Anyone who puts the logo up, let us know with an email that has "Promote Poetry" in the subject line, and the website name, and on December 31st, we will select one lucky winner to win a free ad in Poetry Canada magazine's Poets' Marketplace section. Help poetry, and yourself - it's a win, win!

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MEET THE TEAM We have a fantastic group of people, who all share the vision of the importance of poetry, the betterment of society, the care and nurturing of our youth, and the need to do something about it. Thanks to these fine people. President & Founder - Tracy Lynn Repchuk Tracy Lynn Repchuk is the president and founder and thanks to the volunteers below, is only responsible for running the operation, website, newsletter, member management, emails, magazine distribution, finances, strategic planning, communication flows, marketing and advertising, PR, quality assurance, expansion, and success stories. National Coordinator for Canada - George Arnold George Arnold is the Oakville Federation Chair, Burlington Co-Chair, Oakville Arts Council representative, and has won the CFP Poet of the Year 2 years in a row. George is a vital member of the CFP, and the only awarded lifetime member. George is responsible for the success and expansion of the CFP in Canada with respect to the operation and growth of Federations/Chapters throughout the country. Publishing Coordinator - InnerSurf Publishing InnerSurf Publishing is responsible for the coordination and printing of CFP anthologies and publications for the organization and its members. Education Director - Robert Hayes Robert is responsible for ensuring that anyone who is registered to achieve their Poet's Certificate from the lessons on the site, is progressing. He is also required to check current postings for accuracy, and send in a report of the name and week # that a poet has completed to. Calendar Coordinator - Betty Dobson Betty is responsible for updating the online calendar with CFP, member, and affiliate events. Youth Division Director - Rebecca Cuevas De Caissie Rebecca is responsible for monitoring the activity on the Youth Forum, and for ensuring youth know that membership to the CFP is free, and to promote this where ever possible. Ages 15 and under are free. This is a very important position, because it is the youth that will keep poetry prominent in their lives, integrated into whatever they do, and support and promote this important literary medium. Forum Manager - Donna Thompson Donna is responsible for greeting new forum participants, and helping to welcome and orient them through their journey. They also watch for inappropriate postings, language and ill treatment of any person. Magazine Coordinator - Janet Harvey Janet is involved in selling advertising for Poetry Canada magazine to publishers, galleries, businesses, poets, printing houses, coffee shops, any appropriate audience. Relationship Manager - Jacquii Cooke Jacquii is responsible for seeking out appropriate places on the internet to get the CFP listed. Membership Assistant - Donelda Kent Donelda is responsible for contacting expired members and reminding them it is time to renew. Membership Liaison - Sylvia McGrath Sylvia will be involved with monitoring and conducting surveys to new users to ensure they are oriented, emailing a survey to current users to ensure they are satisfied, and emailing a testimonial request to renewing members, to get feedback on why the CFP is a great group to belong to. India: Marketing & PR - Nikhil Perekh Nikhil is responsible for educating groups about the mission of the CFP, and seeing if they are interested in becoming an affiliate, or placing a link on their site for us, or trading advertising channels, etc. Advisory Board These people were selected as a result of their similar passions, and care for the direction and outcome of humanity and the arts. George Alger - President of Artists for a Better World Richard Grove - President of Canada Cuba Literary Alliance Bunny Iskov - Founder of The Ontario Poetry Society George Arnold - CFP National Coordinator for Canada Federation Chairs Oakville Federation - George Arnold Burlington Federation - Jean Burbidge & George Arnold Penticton BC Federation - Donna Thompson North Vancouver BC Federation - Deborah Kelly Ottawa Federation - Richard Vallance Brighton-Quinte Federation - Richard Grove Halifax Federation of Poets - Donelda Kent & Betty Dobson Quebec Federation - Richard Masterton Durham Region Federation- Stella Ducker Ukranian Federation of Poets - Ukraine: Dymytri Drosdovscky CFP EVENTS Thursday November 16th, 2006 - 7pm Oakville Federation Contact: George Arnold Timothy's World Coffee 321 Lakeshore Rd. E, Oakville, Open mic event where poets and performers can get together and share both poetry and short stories. Tuesday November 21st, 2006 - 8pm CFP Halifax Nova Scotia Contact: Betty Dobson or Donelda Kent at: Mollyz Diner, 2104 Gottingen Street, Halifax. http://www.mollyzdiner.ca/ Open mic event where poets and performers can get together and share both poetry and short stories. Sunday November 19th, 2006 - 2pm Ottawa Federation Contact: Richard Vallance Royal Oak II Restaurant 161 Laurier East, Ottawa Every third Sunday of the month. 2-4pm Admission: Free Open mic event where poets and performers can get together and share both poetry and short stories. Now and November 19th, 2006 Burlington Federation Contact: George Arnold Burlington Art Centre, AIC Gallery 1333 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington It is time to head down to the BAC to view the display of landscapes by Barry McCarthy, and create the work that will be presented on Sunday Nov. 19th. It is a fantastic event to attend, and participate in, and has produced some of the best writing I have seen. North Vancouver Federation of Poets Interested members should contact Deborah Kelly to become a part of this chapter, and its launch date which is January 17th, 2007 at 7-9pm at Beans Coffee house on Lonsdale and 18th Street. This will be an exciting date, similar to the excitement generated by the Halifax group, with featured speakers so far such as the International Christian Poet Laureate "Violet Nesdoly" and many more in the works. She will be announcing details soon of the location. If you're in that area, feel free to contact Deborah now and let her know. Email: Deborahk@federationofpoets.com Durham Region Federation of Poets contact Stella Ducker at StellaD@federationofpoets.com Penticton, BC Federation of Poets contact Donna Thompson at: DonnaT@federationofpoets.com Calgary, Alberta Federation of Poets contact Wei Yin at: weiyin@federationofpoets.com Check out all of our happenings or get complete details on the above events from our online calendar. 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