Supporters

A Round of Applause to DJD's Supporters!

Heartfelt thanks to the many corporations, foundations and organizations that recognize the importance of the arts and directly invest in DJD's ability to innovate and lead within the jazz art form.

This  list reflects donations made from January 1, 2011 to April 1, 2012

# 1 Rhythm Club ($10,000+)
The first of many jazz appreciation societies founded in 1933 

Anonymous
Canada Council for the Arts
Macquarie Group Foundation
Alberta Foundation for the Arts - AFA CIBC Children's Foundation *
Allan Markin
Alberta Lotteries, Community Initiatives Program
Community Spirit Grant Program
RBC Foundation
Axia
Enbridge Inc.
Suncor Engery Inc
Scott Bratt & Janice Clarke
Anne Hawthorne-McPherson
TransCanada Corporation
Calgary Arts Development
Imperial Oil Foundation

The Calgary Foundation
Scott Inglis & Nancy Olsen

 

Big Easies ($5,000-9,999)
"The Big Easy" is the nickname for New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz

Anonymous Fund at The Calgary Foundation PwC
C.A. Siebens
Jason Cormack & Jamie Freeman Cormack
Rozsa Foundation
Tamaratt Fund at The Calgary Foundation
FirstEnergy Capital Corp. Shaw Communications Inc.
 
Kanovsky Family Foundation
Ken Rowan


Blue Notes ($2,500-4,999)
The flattened notes fundamental to blues-orientated jazz & the name of a famous record label

Anonymous Donor at United Way of Greater Toronto
The Kahanoff Foundation

The Bellini Foundation Martin Molyneaux & Deborah Yedlin
Van Staalduinen Family
Trent & Angela Boehm Mary Rosza de Coquet

Andrea Brussa N. Murray Edwards Charitable Foundation

William Burton * Cody Slater
 
Shivon C.
 
Jim Davidson Dawn Tinling & Dave Poulton  
Horton Family Fund at the Calgary Foundation
United Way of Calgary, Donor Choice Program


Rug Cutters ($1,000-2,499)
The term describing a great swing dancer, the most popular dance style in the 1920's, 30's and 40's

Anonymous McCarthy Tetrault
section23 Group
Athena Resources Ltd. Barry McKinnon Ella Stuart
Harry & Martha
Cohen Foundation*
Nancy & Bill Hay Family
Fund at The Calgary Foundation
Margaret & Glenn Sundstrom
Judith Dwarkin
National Captioning Canada - Rena Nathanail
Darlene Switzer-Foster
Angelique Fiztmartyn
Jock & Diana Osler
Paula Tyler
Kipp Horton
Alex Osten Peter & Carol Ann Williams
Trisha James Osten-Victor Fund at
The Calgary Foundation
W. Brett Wilson
Keith MacDonald
Howard Sangwine &Chris Patton

MacLeod Dixon LLP
Bonnie & Lorne Scott

Karen Mark & Geoff Carrington
 
Mary A. Tidlund Charitable Foundation * Don Sekora
 


Cake Walkers
  ($500-$999)
The cake walk was a high-strutting competitive dance originated by plantation slaves (the best dancers won a cake)

2 Anonymous Sally Healy
Susan & Stephen Scullion
Sandra L. Adams & Leonard L.
Frantz
Bird Mack & Allan Zivot
Valerie Seaman
Vicki Adams Willis James & Brenda Mackie
Shep Secter & Marina Paperny
Susan Bennett & Carl Calantone*
Tim K. Mah
Tamara Shawa
Sharma Christie
Brian Mahoney
Jean Simpson
Cheryl Cohen
Grit & Scott McCreath in Honour of Sharma Christie & Malika Srivastiva
Daphne Taras
Dr. Martha Cohen
Christina Moldoveanu Constantinescu
Susan Tyrrell & Brian Mills
Jim & Bonnie Ebbels
Claudia Moore & Mike Jensen
Michael & Carole Wensley
Jane Ebbern & Kevin Johnston
Carol D. Navickas
Maurice Yacowar & Anne Petrie
Finn – Fraser Family
Rowland Nichol
Jan A. Wittig Management Consultanting
Anne Flynn
Tracie & Todd Noble
Tamar Zenith/Newzones Gallery of
Contemporary Art
Rob Fooks
Gail O’Reilly

Catherine Ford & Ted Busheikin
Dr. Raechelle Paperny

Glenfinnan Developments Ltd.
Lennina Pavón Cardoso

Bradley Gilmour & Jane Allinson Gilmour
Katie & Paul Pearlman

Larissa & Paul Groch 
Pamela & David Pickersgill

Christy Hayne & Clark Terriff
Reimer Family


Susan Ruf

 

Matching Gift Companies 

 

Cenovus Employee Foundation
Nexen Inc. 
 TransCanada Corporation
 EnCana Cares Foundation
 Shaw Communications Inc.

Enbridge Inc
Team Telus Cares


In-Kind supporters

Countless thanks to the supporters who contributed items and services in-kind to DJD and to our recent and to the consulting professionals who generously donate their time and talents to DJD.

Big Easies
"The Big Easy" is the nickname for New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz

Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts
ExecSuite
Spectrum HR Law LLP
Calgary Herald Heavens Fitness
 

Blue Notes
The flattened notes fundamental to blues-orientated jazz & the name of a famous record label 

Hotel Arts Zenobia


Rug Cutters

The term describing a great swing dancer, the most popular dance style in the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s

Tele Asencio Macleod Dixon LLP
Sharon Lynn Williams
David Brunning
PMA Jan Wittig
Jarvis Hall Fine Art Van Ginkel Visuals
 

Cake Walkers
The cake walk was a high-strutting competitive dance originated by plantation slaves (the best dancers won a cake)

Jim Brown
Jerome Hair Salon Allison Sutton
Candela Canada
La Chapeau Rouge
Maria Curcic Strong
Calgary Pilates Centre
Claire Pett Tinhorn Creek Vineyards
Carriage House Inn
Primitive Culture Willow Park Wines & Spirits
Cookbook Co. Cooks Catering Ltd.
McLeod & Company
Element Integrated
Workplace Solutions
Rebuilding International
Glenmore Audi
River Cafe
Gravity Pope
Shaw Communications Inc.
IONART
 
 
   
 

Consulting Professionals
The Calgary Fitness Table - Patricia Maybury
Core Health Group Inc. - Dr. Mike Good
Cornerstone Technologies - Cameron Prockiw, Cory Schadt
Heaven’s Fitness
So Jennuine Photography - Jennifer Graham Metcalf
Greg Horton
Spectrum HR Law LLP - Catherine McAteer
Glenn Sundstrom
Karen Vouri, Personal Fitness Trainer
Westside Sports Physiotherapy - Hugh Saunders
Yoga Passage - Tracy Mann

Donors & sponsors
* Send a Kid to Camp Supporter

And these are just a sampling of the supporters that make what we do possible. Our sincere gratitude to all of the other donors and contributors who help us enliven people through jazz. Take a bow Lindy Hoppers, Feetwarmers, Rhythm section and other fans and followers.

Please contact Whitney Mercer, Development Manager at 403-228-8183 to make your gift or to advise us of any changes/omissions so we may correct our records. Thank you!