Be a Good Egg Celebrity Fundraiser
courtesy of Ted Grant/ChrisD.ca
The first annual 2011 “Be A Good Egg” - Celebrity Fundraiser will take place on:
o Thursday, April 7th 2011 at Hu’s Asian Bistro (downtown) from 8:00pm to 1:00am
o This is fun event in which event attendees will enjoy sipping on fine wines, infused martinis and eclectic beers and sumptuous appetizer prepared by Hu’s Asian Bistro (downtown);
o The public will also the opportunity to support SMD Foundation/Easter Seals™ Manitoba by bidding on hand crafted ceramic piece that are signed/decorated by our Celebrities that have roots planted in Manitoba. All the ceramic pieces designed and autographed by the celebrities were created at Brush Fire Contemporary Ceramic Studio in Winnipeg, Manitoba. All ceramic pieces will also be paired with some fantastic prizing;
o Tickets are $50.00, (which includes a partial tax receipt, 2 free drink tickets and appetizers);
o LIVE ENTERTAINMENT from Big Daddy Tazz (comedic routine), and Don Amero (local singer/songwriter);
o All proceeds raised from this fundraising and awareness initiative will go to support vital programs and services that reach over 40,000 Manitobans with disabilities per year;
Our 10 “Be A Good Egg” Celebrity participants who are signing/designing ceramic pieces for the Ceramic Art Auction are:
Joanne Kelly (Shaw TV), Craig Larkins (Global TV), Doug Speirs (Winnipeg Free Press), Ace Burpee (HOT 103 FM), Obby Khan (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), Fred Penner (Children Entertainer), Big Daddy Tazz (Comedian), Jordan Van Sewell (Ceramic/Pottery Artist), Don Amero, (local singer/artist), Loreena McKennitt (celtic singer/songwriter)
**Celebrities had the opportunity to choose their own ceramic piece, with the direction of their design to be focused on “Being A Good Egg”:
- Which can be translated down to messaging of; love, peace, unity, we all have ability to give;
- The HISTORY in where the concept of this event took from was SMD’s first fundraiser “The Paper Egg Campaign” which first ran in 1949, in which the graphic chosen was a chick hatching out of an egg. The Paper Egg campaign was chosen to operate in SPRINGTIME to signify; “new beginnings” , “re-birth”, “birth”, “beauty of life”. The campaign still operates to this day in springtime
- The messaging was so lovely, that we decided to utilize it towards the building the inception of the “Be A Good Egg”-Celebrity Fundraiser – In support of Manitobans with disabilities.
***A big thank you again to Brush Contemporary Ceramic Studio for donating your venue space, time, and ceramic pieces for the Celebrity participants. Also, a big thanks to Hu's Asian Bistro for all of their support!
For more information or to buy tickets for this amazing event, please contact:
Tammy Hildebrand-Ardiles
Director of Development
SMD Foundation/Easter Seals™ Manitoba
Ph: (204) 975-3089