Media Alert/ Photo Op - Academy Award® Winner Geena Davis to speak at the Canadian Women's Foundation Calgary Breakfast

Tickets on sale today!

CALGARY, May 22, 2013 /CNW/ -

WHAT:	The 2013 Calgary Breakfast, featuring keynote speaker Geena Davis, Academy Award^®  winner and advocate for women and girls and host Gisele Danis, Vice-President, Marketing & Communicatisons of Tourism Calgary.
	The Canadian Women's Foundation 2013 Calgary Breakfast will raise money to support programs that help women in Canada move out of poverty by funding life-changing programs designed especially for them. Through these unique programs, women can learn a skilled trade, start a small business, or get work experience.
	The Canadian Women's Foundation Breakfast is made possible thanks to the generous support of: Platinum Sponsor Agrium & Agrium Women's Leadership Group; Gold Sponsor BMO Financial; Silver Sponsors Pulse Seismic, Kathy McMillan with Richardson GMP, The Shopping Channel, Williams Energy; Coffee Reception Sponsor MNP LLP; and Media Partner Rogers Media.
WHEN:	Tuesday, October 15, 2013
	7 a.m.                     Coffee reception
	7:30 - 9 a.m.          Breakfast and presentation
WHERE:	Hyatt Regency Calgary
	Imperial Ballroom
	700 Center Street SE, Calgary
WHY:	To help women move out of poverty and into confidence
HOW:	Tickets are available online at www.canadianwomen.org. Tables of ten are $2,000 and single tickets can be purchased for $250
	Media Passes are available upon request. See contact information below for details.
INTERVIEWS:	Interviews are available in advance with Canadian Women's Foundation representatives.

About Canadian Women's Foundation

The Canadian Women's Foundation is Canada's public foundation for women and girls. We empower women and girls in Canada to move out of violence, out of poverty and into confidence. Since 1991, we've raised money and invested in over 1,200 community programs across Canada, and are now one of the ten largest women's foundations in the world. We take a positive approach to address root causes of the most critical issues facing women and girls. We study and share the best ways to create long-term change and bring community organizations together for training and to learn from each other. We carefully select and fund the programs with the strongest outcomes and regularly evaluate their work. We have a special focus on building a community of women helping other women. Helping women creates safer families and communities, and a more prosperous society for all of us. We invest in the power of women and the dreams of girls. For more information please visit www.canadianwomen.org

Editor's Note: When referring to the Canadian Women's Foundation, please use the full name. Please do not abbreviate or use acronyms.

 

 

SOURCE: Canadian Women's Foundation

or interview requests, please contact:

Sara Beckford
Fleishman-Hillard
[email protected]
Office Direct: 416-645-8184
Cell: 416-357-8540