Our recent trip to our nation's capital was truly inspiring. We journeyed back to Ottawa, the place where our roots began as it is where Lori and I first met!! We went to be a part of a local school's O Ambassadors "Arts for Africa" evening. The staff and students at Heritage Public School organized a great event which in the end raised almost $5000!! Way to go!!
We were so honoured to be a part of the evening and it was really exciting to meet the people of the local community and get such enthusiastic feedback about our book Seven Hands, Seven Lands. Highlights of the evening for us were meeting Justin Lawrence a Free the Children Coordinator. Justin spoke passionately about Free the Children's efforts to alleviate extreme poverty around the world and with humour about the trips he has taken with Free the Children to Kenya. His talk was uplifting and inspiring. Thanks Justin!
The Baobab Tree drum and dance society gave an incredible West African performance which even got young members of the audience up on their feet! Their drumming and dancing was a real tribute to the culture of West Africa. More info about the Baobab Tree community can be found at http://www.baobabtree.org/ The evening came to a close with the lovely local singer/songwriter Sue Seguin.
Looking for how you can become a part of the solution in the goal to alleviate extreme poverty around the world? Check out http://www.freethechildren.com/ !
Once again, thanks to Heather and the O Ambassadors of Heritage Public School for including Roots and Wings Books and our first release Seven Hands, Seven Lands in such a wonderful event!
