Legacy of Hope Foundation Gratefully Acknowledges Community Contributions to Build the Bi-Giwen Exhibition Crates
(OTTAWA, ON) October 21, 2019 – The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) gratefully acknowledges the contributions of The Home Depot Canada Foundation, Odawa Native Friendship Centre, Ladedo Visual Concepts, Algonquin Landscaping and Property Maintenance, and three Indigenous youth for the successful completion of our Bi-Giwen exhibition crates.
This project brought together community organizations, businesses, and Indigenous youth to build custom exhibition storage and shipping crates for the Bi-Giwen: Coming Home, Truth Telling from The Sixties Scoop exhibition. This exhibition shares the experiences of 12Survivors of the Sixties Scoop from a first-hand perspective to educate Canadians about Indigenous history.
“So much can be said about this truly unique community project. I am thankful for the multiple contributors and the expertise they shared with the Indigenous youth. The completion of customized crates will allow this exhibition to travel to venues across Canada without fear of damage,” said Teresa Edwards, Executive Director and In-House Legal Counsel for the LHF, adding that, “when multiple people come together for projects like this, something special happens. We have not only built crates, but we have built partnerships, grown community spirit, and we have fostered skills in our youth with this incredibly successful project.”
The project was made possible through the Home Depot Canada Foundation Community Programs Grant. LHF matched the funds and the money was used to purchase building supplies and materials and to pay the Indigenous youth. The Odawa Indigenous Friendship Centre provided their wood-working workshop, which allowed the crates to be built in a safe and professional work space. Rip Jones, volunteered his time, expertise on exhibition crate designing to the project, as well as provided instruction and guidance to the Indigenous youth who made the crates. Tim Baptiste, helped build, supervise and train the Indigenous youth in basic carpentry skills and crate construction, and provided his own staff to help complete the eight large crates.
A special thank you to all of you for your amazing contributions in making this project a reality. We could not have done it without you!
- The Home Depot Foundation, Community Programs Grant
- Morgan Hare, Executive Director, Odawa Native Friendship Centre
- Rip Jones, Ladedo Visual Concepts for the design of the crates
- Indigenous Youth: Derek Edwards-Barber, Thomas Moses and Nathan Coté-Spence who were trained in basic carpentry and custom crate building
- Tim Baptiste, Algonquin Landscaping and Property Maintenance for the many volunteer hours spent supervising, training the Indigenous youth, building, allowing your staff to help and for ensuring professional quality outcomes for this project
For media inquiries:
Teresa Edwards, B.A. JD.
Executive Director and In-House Legal Counsel
Legacy of Hope Foundation
Phone: 613-237-4806 Ext. 303 info@legacyofhope.ca