Some shots from Aug 24 show in Almonte (Old Town Hall). We will post a video from the live show. a BIG thanks to all the fans who came out (from all over) to see us… it really means a lot to us, and you guys were LOUD!!!!
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0 Aug 24, 2012 Almonte Old Town Hall
1 Haiti Trip Update April 05 Day 3
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Today, we drove 2 hours into the mountains of the plush central plains of Haiti, along an insane mountain road that would make our logging road to the cottage look like an expressway…. we went in the back of a pickup truck, in which we now logged many hours, like a second home.
We visited the villages and villagers of Baille Touribe, an impoverished farming area. Here, we are handing out supplier donated by our schools, Ecole Secondaire Garneau and Ecole Etoile de L’Est http://vimeo.com/39917491. Here’s a Gloucester Hornets jersey being handed out to a very happy child.
Met with the Kanpe people, learned what they are doing for children and to educate families about medicine, managing finances, agriculture, and business to become self-sufficient and autonomous. Kanpe has an excellent approach to helping people – teach a man to fish and he eats for LIFE.
At Baille Touribe, we met the principal who is building a school. The construction workers get paid by Kanpe, but the principal volunteers his time. The school opens on April 12. 350 kids attend the existing school, 400o more need schooling.
Outside the Kanpe location, we saw the cholera tents where thousands of people were treated for the deadly disease. Of those thousands who were treated, 8 died. We got a tour of the whole place, with LOTS OF DETAILS!!! Details are important because without them, there’s a risk that people don’t know where their money goes. We know where the money goes… Kanpe was very helpful in letting us understand.
We distributed more of the school and personal supplies donated to us by École secondaire catholique Garneau and L’école élémentaire catholique L’Étoile-de-l’Est. The people who received the supplies were absolutely delighted. For them, this was a very big thing, so important and helpful, we are grateful to participate in this whole thing.
By the way, Kanpe totally rocks… their philosophy, their attitude… we loved the time we spent with them. Big shout out to Kanpe!!!
0 Busk Alert – Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest is ON !
Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest started July 5 and we will be/were/are there! Catch us busking outside almost every night.
On July 5 at 7:45 p.m., on the Claridge Stage, we accepted a donation of $10,000 from Claridge Homes on behalf of the Kanpe Foundation!
Left to right: Shawn Malhotra (Claridge Homes), Louise Malhotra, Quinn Dubé, Jan Dubé, Liam Dubé, Solange Blanchard (Kanpe Foundation) Photo: Craig Senior
Backstage with the Flaming Lips
We had only a couple of minutes to chat with Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips before we accepted the donation from Shawn Malhotra of Claridge Homes and the Flaming Lips started their show. We all love Pink Floyd!!!
Some of the performers for the Flaming Lips. We promised we would post their pics on our web site. Promise kept!
See more pics HERE.
July 9 is our CD Release Party right there on the street, 8:00 to 11:00 p.m.. Remember that $1 from every CD goes to the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa.
