Posts Tagged ‘Haiti’

Les Babcock, owner, Lifewater Drilling Ltd. by Lindsey Norris WELL INTENTIONED: Semi-retired water well driller Les Babcock plies his trade in Haiti, where fresh drinking water can be scarce Haiti, it is generally presumed, is a desperately poor nation of crumbling shanties presided over by a steady line of corrupt despots. Foreign Affairs advises against going there, and [...]

Have you heard of heartbeat for Haiti?

If you haven’t well my friends you are in for a treat.

My (David, Helen and me) company, Ulistic Inc. which is a Calgary based online marketing and search engine optimization consulting organization teamed up with my good buddy Darren Robson from Speak Media Consulting. Together we (Speak Media and Ulistic) recently helped out a group of leading Calgary recording artists with a great tune geared to help those in Haiti.  This tune “(I wrote you) a song” is out for you to check out and ready for you to help out with a 99 cent donation to Haiti earthquake relief.

Darren says they are planning a  CD as well, all to raise funds for Haiti.  Which is very cool as well!  Can’t wait for that to come out and put it on my iPhone.

Visit the website our Ulistic team developed for our friends and when you are there check out the demo. Visit http://www.heartbeatforhaiti.com, if you like the song – consider getting the tune for 99 cents and help out our friends with this great initiative to help out others.

All funds raised go to the charities listed on the website.

20 images, 20 seconds, 200 cities, 2,000 presentations, 200,000 people.

In a matter of seconds, thousands of lives and dreams were destroyed in Haiti. Now, the global PechaKucha network is joining with Architecture for Humanity to help rebuild Haiti, 20 seconds at a time.

On February 20th, 2010, the 280 cities that host PechaKucha events worldwide will converge to present one continuous edition of PechaKucha Night. Kicking off in Tokyo, the presentation wave will travel eastward, with cities presenting one after the other. Crossing all times zones and cultures, the event will be streamed live online.

Please save the date for Calgary’s contribution to this historic global event, which will be centered on the theme of rebuilding. Speakers include Calgary architects, planners, individuals and organizations at the forefront of disaster relief and rebuilding efforts around the world.

Saturday, February 20 at 7:00pm
Conoco Phillips Theatre, Glenbow Museum, 130 9th Ave. SE

Tickets available for a suggested donation of $20 at the door or in advance. All proceeds will go to Architecture for Humanity for rebuilding Haiti.

Additional donations may be made at ArchitectureForHumanity.org.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit CalgaryCulture.com/PKNForHaiti.

About PechaKucha Nights:

Devised and shared by Klein Dytham Architecture in 2003 as a place for designers, developers and architects to meet, network and show their work in public, PechaKucha Nights are now taking place in 280 cities around the world. The format is simple: speakers present 20 slides each, for 20 seconds per slide. Calgary Arts Development has an agreement to host PechaKucha Nights in Calgary and will be hosting several PechaKucha Nights over the course of the year.

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