ADVOCACY

“We  must  support  the  Arts  and  Crafts,  because  if  we  lose  them:

we  ALL  lose  something  of  the  dignity  and  joy  of  life.”

–  John  Le  Blancq

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In  support  of  the Arts  Community,  and  especially  of  the  vulnerable:

John  volunteers,  and   makes  furniture  for  donation  to  such  worthy  Causes  as:

–  University  Hospitals  Foundation  www.UHKF.ca

~ Marine  Museum  of   the  Great  Lakes  www.marmuseum.ca

~ Community Foundation of Kingston and Area    http://www.cfka.org/

~ United Way  FARE FOR FRIENDS

~ Red & White Gala  – Harmony  House   www.harmonyhousews.com

~Thousand  Islands  Area  Residents’  Association   www.tiara.on.ca

~Frontenac  Arch  Biosphere  Reserve  www.frontenacarchbiosphere.ca/

~1000  Islands  Playhouse –  www.1000islandsplayhouse.com

~ Boys  and  Girls  Club  of  Ontario

~ Food  Banks  throughout  eastern  Ontario  –  www.kingstonfoodbank.net

~ Almost  Home  hostel

~ Interval House Women’s Shelter

~ Pomoja Tunaweza     www.facebook.com/pages/Pamoja-Tunaweza-Womens-Center/116055768470196

~ Escott Spring Thing,  annual  fundraiser  in  support  of  the  Libraries  in  Township  Leeds  &  1000   Islands

~ Loving  Spoonful   www.lovingspoonful.org

~ Parkdale  Food  Centre  www.parkdalefoodcentre.org

…and  countless  other,  equally-worthy  groups.

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“A  thriving  Arts  &  Culture  will  yield  wonders!  Inventors  have  always  filled  Society’s  needs.   Entrepreneurs  will  always  lead  if  there’s  a  need.”

– John Le Blancq

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

John  believes  the  future  of  Canada  rests  with  her  people.   Towards  this  noble  end,  he  fund-raises,  organises   and  connects  like-minds;   the  whole  with  a  view  to  building  local,  sustainable  economies,  where  free  men  can  work  with  dignity,   for  a  living-wage.

Notably, he has  been:

~ an  Organiser,  fund-raiser,  Convenor  and  Master  of  Ceremonies  for  the  20th  annual   Ontario  Heritage  Conference  2012

~ a  Fund-raiser  for  the   Frontenac Heritage Foundation;  the Marine  Museum  of  the  Great   Lakes;  the  Ottawa  Humane  Society  through  subsidiary  groups such  as  Homes  with  Woofs, which auctioned  custom-built  doghouses;  Interval  House  women’s  shelter;  the  Parkdale  Food  Bank,  Ottawa….  and  many  other  charity,  advocacy,   and  Arts  groups.

~ Speaker  at  the  20th  annual   Ontario Heritage Conference  –   the pre-eminent  Conference  of  academia,  business, and government,  where  conservation  policy  is  debated.   It  was  a  privilege,  as  a  craftsman,  to  speak  alongside  international  Doctors  of  Architecture,  History,  and  Engineering.  The  mutual  respect  and  goodwill  was  heartfelt.

– Guest   Speaker  at  regional  government  round-tables   establishing  working  plans  for   conserving  built-heritage  conservation,  and  general  community-building.

–  Past  Member  of  the  Leeds &  1000  Islands  Municipal  Heritage  Committee

– Member  of  the  Kingston  Municipal  Heritage  Committee

–  Member  of  the  Empire  Club  of  Canada

–  Life  Member  of  the  Churchill  Society  for  the  Advancement  of  Parliamentary  Democracy

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John’s  time  spent  with  organising  these  events  is  indeed  considerable,  and  is  beneficial  in  bringing   people  together .

Some  highlights  from  various  community  events  and  fund-raisers:

Convenor & Fund-raiser; Past Director, Frontenac Heritage Foundation. Dr Randall Mason - keynote speaker. The stars of conservation attended this pre-eminent Conference over four days A Diamond Jubilee; an 1812 bicentenary; an Imperial theme. REDISCOVERING CANADA TELEVISION topped the Sponsor list at over $12,000 THANK YOU ! Senator Hugh Segal finishes his address Attorney-General John Gerretsen enjoys a joke by Senator Hugh Segal Senator Hugh Segal speaks on the merits of heritage conservation.... M.C. John Le Blancq chats with Fort Henry Discovery Centre designer Stephen Petri United Empire Loyalists never lost faith in the British Empire, her message, and her glory. Frontenac Heritage Foundation 40th Awards Gala Fund-raiser & Organiser of Ontario Heritage Conference, Kingston 140 year-old church spire is removed. This was a feat of construction. John Le Blancq made the final cut to separate, and was alone in the Tower before it was hoisted. It was also front-page of the Kingston Whig Standard 1000 Islands Area Resident's Association benefited from a raffle of this log slab and steel cocktail table, designed and donated by John Le Blancq ORGANIZER AND CONVENOR of this worthy Cause