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Need a holiday gift? Want to help children with life-threatening illnesses just by shopping? On Tuesday, November 11, I will be part of a holiday art show at Spectrum Butterworth Hospital.
Sponsored by the Junior Golden Rule Guild - 15 percent of the sales will go directly to support to the Pediatric Department at DeVos Children's Hospital. Each pediatric patient entering the hospital received a hand puppet made by members of the Guild, founded in 1947. The guild members also buy equipment for the playrooms and volunteer in the Café as well as the Hematology-Oncology Pediatric Clinic. They schedule Discovery Toy sales and a Christmas Bazaar for hospital employees and guests.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PHOTOGRAPHY AVAILABLE
More than 85 amateur and professional photographers entered over 220 photos in the 2008 photo contest sponsored by Budweiser and the Chicago-based Great Lakes Forever. Budweiser will use one amateur and one professional photograph on educational beer coasters to be distributed throughout eight Great Lakes states and two Canadian provinces. Judging is now down to the final round—and of the three professional photograph nominees, two are of the Grand Haven lighthouse. And both were taken by Grand Rapids-area photographers who became friends through entering juried competitions. Rockford resident Stacy A. Niedzwiecki took a tranquil photo of the Grand Haven lighthouse on a June evening. “I was waiting for a sunset that fizzled out but decided to try a longer exposure, she says. Steve Huyser-Honig shot a dramatic view of the Grand Haven lighthouse during a November gale.
Now it’s up to you. Go to http://www.greatlakesforever.com/html/
news/photocontestvote.php to vote for your favorite amateur and professional photo. Voting ends on 12:59 am EST on Saturday, August 30, 2008 (11:59 p.m. CST on Friday, August 29). The winning photo in each category will be printed on the 2008 Great Lakes Forever/Budweiser beer coasters, along with fun facts on how you can protect the Great Lakes from pollution, groundwater depletion and invasive species. The coasters will be distributed to bars and restaurants throughout the Great Lakes region.
“This is a fun and friendly coincidence for us. We’ll both be pleased if either one of us wins,” Huyser-Honig said. He and Niedzwiecki became friends in early 2007, when their photos hung side by side in a juried competition. Since then they’ve alerted each other to photo opportunities from artist residencies to outdoor art shows. Both just learned their work will hang for a year in the Governor’s Residence in Lansing—including Huyser-Honig’s “November Gale” piece.
Niedzwiecki, a graphic designer who owns Niedzwiecki Creative Solutions, sells her work online, in local gift shops and at local art shows. Spectrum Health’s new Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion features 48 of her photographs.
Steve Huyser-Honig owns Great Lakes Editions and has photographs in the permanent collections of St. Mary’s Health Care Center, Muskegon Community Foundation, Calvin College, and Holland Community Hospital. He sells his work online and at art shows in Michigan and Chicago.
Great Lakes Forever, a program of Biodiversity Project, is a public education program meant to help our region’s residents enjoy and protect this “wonderful yet vulnerable” natural resource. “The Great Lakes are an incredible resource, not only economically, but also in terms of biodiversity, culture and personal identity,” said Jennifer Browning, executive director of the Biodiversity Project. “We sometimes forget that despite their tremendous size, what we do in our daily lives can impact the future of the Great Lakes for generations to come.”
“Great Lakes residents are proud of their beautiful and valuable lakes,” said Bob Fishbeck, Budweiser product manager. ”The awareness this program brings sparks consumer interests about the Great Lakes and directs them to the Great Lakes Forever Web site where they can learn more about the Biodiversity Project and how they can get involved.”
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This year, I'm offering my desk-sized 2009 Michigan Moments Calendar a full month early!
These handy tabletop calendars are 8.27" x 3.74" and perfect for that little spot in your office or home. These make great holiday gifts as well for friends and family! The desk-sized calendars are $6.95 each, plus shipping (unless you'd like to pick them up from me free of charge). Michigan residents please add 6% sales tax to your total purchase.
Hey - with all the excitement of the Olympics - I want to get in on the action too!
I just received my booth assignment for Rockford Art in the Park - please stop by and see me at booth #11 along the banks of the Rogue River on Saturday, September 6th from 9 - 5 pm.
My photo of the Saginaw River Lighthouse is featured in the Michigan in Pictures photo blog. Check it out!
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