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Supporters

2008

 

We would like to thank the following individuals, groups and companies for their generous support. Without them we would not be able to continue toward our vision.

 

The Summer Dream Literary Arts Festival:

(The sponsors list will be updated shortly. Thanks to all our sponsors for their support.)

Financial Donations:

Burnaby Writers Society $75

Industrial Pacific Alliance $500

Irene Livingston $50

James McCann $100

Joyce Statton $125

Gifts in Kind:

Performers Gifts:

Army and Navy (saddle bags)

BC Poetry (gift bags & CDs)

Capilano Review (magazines)

Event Magazine (50 complimentary issues)

Kempton Dexter (3 CDs)

Geist (magazines)

James McCann (books)

Ben Nuttal-Smith (4 chapbooks)

Quills Canadian Poetry Magazine (magazines)

Room (books)

Stepping Stone Cafe (gift certificates)

Telling Tales (books)

Three Day Novel Contest (books)

Vancouver Review (magazines)

Site Equipment:

Industrial Pacific Alliance (tents)

Tendu (tent)

Vancity (tent)

Supplies and Misc:

BC Poetry (balloons)

Industrial Pacific Alliance (printing)

Nesters Market (complimentary water bottles for performers)

Volunteers:

Alex Augustyn, Phyllis Bassett, Mary Duffy, Ruth Kozak, Rhonda Milne, Trevor Spilchen, Lorraine Strand

 


 

Supporters

2007

 

The Summer Dream Literary Arts Festival:

Grants:

2007 Celebrations Grant c/o The City of Vancouver

and The Office of Cultural Affairs - $4000

Financial Donations:

Burnaby Writers Society $75

Federation of BC Writers $100

Leila Kulpas $100

Irene Livingston $100

Matrix Production Services $962

James McCann $100

Quills Canadian Poetry Magazine $100

Joyce Statton $100

Gifts in Kind:

Performers Gifts:

All India Restaurant (gift certificate)

Army and Navy (saddle bags)

BC Poetry (gift bags & CDs)

Book Warehouse

Capilano Review (60 issues)

Kempton Dexter (3 CDs)

The Dish (gift certificates)

The Fountainhead Pub (gift certificate)

Garden Health (gift bag)

Geist (100 issues)

Great Clips (gift certificates)

Hamburger Mary's (gift certificate)

Little Sister's Book Store

James McCann (books)

Belinda Pang (gift basket)

Quills Canadian Poetry Magazine (6 issues)

Room (books)

Safeway (gift certificate)

Starbucks (coffee)

Sub Terrain (100 issues)

Taki's Taverna (gift certificate)

Three Day Novel Contest (books)

Mark Tompkins (3 books)

Tradewind Books (books)

Upstart Crow Books (gift certificate)

Vancouver Review (100 issues)

Site Equipment:

Industrial Pacific Alliance (2 tents)

Tendu (tent)

Vancity (tent)

Supplies and Misc:

Artvark Type and Design (poster design)

BC Poetry (balloons)

Demarc Systems (electrical services)

Industrial Pacific Alliance (printing)

Nesters Market (complimentary water bottles for performers)

Sue McIntyre (complimentary water bottles for performers)

Volunteers:

Phyllis Bassett, Fran Bourassa, Jessica Bruhn, Una Bruhns, Gwen Barkauskas, Kyle Christensen, Jane Currie, Diego Del Mar, Ali Denno, Rebecca Denno, Mary Duffy, Steve Duncan, Daniela Elza, Trina Ferguson, Ryan Fletcher, Mary Gavin, Stephanie Gunn, Kyle Hawke, Amanda Hartley, Stephan Karr, Ruth Kozak, Julian Legere, Rowan Lipkovits, Franci Louann, michael sean morris, Rhonda Milne, Alma Moffat, James McCann & Friends, Marni Norwich, Leanne Padgett, Mike Peacock, Ivan Penaluna, Rudolf Penner, Loretta Revoczi, Ariadne Sawyer, Trevor Spilchen, Joyce Statton, Lorraine Strand, Rob Taylor, Sharon Taylor, Eva Waldorf, RC Weslowski

 

 

Outreach & Literacy Programs:

Financial Donations:

Franci Louann $30

Don Simpson $300

Gifts in Kind:

Army and Navy (backpacks and saddle bags)

Nancy Bradshaw/Spark Strategies (business development)

Daniela Elza (books)

Joyfilled Music (CDs)

Ben Nuttall-Smith (books)

Guest Speakers/Readers:

Louie Adell

Adrian

Neil Aitken

David Campbell

Krisha Dhaliwal

Austin Doyle

Megan Hyska

Evelyn Lau

Katherine McNeil 

Siobhan Powell

Russell Thornton

Jeremy Waller

Hosts:

Fran Bourassa

Sita Carboni

Susy Malcolm

Bonnie Nish

Volunteers:

Alex Augustyn

Douglas Bacon

Fran Bourassa

Daniela Elza

Rhonda Milne

Sara Randell

Lorraine Strand

Sharon Taylor

 


 

Supporters

2006

 

The Summer Dream Reading Festival:

2006 Celebrations Grant:

c/o The City of Vancouver/The Office of Cultural Affairs - $2000

Financial Donations:

Burnaby Writers Society $75

Leila Kulpas $100

Irene Livingston $100

Shoreline Writers $100

Gifts in Kind:

Performers Gifts

BC Poetry (balloons, cd's, car visors)

Book Warehouse (3 books)

David Burns (5 Kerouac prints)

Canadian Authors Association (30 books)

Denny's ($25 gift certificate)

Kempton Dexter (3 cd's)

The Dish (7 $5 gift certificates)

The Fountainhead Pub (4 $10 gift certificates)

Geist Magazine (100 copies)

Granville Island Publishing (books)

Hamburger Mary's (3 $10 gift certificates)

Shulamit Joffre (books)

Latimer Soap Works (gift bags)

Little Sisters Book Store (journal)

Moxie's Classic Grill ($25 gift certificate)

Ben Nuttall-Smith (book)

Quills Canadian Poetry Magazine (100 copies)

Subway ($8.25 gift certificate )

Takis' Taverna ($25 gift certificate)

Vancouver Review (100 copies)

Site Equipment

Tendu (2 tents)

Supplies and Misc

Artvark Type and Design (poster and banner design)

BC Poetry (balloons)

Nesters Market (complimentary water bottles for performers)

Starbucks (complimentary coffee all day for performers and attendees)

Volunteers:

Alex Augustyn (Press)

Leila Kulpas (on-site)

Franci Louann (on-site)

Rhonda Milne (on-site)

Lorraine Strand (on-site)

Sharon Taylor (Gifts in Kind fund-raiser) 

 

General Donations and Support:

Financial Donations:

Don Simpson $30

Gifts in Kind:

Bumbleberry Inn B&B (raffle prize/one night stay)

Cindy Woo (business card design)

Guest Hosts:

Fran Bourassa

Daniela Elza

Susy Malcolm

Trevor Spilchen

Guest Speakers/Readers:

Jo Blackmore

Fran Bourassa

Jen Currin

Monique Durand

Madeleine Gagnon

Eileen Kernaghan

Lori Knoll

David J. Litvak

Irene Livingston

James McCann

Lisa Manfield

Sean McGarragle

Fab Napoleone

Byron Sheardown

Ms Spelt

Ana Torres

Diane Tucker

Fernanda Viveiros

RC Weslowski

David Zieroth

Volunteers:

Alex Augustyn

Catherine Cooper

Lorraine Strand

Sharon Taylor

 

Scholarship Fund-Raiser:

Raffle Prizes:

The Bumblberry Inn B&B (overnight stay for two)

David Burns (3 portraits of Jack Kerouac)

Granville Island Publishing (5 books)

Anand Thakral (poetry book)

Quills Canadian Poetry Magazine (4 books)

Ticket Sales & Misc.:

A special thank you to door & raffle ticket purchasers The Cottage Bistro for the space and Melic Thrum and Tea for the great performances.

 

Zimbabwe:

Books:

The Vancouver Public Library (825 boxes of books)

Ms Spelt c/o Vancouver Poetry House (1box of books)  

Gifts in Kind:

John Bandstra and staff/Bandstra Trucking (moving services)

Frank Karsmaker/Mennonite Community (storage)

Volunteer Book Packers:

Phyllis Bassett

Danielle Brandon

Sita Carboni

Catherine Cooper

Ali Denno

Becca Denno

Marry Duffy

Trina Ferguson

Derek Johnson

Mary Konkin

Kunjdial

Cherie Laurent

Rowan Lipkovits

James McCann

Jim McKnight

Paul McNeill

Brian Nelson

Bonnie Nish

Leanne Padgett

Kaya Revorti

Aliz Revorzi

Eryn Revorzi

Loretta Revorzi

Steve Samis

Lorraine Strand

Tierney Wisnienski

Albert Wong

Mike Wong

Buddy Young
 


 

Supporters

2004 - 2005

 

 

Financial Contributions:

$200 plus

Judy Peacock

$100 - $199

Irene Livingston

Rogue Reese Murphy

Brian M Nelson

Don Simpson

$50 - $99

Burnaby Writers Society

Jay Black

Fran Bourassa

Canadian Authors Association

Johnny Frem

Quills Canadian Poetry Mag.

Steve Duncan

Sue McIntyre

Robin Susanto

Vancouver Poetry Slam Ass.

Richard Wagamese

RC Weslowski

G Workman-memorial fund

$10 - $49

The Federation of BC Writers

Franci Loanne

Suzy Malcom

Shore Line Writers

Robert Waltz

 

Guest Performers:

Salmon Avalanche

Ashok Bhargava

Fran Bourassa

Chrystalene Buhler

David Campbell

Sita Carboni

Laura Cardoso

Marc Cremore

Jen Currin

Ryan Drolet

Marry Duffy

Steve Duncan

Daniella Elza

Joey Girl

Mathew Glick

Johnny Frem

Gustavo’s Latin Funk Team

Kyle Hawke

Neji Hussein

Pat Duffy Hutcheon

Larry Jacobsen

Shulamit Joffre

Vincent (Vincy) Kamberk

Leila Kulpas

Paula Labrie

Diane Lalage

Sarah Lane

Christine Leclerc

Irene Livingston

Rowan Lipkovits

Franci Louann

Elfina Luk

Stephan Lytton

Alex McFarlane

Sean McGarragle

Sue McIntyre

Al Mader

Suzy Malcom

Melic Thrum

Wayne "overload" Mercier

David Morgan

Madi Morgan

michael sean morris

ms spelt

Alejandro Mujica-Olea

James Mullin

Margaret Murdoch

Rogue Murphy

Carolyn Neapole

Brian Nelson

Bonnie Nish

Jim Pace

J. Leanne Padgett

Victoria Pascha

Mike Peacock

Rudolf Penner

Graham Olds

Frenando Raguero

Mona Reaume

Sheila Rosen

Ariadne Sawyer

Byron Sheardown

Don Simpson

Deanna Smith

Trevor Spilchen

Jody Spink

Joyce Statton

T. Paul Ste. Marie

Roman Szewczyk

Carson Tipper

Robert Waltz

RC Weslowski

Brian Wilson

Erse Yagan

Chad York

 

Grants Received:

2005 Celebrations Grant: $1500.00

from The Office of Cultural Affairs

 

Gifts in Kind:

Ace Cycle

Addis Cafe

Artvark Type and Design

BC Poetry

Ashok Bhargava

Bolts of Fiction

Craig Michael Brorgeson

Breeds Like A Rumrunner Press

Broadway Brewing

David Burns

Canadian Authors Association

The Candy Bar

Cheesecake etc.

The Coppertank Bar and Grill

The Cottage Bistro

Andrea Crowdis

Dallas Souvlaki Restaurant

Kempton Dexter

Diane Farris Gallery

Desmond Dillion

The El Cocal

Daniela Elza

Tanya Evanson

Exotico Brasil Cafe

The Federation of BC Writers

Anna Marie Gale

Geist

Lawrence Hearn

Kidsbooks
Latimer Soap Works

Connie Linder

Irene Livingston

Al Mader

James McCann

Melic Thrum

Mother

Carolyn Neapole

Nesters Market

Katarina Osterlind

Leanne Padgett

Peppercorn Studios

Quills Canadian Poetry Magazine

Ronsdale Press

Savvy Promotions/Poets Nuit

Byron Sheardown

Starbucks

Tanglewood Books

Anand Thakral

Ten Dollar Words Publishing

Tendu Stretch Ceiling Group

The Toy Box

The Travel Bug

Vancouver Poetry House

White Spot

The World Poetry Reading Series

RC Weslowski

West Coast Poetry Festival

Cindy Woo

 

Volunteers:

Alex Augustyn

Fran Bourassa

Catherine Cooper

Ali Denno

Becca Denno

April Desilets

Trina Ferguson

Kyle Hawk

Shulamit Joffre

Leila Kulpas

Franci Louann

Lia Margueratt

James McCann

Mark McConchie

Teresa  McGill

Sue McIntyre

Rhonda Milne

Rogue Murphy

Brian Nelson

Michael Shandrick

Trevor Spilchen

Sharon Taylor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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