St. Joseph the Worker Parish presents: Michael Mitchell�s Show Canada

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Friday, April 8th, 2016
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

This is a family-friendly concert for all ages! Singer-songwriter Michael Mitchell will perform his ‘Canada is for Kids’ Show – a concert to benefit the Masithuthukisane organic farming project in Mariannhill, South Africa to help feed the poor as well as the Joseph School’s Parent Auxiliary Group, with direct support to students such as Library books, recreation programs, field trips, athletic equipment, and more).

Michael is an award-winning singer, songwriter and storyteller. His concert celebrates Canada through songs and stories, and will feature a guest appearance by the St. Joseph’s Grade 3 student singers. 

Michael has given more than 5,000 of his popular Canada Is For Kids shows in school gyms, and at fairs, festivals, and conventions throughout the country, and has travelled to some of those shows in everything from float planes to dog sleds.  He is the former co-host of the CTV children’s program Story Time, and has also written and recorded songs for Sesame Street and PBS.

The Times Colonist has reported: "Michael Mitchell is on a one-man mission to instill patriotism in Canadian children." Michael has six CDs:    - Canada Is For Kids – Volume 1    - Canada Is For Kids – Volume 2    - Canada Is For Kids – Volume 3    - Lest We Forget    - Canada Is...    - Pub Night ¥ Received an Our Choice award from the Canadian Children’s Book Centre for his Big Canadian Music Book. ¥ His composition Little Trees was selected by UNESCO to be a feature song in the Billion Tree Campaign which is part of the United Nations Environment Programme. ¥ Has been nominated for both a West Coast Music Award, and an Independent Music Award.

How is Masithuthukisane pronounced? “ma-sih-tu-tu-kih-sa-nay” The Mariannhill Masithuthukisane organic farming project is located near Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa. The major goal of the project in South Africa is to train and hire local unemployed women and men to work in the cooperative, to feed a population of 3,500 people, including children, many of whom are undernourished.

The people of Mariannhill suffer from desperate poverty devastated by HIV/AIDS. Mariannhill is home to many orphan and grandmother-led families.

The good news is that eventually, with training and knowledge,land will be offered to local people for sustainable farming. St. Joseph The Worker Parish (Victoria) has twinned with the project 2015-2020 – and with a mandate to raise $10,000 annually. 2015 was a success. There are other fundraising events each year. St. Joseph School students care for an organic garden, communicate via pen pal letters with the children in Mariannhill, South Africa, and also contribute to fundraising events during the year for this initiative.