Okay, so we’ve been on a serious internet hiatus since early December, but after our rampant campaigning for our entry in the Aviva Community Fund competition, who can blame us? In fact, you’re probably leaning more toward the thankful end of the feelings-about-this spectrum since our constant facebook, twitter, blog and email reminders to vote for us ceased. Well, we’re thankful too (that it’s over!! Even our pee was turning yellow...) and also that we have such an amazing group of friends and supporters who, for whatever reason, believe in us (and a few who are bound by motherhood, grandmotherhood, boyfriendhood and deep-fried mars bars to do so, but shone through in a seriously shiny way).
Anyhow, we didn’t quite get the squajillion votes it took to make it into the final judging round and stay in the running for up to $250k funding for our Solar-powered laundromat/ gallery/ café/ garden/ community space. But we would like to congratulate the folks who did (we’re pretty sure you’re superheroes), especially our friend Rob Dyer (who we know for a fact is a superhero) and Skate4Cancer - keep tabs on these incredible kids courtesy of our friends over at The New Beat (see, we do have awesome friends!) by following their Australia/ New Zealand Awareness Skate and associated shenanigans on their blog.
And (if you still love us) keep keeping tabs on us through our blog (you’re reading it!) twitter , facebook and website , ‘cuz while we didn’t get the squajillion votes, we did get about a bajillion. And judging from that and the adorable little love notes we’ve received (we love you, too) it appears as though we have reached a lot of folks who seemingly want to see this project come to fruition as much as we do… and we’re sure it’s not entiiiirely due to our bribes -I mean… promises- to wash your delicates for you if we won.
2009 was a year of monumental experiences for us (umm; forming, creating our logo and (still quite ghetto) website, holding our (amazing!) first fund-raising event, accepting the David Suzuki Foundation Scholarship to attend the OSEA Community Power Conference, dining with David Suzuki (!), and high fiving George Smitherman for the Ontario Green Energy Act … to name a few). 2010 is sure to be another big one for The About Face Collective. Although we have slightly less than the $250, 000 we may have had heading into this year, we now know that we have the resources and support it will take us to get there. And we’ll continue to work toward raising funds to make this happen the old fashioned way: pawning my little sister’s hand in marriage to millionaires… kidding! We’ll be doing a lot of grant writing, funding application and research this year. So like I said, exciting year ahead! Wooh!
Happy New Year From The About Face Collective!
(For millionaires only: please contact if you are interested in 5’8” brunettes or supporting art and the environment)
-L
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