HOLLY'S HOPE for animals in need
UPCOMING EVENTS
Valentines Day Photos & Nail Trims at Pet Valu
SUNDAY FEB 11TH
339 College St. (at Augusta) 12:00-4:00 pm
RESCUE ME II JULY 4TH, 2013
EVENTS SUMMER 2013
RESCUE ME II JULY 4TH, 2013
A Blow-The-Roof-Off, Entertainment Packed
Fundraising Event
benefiting 3 animal welfare organizations in Ontario:
Snooters Farm Animal Sanctuary
Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary
(www.storybookfarmprimatesanctuary.com)
Toronto Animal Services (south)
(www.toronto.ca/animal_services)
Kick off is at 7:00 pm in Tallulah’s Cabaret
Featuring DJ Sheila, silent auction, hors d’oeuvres, and cash bar.
On the balcony level: Meet the organizations.
In the Ante Chamber: Artists en Direct
Artists painting live throughout the evening for auctin.
8:00 pm SHARP : In the Chamber
(Music, Dance, Comedy, and Video Performances)
Hosted by the incomparable MAGGIE CASSELLA
with an entourage of illustrious performers and Guest Speakers
Tribute to Snooters Farm Sanctuary
(above) Photos by Susan Morris &
Sharon DiGenova
Tribute to Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary (above) Photos by Ann Walsh & Sharon DiGenova
Tribute to Toronto Animal Services (south shelter)
Photos by Sharon DiGenova & Laura Heslin
MEET THE PERFORMERS
K-AMP
Scandinavia's Inscrutable Super Group!
(Click the Photo to see the Group performing Live)
Maggie Cassella
Maggie Cassella (host) has tackled - conquered, actually - nearly every aspect of the business of show. Former lawyer, stand-up comedian, writer, producer, commentator, talk show host, (Because I Said So) - the list is exhaustive. She currently produces seven live shows a week at The Flying Beaver Pubaret (a venue she co-owns), and continues to perform live current events comedy in Canada and the States. (click the photo to visit Maggie's website)
Maggie loves animals and children, and walks in the park (mostly with animals though) She is proud co-Mom to Dan the dog (pictured here) and soon to be Beezy a/k/a/ Boo f/k/a Breeze.
Paula Wolfson
S. Lynn Phillips
Vocalist/guitarist S. Lynn Phillips is the driving force behind Random Order, Canada's premiere reggae-ska-punk-rawk-world underground supergroup whose vocal style traverses the musical spectrum ranging from playful rap, to soulful reggae, to blow-you-away punk/funk and rawk. (click the photo for more on Random Order)
Esmeralda Enrique
Flamenco has shaped my life’s history. It is my great passion. It excites my mind, it enraptures my soul and comforts my spirit. Through flamenco I find truth, beauty and goodness. Good flamenco is always stirring to the listener who hears with their heart. It communicates beyond what words can describe and beyond what movement can say. It is the language of the soul. Flamenco is more than a profession to me, it is a way of life, and it permeates my personal and professional life through its philosophy of honesty, dignity and integrity. I believe that one does not have to be a performer to be “a flamenco”. A flamenco is anyone who is emotionally and actively involved in this philosophy. The art of flamenco is merely the outward expression of the flamenco way of life.i
Esmeralda Enrique
(click the photo to visit the Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Co, website)(cl
Lua Shayenne & Co.
Paula Wolfson: a Dora Award winning theatre professional with Big shows for Mirvish (1st Canadian National Les Miserables, Beauty & the Beast; and little shows all over (When We Were Singing, Shaking the Foundations at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre; tours thru much of North America, and lots of her own cabarets. She is in love with an under-appreciated dog named Huckleberry. (click the Photo for more gory details about Paula) Soon to be appearing in "The Musical of Musicals: The Musical!" at the Toronto Fringe Festival this summer.
Chris Church
Chris Church started playing the violin as a kid in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Although his foundation is in classical music, he found an increasing interest in improvisation. He got into jazz, pop and rock along with more avant garde improvisation with a range of talented musicians. (including Jesse Cook, with whom he has played since moving to Toronto in 2000).
Chris captivates audiences worldwide with his world-style pop fusion. His lyrical melodies and striking vocals can be heard on his 2010 album “Across the Sea” and his 2004 debut album “Here”. He can be heard on well over three dozen recordings, with a host of prominent Canadian and international artists including Jesse Cook and Multi Platinum award winning vocalist Charlotte Church (click Chris's photo to visit his website)
VENTANAS
Ventanas weaves in and out of upbeat Bulgarian dance tunes, Greek, Turkish and Sephardic love songs, and heart wrenching Flamenco Palos, Leading Captive audiences through windows into other Lands and Cultures. Lead singer, Tamar Ilana's powerful vocals honed through a lifetime of performing internationally, evoke deep emotions. Add to this the intensity of Ukranian fiddle (Mark Marczyk), Flamenco guitar (Dennis Duffin) Middle Eastern dumbek (Jaash Singh), Greek outi (Demetrios Petsalakis), and Flamenco dance (Ilse Gudiño) and you have one incredible evening of music and inspiration (click the photo for more news about VENTANAS)e photo
LUA SHAYENNE & CO. are making some serious noise, with their unique blend of contemporary and traditional African dance & drum works that explore current vital subjects with the aim to be a vehicle for spiritual and social progress.
Choreographer and founder, Lua Shayenne draws on the aesthetics and values of traditional African dance and culture to create dance pieces that seek to upset and challenge multiple conventions and stereotypes.
The company has been featured in Canada’s major venues and festivals such as DansEncore Danse Festival (Québec), Canada Day: Kick Up your heels Festival (Harbourfront), Dance ON Dance Weekend, Amnesty International’s Dance for Justice (Enwave Theatre), Kuumba and more. (click on the photo to view their website)
Meet the Visual Artists
Artist for the Ocean
(Bob Timmons)
Bob is the ‘Artist for the Ocean’ and through his powerful awareness- art exposes stories of worldwide marine animal decline and abuse, and critical issues of ocean health. He is a fearless, vocal advocate for animals everywhere. Bob also combines the arts and sciences in his advocacy; as an environmental sciences graduate he integrates knowledge and passion in his writings, paintings, campaigns, and public outreach. Bob is a true earth warrior. (click Bob's photo to visit his website)
Danielle Sciara
Danielle began sketching and painting at the age of 8, taking weekly art classes at an art store in Streetsville, Ontario. Some of the work from those young years are still displayed in homes of family and friends.
Danielle holds a degree from the University of Guelph (2001), in Wildlife Biology. Over the past 10 years she has lived her dream working in the field of animal training and public education. She has worked with and trained birds of prey, parrots, mammals, and reptiles. Always considereding painting a hobby, she has now decided to get back into it full time.
Her artistic work reflects her love of animals and nature, deriving inspiration not only from wild animals and nature, but from her beloved pets. (click Danielle's photo to visit her website)
Meet Our Guest Speakers
Jo-Anne McArthur
We Animals
Liz White
Animal Alliance
of canada
The We Animals project was created by award-winning photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur who has been documenting the plight of animals on all seven continents for over ten years. Her documentary project, We Animals, is internationally celebrated and over 80 animal organizations, among them Igualdad Animal, Sea Shepherd and the Jane Goodall Institute, have benefited from her photography. Recent awards and accolades include the 2011 Canadian Empathy Award (art category); one of CBC's Top 50 Champions of Change; Farm Sanctuary's 2010 "Friend of Farm Animals" award; HuffPost WOMEN's "Top 10 Women trying to change the world"; one of 20 activists featured in the book The Next Eco Warrior; and the "Shining World Compassion Award" by Supreme Master Ching Hai. Jo-Anne is featured in Liz Marshall's acclaimed film The Ghosts In Our Machine. She hails from Toronto, Canada. (click the photo to learn more about Jo-Anne and We Animals)
Liz White is a Canadian politician and animal rights advocate. She is a founder and board member of the Animal Alliance of Canada, a non-profit organization set up in 1990, where she focuses on legislative issues, municipal animal control by-laws, hunting and human-wildlife conflict, and fundraising.
Liz also leads the Animal Alliance – Environment Voters Party (AA–EVP), a federal political party registered by the Animal Alliance in 2005 with the aim of winning air time to discuss issues other parties might not raise. (click the photo for more info)
with....
DJ Sheila Chevalier
Barry Kent Mackay
Naturalist-Artist
Barry Kent MacKay has devoted his life and career to the study of natural history, and the protection of birds and other wildlife. He has maintained a thirty plus year relationship with the Animal Protection Institute, which recently became Born Free USA, doing animal protection work. He is also a founding director of Zoocheck-Canada & Animal Alliance of Canada; a founding member of Species Survival Network, a member and former executive officer of the Toronto Ornithological Club; a member and former director of the Federation of Ontario Naturalists; a former director of the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies; a former director of: The Toronto Humane Society, The Canadian Society for Endangered Birds; a life member of the Wilson Ornithological Society; a member of the Ontario Field Ornithologists; an honorary life member of the Second Marsh Defense Association, an honorary life member of the Pickering Naturalists and a member of the Southern Ontario Nature and Science Illustrators and a member of Artists for Conservation.
Thank-you:
Olivia Amatuzio (stage manager)
Jeremy Trites (sound engineer)
Flip Publicity (Carrie Sager)
Hamid Kar (photographer)
Volunteers
Tori Dileo, Lesley Sloan, Nancy Snare, Catherine laroque, Jacob Niedzwiecki
Story Book Farm: Anne Walsh, Sherri Delaney, Leonard White,
Snooters: Susan Morris
Toronto Animal Services: Jenn Popowitz, Laura Heslin, Lucie Lauzon, Mary Lou Leihler
(INDIVIDUAL DONARS)
Kathryn Hill, Rose Cullis, Rita Benson,
Ava Rave, Lori Allan, Joseph Cheung, Lois Fine, Flemming (Critters Castle), Marie Ann Longlade, Sandy Chaussé McLeod,
Lesley Sloan
Thank-you for Donating:
(AUCTION & RAFFLE)
Brenda Anderson, Arbonne Cosmetics
(Matt & Susan Cassidy), BBJ (Barbie's basement Jewelry), Anouk Bikkers,
Jet Black, Canine Clips (Cassandra McMurdo) Dog Gone Walking (Cheryl Benson), Hershey's anti BSL group, Hot Beans, Gale Hart-Fowler, Leandro FCA, Rob Laidlaw, Ana Moutihno, Kimberly Purtell, Ava Rave, Andrea Seibt,
Starvox Entertainment, The Seedhouse (Allison Milborrow),
This Little Piggy (Jessy & Jody), Gene Threndyle, Veg News (Jennifer Pickens & Laura Thompson), Paula Wolfson
WALK FOR ONTARIO FARM SANCTUARIES
AUGUST 25TH, 2013
AUGUST 25TH, 2013
WALK FOR ONTARIO'S
FARM SANCTUARIES
A Fundraising Event
In Support of Ontario's Farm Animal Sanctuaries
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how can you get involved?
CREATE A TEAM
(a team consists of a minimum of 4 members)
Register your team • Show your colors • Get Pledges
Show Toronto that your team cares about Ontario's Farm Animals
and supports the Sanctuaries who care for them.
JOIN A TEAM
Add your leg power to a team of your choice and help that
team recruit pledges to assist them to raise funds
PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT
Pledge/Sponsor any participating team, or send your donation to
HOLLY'S HOPE
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CONTACT HOLLY'S HOPE TO GET STARTED
To raise awareness about the plight of farmed animals, the abuses they endure, the hazards to human health and their environmental impact. We seek to gain support for, and compassionate treatment of, farmed animals.
We walk to affect change.
We walk because we care
We walk because the animals need us.
PARTICIPATING SANCTUARIES
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Our Sanctuaries provide relief and care to sick, injured, distressed and ill-fated animals. Your contribution supports these efforts. Your donations provide:
Hay, feed and supplements. Vets, farriers and sheep shearing. Repairs and upkeep of barns, shelters, fencing, gating and pastures. Bedding, hydro, construction (as required) and so much more.
Cedar Row Farm Sanctuary
www.cedarrow.org
Wishing Well Sanctuary
www.wishingwellsanctuary.org
Ruby Ranch Pig Sanctuary www.rubyranch.ca
Snooters Farm Animal Sanctuary www.snootersforeverhome.com
Our Sanctuaries provide relief and care to sick, injured, distressed and ill-fated animals. Your contribution supports these efforts. Your donations provide:
Hay, feed and supplements.
Vets, farriers and sheep shearing.
Repairs and upkeep of barns, shelters, fencing, gating and pastures. Bedding, hydro, construction (as required) and so much more.
HOW IT WORKS
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ANYONE CAN CREATE A TEAM
• A team consists of a minimum of four members
• Each member is responsible for raising a minimum
of $100.00 for their team.
• Choose a team name and Contact HOLLY'S HOPE
to register that name. (see the contact page)
• Recruit pledges
• Wear your colors, bring your banners, show Toronto
that your team cares about our farm animals.
• Once you choose your team name, HOLLY'S HOPE
will email you a registration form (where you list
your members and the totals each member has
raised). Holly's Hope will provide pledge sheets for
you and your team to copy and fill - with pledges for
farm animals.
OUR GOAL
TO RAISE $30,000.00 FOR OUR PARTICIPATING ONTARIO FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARIES
•
TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF FARMED ANIMALS
•
TO GAIN SUPPORT FOR, AND COMPASSIONATE TREATMENT OF FARMED ANIMALS
•
TO AFFECT CHANGE
HOW
18 TEAMS (how easy is that)
X
6 MEMBERS (how easy is that)
X
$300.00 per member (how easy is that)
=
$32,400.00
2 people who love you @ $50.00/ 4 people who like you a lot @ $25.00 / 20 facebook friends @ $5.00
= $300.00 contribution
SHOWING TORONTO OUR TEAMS CARE
THE ANIMALS
100% OF THE FUNDS RAISED BY THEIR OWN TEAM (the participating sanctuary they call home)
AND AN EQUAL SHARE OF THE FUNDS RAISED BY ALL OTHER WALKING TEAMS
(food, housing, vets, heat, bedding and care)
THE TEAMS
(PRIZES FOR YOUR EFFORTS)
•
OUT OF THE GATE (top earner by June 1st)
BEST IN TEAM (team raising the most funds)
BEST SOLO (individual raising the most funds)
16 PARTICIPATING TEAMS
RAISE $12,000.00 FOR 6 FARM SANCTUARIES
IN ONTARIO.
click the links below to visit the sanctuaries websites &
enjoy the photos of our 1st annual Walk For Ontario Farm Sanctuaries
(courtesy of Jo-Anne McArthur)
If you wish to donate, cheques can be issued to:
HOLLY’S HOPE • c/o 1413 Dundas St. West, Unit 1• Toronto ON M6J 1Y4
Or sent by INTERAC e-Transfer to : hollyshopeforanimalsinneed@gmail.com
or through PayPal