{"id":7964,"date":"2013-02-20T11:03:24","date_gmt":"2013-02-20T16:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/?p=7964"},"modified":"2013-02-20T11:03:24","modified_gmt":"2013-02-20T16:03:24","slug":"fun-ottawa-event-for-a-great-cause-celebrity-photo-auction-to-support-the-ottawa-food-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/2013\/02\/20\/fun-ottawa-event-for-a-great-cause-celebrity-photo-auction-to-support-the-ottawa-food-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Ottawa event for a great cause: Celebrity photo auction to support the Ottawa Food Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"

O<\/span>kay, you’ve heard me talking about it for weeks. Now’s your chance to get in on the action! This Saturday, February 23, drop by Harry Nowell’s downtown studio<\/a> to place YOUR bid in the 2013 media\/celebrity “Why I Love Ottawa\/Gatinea” photo auction!<\/p>\n

You might remember<\/a> I spent a cold week in January traipsing around the frozen city, trying to frame up a few of the many ways I love Ottawa in a single photograph. Only one of my photos made the cut to the final auction, and it’s now professionally framed and mounted and ready to help raise money for the Ottawa Food Bank. I’d narrowed it down to six contenders when I had to farm out the final decision-making process to Facebook – I just couldn’t decide!<\/p>\n

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I can’t wait to see what some of the other “competitors” in this friendly contest have submitted. Drop by Harry’s studio and you could own a piece of original artwork by prominent Ottawans like Sandy Sharkey, Stuntman Stu, Mayor Jim Watson, CBC radio personalities Ian Black and Alan Neal, Councillor David Chernushenko and many others<\/a>. The winners of the Facebook contest have also been announced – check them out,<\/a> some gorgeous work here!<\/p>\n

In addition to the artwork, at Saturday’s auction and exhibition there will be auction items from Henry’s Camera, Mountain Equipment Co-Op and the Ottawa 67s, among others, and you’ll be able to cast your vote for the coveted “People’s Choice” award. *coughVoteForMecough*<\/p>\n

Harry summed up the event perfectly on his own blog<\/a>: <\/p>\n

Reasons to visit the exhibition and auction:
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 meet some celebrities
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 see some artwork
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 buy some artwork!
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 support the Ottawa Food Bank!
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Bid on other prizes from sponsors!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here’s the details:<\/p>\n