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NOVEMBER /DECEMBER 2015 The Calgary FREE JOURNAL Reporting on the people, issues and events that shape our city GIVING BACK contents The Calgary NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2015 JOURNAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AMANDA FAITH-TAYLOR CITY EDITOR DEVYN ENS HEALTH EDITOR 10 YYC fashion show raises funds for girls city TARA RATHGEBER in need ARTS EDITOR ZANA EL-YOUSSEF Education is a girl’s best friend SPORTS EDITOR 12 VICTORIA PIZARRO VISUAL & LAYOUT EDITOR MELISSA KADEY GRAPHIC PRODUCER & PHOTOGRAPHER VICTORIA STEY Local jewelery designer looks to Mother arts DESIGN TEAM MELISSA KADEY, ALLISON BADGER & 06 Nature to create unique pieces VICTORIA STEY REPORTERS/WRITERS YYC fashion show raises funds for girls KARI PEDERSEN, CATALINA BRICENO & 10 in need MELANIE WALSH MARKETING & COMMUNICATION TEAM ANGIE LANG JILL BATTISON FACULTY EDITORS lens RON MACDONALD Small towns, Big hearts (403) 399-5018 16 [email protected] IAN TENNANT Calgary Mother’s Milk bank urgently seek- (403) 869-6553 [email protected] 18 ing breast milk from nursing moms PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR Brad Simm (403) 440-6946 [email protected] ADVERTISING health Brad Simm Giving back to your body (403) 440-6946 26 [email protected] The Calgary Journal reports on the people, issues and events that shape our city. It is produced by journalism students at Mount Royal University. sports FOLLOW US ONLINE: @calgaryjournal Calgary Inferno Keeps the Beat thanks to facebook.com/CalgaryJournal 28 growing fan base calgaryjournal.ca CONTACT THE JOURNAL: Calgary Flames prove they are the masters [email protected] 30 of giving back *An article on page 22 in the September/October issue of the Calgary Journal stated, in a pull quote, that Phillip Fulton was the manager of community outreach All photos on section covers, contents & front of book page by Design Team at AARCS, when he is in fact the manager of community outreach at the Calgary Humane Society. 02 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 CALGARYJOURNAL.CA GIVING BACK On the Cover Pat Lang, 74 (years young) Chad MacPherson, 21 For 35 years Pat was an aerobic The ways that Chad gives back in instructor at the Silver Springs his everyday life revolve around community centre. Giving back to the little things. He tries to be that your body has always been some- person who picks up the garbage thing that she feels strongly about. everyone walks around, the person Pat has worked with volunteers who quickens his pace to hold the around the city and knows the door open for someone, and the importance of their work in giving person who takes a moment to back to Calgary. lend a helping hand whenever it’s needed. Shane VanAalst, 12 Danielle Willoughby, 21 As a student, Shane enjoys helping The part of the Calgary community teachers with any extra work they that Danielle gives back to is the need to do, for example setting up kids. As a ballet teacher she spends the gym for special events or countless hours trying to inspire her putting up student work around the students to be the best they can classroom. For special family be not only within the studio, but occasions he organizes activities outside as well. Being able to put a and games to make the gathering smile on a student’s face or helping even more special, with specific them achieve their full potential is teams who work together to win a one of the most rewarding parts of prize. her job. Events around the city November 2015 December 2015 S M T W TH F SAT S M T W TH F SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 NOV. 14-15 Bragg Creek Artisans Chirstmas Sale: Find over 65 local artists DEC. 5 Santa Shuffle 5KM Fun Run and 1KM Elf Walk: Grab your Santa hat displaying unique crafts, decorations, and original artwork. and elves and run or walk to support The Salvation Army. NOV. 21 First Annual Winter Hafla: An evening of finger foods, Egyptian per- DEC. 17 - 24 The Nutcracker: Don’t miss Calgary’s favourite holiday tradition formances and dancing! $30 admission. by the Alberta Ballet. NOV. 26 The Great Works Gala 2015: Supporting the Calgary Philharmonic DEC. 18 - 19 4th Viessmann Luge World Cup: Cheer on Olympic athletes at Orchestra, this family holiday dinner is accompanied by a live performance. this year’s World Cup hosted at Canada Olympic Park. NOV. 27-29 Market Collective: An independent market showcasing local DEC. 31 New Year’s Eve fireworks in Banff: Celebrate the New Year by watch- artists and musicians to promote local arts and culture. Held at the Chinese ing the fireworks in downtown Banff. Cultural Centre. CALGARYJOURNAL.CA NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 03 EDITOR’S NOTE THE AUDACITY OF BEAUTY 30 Years in Haiti through the Lens of Maggie Steber From the overthrow of “Baby Doc” Duvalier to recovery from the devastating 2010 earthquake, award-winning documentary photographer Maggie Steber has spent more than three decades AMANDA FAITH-TAYLOR working in Haiti. Delving deeper than sensational scenes of poverty [email protected] and desperation, Maggie’s work brings Haitians’ stories to life with photographs that highlight beauty and humanity in unexpected places. elcome to the “Giving Back” edition of the Calgary Journal. This issue of the Journal is different, it’s innovative, it’s carefully crafted PHOTOGRAPHER MAGGIE STEBER W and well-thought out. We’ve centred the stories around a theme of “giving back” which encompasses everything from giving back to the has worked in 64 countries focusing on community, to giving back to the body, giving back to the mind, or little humanitarian, cultural, and social stories things in between. Mount Royal University The reporters and editors at the Journal have worked hard for two Monday, November 23 months to create a smooth, vibey, and full-bodied issue for November 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm (lunch provided) and December. With these months being so focused on warm feelings Main Building (West Gate entrance) of love, philanthropy, and Christmas-y joy, it seemed natural for us to 4825 Mt Royal Gate SW provide you all with great stories about great ways to give back. Room T126 (Fireplace Room) TO REGISTER GO TO: You’ll notice a couple of things are different. Not only have the writers www.akfcnetwork.ca/akfc-events/2015/the-audacity-of-beauty-mount-royal-university been hard at work, but we’ve developed a Design Team with a keen eye for aesthetics and a fresh look at photography. There are a lot more pictures, a lot more graphics, and a bevy of different design elements, of which we are all very proud. In short, from all of us at the Journal, thank you for picking this issue up. Thank you for reading. And please enjoy. It’s our way, here at the Journal, of giving back to the community. Amanda Faith-Taylor 04 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 CALGARYJOURNAL.CA city CITY Education is a girl’s best friend Sustainable feminine hygiene for girls in developing nations helps them miss fewer school days Young volunteer at the Days for Girls Sewathon, learning how to use a sewing DEVYN ENS machine in order to make re-usable pads for women and girls in need. [email protected] PHOTO BY LOGAN PETERS irls and young women in many parts of the world the Niger Vocational Training Centre in Niamey, Niger, so from 10-year-old girls that are folding panties, to lack access to sanitary products such as pads, McIver told her that “our girls have been using Days for great-grandmothers, who came in with their sewing G tampons, and menstrual cups for use during their Girls products for over a year and they are so impressed machines on their walkers. periods. with them that they want to learn how to make them so “It’s such a simple thing in some ways, that we just go A group of Calgarians has banded together to tackle they can sell them to women in their own community.” and you basically give your time, you don’t even have to the problem, working under the umbrella of the Leuw needed to hear no more. She began making the take your own sewing machine, you don’t have to take American-based charity Days for Girls. kits by herself at home, and started the Calgary branch your own fabric and thread, that’s all donated as well. The local Days for Girls group is providing handmade of Days for Girls. So for people who sew a lot, we always end up with a reusable fabric pads, along with underwear, soap, The branch has been hugely successful. lot of stuff that’s kind of left over so that’s perfect.” Ziploc bags, a washcloth and moisture barrier shields, “We’re getting people from all over Calgary, every Gregory said the Days for Girls initiative and the all in a visually pleasing yet discreet bag for product walk of life, both women and men have jumped on support behind it help destigmatize menstruation, users to take with them to school and work. board, all ages, all backgrounds, all religions, they’re just which she said is culturally seen as a girl being impure Organizer Donna Leuw became involved with Days so eager to help,” Leuw said.