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earthdancers' Spring Show in Sudbury, April 17 & 18, 2009, marked the 18th year earthdancers have made a generous donation to Friends of the Earth through funds raised during their performance. earthdancers 2009 donation will help Friends of the Earth's outreach campaign to ensure universal access to safe water.

FOE’s CEO, Beatrice Olivastri attended the show April 18th. “I am moved to see the heartfelt way these young dancers embrace both their art and the challenge of saving the planet,” she said. “Sudbury should be proud of the leadership these young dancers are demonstrating on environmental action, on the business of culture as well as its enjoyment and on strategic philanthropy.”

This is a year round commitment for the earthdancers’ company, based at the Sudbury School of Dance, and they inspire their families and local companies and institutions to sponsor their performances. This year, the dancers raised close to $7,000 which has been donated to Friends of the Earth Canada, VETAC, Sudbury’s Re-greening Committee and Junction Creek Stewardship Committee, a community based group working to “restore native wildlife, insect and plant life and to improve the quality of life for humans as well”.

earthdancers is a youth-directed contemporary/modern dance company from Sudbury, Ontario. Each year, they promote environmental awareness in their community and raise funds for local, national and international environmental causes through benefit dance performances. http://www.earthdancers.ca/

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Friends of the Earth (FoE) Canada is a charitable, non-profit environmental organization. Our mission is to serve as a national voice for the environment, working with others to inspire the renewal of our communities and the Earth, through research, education and advocacy. It is the Canadian voice for FoE International, the world's largest grassroots environmental network, uniting 70 national member groups.

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