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444 Applications. $173,000.Creative Kids has provided over $173,000 in grants in the first half of 2013. That’s 444 applications approved and a lot of happy kids! Now we’re heading into fall…when things get busy!

Kids flocked to cultural camps this summer, experimenting with acting and drama at the Globe Theatre and Persephone Theatre and art camps at the Mackenzie Art Gallery. They also went to the Northern Lights Bluegrass Festival workshops, Kenosee Lake Kitchen Party and Salvation Army Beaver Creek Camp to learn music across Saskatchewan.

We saw a BIG increase in the number of kids attending the Saskatchewan Band Association’s band camps this summer. The SBA holds day camps in Regina, Saskatoon, and Yorkton, with a full residential Junior Band camp offered at Kenosee Lake Provincial Park. These camps help kids develop their performance skills so they can really enjoy the positive experiences of playing in a large ensemble.

We can see why they’re so popular – they have opportunities for private lessons, ear training and sight-reading, and build on the kids’ confidence by playing in small ensembles. The camps also bring band sections together so brass players, woodwinders, and percussion sections can finesse their skills. Plus, the camps are fun!

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Help a kid experience a creative camp!Donate online at www.CreativeKidsSask.ca or contact our office about sponsorship. You’ll be making kids’ dreams come true!

A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR RETURNING & NEW SPONSORS!A great big THANK YOU to SGI for making another commitment to Creative Kids Saskatchewan. Your $10,000 sponsorship will go directly to support the creative dreams of children and youth with financial barriers in communities all over the province. Once again you’ve proven you are a community leader and supporter of Saskatchewan kids!

Thank you Affinity Credit Union for your donation of $5,000 to Creative Kids Saskatoon! Your support will allow more kids to experience arts and culture activities in Saskatoon.

General Sandblasting and Painting Ltd. & MacPherson Engineering each donated $1,000. THANK YOU!

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KEEPING KIDS SAFEFor 11 year old Keesha*, music means comfort and beauty. She learned to play guitar and sing during a free day camp offered by the Saskatchewan Choral Association. She loved it! Now, she and her father are considering the Sing Like a Star program founded by Canadian recording artist Amy Nelson. Being able to attend became a real possibility for Keesha when Sophie Grahame told her about Creative Kids. Sophie is the coordinator of the 11UI Early Intervention program launched by the Regina Police Service. ‘11UI’ stands for ‘11 and under’.

Sophie met with Keesha and her father and together they looked at the Creative Kids application and the website. “The

application is straight-forward, very clear and easy to understand. The website is friendly and engaging,” says Sophie. “Even

if Keesha decides not to register this time, she and her father now know about Creative Kids and the program opens up new

possibilities for Keesha in the future.”

The 11 and Under Initiative was established by the Regina Police Service to help children exposed to risks that may increase their

tendency to engage in unhealthy behaviour. By identifying these children early in their life and addressing the challenges faced by their

family, the initiative’s goal is to make appropriate connections and referrals for children to optimize their health, safety and development.

11UI is grateful for the participation of personnel from agencies throughout the community, including the Regina Police Service

and the Ministry of Social Services and the Urban Aboriginal Strategy. 11UI also benefits from the support and guidance of a

steering committee made up of senior leaders from Regina Public Schools, Regina Catholic Schools, Regina Child and Youth

Services, the Ministry of Social Services, and Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region Addictions Services.

A Registered Social Worker with a background in children’s mental health, Sophie finds Creative Kids a great resource to share with

children and their families. “Creative Kids helps kids become more involved in the community as a whole, “ says Sophie. “Keesha, for

example, was overjoyed to attend the choral program. Now, she’s looking at other programs and we want to encourage her love of

music. It engages her…it mitigates risk because she’s in a supervised, pro-social activity and she’s in her community. Other kids may

want to be part of a drumming circle or take dancing lessons. Creative Kids is pretty unique because all kinds of families participate.”

Sophie Grahame11UI Early Intervention Coordinatorwww.ReginaPolice.ca/11UI

Structured leisure activities make a huge difference to kids’ lives.“

You can learn more about this innovative 11 and Under Program at www.reginapolice.ca/11UI

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MUSIC HELPS FREE KIDS WITH AUTISM

DANCING WITH CONFIDENCE

Amy Ewart is a Mental Health Therapist with The Autism Resource Centre (ARC), part of Child and Youth

Services in Regina. She helps about 45 families with children and youth ranging in age from three to 19. Amy’s

clients fit somewhere within the autism spectrum, but she also works with their siblings and parents. Child and

Youth Services employs over 70 clinicians in the city, including social workers, speech language pathologists,

psychologists, psychiatrists, elders, nurses, and other therapists.

After learning about Creative Kids, Amy is helping to take the word to the entire staff. “We’ve invited Shawn

Bauche to give an “in-service” presentation to our staff. Everyone will sit down with him for an hour to learn

about the program. And we’ll use Telehealth to share the presentation with all the southern health regions.”

Thanks to Creative Kids, Mark’s family was able to send their two children with autism on overnight band trips.

Mark* would have had difficulty spending a night in a hotel room with his classmates, but because Creative Kids

provided a grant for the band trip, Mark could join the band trip and his family was able to afford a hotel room

to be there with him.

When you grow up in a small town there may be few activities available after-school or on weekends.

Your friends might be at piano practice or dance lessons and you can feel left out if your family can’t

afford to participate. As a Family Support Worker in Yorkton, Deborah Lucky sees what happens when

kids get the opportunity to participate in activities and to be socially involved.

Deborah works with families to strengthen their parenting skills. One of ‘her’ families had three

kids, 10 and under. The girls received funding for dance lessons and suddenly they were part of a social group and

excelling as dancers. Deborah believes that being able to join their classmates for dance classes had a huge impact

on the girls’ lives.

Amy EwartMental Health TherapistChild and Youth ServicesRegina Qu’Appelle Health Region

When Mark* makes music, he connects with other people. He’s really good at it and it’s a huge boost to his self-esteem. Sometimes, there

aren’t a lot of things that kids with autism get praised for, so it’s wonderful to focus on the things they are good at and enjoy.

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Deborah LuckyFamily Support WorkerYorkton Area

When kids are not active, their grades can fall and they may feel unaccepted. Having an activity keeps their spirit strong. They learn

what they can do and how to communicate. Creative Kids is the best thing that could have happened to these kids!

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*We’ve changed the names to protect the privacy of our grant recipients.


NICE TO MEET YOU!

SENDING A LOT OF LOVE TO OUR VOLUNTEERS!

Throughout the past year the activity and enthusiasm for Creative Kids continued to grow! We found that participating in local festivals like Bazaart, the Cathedral Village Arts Festival and Wintergreen was a fantastic way to spread the word about Creative Kids in our community. Our tent draws visitors who want to learn more, donate, or apply for funding. The word is getting out there. Make sure to stop by and see us at the next festival event! We’d love to see you!

One devoted supporter and volunteer in Regina, Auralee MacPherson, of MacPherson Engineering, takes every opportunity to tell us and others that she is very PROUD of Creative Kids. She also strongly believes that other provinces should take notice of our success. Creative Kids is truly a unique and valued program. Thanks, Auralee, for helping spread the good news!

After a celebration of the huge success of the Potash Corp Colour a Kids’ Life campaign last fall, our committee got to work on planning a fundraising event for the spring. Stand Up for Creative Kids was held on May 26th and featured local comics, as well as headline comic, Kelly Taylor from Prince Albert. A live and silent auction, as well as a raffle throughout the evening, helped us raise more than $3,600 to help support local kids. Thanks to our major sponsor, Taylor Scion, the evening was most successful and proved to be a great model for future events.

In May we hosted ‘Appetizers & Applications’. Twenty service providers attended this information session to discuss Creative Kids, the application process and the Service Provider Guide. We really enjoyed meeting the instructors and coordinators and introducing Creative Kids to more people.

On the August long weekend, Creative Kids staff and volunteers participated in the PotashCorp Fringe Theatre Festival. The Festival was jam-packed with people and we were pleased to answer questions about Creative Kids from theatre-lovers and other Fringe-goers.

REGINA Michelle Carr, Chair

SASKATOON Jill Pelton, Co-Chair

If you’d like someone from Creative Kids to meet with arts and cultural instructors in your town, we’d be glad to hear from you! Give us a call.

Through all our success this year, we are receiving an overwhelming number of applications from kids who want to participate in creative activities in Regina. Mid-way through the year we have already supported more than 150 kids and granted over $55,000.

With fall being our busiest time for applications, we hope that we can count on your support. If you believe, like we do, that creative participation is an important part of growth and development for our children and youth please consider supporting Creative Kids. Donations over $20 receive a charitable donation tax receipt and donations can be directed to support kids in the community of your choice.

Thank you to all of our supporters and volunteers that work so hard to make Creative Kids a success!

Auralee MacPhersonStand Up for Creative Kids event in Regina

Fringe Festival in Saskatoon


NICE TO MEET YOU!

SENDING A LOT OF LOVE TO OUR VOLUNTEERS!

In June the Big River committee held a BBQ fundraiser to shine the light on Creative Kids. We raised over $1,500 in two hours! Huge thanks to Third and Main Restaurant for donating salads, Big River Co-op for big discounts on supplies and Terry and Yvonne Olsen of Stony Bay Campground for donating their time. Music lessons run from September to June and the fundraiser featured all the kids who take lessons, some of whom are Creative Kids. The performers included singers, a guitarist, banjo players and a young rock star with his electric guitar.

Our August music camp, held the week before the Northern Blue Grass Festival, includes participants from five years to 98 years. The kids get a lot of musical instruction, but they also jam, game and craft. This year they will also learn Appalachian dance and clogging. Each year the students open the festival with the first performance. Half of the Festival’s content hails from Saskatchewan with the other half from as far away as Virginia, California and Texas.

This fall we want to get the word out! We can take more students, but we need more service providers, especially dance instructors. We also plan to offer basket weaving and a weekend outdoor workshop with a graffiti artist.

We held our annual Creative Kids Gala on March 3, 2013 at Logie Hall. About 250 people turned out to this fund raising event promoting Creative Kids in our community. The afternoon program included performances by service providers, children and youth sponsored by Creative Kids and many other talented individuals. We realized about $2,800 in revenue – Blue Rentals sponsored our decorations and Third Avenue United Church sponsored the venue. Our McKitrick After School Art Program set up a display and all entertainment was donated. Our program champion, Lisa Hornung, an internationally known mezzo soprano and North Battleford resident, is the driving force behind this annual event and we are so very grateful for her support, enthusiasm and promotion of Creative Kids in our community.

On the heels of the gala, the Lions held an Art Auction on March 8. The Lions selected Creative Kids to share the proceeds of this event, along with KidSport. This auction, in its 26th year, chooses a different charity each year and seemed a perfect fit for Creative Kids. We provided table centrepieces made with Creative Kids pamphlets, pens and balloons. Our share of donations from artists totalled almost $5,000.

The Battlefords volunteers also participated in the Saskatchewan Handcraft Festival in partnership with the Saskatchewan Craft Council. Joanne Rivers-Wing and summer students from the Rivers West District for Sport Culture and Recreation provided art activities for children and youth during this three-day event to increase awareness of the Creative Kids program in our community.

Plans for the fall include securing a sponsor for our After School Art Program at McKitrick School in North Battleford. At present, our committee numbers four – Cindy Tymoruski, Elaine Poirier, Siobhan Gormley and Jane Zielke.

Over the summer we continued to sell our raffle tickets to the sold out 2013 Grey Cup. We sold tickets at various locations during Shaunavon’s Centennial celebrations July 19-21, including at the Roughrider Fan Bus that stopped in Shaunavon during the weekend. It’s been a great opportunity to do some fundraising with a community – sports fans! – that we don’t normally reach at art and culture events.

Good luck to all who bought tickets!

BIG RIVER Paulette Atchison, Chair

THE BATTLEFORDS Jane Zielke, Chair

SHAUNAVON Anne Bennett

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Where is Lakeland? Our Lakeland Committee is supported by the Lakeland District for Sport, Culture and Recreation, headquartered in Prince Albert. The Committee responds to applications from the entire area of the District: running from Wakaw-Cudworth in the south, to Waskesiu in the north, Spiritwood in the west and the Manitoba border in the east.

SPOTLIGHT ON THE LAKELAND DISTRICTHudson Bay Art Club When Dea Orendi was a child, art was something she could do. As a girl with a physical

disability, sports and physical activities were mostly out of the question, but art held no

limitations for her. As Dea says, “a person of any shape, size, physical capability, gender, age,

or any challenge – can always do art. Sometimes, we need equipment, funding, or access to

art – but we can all do it.”

When Dea moved to Hudson Bay the Art Club was mostly about drawing and painting.

She wanted to see the club do more, to stay alive and strong…and even more interesting than video games! Once she

was president, she was able to add many more mediums: with classes in clay, glass, pastel, marbling and wood. Class

enrolment took off!

The Club fundraises to keep classes affordable – a weekend of instruction, for instance, might cost $10 to $50. “I couldn’t ever

turn anyone away if they couldn’t afford a class,” says Dea. “There has to be a way to find funding so they can attend classes.”

The Art Club first learned about Creative Kids during a visit with their Allied Arts Council liaison. With a grant from Creative

Kids, getting to art classes no longer had anything to do with lack of money! The Art Club now has youth coming to classes,

submitting their pieces into art shows and hanging their work in their homes. They’re marvelled at by their peers and adults

for their beautiful work. “You can see them beaming, “says Dea. “One of our Creative Kids now works at a local ‘artsy’ kind

of business. She’s putting her artistic talent fully into her job which is enriching her community. This student always had the

talent, but no means to take classes so she could learn technique and gain experience from professional artists. Creative

Kids provided all that.”

The Hudson Bay Art Club turns 40 in March 2014. You can learn more about the Club by contacting Dea at

[email protected]

Dea OrendiPresidentHudson Bay Art Club

One Mom that I speak to is beyond appreciative of Creative Kids. She feels so much better for being able to let her kids come to art classes.

They would not be coming if there was no Creative Kids. That is just life for them. And I know that they do quite a bit of art work at home

now because they have some supplies from the Creative Kids funding.

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TISDALE & DISTRICT STRINGSRebecca Hankins-Vopni is the Director of the Tisdale & District Strings, a unique group

in north-east Saskatchewan offering string instruction to students of all ages, from pre-

schoolers to seniors. Rebecca studied music (piano, brass and violin) at the University

of Saskatchewan and holds classes in Tisdale and Melfort with students coming from

all over the north-east including Hudson Bay, Archerwill, Rose Valley, Kinistino, Melfort,

Tisdale, Nipawin, Zenon Park, Naicam, Wadena and Kelvington. The Strings also arrange

inexpensive rentals (starting at $10 per month) of violin, viola and cello to make music more

accessible.

Rebecca says there are organizations that help kids who want to play sports, but not all kids want

to play sports. “For them, music is a great entry into the community and a fantastic esteem-builder.

We have kids whose parents have lost jobs, kids who are new to Canada, and kids who have a sick

parent. Their families are under stress and it’s a great benefit to the kids to do something special.”

A highlight is playing at Tele-Miracle and at pre-concerts for the Saskatoon Symphony. This

past year, a young new Canadian and Creative Kid discovered her talent for the violin, winning

scholarships at music festivals and performing well at the Nipawin Fiddle Competition. While

most kids take a break over the summer months, this student continued her lessons throughout

June and July. She also improved her English and gained a bus load of self-confidence.

The Creative Kids Holiday Catalogue will be in your mailbox

again this fall. Give a gift of music lessons, dance classes, or art

instruction. There are so many great ideas to choose from and

you can give a gift that helps Saskatchewan children live their

dreams!

Shopping for the holidays?Give a gift that helps Saskatchewan children LIVE

THEIRDREAMS

2012 Holiday Gift Catalogue

We’re happy to have a new pool of provincial adjudicators join our team: Amanda Scandrett , Catherine Tomczak,

Dave Roman, Janine Windolph, Joanne Shannon, Lindsay Manko, and Lori Evert. Their experience in social services,

community development, and arts and culture are a wonderful fit. Welcome to Creative Kids!

Provincial Adjudicators - New members!


UPCOMING EVENTSCreative Kids RCMP Charity Ball May 24, 2014

The Creative Kids RCMP Charity Ball Gala Committee:

For many years, RCMP posts were the centre of social life in small communities. In Regina, home of the RCMP, the galas held at the

local barracks marked the height of each social season from 1882 to 1920. In 1991, the RCMP brought that tradition back to life with a

community charity ball. Since then, the RCMP has selected a charity of choice every two years to receive the proceeds of these galas.

The annual spring event takes place in the venerable RCMP Drill Hall in Regina.

We applied to be the charity of choice for 2014 and 2015. You can imagine how excited we were when we got the call! The previous

charity, Hope’s Home, a family-centred daycare for medically-fragile children, raised $300,000 thanks to the charity galas held in 2012

and 2013. If we can do the same, we would really be able to help a lot of Creative Kids!

A lawyer by training, Patti is an active community volunteer. She currently

chairs Regina Palliative Care Inc. and is past Board Trustee for the

Saskatchewan Communications Network and the Canada Museum of

Science and Technology. Previously she acted as Chair of the Mackenzie

Art Gallery, Director of the Canadian Cancer Society, President of the Board

for the Children’s Festival and Board Member of the Saskatchewan Cultural

Exchange Society. We’re stoked that she’s leading the committee that’s

putting together our charity gala!

Patti PacholekElyse FisherAuralee MacphersonVal McDonaldRegan HalbertLisa McIntryreCarrie HackelLea PrpickDave AmbroseDave MillarCatherine ReadyMichelle CarrEric Mose

Mark your calendar for Saturday, May 24th, the date of the 2014 Creative Kids RCMP Charity Ball Gala. Patti Pacholek, Chair of the organizing committee says you can expect an event that showcases Saskatchewan arts and culture, with fantastic talent from every corner of the province. There’s a Grand March, a formal dance and a fundraiser auction.

Patti PacholekChair of the Creative Kids RCMP Charity Ball

Well, we’re Creative Kids…emphasis on creative! We’re putting together an event that showcases

Saskatchewan arts and culture and we expect to have attendance from across the province.

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If you are interested in becoming a sponsor or providing an auction item, please call 306-780-9461 for more information.


NEW TO CREATIVE KIDS

TESTIMONIALS

We provided grants for kids to experience a new program in Saskatoon

called Bricks 4 Kidz. In these classes kids learn, build and play with

LEGO® bricks. The programs are designed by engineers and architects,

with exciting themes like space, construction, and amusement parks.1

Kids taking art classes offered by 4Cats Arts Studio in Regina learn from 4Cats

curators dedicated to cultivating a child’s natural ability to see and think like an

artist. You’ll find 4Cats Arts Studios all over Canada and now in Saskatchewan. 2Lanigan Dance Dynamics offers instruction to students of all

ages seeking personal enrichment through dance. Lanigan is

a town of 1,300 people about 100 km east of Saskatoon. 3In Swift Current we fund a variety of classes including

dance lessons at the Backstage Dance Company, originally

the Swift Current School of Dance, founded in 1966. 4

“We would like to thank you for funding our daughter for her music camp. It’s been a huge help for us knowing that she has a passion playing a violin. She really enjoyed the camp and it was very fulfilling. Because of the opportunity that you’ve given to us, my daughter would like to continue playing a violin.”

Creative Kids Parent

“Thank you so much for your allowance to get a drum kit and lessons from our band teacher. Zane* has recently had an overwhelming amount of sad circumstances in his life and this will truly mean so much to him. Thank you and please pass on our true appreciation for this approval. You have provided a wonderful gift to this youngster! ”

Saskatoon School Counselor

*We’ve changed the names to protect the privacy of our grant recipients.


VANITY FLARE INTERVIEW

How well do you know our Creative Kids staffers? They’re a pretty artistic crew. Read on to learn some fascinating stuff about this trio. (With apologies to Vanity Fair.)

What is your current state of mind? Christie: Cautiously optimistic.Catherine: Contentment – sitting here with a piece of pie and tea. Doesn’t take much to make me happy!Shawn: Optimistic. Personally, a chunk of 2013 has been a bit of a dud and I feel good things coming.

What is your idea of perfect happiness? Christie: Jumping off a boat into a calm blue lake on a hot summer afternoon.Catherine: Surrounded by good friends, good food and good music. Preferably in France, but let’s not get too picky. Shawn: A lazy weekend morning and brunch with friends.

What is your greatest fear? Christie: Deadly illness of myself or anyone I love.Catherine: Heights.Shawn: Heights. The added pressure not to trip when I’m on top of something tall makes a tumble feel inevitable. I get a bit of vertigo.

Which fictional figure do you most identify with? Christie: Marge Simpson. I have three kids (two girls and a boy) and when it’s humid my hair totally looks like that.Shawn: ‘Identify’ is a strong word, but the whole cast of Breaking Bad. That show has me hooked. There’s some brilliant screenwriting in there.

Which living person do you most admire? Christie: My seven year-old daughter Lena. She can already sing along to the entire Grease Soundtrack. It’s super impressive.Shawn: Matt Stuart, he’s a street photographer in London with a great eye for the absurd.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Christie: My tendency to be messy. But it’s an organized mess.Catherine: I can be a bit competitive… even in yoga class!Shawn: Caution.

What is the trait you most deplore in others? Christie: Apathy.Shawn: Used-car-salesmanship.

What is your greatest extravagance? Christie: Shoes. I have an unhealthy number of shoes.Catherine: Travel. Shawn: Dark chocolate.

What do you most value in your friends? Christie: Their supportive nature and willingness to be voluntold.Catherine: Steady and true. Shawn: Resilience, maybe? No matter what I do, they keep inviting me back.

What is your favourite journey? Christie: The road to self-discovery. Is that cheesy or what?Catherine: Being on tour is pretty cool. Shawn: Utah. The land formations there are incredible; arches and canyons and all sorts of crazy rocks.

What is your most treasured possession?Christie: My finishing medal from my first triathlon I completed this summer. I’ve always been more arty than sporty, so it was a big deal for me to do that.Catherine: My cello. Good story there, ask me sometime! Shawn: This squiggly contour drawing I made years ago for school. It’s a self portrait from a bathroom mirror, and you couldn’t look at the paper as you drew. I ran out of room, so I have this scruffy looking shrunken head. It makes me smile every time.

The Creative Kids crew from left to right: Shawn Bauche, Christie Nenson and Catherine Folstad. Photo by Rob Vida Photography.


What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Christie: The pursuit of wealth.Catherine: Charm.Shawn: Self-promotion.

What or who is the greatest love of your life? Christie: My children. They keep me on my toes.Catherine: Family and friends.Shawn: Currently between loves. I really enjoy hanging out with my friend’s kids though, they’re pretty hilarious most days.

When and where were you happiest? Christie: When the kids are home, in bed, the dishes are done and I can just sit for a minute. There also might be wine.Catherine: Always feels great getting off stage and celebrating after a good performance.Shawn: Last Wednesday – cinnamon bun day at the Green Spot Café.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? Christie: I would quit sweating the small stuff.Catherine: I wish I had learned French as a child.Shawn: My arms would be a couple inches longer so shirts would fit properly.

What do you consider your greatest achievement? Christie: Being part of building the Creative Kids program into what it is today.Catherine: The dedication and number of hours I put into music as a child and young adult.Shawn: Completing a gruelling Krav Maga test a few years ago. I’ve never physically pushed myself to that degree and hadn’t considered I would have that kind of determination. I had joined with my friend, Rene, and it felt incredible to challenge each other and to make it through the test.

What is your favourite occupation? Christie: This one is pretty fabulous!Catherine: Being absorbed and challenged with what I’m doing.Shawn: Inventor. Wouldn’t that be cool? The old timey kind, like Bell and Tesla and the Wright brothers.

What is your most marked characteristic? Christie: My ability to talk people into things. They usually thank me for it!Catherine: I enjoy a bit of sparkle in life. Don’t get so serious about life, no one gets out alive anyway.

Who is your favourite hero of fiction? Christie: Wonder Woman. Great boots, and who wouldn’t want an invisible plane?Shawn: Iron Man. The new Robert Downey Jr. movies are a lot of fun.

What is your motto? Christie: “One day you’ll look back on this and be grateful.” It just applies to so much.Catherine: If your heart believes it and your mind can see it, you can achieve it.

And a little bit more about our newest staffer, Catherine Folstad.

Catherine was five when she started playing the cello at the Conservatory of Performing Arts. Her mom and grandma had both played the violin, but Catherine chose cello because she really liked the cello teacher, Barbara Fitzpatrick, who still teaches there! Catherine now has a teaching studio right beside Barbara at the Conservatory. She also danced and did musical theatre as a kid.

Catherine studied music and earned a Master’s of Music in Cello Performance at the University of Western Ontario. She has played in a number of piano trios and string quartets and many orchestras, including Orchestra London, in London Ontario, the Regina Symphony Orchestra, the Franco-American Vocal Academy Orchestra in Perigueux, France and the Ontario Festival Orchestra for their 2012 China tour.

After moving back to Regina, she began exploring outside of classical music and she now plays with the 13th Ave Strings (they frequently join with the Lazy MK’s), Julia McDougall (Catherine toured with Julia to the West Coast in May) and Jeffery Straker. She’s also arranging fiddle tunes on the cello. For the past two years she has volunteered as a piano teacher for the Heart of the City Piano Program and recently took over as the volunteer Program Coordinator. Last summer Catherine was the Regina Coordinator for the Saskatchewan Music Alliance’s “Dream Broker Summer Music Camp.” Catherine is obviously a fantastic fit for Creative Kids and we’re thinking the music at our staff Christmas party may include strings this year.


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Creative Kids raises funds to remove the financial barriers that prevent children and youth from

participating in creative activities. Participants can receive grants of up to $750 per year.

To date, Creative Kids has granted over $600,000 and helped more than 2,000 Saskatchewan children in

100 communities across the province.

100% of your donation goes directly to helping kids in your community. Donations over $20 are eligible

for a charitable donation tax receipt.

Donate online at www.CreativeKidsSask.ca or contact our office.

SaskCulture, a community-based, non-profit cultural organization, which receives funding from the Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture and Recreation, covers all administrative costs for Creative Kids.FUNDING

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