How Your Vote Can Help Marguerite's Place

What is Marguerite's Place?

Marguerite’s Place is a new facility located in St. John's, NL which will house the offices and programs of the St. John’s Status of Women Council (SJSWC) and the Women’s Centre. This new facility offers affordable, fully accessible programming and supportive housing for women, by women.

This new facility, is named in memory of a friend and volunteer of the St. John's Women's Centre, Marguerite Dyson, who was murdered while living in unsafe housing.



Marguerite's Place

Marguerite's Place will consist of eight housing units. These supportive housing units on-site will be open to women over the age of thirty who are not accompanied by dependants, and who are experiencing difficulty finding or maintaining housing due to circumstances in their lives or the complexity of their needs. Housing at Marguerite's Place will operate under an independent living philosophy and in a manner that respects the diverse experiences and needs of individual women. Programming at the Women's Centre as well as programs identified by individual assessment of each woman will also be available.



Marguerite's Place is under construction and should be ready for occupancy in August 2011. The capital campaign has been ongoing for the last two years and has been supported by both Federal and Provincial government as well as donations from the business community and individuals.

The Keg 40th Anniversary Thanks a Million Grant Program

In celebration of The Keg's 40th anniversary, they're giving back $1,000,000 to the communities that have contributed to their history. The Keg 40th Anniversary Thanks a Million Grant Program. But in order to decide what programs receive grants you need to vote!

Marguerite's Place is a finalist for this region, sitting in 2nd place. In order to reach 1st place they need your vote! 1st place receives a $25,000 grant that Marguerite's Place plans to direct towards the furnishings required to support the housing and programming in the new facility.

Voting is now open and you can help Marguerite's Place! You can make an impact by voting once a day until June 14th. Voting is quick, simple, and only requires an email address. To vote for Marguerite's Place and aid them in housing and empowering women click here.

The St. John's Women's Centre and Marguerite's Place are projects of the St. John's Status of Women Council. As a forerunner in providing women-centred services, including housing, self-empowerment, and capacity-building initiatives, we have much experience in working with women who have been marginalized, including those at risk of homelessness.

If you'd like to contribute to Marguerite's Place or volunteer at the St. John's Women's Centre visit http://www.margueritesplace.ca/ for more details.

Lady Cove Women's Choir & the Pepsi Refresh Project

Lady Cove Women's Choir has recently been chosen to take part in the Pepsi Refresh Project. In an effort to aid them in achieving their goal of placing in the top 3 and receiving $10,000, here's everything you need to know about Lady Cove Women's Choir, the Pepsi Refresh Project, Lady Cove's proposed project and how your vote can help.

 

Featuring Guest Blogger: Nicole Dawe, of Lady Cove Women's Choir

About Lady Cove Women's Choir

 

Lady Cove Women's Choir



Lady Cove Women’s Choir has become one of Canada’s leading women’s choral ensembles in a remarkably short period of time. Founded in 2003 and based in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Lady Cove Women’s Choir's mission is to reveal the strength, versatility and beauty of women’s choral music. They also believe in giving back to the community and believe in fostering music education among the youth of Newfoundland and Labrador.

The Pepsi Refresh Project

In an effort to support those who generate innovative, optimistic ideas, the Pepsi Refresh Project will award more than $1 million to move communities forward over the course of a year. Individuals and organizations can apply for grants to benefit a variety of projects, and Canadians can vote for the best ideas for funding at http://www.refresheverything.ca/ The Pepsi Refresh Project is an evolution of the Joy It Forward initiative that the Pepsi brand launched in 2009, which showed the brand as an optimistic catalyst for idea creation. The Pepsi Refresh Project will fund projects that make a difference in six categories: Health, Arts & Culture, Food & Shelter, The Planet, Neighbourhoods and Education.

Lady Cove's Proposed Project

The collapse of the North Atlantic cod fishery in the 1990s has changed Newfoundland and Labrador forever. We are now exploring and benefiting from other natural resources. In a prosperous society traditional culture is at risk. How can our traditions be translated to remain relevant in the complex social environment of this century? Through folk music and new choral music, and using narration, creative staging, multi-media technology, and a new stage set the Choir will show the culture of Newfoundland and Labrador, the ingenuity and creativity of our people and place.

Curious about the traditions of the Inuit people, the Choir is including a new commission in its repertoire, based on the poetry of an Inuit woman and reflecting the traditions of Labrador. The Choir has engaged a young aboriginal artist to coach in Inuktitut.

People from across the globe will see the presentation at the 9th World Symposium on Choral Music, The International Council for Traditional Music World Conference and Festival 500 International Symposium.

How to Vote



Vote For Lady Cove Women's Choir

The choir is competing in the $10,000 category and needs to be in the top three to receive the grant. Visit the Pepsi Refresh Project and vote for Lady Cove by using your Facebook account and/or by creating a Pepsi Refresh account (if you have multiple emails register them all and vote more). If you vote with Facebook and your Pepsi account(s) that is two votes per day and every little bit will help! The voting will take place from May 1 until June 30.



Email Nicole at Lady Cove to receive a daily reminder to vote!