Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry Foundation
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
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Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry Foundation is a community organisation based in Medicine Hat, Canada working on arts & culture, heritage.
The Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry Foundation is a registered non-profit, volunteer-run organisation based in Medicine Hat, Alberta. It works to preserve and celebrate cowboy life in the Medicine Hat area through cowboy poetry and western music gatherings, both in person and online. The foundation collects stories from local seniors, particularly about farming, ranching and rural life, and turns them into poems and songs. It also runs a youth poetry program, connects young people with cowboy history, and produces video and book projects. Its work is supported by sponsors, partners and volunteers, including the Medicine Hat Public Library.
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Hazel Rust Trust Fund: Junior Poets Program
Arts & Culture · Canada
Youth poetry program that connects young people with cowboy poetry, funded by the Hazel Rust Fund transferred from the Willow Creek Cowboy Gathering.
Stories from Seniors
Heritage · Canada
Collects stories from seniors about farming, ranching and rural life, turning them into poems and songs to preserve local rural history.
Paws and Poems
Arts & Culture · Canada
Video series launched in 2023 featuring stories and poems about seniors and their animals.
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Medicine Hat Public Library, Hale Hearing, Drowning Ford Grazing Association, Cypress County, Peavey Mart, Lammles Western Wear, CIBC Wood Gundy, London Drugs, Fabricland, Murray Chev Olds, Medicine Hat Feeding Co.
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