{"id":303,"date":"2015-01-21T22:12:48","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T22:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bedfordplayers.ca\/?p=303"},"modified":"2016-04-24T13:15:10","modified_gmt":"2016-04-24T13:15:10","slug":"303","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bedfordplayers.ca\/?p=303","title":{"rendered":"Bedford Players Helps Local Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bedford Players contributes to the community in a variety of ways. \u00a0For the fall 2014 production of Don’t Dress for Dinner<\/em> the Theatre provided tickets to two community groups as a fundraiser. \u00a0We also donated $1 from each ticket sold to another organization.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Bedford Players Community Theatre was very happy to make some presentations to these groups.<\/p>\n

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Amy Glynn representing Alice Housing & Clair Henderson, BP President<\/p><\/div>\n

Amy Glynn, board member for Alice Housing<\/em><\/strong> received a cheque from Bedford Players for over $1900 which is the total of canteen tips, patron donations and $1 from each revenue ticket sold. \u00a0Amy spoke briefly to Bedford Players’ Board to thank them for providing this fundraising opportunity as well as helping to raise awareness for Alice Housing<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

For more than 30 years, Alice Housing<\/em><\/strong> has been providing safe and affordable housing for women and their children leaving domestic violence. \u00a0With 18 units and a suite of supportive counselling services, including Live Safe<\/i> and Healing the Bruises<\/i>, it is one of the largest organizations of its kind in Canada.<\/p>\n

Alice Housing<\/strong><\/em> is the most honoured organization east of Ontario by the William H Donner Foundation in their 15 year history of awards. \u00a0Other recognition includes the 2012 Charity Intelligence Top Pick Charity in Canada, the prestigious Peter F Drucker Award in 2010 for Non Profit Management and the 2009 Ethics Awards for the Non Profit Sector as determined by the Better Business Bureau- Maritime Provinces.<\/p>\n

For more information regarding Alice Housing<\/strong><\/em> you can visit their website at:\u00a0http:\/\/alicehousing.ca\/\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Clair Henderson, BP President, Marilyn Sceles, President – Bedford Grandmothers, Brideen Morgan and Diana Haydon – Bedford Grandmothers members.<\/p><\/div>\n

Marilyn Sceles, President of Bedford Grandmothers<\/strong><\/em>, received a cheque from Bedford Players for over $600. This amount was raised by the group through the sales of tickets provided by Bedford Players. \u00a0Marilyn \u00a0spoke briefly to Bedford Players’ Board thanking them for the fundraising opportunity.\u00a0She explained that the Bedford Grandmothers<\/strong><\/em> is one of 240 groups across Canada which works in partnership with The Stephen Lewis Foundation (Grandmothers Campaign)<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 SLF coordinates with grassroots groups in sub-Saharan \u00a0Africa who support the grandmothers\u2019 immediate needs as they struggle to provide for children orphaned by AIDS. \u00a0\u00a0In many countries, over 40% of orphans are cared for by these dedicated grandmothers. When visiting Africa this year, Marilyn visited just one project in Jinja, Uganda, that was helping 650 grandmothers with housing and food for children in their care. Strides are being made, \u00a0but with the decrease in global \u00a0funding from countries effected by the recession, more requests are being received and processed by SLF. \u00a0\u00a0The monies contributed by the Canadian Grandmothers Groups greatly \u00a0assist in the continuation and implementation of these projects.<\/p>\n

For more information regarding the \u00a0Stephen Lewis Foundation (Grandmothers Campaign) <\/em><\/strong>see the website at\u00a0http:\/\/www.stephenlewisfoundation.org\/get-involved\/grandmothers-campaign<\/a><\/p>\n

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A further\u00a0donation will be made at the end of this season to Give Kids the World<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Bedford Players contributes to the community in a variety of ways. \u00a0For the fall 2014 production of Don’t Dress for Dinner<\/em> the Theatre provided tickets to two community groups as a fundraiser. \u00a0We also donated $1 from each ticket sold to another organization.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Bedford Players Community Theatre was very happy … <\/p>\n

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