Help Haiti: A Guelph Ontario Benefit for Earthquake Relief

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Following the recent earthquake in Haiti, members of the Guelph, Ontario community have pulled together to organize a benefit event featuring a wide selection of our amazing and world-class local-area talent. With overwhelming support from the local community, event organizers (Rev. Paul Clarkson, Dr. Ajay Heble, Sam Turton) have set a goal of raising $20,000 from this event, with all proceeds going to the Canadian Red Cross.

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Help Haiti: A Guelph Benefit for Earthquake Relief

Sunday, February 7, 7:00 pm
The River Run Centre
35 Woolwich St., Guelph, ON
Tickets $30 (reserved)
www.riverrun.ca 519-763-3000
Additional donations will be accepted at the event
River Run Centre facilities donated by the City of Guelph
All proceeds to Canadian Red Cross - All services donated

Kevin Breit & Ted Warren • Scott Merritt • Jane Bunnett • Dionne Brand • University of Guelph Choirs

The Guelph Music Revue: Andrew Craig, Nick Craine, Craig Norris, Shane Philips, Tannis Slimmon, Sue Smith, Sam Turton (with Jeff Bird, Adam Bowman, Vish Khanna, Jane Lewis, Ambre McLean, Harri Palm, Stu Peterson, Jesse Turton - and more to come!)

EVENT DETAILS:
www.guelph4haiti.com


Kevin Breit, one of Canada's most in-demand guitarists (Norah Jones, Rosanne Cash, k. d. Lang, Bill Frisell) will join us from Elora to perform with Guelph’s Ted Warren, one of Canada's most accomplished drummers.
www.myspace.com/kevinbreit
www.canadianjazzarchive.org/Catalogue/Musicians/KO/10471

Scott Merritt is an MCA recording artist and an award-winning singer-songwriter and producer with an always growing and fiercely dedicated following.
www.scottmerritt.net

Jane Bunnett is an internationally acclaimed Canadian jazz icon with Juno awards, Grammy nominations, and an appointment to the Order of Canada.
www.myspace.com/janebunnett

Dionne Brand is a renowned poet, novelist, essayist, and film-maker born in Trinidad and living in Toronto.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionne_Brand

The University of Guelph Choirs, directed by Dr. Marta McCarthy are a powerful amalgamation of both the University Chamber Choir and the University Women's Choir.

The Guelph Music Revue is a stellar gathering of Guelph’s award-winning musicians, band leaders, and singer-songwriters.

US Faith-Based Group Sends Solar Powered Audio Bibles to Haiti

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from TreeHugger.com
by Brian Merchant, Brooklyn, New York

In the stream of goods that are pouring in to aid the relief effort in Haiti, one will certainly stand out--a solar powered audio Bible. Instead of food, water, or medical supplies, US faith-based group Faith Comes By Hearing has opted to send 600 audible bibles, which are currently en route to the Port-au-Prince.

Each of the units can broadcast the scriptures in Haitian Creole to an audience of up to 300 people.

Reuters reports:
Called the "Proclaimer," the audio Bible delivers "digital quality" and is designed for "poor and illiterate people," the Faith Comes By Hearing group said. It added 600 of the devices were already on their way to Haiti.


The Albuquerque-based organization said it was responding to the Haitian crisis by "providing faith, hope and love through God's Word in audio."

The group's website explains further, noting that they've already sent the "600 Proclaimers on their way through our ministry partner, Convoy of Hope. These portable, solar-powered Audio Bibles will be given to local pastors so people can hear God's Word in their own language--Haitian Creole."


Many churches have collapsed in Port-Au-Prince, and many that have not are still considered unstable, so sermons are being held outside.

Faith by Hearing says it is in the process of raising money to send 3,000 more solar-powered audio bibles to Haiti. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger