tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44630057293936157532024-03-14T07:49:05.703-07:00The Community Alliance NetworkThe aim of the Community Alliance Network (CAN) is to strengthen and support the capacity of visionary community leaders in highly under-developed rural areas to expand and successfully achieve their locally-based projects and initiatives. These initiatives support clean water generation, health care, education for orphans and vulnerable children and education and empowerment for women. Our aim is to facilitate the spread of ideas and initiatives throughout these rural communities and beyond.www.theworldcan.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398352595609447888noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463005729393615753.post-81070585452097232992010-06-25T07:42:00.000-07:002010-06-25T07:48:17.131-07:00The Results of the Silent Auction are in!!!!I want to thank everyone that came out to the Community Alliance Network's silent auction fundraiser last Saturday night. The event was a huge success and we raised $1700.00 to go towards aiding several sustainable projects in Kenya. The money raised will be used in implementing rain water harvesting systems, feeding programs, medical care, children's education, and women's empowerment programs among others. <br /> <br /> <br />The results of the silent auction are as follows:<br /> <br />Womb Dancer: LaTasha Chante Gray<br /> <br />Life: Latasha Chante Gray<br /> <br />At the Market: Darnese Oliveri<br /> <br />Jamaa (Family): Santiago Perez<br /> <br />Masaai on Parade: Jeff Johnson<br /> <br />Masaai on Parade II: Andrew Calloway<br /> <br />Women Drumming: Elisa Orme<br /> <br />Shore Life: Kassidy Loy<br /> <br />Congratulations to Liz Cramer who won the raffle piece: Woman.<br /> <br />Lastly, I want to give a special thank you to Ms. Anna Graizbord for all the time she devoted to promoting and helping organize the event, a large part of its success was due to her. Additionally, I want to thank Mr. Edward Orato as well. He is an incredibly gifted artist and it has been a pleasure promoting his work.<br /> <br />On behalf of the Community Alliance Network, Thank you all!www.theworldcan.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398352595609447888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463005729393615753.post-2685357737860520932010-05-12T07:32:00.001-07:002010-05-12T07:32:59.546-07:00Rooftop Brooklyn Bid and Booze for Kenya<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLqeKt5ZExlk2aS71co-SWw_LpCLgg1K6Y1CQhPYVv3vNRBXGtc0laYpbaotRMdKSGDwla5cbCviVwOitpYvpikyOqJrjK7n6wt47PBD2s5A4lZSCe_TKSJuEt__RjIhQaYZ9Y30eTfs/s1600/Bidnbooze_flyer_final%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLqeKt5ZExlk2aS71co-SWw_LpCLgg1K6Y1CQhPYVv3vNRBXGtc0laYpbaotRMdKSGDwla5cbCviVwOitpYvpikyOqJrjK7n6wt47PBD2s5A4lZSCe_TKSJuEt__RjIhQaYZ9Y30eTfs/s320/Bidnbooze_flyer_final%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470391486322493202" /></a>www.theworldcan.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398352595609447888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463005729393615753.post-29323003745874499732010-05-05T13:54:00.000-07:002010-06-13T20:02:34.389-07:00Silent Auction: Let the bidding begin!!For those of you who do not live in the New York City area you can bid for one of Edward Orato's pieces online. I am posting 5 of Edwards pieces below, and you can post your bid in a response to this post, or send your bid directly to me. All of the paintings that will be featured in the <span style="font-style:italic;">Rooftop Bid and Booze for Kenya<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span> are below, each with a corresponding minimum bid price and size dimensions. My e-mail address is: kassidyhannah@gmail.com. At the end of the auction, July 20th, 2010 you will be contacted by e-mail, and informed if your bid won the piece. <br /> <br />1.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQkgv2GCqV4eVi0c1ToAwXCHgB0zHqSrEDDtazN0A54NtgugL7bzh6ZMYid6GmdwUAMOVUoByFwYXH1B8KXgwObw9jWHDt9hht92zdaR6bSfPFHqiipi16zgN0S8ZeqPBzw-xdQS1mRE/s1600/orato.small.paintings.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQkgv2GCqV4eVi0c1ToAwXCHgB0zHqSrEDDtazN0A54NtgugL7bzh6ZMYid6GmdwUAMOVUoByFwYXH1B8KXgwObw9jWHDt9hht92zdaR6bSfPFHqiipi16zgN0S8ZeqPBzw-xdQS1mRE/s320/orato.small.paintings.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467897723068852642" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Kisumu Shore <span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br />7 inches x 7 inches <br />Starting Bid: $30.00<br /><br />2.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBekEY0xt7atQHC4ukvh0M3NDwObh5BKqb03w5RfckDCTEExrrHrI8fCEzFV4UU1mVlVR7krKiLLksCGdjXaXySqKNkc1oR60vCWw0yiMTi1SVO9DtYRPmb2qs6CSVhph61Nc-QUGwq6A/s1600/small.paintings.women.back.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 233px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBekEY0xt7atQHC4ukvh0M3NDwObh5BKqb03w5RfckDCTEExrrHrI8fCEzFV4UU1mVlVR7krKiLLksCGdjXaXySqKNkc1oR60vCWw0yiMTi1SVO9DtYRPmb2qs6CSVhph61Nc-QUGwq6A/s320/small.paintings.women.back.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467899765343451106" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Woman<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br />7 inches x 7 inches<br />Starting Bid: $30.00<br /><br />3.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7pVBsLUc4iGd_6MMDN8k7XgSowNDmO6FnnOq6OOGd1pxaPQYJfcLh4jTUMK9oleSpYRzR2N1IrezF38RstU5VXzi2I1ZmUFiDms1-ccnd3ZvWNWoqMgKZkqT3fdjEZwOV73dGZ22pf8/s1600/orato.women.drumming.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7pVBsLUc4iGd_6MMDN8k7XgSowNDmO6FnnOq6OOGd1pxaPQYJfcLh4jTUMK9oleSpYRzR2N1IrezF38RstU5VXzi2I1ZmUFiDms1-ccnd3ZvWNWoqMgKZkqT3fdjEZwOV73dGZ22pf8/s320/orato.women.drumming.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467895698311960146" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Women Drumming<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br />15 inches x 23 inches<br />Starting Bid: $87.00<br /><br />4.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7hNQPQC6JLupUIZzzNDdm_sD09LcAu6L2COQeQMABMQ4RIhDhQjp1h_zgAkSbEKBxZWNRYUlS-rMvch9bcVVbdOrWE567yJjsrZrJUUoYY9spWJ-LXvAdRNtdR0HrGqMIPulKjNx5Wg/s1600/orato.women.goods.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7hNQPQC6JLupUIZzzNDdm_sD09LcAu6L2COQeQMABMQ4RIhDhQjp1h_zgAkSbEKBxZWNRYUlS-rMvch9bcVVbdOrWE567yJjsrZrJUUoYY9spWJ-LXvAdRNtdR0HrGqMIPulKjNx5Wg/s320/orato.women.goods.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467896735222426434" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">At the Market<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br />14 inches x 20 inches<br />Starting Bid: $87.00<br /><br />5.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5H6BU4KsfP-oBRQBlK0cBQClr08U58n6eYNutbaVutriTY3JMSonVnPR7B-DEbXfBsaEUti9CuoXz5azhvxbM91YX7MpK-WpufS354v8leD_BUe-ZV3nOl_HJvt8HpCPMaz_frMNcuI/s1600/orato.womeninmarket.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5H6BU4KsfP-oBRQBlK0cBQClr08U58n6eYNutbaVutriTY3JMSonVnPR7B-DEbXfBsaEUti9CuoXz5azhvxbM91YX7MpK-WpufS354v8leD_BUe-ZV3nOl_HJvt8HpCPMaz_frMNcuI/s320/orato.womeninmarket.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467898067130108466" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Jamaa (Family)<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br />28 inches x 36 inches<br />Starting Bid: $126.00www.theworldcan.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398352595609447888noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4463005729393615753.post-43468764961059516182010-05-03T16:10:00.000-07:002010-05-03T19:30:06.187-07:00Rooftop Bid and Booze for Kenya<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbpcZ4wzmlBj59oPrsQGd7GELtKo2YEcrAjcYyPHqsK5DQSQwIiqePURPCCpfW2pCe3kSjioa822FtkVoojmb5BRDC6WpbDlfLsSsWvjIAwBTeH65_TbzIFPcxCI3x52VSCxaB1UYx8I/s1600/orato.women.goods.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbpcZ4wzmlBj59oPrsQGd7GELtKo2YEcrAjcYyPHqsK5DQSQwIiqePURPCCpfW2pCe3kSjioa822FtkVoojmb5BRDC6WpbDlfLsSsWvjIAwBTeH65_TbzIFPcxCI3x52VSCxaB1UYx8I/s320/orato.women.goods.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467235169431580690" /></a><br /><br />The Community Alliance Network is hosting a silent auction featuring independent artist Edward Orato. He is a visual artist in painting and mixed media. Edward is based out of Kisumu and his work has been featured in several exhibitions in both Europe and Kenya. The silent auction will feature 5 of his pieces, each with a minimum bid price. All proceeds from the auction will go to the Community Alliance Network Charity in further support of the Grassroots Organizations they support in Kenya. To learn more about the current projects of CAN, or its mission and vision visit our website at www.theworldcan.org.www.theworldcan.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398352595609447888noreply@blogger.com0