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EFC Community Connections
August 2019
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A monthly newsletter highlighting features and events to help connect and energize the Estonian community in Canada.
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In this edition:
- Connecting Communities
- Run/Walk for the Estonian Community: Profile #1 - Kairi West
- Pictures from the Summer
- Event calendar
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Looking ahead - September:
- Sneak Peek at Fall Events
- Run/Walk for the Estonian Community: Profiles
- Pictures from our Community
- Events and more!
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Connecting Communities. Connecting Estonians.
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Kai Kaljo, the 3rd Estonian artist to participate in the Hamilton-Estonia artists' residency/cultural exchange will arrive in Canada this fall, while Canadian Ty Tekatch heads to Tallinn.
Kai Kaljo is a graduate of the Estonian Academy of Arts. She works mainly in video and photography. Her works are characterized by humour and sarcasm and the use of personal details to make larger political statements. Watch her acclaimed work,
Loser
This cultural exchange between Hamilton and Estonian artists continues to enrich and connect Canadians, Estonians, and Canadian-Estonians, thanks to the Hamilton Arts Council and
The Cotton Factor
y, a Hamilton creative hub.
Ty Tekatch is a Canadian artist heading to Estonia in 2019 to create an installation uniting film, poetry and sculptural elements to extrapolate on an Estonian concept
umwelt
, which speaks to the human inability to truly know how other lifeforms perceive life and the world they live in. (
Hamilton
Magazine)
Why link Hamilton and Estonia? Cotton Factory CEO Rob Zeidler's reasoning is explained by 2018 Canadian participant Tor Lukasik-Foss in
Hamilton
magazine:
"[Rob said] Estonia was a kindred soul, who had used its deep rooted yet humble arts scene to catalyze its own reinvention...It has used its own culture to...solidify its sense of identity... [C]ultural and personal bridges across the Atlantic are urgently needed...connection is a global necessity."
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Ty Tekatch,
Making Blindness History
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YOU
can make a difference!
Ensure the future.
Donate
today!
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Large or small, every contribution supports our community
In Honour
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In Memoriam
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make a larger gift than you ever thought - include EFC in your will
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Kairi West:
I want my kids to experience Estonian culture like I did!
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On October 20, 2019, Kairi West will be one of the participants in the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, raising funds for EFC.
Why?
"I am running for the Estonian community in Canada. I have grown up in the Estonian community and I want my children to have the same exposure to the culture that I did, including Seedrioru, JK, Eesti kool and many others which are all funded by EFC."
Read more about EFC runners next month!
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EFC support provides 30% of the average budget of Estonian community organizations.
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Help support our community!
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All you need is a pair of running shoes -- you don't have to be a runner!
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Pssst...pass it on!
Let us know about your event! Please
email us with important dates
in YOUR calendar. We will include them in the
Events Calendar
- and grow your audience!
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To fulfill our mission to support and preserve Estonian heritage in Canada, the
Estonian Foundation of Canada
supports projects and organizations that preserve our language, heritage and traditions. For details and funding applications, contact
EFC.
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Canadian-Estonians celebrate summer!
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Seedrikääru?!!
Maa tuleb
täita
lastega! Seedrioru and
Jõekääru campers got together for a day of fun.
Interest in Estonian children's summer camps is as strong as ever. EFC is a generous supporter of both camps.
Photo: Karin S
ömermaa
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Greetings from Metsaülikool
Watch this video from Metsaülikool
- uniting our Canadian and Estonian passions in Summer 2019. Koit in Muskoka!
https://www.facebook.com/Miku76/videos/10157698888865086/
Video: Miku Linkruus
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30th Anniversary of "The Baltic Way"
On 23 August 1989, two million people joined hands over 675km to form a human chain across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. This peaceful demonstration known as
Balti kett
or The Baltic Way demonstrated Baltic unity and demanded the re-establishment of the independence of the Baltic states.
On 30 July 2009, the documentary heritage of the
Baltic Way
(written, photo, video and audio documents) was added to UNESCO's Memory of the World Register.
Photo: dw,com
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The Estonian Foundation of Canada
(EFC) is a registered charity supporting Estonian cultural and heritage activities across Canada. The Foundation is solely supported by donations and bequests from the community.
Eesti Sihtkapital Kanadas
(ESK) on registreeritud heategevus, mis toetab Eesti kultuuripärandiga seotud tegevusi üle Kanada. ESK toetab rahaliselt programme ja ettevõtmisi annetuste ja päranduste kaudu.
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August 11-18
- Guide Camp at Kotkajärve
August 17-24
- Scout Camp at Kotkajärve
August 25
- 70th Anniversary Commemorative Service and Concert, Toronto Estonian Baptist Church, 11am
September 14
- ECU 65th Anniversary Party, Esto House Parking Lot
October 5-8
- EKKT / Society of Estonian Artists in Toronto Art Exhibition, Esto House
November 2
- Juubelisadu Celebration - Schools and Kindergarten, as well as Pistol Club Anniversary, Esto House Toronto, 4pm
November 8-10
- EstDocs Film Festival, Toronto
December 7
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Rahvajõulupuu/An Estonian Christmas, Esto House, 12-4pm
April 26, 2020
- Sini-Must-Valge Bazaar and
Rahvapidu
hosted by AKEN, Esto House
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ongoing
- Vancouver Estonian School - Coordinator
Liisa Hein
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August 24
- Taasiseseisvumispäev (Baltic Chain and Picnic), Lättemäe
September 25-29
- Baltic Artists Association 17th Anniversary Exhibit,
Viva Vida Gallery
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New York / New Jersey / Boston / Washington / Chicago
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August 24 -
Muinastulede öö - The Night of Ancient Bonfires, Chicago Estonian House
August 25 -
30th Anniversary of Baltic Way, Buckingham Fountain Grant Park, Chicago, 2pm
September 1
- Scandinavian Fest, Budd Lake, NJ with Pillerkaar
September 1
- Teater "Vanemuine",Chicago Estonian House, 1pm
November 7-10
- New York Baltic Film Festival
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