I had a chance to meet Gavin Murphy again at this past Friday's fundraiser calendar launch and of course pick-up my calendar "Posing for the Cause". The 2010 calendar launch took place at the Dale Smith Gallery, 137 Beechwood Avenue, in Ottawa. Also on display at the exhibit were five, 2 ft x 3 ft canvas prints of selected image that appear in the calendar. There are 17 pictures in total in the calendar, involving one cover shot, one for each month and four photos that make up a centerfold. Proceeds from the sale of the Calendar are donated to the Ottawa Chapter of Osteoporosis Canada.
Gavin is no stranger to charitable work, but this is his first calendar. He has done other photographic exhibits for charity before, including "Instant Portraits," and "Reel Women," which were to aid the Ottawa-based charity CanHave, which assists AIDS orphans in Uganda.
If you didn't get a chance to get to the launch and would love to get your hands on a calendar, copies of Murphy's calendar will also be available for sale at the Bone China Tea fundraising event on Sunday, November 1, at the Tudor Hall, 3750 North Bowesville Road in the south end, from 2 to 4 p.m. The event will feature guest speaker Luba Goy, star of the Royal Canadian Air Farce, with local TV personality J.J. Clarke as the master of ceremonies. For more details, please call 613-729-8489. Copies can also be picked up from the Ottawa Chapter of Osteoperosis Canada. The calendars are $20 each and all proceeds go to the Ottawa Chapter of Osteoperosis Canada.