising (under Elina's guidance), and, as one of the Canadian grannies put it, "heart surgery"- the mending of broken hearts- they support each other emotionally.}

_{Before leaving for Africa, Donna began a short blog that gives a flavour of the work the Grannies undertake: http://donnaswaziblog.blogspot.com}

_{CONTACT: Administration, Susan Cook admin@bmfa.on.ca 705 445-3430}