Calendar Girl Blog: May I Take You Out to Lunch
What a difference a week off makes.
Here's what's shaking. I'm facing the phase of the Breast of Canada publishing cycle where I need money. Over the past five year's I've scrapped and scrambled, asked, begged and pleaded plus cracked into my own piggy bank to amass the chunk of change needed to put this baby out. The lions share of my costs have been paid for from my own pocket. And yet, interesting, the benefit of Breast of Canada is well beyond my little world. The message, breast cancer prevention, is a universally needed paradigm shift. Little attention is put into breast cancer until you are struck with the disease.
Call me crazy, but I would prefer to stay cancer free if at all possible. I'm assuming that I am not alone. Hence my work and my effort. I trust that by this point it is pretty obvious that I'm not in this just for myself.
Further, I can no longer publish the project without being paid. To date, Breast of Canada covers it's own costs but my effort has been voluntary. Now that I've worked out the kinks, have 2500 loyal customers and a five year publishing history of excellence, I feel ready to take the project to the next level. But here's the rub. I don't live on air alone. Scrambling to cover my cost of living does not inspire great work, takes time and leaves me exhausted. The next level requires all of me.
So here's the new deal. Below is my resume. I am looking for an angel/philanthropist to step forward who can see my potential and has an interest in helping this project thrive. If you are one, please contact me. If you know one, do share. Or if word spreading is your forte, please spread away.
I'll buy lunch.
SUE RICHARDS
P.O. BOX 714, GUELPH, ON NIH 6L3
VOICE: (519) 767-0142
artjam@artjam.org
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR, ARTIST AND CULTURAL ANIMATOR
PRODUCER, PUBLISHER, FUND RAISER, 2001 - PRESENT breastofcanada.com Breast of Canada Calendar: an annual fine art photography, cancer prevention, breast health calendar.
ARTS EDUCATOR 1998 - PRESENT
Three time recipient of Ontario Arts Council, Artist in Education Grant for elementary school play writing program.
ART JAM: CULTURAL ANIMATOR 1998- 2000.
Artist in Community National Pilot Project funded by the Laidlaw Foundation, The Canada Council for the Arts and The Ontario Arts Council. Community partners include AIDS Committee of Guelph and Wellington County and Guelph and District Multicultural Centre, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery.
ART JAM: CREATIVITY CENTRE 1998 - 2000 artjam.org
Leaseholder of retired 1910 school building in downtown Guelph. Provided rental space to the artistic community, facilitated school programs, hosted improv comedy night and events.
KID CULTURE: CURRICULUM DESIGN/ARTS EDUCATOR 1996 - 1999.
Partnership specializing in curriculum based theatre performance and community play programs for elementary schools. Series of intensive creative workshops for schools in, Inuvik, Aklavik N.W.T., Mississauga and Cambridge, ON.
WRITER
GEOSIGN CORPORATION 2003 - 2005
Writer and editor for two women's health web sites. thebreastsite.com and menopauseinsight.com
GUELPH MERCURY COMMUNITY EDITORIAL BOARD 2003 - 2004
Write monthly 800 - 1000 word editorials on municipal issues.
FREELANCE 2002 - PRESENT
Exchange Magazine, Canadian Women's Health Magazine, Charity Village, Women Can Do Anything, "Close Calls, Dogs and Horseshoes" published by Penguin Canada: Facts and Arguments Selected Essays from The Globe and Mail.
BLOGGER 2005 - Present
Calendar Girl Blog: www.breastofcanada.blogspot.com
The Breast Views Blog: www.thebreastviewsblog.blogspot.com
My Menopause Blog: www.mymenopauseblog.com
Blog Guelph: www.blogguelph.blogspot.com
ARTS ADMINISTRATOR AND MANAGER
AGENT, MANAGER, PUBLICIST AND GRANT WRITER 1989 - 1998
Roster of international touring musicians and actors. Gross annual revenue $250,000.00.
ADVERTISING MANAGER; ONTARION STUDENT PRESS 1984 - 1988
VOLUNTEER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 1984 - 1992
Hillside Community Music Festival of Guelph Inc.
VOLUNTEER
MENTOR 1998 - PRESENT
Offer coaching and business mentoring to emerging artists and women. Also under the guidance of mentor Jim Estill, SYNNEX Canada Ltd and Dr. Pierre Brunet, Concordia University.
TELEVISION REPORTER AND PRODUCER ROGERS 2000 - 2001
Television "Plugged In" Program team member.
JUNO AWARDS JUROR 1999 BY INVITATION
Best Roots and Traditional Album - Group Category.
AWARDS
HONORARY CHAIR: YMCA-YWCA WOMEN OF DISTINCTION AWARDS, 2003
RECIPIENT: YMCA-YWCA 5TH ANNUAL WOMEN OF DISTINCTION AWARD ARTS AND CULTURE, 2000
EDUCATION
-Yoga, private instruction with J. Gilbey 2003 to present
-Mindfulness Meditation, various instructors 2002 to present
-Learn to Row, Guelph Lake Rowing Club, 2002
-InternetWorking, Continuing Education, Guelph. 2001
-Level One Vocal Training: Private Instruction, Guelph. 2000
-St. John Ambulance Standard Safety Oriented First Aid, Guelph. 1999
-Level One and Two Improvisation: Second City Workshop, Toronto. 1998
-Creative Writing: both university and professional level courses, Guelph. 1995/96
-Conflict Management: Mediation Centre of Metropolitan Toronto. 1995
-ORCA Canoeing Program, Moving Water, Madawaska. 1990
-B.A. University of Guelph, Ontario. Psychology. Graduated 1984.
OTHER NOTABLE EXPERIENCE
WORLD BUDGET TRAVELER 1976 - PRESENT
-Select trips include Zanzibar, Tanzania, Vietnam, India, Thailand, Newfoundland, Japan, N.W.T., Costa Rica, Alaska, Guatemala, Australia, New Zealand, New York City, Crete, Georgia, Vancouver Island, Nova Scotia, Great Britain, Mexico, Norway, Italy, California and Ireland.
WILDERNESS CAMPER AND CANOEIST 1986 - PRESENT
-Favourite destinations include Algonquin Provincial Park, ON; Massassauga Provincial Park, ON; Killarney Provincial Park,ON; Yosemite National Park, California; Able Tasmen National Park, New Zealand; Olga Rocks National Park, Australia; Haleakala National Park Crater, Maui; Serengeti National Park, Tanzania and the Grand River Watershed, ON.
PET OWNER/FOSTERING 1992 - PRESENT
-Medium to large dogs.
Tags: Calendar Girl Blog, Breast of Canada Calendar, Sue Richards, philanthropist.
Here's what's shaking. I'm facing the phase of the Breast of Canada publishing cycle where I need money. Over the past five year's I've scrapped and scrambled, asked, begged and pleaded plus cracked into my own piggy bank to amass the chunk of change needed to put this baby out. The lions share of my costs have been paid for from my own pocket. And yet, interesting, the benefit of Breast of Canada is well beyond my little world. The message, breast cancer prevention, is a universally needed paradigm shift. Little attention is put into breast cancer until you are struck with the disease.
Call me crazy, but I would prefer to stay cancer free if at all possible. I'm assuming that I am not alone. Hence my work and my effort. I trust that by this point it is pretty obvious that I'm not in this just for myself.
Further, I can no longer publish the project without being paid. To date, Breast of Canada covers it's own costs but my effort has been voluntary. Now that I've worked out the kinks, have 2500 loyal customers and a five year publishing history of excellence, I feel ready to take the project to the next level. But here's the rub. I don't live on air alone. Scrambling to cover my cost of living does not inspire great work, takes time and leaves me exhausted. The next level requires all of me.
So here's the new deal. Below is my resume. I am looking for an angel/philanthropist to step forward who can see my potential and has an interest in helping this project thrive. If you are one, please contact me. If you know one, do share. Or if word spreading is your forte, please spread away.
I'll buy lunch.
SUE RICHARDS
P.O. BOX 714, GUELPH, ON NIH 6L3
VOICE: (519) 767-0142
artjam@artjam.org
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR, ARTIST AND CULTURAL ANIMATOR
PRODUCER, PUBLISHER, FUND RAISER, 2001 - PRESENT breastofcanada.com Breast of Canada Calendar: an annual fine art photography, cancer prevention, breast health calendar.
ARTS EDUCATOR 1998 - PRESENT
Three time recipient of Ontario Arts Council, Artist in Education Grant for elementary school play writing program.
ART JAM: CULTURAL ANIMATOR 1998- 2000.
Artist in Community National Pilot Project funded by the Laidlaw Foundation, The Canada Council for the Arts and The Ontario Arts Council. Community partners include AIDS Committee of Guelph and Wellington County and Guelph and District Multicultural Centre, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery.
ART JAM: CREATIVITY CENTRE 1998 - 2000 artjam.org
Leaseholder of retired 1910 school building in downtown Guelph. Provided rental space to the artistic community, facilitated school programs, hosted improv comedy night and events.
KID CULTURE: CURRICULUM DESIGN/ARTS EDUCATOR 1996 - 1999.
Partnership specializing in curriculum based theatre performance and community play programs for elementary schools. Series of intensive creative workshops for schools in, Inuvik, Aklavik N.W.T., Mississauga and Cambridge, ON.
WRITER
GEOSIGN CORPORATION 2003 - 2005
Writer and editor for two women's health web sites. thebreastsite.com and menopauseinsight.com
GUELPH MERCURY COMMUNITY EDITORIAL BOARD 2003 - 2004
Write monthly 800 - 1000 word editorials on municipal issues.
FREELANCE 2002 - PRESENT
Exchange Magazine, Canadian Women's Health Magazine, Charity Village, Women Can Do Anything, "Close Calls, Dogs and Horseshoes" published by Penguin Canada: Facts and Arguments Selected Essays from The Globe and Mail.
BLOGGER 2005 - Present
Calendar Girl Blog: www.breastofcanada.blogspot.com
The Breast Views Blog: www.thebreastviewsblog.blogspot.com
My Menopause Blog: www.mymenopauseblog.com
Blog Guelph: www.blogguelph.blogspot.com
ARTS ADMINISTRATOR AND MANAGER
AGENT, MANAGER, PUBLICIST AND GRANT WRITER 1989 - 1998
Roster of international touring musicians and actors. Gross annual revenue $250,000.00.
ADVERTISING MANAGER; ONTARION STUDENT PRESS 1984 - 1988
VOLUNTEER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 1984 - 1992
Hillside Community Music Festival of Guelph Inc.
VOLUNTEER
MENTOR 1998 - PRESENT
Offer coaching and business mentoring to emerging artists and women. Also under the guidance of mentor Jim Estill, SYNNEX Canada Ltd and Dr. Pierre Brunet, Concordia University.
TELEVISION REPORTER AND PRODUCER ROGERS 2000 - 2001
Television "Plugged In" Program team member.
JUNO AWARDS JUROR 1999 BY INVITATION
Best Roots and Traditional Album - Group Category.
AWARDS
HONORARY CHAIR: YMCA-YWCA WOMEN OF DISTINCTION AWARDS, 2003
RECIPIENT: YMCA-YWCA 5TH ANNUAL WOMEN OF DISTINCTION AWARD ARTS AND CULTURE, 2000
EDUCATION
-Yoga, private instruction with J. Gilbey 2003 to present
-Mindfulness Meditation, various instructors 2002 to present
-Learn to Row, Guelph Lake Rowing Club, 2002
-InternetWorking, Continuing Education, Guelph. 2001
-Level One Vocal Training: Private Instruction, Guelph. 2000
-St. John Ambulance Standard Safety Oriented First Aid, Guelph. 1999
-Level One and Two Improvisation: Second City Workshop, Toronto. 1998
-Creative Writing: both university and professional level courses, Guelph. 1995/96
-Conflict Management: Mediation Centre of Metropolitan Toronto. 1995
-ORCA Canoeing Program, Moving Water, Madawaska. 1990
-B.A. University of Guelph, Ontario. Psychology. Graduated 1984.
OTHER NOTABLE EXPERIENCE
WORLD BUDGET TRAVELER 1976 - PRESENT
-Select trips include Zanzibar, Tanzania, Vietnam, India, Thailand, Newfoundland, Japan, N.W.T., Costa Rica, Alaska, Guatemala, Australia, New Zealand, New York City, Crete, Georgia, Vancouver Island, Nova Scotia, Great Britain, Mexico, Norway, Italy, California and Ireland.
WILDERNESS CAMPER AND CANOEIST 1986 - PRESENT
-Favourite destinations include Algonquin Provincial Park, ON; Massassauga Provincial Park, ON; Killarney Provincial Park,ON; Yosemite National Park, California; Able Tasmen National Park, New Zealand; Olga Rocks National Park, Australia; Haleakala National Park Crater, Maui; Serengeti National Park, Tanzania and the Grand River Watershed, ON.
PET OWNER/FOSTERING 1992 - PRESENT
-Medium to large dogs.
Tags: Calendar Girl Blog, Breast of Canada Calendar, Sue Richards, philanthropist.
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