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Philanthropic Phriday 73: SPAO
Aug. 6th, 2021 07:20 pmAn article in the National Post pages of today's Citizen led me to contemplate how charities use the money that is donated to them:
https://epaper.nationalpost.com/ottawa-citizen/20210806/281925956066432
Of course, the National Post tends to promote rather right-of-centre viewpoints and I don't know that I entirely agree with the sentiments expressed in the above article. Nonetheless, since things started opening up here a little more, I've been making a concerted effort to support our local businesses and other organizations, many of which have sustained substantial losses during the extended months of lockdown. Last week, I went with friends to see the Queens of Egypt exhibit at the Museum of History, after which we enjoyed an excellent lunch at Fairouz in the Byward Market. It was outdoors, but nicely sheltered from the rain. Then this morning, I did a Merivale Road crawl to patronize the various local businesses along the golden mile. Even the Book Market is now open! I made it to Nicastros and an interesting Asian-oriented kitchen supply place in the Bleeker Mall, very reminiscent of Global Homeware in Chinatown. But I digress.
One item in today's paper that really impressed me was about the Society of Photographic Arts Ottawa. They are an independent nonprofit educational organization which will be providing free tuition to its students for the 2021-22 academic year. They also have public gallery space and offer some other interesting-sounding events like public lectures:
https://spao.ca/
We are all getting tired of doing everything via Zoom, even the highly cyberwise young adult population aspiring to a career in the arts, or anything else for that matter! The SPAO is to be commended and that's where this week's donation is directed.
https://epaper.nationalpost.com/ottawa-citizen/20210806/281925956066432
Of course, the National Post tends to promote rather right-of-centre viewpoints and I don't know that I entirely agree with the sentiments expressed in the above article. Nonetheless, since things started opening up here a little more, I've been making a concerted effort to support our local businesses and other organizations, many of which have sustained substantial losses during the extended months of lockdown. Last week, I went with friends to see the Queens of Egypt exhibit at the Museum of History, after which we enjoyed an excellent lunch at Fairouz in the Byward Market. It was outdoors, but nicely sheltered from the rain. Then this morning, I did a Merivale Road crawl to patronize the various local businesses along the golden mile. Even the Book Market is now open! I made it to Nicastros and an interesting Asian-oriented kitchen supply place in the Bleeker Mall, very reminiscent of Global Homeware in Chinatown. But I digress.
One item in today's paper that really impressed me was about the Society of Photographic Arts Ottawa. They are an independent nonprofit educational organization which will be providing free tuition to its students for the 2021-22 academic year. They also have public gallery space and offer some other interesting-sounding events like public lectures:
https://spao.ca/
We are all getting tired of doing everything via Zoom, even the highly cyberwise young adult population aspiring to a career in the arts, or anything else for that matter! The SPAO is to be commended and that's where this week's donation is directed.
