Archive for #4Eva
Lawn Summer Nights: A CF fundraiser inspired by Eva
It’s July and Lawn Summer Nights, the swanky lawn bowling fundraiser benefiting Cystic Fibrosis Canada, is in full swing! Or should I say roll?
Inspired by Eva Markvoort (aka 65_RedRoses), this annual fundraising event was started in Vancouver four years ago by friends Duncan Gillespie, Andrew Dalik, Graham Dalik and director Philip Lyall.
This year, the event expanded to Toronto giving even more people a chance to join in the fundraising fun.
Since 2009, Lawn Summer Nights has raised over $105,000 for CF research. Congratulations to all of the teams for this outstanding achievement!
We’re not the only ones excited about Lawn Summer Nights. Check out some of the praise it’s received so far… (more…)
65_RedRoses US home DVD Ships today!
NEWSFLASH: SALE ON OUR ONLINE STORE! USE promo code heart10 until July 15!
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Hi US fans who have been eagerly awaiting the DVD since the May 3 launch on OWN, Today’s the day! If you buy the DVD from us, it supports our #4Eva Campaign for organ donation and CF Awareness, and they will ship out right away. We also have lowered the prices on our #4Eva T-shirts.
Are you interested in helping us spread the love? We’re happy to discuss bulk orders for all our campaign materials so you can use them for fundraisers or to spread the world. Contact us if you are interested in being a #4Eva campaign ambassador! outreach@65RedRoses.com.
Read more about how our campaign was inspired by Eva herself and the design project she and Cyrus collaborated on. Love, love, love.
~ the outreach team <3
Love, Love, Love! It started with a heart…
Wear your support #4Eva and her campaign!
Eva Markvoort was a young woman who inspired millions with her love. Her story was captured on film in the documentary 65_RedRoses. At only 23, struggling with cystic fibrosis, Eva started blogging on LiveJournal as she waited on the list for a double lung transplant. After her transplant, Eva and then medical student and photographer Cyrus McEachern, collaborated on an image for a heart-themed photo contest his cardiology professor was hosting. These stunning images, born from Eva’s artwork (with herself as the canvas) and Cyrus’ photos, are the heart of our campaign.Through her story and her art, Eva’s campaign continues, #4Eva. (Which means forever in Twitterverse!)
This first photo series also inspired a further collaboration with BC Transplant commissioning the pair to do a “Live Life. Pass it On” photo series – Eva with her lungs, and other transplant recipients with the organs they had received painted on their bodies. This entire beautiful series of work can be viewed on their website. We also collaborated with BC Transplant to create their 2012 Live Life Pass It On PSA using footage from the film. Please share our campaign, #4Eva!
Now you can buy our Eva heart images as art cards in the USA & Canada! The cards are 5 x7 and printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper. Photos of Eva by Cyrus McEachern. We’ve also use the heart motif for tee shirts and pendants. The home DVD (which is out now in Canada) the extra features include an interview with Cyrus along with filmmakers Nimisha Mukerji and Philip Lyall, talking about their friend Eva and the photo series. Proceeds from all DVD sales and campaign materials go to spreading the word about Eva’s campaign, including the FREE #4Eva organ donation app we will be launching in May to make it easy to register as an organ donor anywhere in North America, and to share the campaign via social media networks.
Kathy’s Story – Part 1
65_RedRoses is Eva’s story, but we know there are thousands of other transplant recipients with compelling stories to share as well. One such recipient is Kathy Meier, who received a double-lung transplant just over two years ago. She is doing well, and got in touch to share her story of living with CF and receiving her new set of lungs. Do you have a story? Contact us at outreach@65redroses.com
65_RedRoses: How did you hear about the film?
Kathy Meier: While I was waiting for transplant there was always people around talking about different stories and Eva’s name came up. One day when I was feeling up to going on the computer I decided to check out her blog, and from that day on she always had a place in my heart. (more…)
Share your story on the 65_RedRoses blog!
65_RedRoses is Eva’s story, but we know that the film has had a personal impact on many of you. And you have stories of your own, about awaiting or receiving an organ donation, or living with CF. We hope you’ll share your stories with us!
If you’d like to be interviewed on our blog about how Eva’s story touched your life, or share your own story about CF and organ donation, please get in touch! You can reach us by email, or on the 65_RedRoses Facebook Page, or via Twitter. We’ll post your stories on our blog and share them through the 65_RedRoses network.
As Eva’s story has demonstrated, one person’s experience can touch thousands of lives. By sharing your story, you could inspire others to register as organ donors, learn more about CF, or pass along your message!
T-shirts and pendants featuring Eva’s Heart – now available in the Hello Cool World store!
The photo collaboration between Eva and photographer Cyrus McEachern, featuring Eva’s spontaneous and beautiful heart design, has become an emblem of her spirit and legacy. It also inspired the photos of the Live Life, Pass It On campaign from BC Transplant, which features other recipients of organ donation.
The heart motif that has inspired thousands of people around the world is now available on the Hello Cool World store, as a pendant and printed on a t-shirt. All proceeds go to support Eva’s campaign for organ donation and cystic fibrosis awareness, letting you spread her love while wearing it or gifting it to someone in your life. The materials are also produced in North America and sweatshop-free, and can be shipped to anywhere in Canada and the US! (more…)
Eva’s Goodbye
This is a hard post for me and everyone involved in the film 65_RedRoses to make.
Eva wants to HEAR FROM YOU.
To post comments directly to Eva’s blog and view her final goodbye video please visit:
http://65redroses.livejournal.com/
(There is a link to her blog on this website page as well – if you look to your right).
Eva has not just been the subject of our film “65_RedRoses,” she was our key collaborator – an incredible talent not just in front of the lens, but behind it as well. Eva wanted to be a part of a documentary that could really effect people and show how much of an impact one person can make by becoming a donor. She has worked tirelessly with us to promote the film, which she hopes will continue to touch the lives of people around the world.
If you haven’t already registered to become an organ donor, WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Register today. Pass on this website to friends and family, join our TWITTER group, write to your government to finally change legislation in your country. Here in Canada, we would like to see that everyone becomes automatically registered as an organ donor, and if they don’t wish to be one, THEY should have to make the added effort of having to get their names taken off the donor list. The goal of the documentary “65_RedRoses” has always been to spread awareness about the importance of organ donation and working to find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis.
Eva, I am so grateful that as a filmmaker I got the chance to work with you and share your story.
Love always,
Mish
