 Polio Plus
Robin's father had Polio as a child, so this cause
has been close to Robin's heart. Over the last three years Robin has
contributed 3,600 doses of vaccine for children through Rotary's Polio Plus Program
.
24 Wheelchairs were donated
during our 2005 Christmas Portrait Promotion
(our goal was 12... Woo Hoo!!!)
 I
am thrilled to say that 24 people in some of the world's poorest countries will
be receiving a free wheelchair from clients who took part in our support of
Wheelchair Foundation Canada.
As our Christmas project, we
offered clients the option of paying us the $125 for a portrait sitting package
or making a donation of $150 to Wheelchair Foundation Canada to buy a wheelchair
for a person in-need, usually a victim of landmines or Polio.
Read the Nepean
This Week's article on this
ntwwheelchairarticle.pdf
UPDATE
A wheelchair was delivered to Ya 'Ombakie Sesay
a 24 year old lady from Sierra Leone. It was donated in our name, a
gift from Wheelchair Foundation Canada in recognition of the above
promotion. The certificate reads "For your selfless dedication to
our worldwide mission". This was a surprise to us, and we were very
touched. The above framed photo and certificate now hangs on our wall.
 LATEST UPDATE...
48 Wheelchairs In Total
We have reached a total of 48 wheelchairs donated through various Spencer
Studio promotions.
Rotary
International
 Rotary
is the world's largest humanitarian service organization. Made up of over
1.2 million business and
professional leaders united in 166 countries.
Internationally they raise hundreds of millions of dollars every year to support
local and international projects, including literacy, fresh water, healing the
sick and fighting poverty.
Rotarian Robin is an active board member and sits on
several committees. He has served as president of the Rotary Club of
Ottawa 2007-08.
"To laugh often and much; to win the respect
of
intelligent people and the affection of children; to
earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure
the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to
find the best in others; to leave the world a bit
better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a
redeemed social condition; to know even one life has
breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have
succeeded. "
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Ma Xue Ping our little sponsored boy in
Northern China turned twelve this year. We have been sponsoring him
since 2000. He is doing well in school and sends us great letters,
photos and pictures several times a year.
We also sponsored Sejeng Dorcas, a little girl in South Africa (1985-2000).
After finishing school her plan was to become a teacher.
Bronze Patron Sponsor
1989
Ontario Games
for the
Physically Disabled
During 2009 we donated a portion of sales from
Gift Certificates and Business Portraits to WaterCan to
help build a well in Ethiopia.
WaterCan Support Info Here
Going Digital Helps
The Environment
Our decision to switch from
traditional film to digital photography not only had many technical
advantages but a little research showed us the environmental advantages.
Digital saves the environment.
Think of all the chemicals no longer being used to process the 1000 to
1200 rolls of film we were shooting per year. Chemicals no longer being
dumped into the environment.
Digital saves cows lives. Since film is no longer needed and the
gelatin used as a bonding agent in traditional film comes from cows, many
cows lives will be spared.
Interesting Film Facts: Eastman Kodak uses 80 million pounds of cow
skeletons a year to produce gelatin for it’s films. They even own their
own herds of cattle. George Eastman decided to raise their own cattle and
produce their own gelatin because in 1930 Kodak almost went bankrupt after
buying a batch of bones from cattle fed with mustard seed, causing the
gelatin to overexpose the film before pictures were taken.
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