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Winner for January, 2017: Waterloo City Limits Bike and Folk Festival
The Region of Waterloo has a country side boundary line (see map: http://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/regionalGovernment/resources/ROPMap7new.pdf) that it created to protect farmland and sensitive environmental areas. This line faces regular challenges from housing developers looking to create new suburbs. The last time that the line was challenged, the Region was forced to push the boundary line back. To protect… Continue reading Winner for January, 2017: Waterloo City Limits Bike and Folk Festival
Winner for October, 2016: KW Slam Poetry Team
Founded in 2011, the KW Poetry Slam is a series of community-building spoken word poetry events in Kitchener and Waterloo, Ontario. KWPS is an official slam community under Spoken Word Canada. By bringing together diverse artists in Kitchener Waterloo, the KW Poetry Slam builds a strong arts community by hosting a series of spoken word… Continue reading Winner for October, 2016: KW Slam Poetry Team
Winner for June, 2016: Homeless in Waterloo
Homeless in Waterloo is a social project that provides an opportunity for our community to connect with people who are experiencing or who have experienced homelessness through their photos and stories. By having this connection made online, it allows our community members to offer support at their own pace, on their own time, and at… Continue reading Winner for June, 2016: Homeless in Waterloo
Winner for April, 2016: Friendzone Collective
We are a Kitchener-Waterloo arts collective working in all thing DIY, independent and weird. Founded in January 2016. We aim to promote music and art through events, live shows and resource sharing. Safety, inclusivity and open dialogue are prioritized in all that we do. We have been collaborating with countless individuals, artists, spaces and organizations… Continue reading Winner for April, 2016: Friendzone Collective
March’s Pitch Night recap and Winner!
Our most recent Pitch Night at The Boathouse saw seven excellent groups pitching many compelling projects! This was certainly a tough decision! The winner of the $1,000 grant was the Outdoor Classroom & School Yard Greening project, from Centennial Public School in Cambridge: This group is building an outdoor classroom space and nature-based playground for use… Continue reading March’s Pitch Night recap and Winner!
May 2013 Pitch Night Winner, Meg Leslie’s poem: I want to tile a wall
I want to tile a wall. It’s a dream that began from a page in a book with a picture of a wall that Gaudi made in the beautiful streets of Barcelona. It’s a dream I found alive and well and living in the heart of Isaiah Zagar in the tough streets of south Philadelphia.… Continue reading May 2013 Pitch Night Winner, Meg Leslie’s poem: I want to tile a wall
Looking for three new Trustees
The KW Awesome Foundation is just over a year old, and we’ve gone through some incredible growth and changes in the past few months. We’ve seen plenty of interesting projects and ideas come to life, and we are looking forward to seeing more! Sadly, we’ve had to say goodbye to three of our Trustees, but… Continue reading Looking for three new Trustees
May 12 Pitch Night Wrap-up
There were nine pitches Wednesday night, and all of them were excellent ideas. Their original submissions were posted earlier. Below is our brief summary of the shenanigans, including links to sites and as much event information as we could dig up. If you are one of the pitchers (pitchees?) and have more information to share… Continue reading May 12 Pitch Night Wrap-up
May 9, 2012 Pitch Night Submissions
The submissions to the KW Awesome Foundation that were invited to pitch night include: The Fairy Catcher’s Companion – Pay The Artists! Lightning Banjo Productions is a new theatre company providing high quality Theatre for Young Audiences in Kitchener Ontario. Founded by husband/wife team Sam Varteniuk and Amy Neufeld (who have been creating theatre for… Continue reading May 9, 2012 Pitch Night Submissions