2006: Thursday, November 9 ~ Allison Crowe Brushes Up in Bid to Aid Kidney Research
In
a stroke of inspiration, The Kidney Foundation of Canada, through its
Western Ontario Chapter, has come up with a unique and creative way to
raise funds to support kidney research.
Allison Crowe welcomes the chance to join dozens of Canadian
celebrities including musicians, comedians, athletes and more who have
created one-of-a kind-paintings which are now on sale on
eBay, with the auction ending
November 12th.
Allison's painting for the "Brush of Hope" campaign
To date, over 100 paintings have been received. These include
individual works of art by Allison Crowe and fellow Canadians Alex
Lifeson (RUSH), Daniel Lanois (Singer-Songwriter/Producer), Brent Butt
(Comedian), Todd Bertuzzi (Hockey Player), Paul Henderson (Retired
Hockey Player), singer songwriter Amy Sky, Craig Lauzon (Royal Canadian
Air Farce), Karen Kain (Ballerina), Comedian Ron James, Sass Jordan
(Singer/ Canadian Idol) and Shaun Majumder (This Hour has 22 minutes)
and many more.
Exhibitions
of the art have been shown in various locations around Southwestern
Ontario.
You can see the full list of artists and see the paintings
Allison's painting
is for sale now on Ebay, with all proceeds going to kidney research.
Research done in Canada is important not only to Canadians, but to ALL
people suffering from kidney disease because advancements of this kind
are soon shared worldwide.
Here
is a direct
link to Allison's painting for bidding on eBay and
@
the Kidney Foundation website:
To view all the works in the “Brush of Hope” campaign on eBay, just type "Kidney Foundation" or the name of the artist to find the paintings or go to the charity section of EBAY.ca
Please
remember to support the cause this weekend!