Mendel's Murals

Mendel's Murals is a grassroots campaign to save a set of murals from demolition. The murals were completed in 1953 by William Perehudoff at a time before his work was well-known. Perehudoff is now one of Saskatoon's most famous artists. The murals were painted onto the plaster walls of a historic art gallery Fred Mendel had installed in the building. Mendel is one of Saskatoon's most respected historical figures.

In November 2009, the murals were stripped onto canvas and are now safely crated. The next step is to mount the canvases onto fiberglass panels (which have already been built), and prepare them for presentation. Every square inch of the original walls has been saved, so the resulting museum quality panels could be arranged to recreate the entire room.

For more information visit www.mendelsmurals.blogspot.com

Milden Food Project

A non-denomonational growing project to help end third world hunger; supported by Canadian Foodgrains Bank and by farmers and businesses near Milden, Saskatchewan.

Each year a crop is planted on 80 acres at the Denny farm located two miles North and three miles East of Milden, Saskatchwan. Materials and labour for the crop are provided by local farmers and businesses. All funds generated by the sale of that crop are donated to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFB) who allocate the money to a specific overseas project. The Canadian government typcially matches CFB donations 4:1, so $10,000 generated by a crop results in $50,000 to spend overseas. CFB's mission is to fight hunger. Sometimes their projects provide food to the malnourished. Often projects provide seed, tools, fertilizer, irrigation, or education to help farmers to feed their own communities.

Our 2009 flax crop was donated to help provide food security for Tamil people displaced by war in the North of Sri Lanka. The crop was sold for $14,441, all of which was donated. The Canadian International Development Agency matched our donation 4:1, resulting in $72,205 total aid generated by the project.

For more information visit www.mildenfoodproject.blogspot.com

For Information Call (306) 242-8322