Quote of the day:
Below: Forgivness is accepting that the past could not have been any different.
-A list of our itinerary from last weekend (the weekend of the selection)
-What I'm up to today! :)
Friday March 11, 2011
9:00 PM Check-In to Les Suites on Besserer
Saturday March 12, 2011
9:00 AM Breakfast
10:30 AM Depart for St. Patrick's Day Parade
11:00 AM St. Patrick's Day Parade
1:00 PM Post Parade Part at Landsdown Park, possible media interviews
4:00 PM Return to Les Suites, individual time and personal interviews with judges
6:00 PM Dinner with the judges and ceili
10:00 PM Visit D'Arcy Mc Gee's and Heart and Crown
12:30 PM Retire to hotel
Sunday March 13, 2011
7:45 AM Depart for CHIN 97.9fm, Gaelic Hour
8:00 AM Gaelic hour interviews
9:00 AM Roses DJ their selected tunes on the Gaelic hour
10:00 AM Depart for the National Irish Canadian Culture Centre Pancake Breakfast
11:30 AM Return to Les Suites (get dressed for selection)
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Serving tea and coffee etc at St. Patrick's Home
2:30 PM Depart for Ambassadors residence for the selection ceremony
3:00 PM Selection Ceremony, individual interviews and party pieces
4:45 PM Ottawa Rose 2011 selected and presented to the audience
6:00 PM Heart and Crown with my sponsor NICCC
6:30 PM Dinner with the organizers of the weekend
10:30 PM Pass out!!
TODAY :)
Today I am just wrapping up work for school. Submitted my lab early this morning, went to class and had a wonderful guest lecture from Ben Jammin. Check out the project he is working on in the Artic to bring hip hop dance to the kids there...simply amazing what he is doing for these children and their community.
A short intro to the program:
A full length video is available at: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:324PbBUzy-0J:www.pcollines.com/arctichiphop.html+arctic+hip+hop+randy+kelly&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk
or visit: http://www.blueprintforlife.ca/index.html for more details
Ben has gotten letters from kids telling him that because of him and the floor masters crew, they were no longer going to commit suicide - dance gave them a new perspective on life and a renewed sense of hope for tomorrow.
I was so touched by his stories that I have offered my services in writing his proposal for funding as well as drawing up a complete health program and program evaluation for his new project (set to launch sometime this year). Christine Seabrook and I will be working on the project over the next month. I'll keep you posted on how it is going.
These kids have some of the worse drug addiction problems in our country as well as the highest suicide rates. Ben in breaking ground and has found a way to reach these children and I'm so thrilled to be even a small part of that.
Fingers crossed, I will travel up North sometime within the year with Ben and his new crew.
As a dance teacher, this initiative warmed my heart...it is truly amazing what dance can do for people.
Now, I'm just studying for my upcomming midterms (next week) and getting set for a fun filled day tomorrow - ST PATTY'S DAY.
Don't forget to wear green!!
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