Donation Recipients
The Marsha Ellen Meidow Foundation is please to advise that the following organizations have received funding in Marsha’s name to date:
Discovery House provides integrated residential and community services for abused women and children to enable them to live safely in the community.
The Urban Society of Aboriginal Youth (USAY) enriches the lives of all urban Aboriginal youth by nurturing self-empowerment and fostering healthy collaboration and communication to ensure healthy future generations.
The Marsha Ellen Meidow USAY Educational Scholarship – a one-time scholastic contribution to aid an Aboriginal Student currently enrolled in post-secondary education.
I Matter! Join our campaign!
You can still be a part of this very special project, sending out a message of self-love, empowerment and strength. The Foundation is pleased to continue Marsha’s legacy with a campaign to enlighten, educate and empower women and youth in high risk situations, raising awareness of the initiatives of MEMF; what we stand for and who the Foundation supports.
Here is what you can do to help…
INSTRUCTIONS:
-Write (or have someone write) “I MATTER!” somewhere on your body (please use discretion.)
-Have a friend take your picture. We must be able to read the words, so please make sure it’s written big enough, and that the camera is close enough. The photo must be in focus!
*File types: JPEG high Res preferred*
-Email the picture to memfcalgary@gmail.com
-Be sure to write in the Subject: “YOUR NAME HERE ‘I MATTER!’ Photo”
IMPORTANT!
In the body of the above email, please include:
-Your full name
-Your age (must be 18+ to participate or accompanied by an adult in your photo and/or have the email come from a consenting guardian of legal age!) This is a great project for kids and guardians, moms and tots, a Family photo with ‘I MATTER!’ written on everyone!
-Your contact phone number
-Your permission to The Marsha Ellen Meidow Foundation to use the photo.
It really is that simple!!!
NOTE: The photo you submit becomes the property of the Marsha Ellen Meidow Foundation and the “I MATTER!” campaign to be used in promotion and potentially print materials.
**Please wait and do not post your ‘I MATTER!’ photo on Facebook or any other social media. WE WILL ADVISE YOU OF THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH DATE AND, WITH YOUR HELP, WE WILL COLLECTIVELY DRAW MUCH MORE ATTENTION TO THIS CAMPAIGN IF WE ALL POST TOGETHER!!! Please stand by for the official date – we will send you an email!**
Thank you for all your love and continued support.
A day to remember
On this special day, we remember Marsha! Light a candle and make a wish for a world without violence toward women and youth!
We miss you, we love you and we will never forget you, Marsha. Happy Birthday!
LIKE us on Facebook
With all the changes to Facebook to groups, we launched a NEW Marsha Ellen Meidow Foundation Page!
Click here to stay connected!!! Hear the latest news and be part of our Community!
Femme Fatale Five March 26 at Club Sapien
FEMME FATALE FIVE is here!
March 26, 2011 at Club Sapien located at 1140 10 Ave SW .Doors Open at 630PM and SHOWTIME is 730PM sharp.
Tickets are $20 and are available at Blame Betty, owned and operated by two of Calgary’s TOP Femme Fatales, located at 829 17th Ave SW.
An all female cast featuring Femme Fatale Entreprenuers, Producers, Performers, SIngers, Song Writers and Business Women that enlighten, enrich and expose Calgarians to the arts of Spoken Word, Performance, Song, Fundraising and more!
Sheri D Wilson, Producer of the Spoken Word Festival, internationally renowned poet and writer will open the featurette with a fireball of a performance. Fake Moustache, local royalty, performs locally providing Drag King performances benefiting Miscellaneous Youth, an organization you should know about. Did you know that Burlesque can be a work out if done right with Burlesque Burn?! Perhaps you have heard of Demonika’s Symphony of Horrors, the Alberta Burlesque Alliance or Independent Singer and SOng Writer Jadesong Marlin. Did you know you can book Vegas Show Girls locally here in Calgary through Irresistible Promotions? We’re sending in the chorus line at this event!
Women assisting women in Marsha Ellen Meidow’s name. Celebrate Marsha’s birthday, her life’s work and the recipient of our first contribution to a worthwhile organization on March 26, 2011!
We would like to invite Media to attend this event. For a Media Pass please email memfcalgary@gmail.com
A year ago, today…
A year ago today we lost a Warrior, a Women’s Rights Advocate, a Humanitarian, a Counselor, a Listener, a Healer, an Explorer, a Raven Haired Beauty, a Friend, a Confidante, a Sister, a Girlfriend, an Aunt and a Daughter. Words can not express the heartfelt sorrow felt across an ocean, a country and within our community from this loss. Her spirit hasn’t left, she still walks this Earth beside all of us. Even in her last hour she helped people of whom she had never met. These people are alive today, living an enriched and empowered life because of her. Our lives are enriched, empowered, enlightened because of her. Let your hearts feel her comfort when you remember her smile, her voice, dancing with her or when you gaze at her picture. She will always be thought of and will NEVER be forgotten.
On behalf of the Marsha Ellen Meidow Foundation,
with all of our love and pain, sorrow and joy, tears and smiles,
We miss you Marsha Ellen Meidow!
INCORPORATED!!!!
We are pleased to announce that on the evening of the lunar eclipse, on December 21st, 2010, we opened an envelope to find our Letter of Incorporation!
This has been a long road and an even longer journey lies ahead as we pursue pursue our Not-for-Profit status.
Always remembered! Never forgotten!
Here is to Marsha and to a new year before us where, in her name, we shall continue to help others, share with one other and continue to work toward a world without violence toward women.
Waiting…
We are waiting on Government of Canada approval for legitimizing the Foundation. We thank you for your patience during this process. Bless!
Burlesque Festival 2010
Thank you to all of the performers, volunteers, bands, staff of The Distillery and YOU the audience for being part of an epic celebration AND the largest burlesque event that Calgary has ever seen!!!
We are forging through the setup and legalities required for the foundation and will provide you with further information once we have our website complete!
We are looking forward to two more epic occasions in 2011; The 2nd Annual Burlesque Festival AND Femme Fatale Five!!!
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we wade through and charge ahead.
Bless.
Under Construction
We apologize for the delay. We are all trying to work around our schedules in order to launch everything at once. We hope to provide you with a follow up to the Burlesque Festival as soon as possible. Thank you! And thank you again for your support!
