Calendar Girl Blog: Ottawa Folklore Centre
Time for me to draw attention to yet another loyal Breast of Canada calendar sponsor.
I had the pleasure of meeting Arthur McGregor four year's ago at the Prairie Music Week Conference in Winnipeg Manitoba. At least the flesh and body of Arthur. We'd been doing business for at least a decade before our face off - he as the entrepreneur owner of the Ottawa Folklore Centre - me as the artist manager, agent, publicist, record label distributor of several Canadian folk/roots acts.
After putting his face to the name while sitting at one of those "How Not To Loose All Your Money On Your Folk Music Career" seminars that every decent music conference offers, we hit it off like butter and toast. Although I was attending the event as the weekend manager for my talented friend Tannis Slimmon, I came with a briefcase full of Breast of Canada calendars.
I have a reputation that I've added to for much of my life. It goes like this. I am not a one trick pony. So when people inquire with a sincere "what are you up to beside 'this' "(this being what appears obvious) I'm quick to fill in the blanks.
I instantly offered up a calendar.
As life would have it, Arthurs' wife and business partner of over 20 years had just died from breast cancer.
The Ottawa Folklore Centre has been a major sponsor of the calendar ever since.
Calendar Girl remembers clearly how important that moment was. She'd heard many reasons from many possible sponsors why sponsorship of Breast of Canada was not possible. To have someone belly up, with cheque in hand as easily as Arthur offered his help provided much needed faith.
Calendar Girl
Tags: Calendar Girl Blog, calendar girl blog, Breast of Canada Calendar, Ottawa Folklore Centre ,Sue Richards, 2007, sponsorship,Guelph, City of Guelph.
I had the pleasure of meeting Arthur McGregor four year's ago at the Prairie Music Week Conference in Winnipeg Manitoba. At least the flesh and body of Arthur. We'd been doing business for at least a decade before our face off - he as the entrepreneur owner of the Ottawa Folklore Centre - me as the artist manager, agent, publicist, record label distributor of several Canadian folk/roots acts.
After putting his face to the name while sitting at one of those "How Not To Loose All Your Money On Your Folk Music Career" seminars that every decent music conference offers, we hit it off like butter and toast. Although I was attending the event as the weekend manager for my talented friend Tannis Slimmon, I came with a briefcase full of Breast of Canada calendars.
I have a reputation that I've added to for much of my life. It goes like this. I am not a one trick pony. So when people inquire with a sincere "what are you up to beside 'this' "(this being what appears obvious) I'm quick to fill in the blanks.
I instantly offered up a calendar.
As life would have it, Arthurs' wife and business partner of over 20 years had just died from breast cancer.
The Ottawa Folklore Centre has been a major sponsor of the calendar ever since.
Calendar Girl remembers clearly how important that moment was. She'd heard many reasons from many possible sponsors why sponsorship of Breast of Canada was not possible. To have someone belly up, with cheque in hand as easily as Arthur offered his help provided much needed faith.
Calendar Girl
Tags: Calendar Girl Blog, calendar girl blog, Breast of Canada Calendar, Ottawa Folklore Centre ,Sue Richards, 2007, sponsorship,Guelph, City of Guelph.
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