Celebrate Local Creative Community on May 5, 2012

Celebrate Local Creative Community at The WEAs
May 5, 2012
It’s an evening of celebration with song, delicious desserts, local wines, a unique venue and a ceremony honouring leaders in our creative community.

 The Windsor Endowment for the Arts presents The WEAs:  a Celebration of Our Creative Community on Saturday, May 5 from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. at Windsor Light Music Theatre, 2491 Jos St. Louis, Windsor.  Tickets are $35 each.

 Honouring 13 creative people and organizations in Windsor Essex, The WEAs celebrate our vibrant and creative arts and cultural community.

 A new grant, the Elizabeth Havelock Grant, will be presented for the first time this year to a mid-career artist in Essex County.

 The Windsor Endowment for the Arts’ Leadership Awards and WEA Arts Grants were founded in 2010 to recognize and encourage significant artistic and cultural contributions in the arts by individuals, practicing emerging artists, community organizations and successful arts projects in Windsor Essex. 

Every two years, WEA presents awards honouring leaders in the community and distributes cash grants to artists and organizations in four different disciplines:  community arts, literary arts, performing arts and visual arts

by Alan Halberstadt www.alanhalberstadt.com

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WINDSOR-ESSEX NEEDS YOU APRIL 21!

Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex, Inc. The BIG Spring CLEAN --- Call for Volunteers

Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex, Inc. hosts its Big Spring Clean" and Grand Re-Opening of its new location on Saturday April 21, 2012 - the Saturday of Earth Day weekend.

Habitat for Humanity is in the process of a "Blitz" reorganization of the Habitat ReStore. In order for this to happen, they need to mobilize a large number of volunteers.  They are calling on organizations, schools, families and individual volunteers who would like to lend a hand and some of their time to help Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex with the reorganization of their ReStore. Examples of some duties include small building projects, departmental organization and cleaning, sorting, labeling, painting and hanging signage. They ask that volunteers bring their own CSA approved safety shoes (if they have them). Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex, Inc. will provide, safety glasses, gloves, hardhats (when required), beverages and lunch.

If you are interested in volunteering for Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex’s "Big Spring Clean", please contact Pamela Breault, Operations Manager at 519-969-3762 ext. 29 or at pbreault@habitatwindsor.org.

Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex is a non-profit, faith-based organization working for a world where everyone has a safe and decent place to live. Our mission is to mobilize volunteers and community partners in building affordable housing .
by Alan Halberstadt www.alanhalberstadt.com