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Lisa LJLevasseur

A Canadian born business woman, Lisa began painting in 2010 and quickly emerged an artist. She started expressing a talent obsessively drawing horses as a child. Growing up she was drawn to animals, crawling into a stockyard full of cattle as a baby and sneaking out of bed to sleep with the dog. On family trips to Jasper National Park, she'd have wildlife eating out of her hand. She left home at twelve with her parents support, determined to pursue a career training horses in California. Eight years later, after the death of her trainer, she returned home. In 1989, she opened a horse training facility in Stony Plain, AB in partnership with her dad. By age 23, injuries and health issues threatened to cripple Lisa for life. The fight seemed hopeless after a few more years and she finally gave up her dreams. Since then, with family and financial pressures, running restaurants and hotels, health set backs, she made little time for art or horses. Today Lisa lives fairly divorced from society in the rocky mountain wilderness not far from Jasper. Somewhat of a workaholic, she loves running Terracana Ranch Resort. However, surrounded by so many great adventures and managing health issues, she felt imprisoned. Even with very dedicated staff, years of hospitality experience and hard work, the resort had yet to fulfill her vision.

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elena jacobs

Past Director of the Nelson Rockefeller Collection

Elena brings a wealth of knowledge to our organization after a lifetime of dedication in the art world. An established art collector, she spent many years running successful galleries in Palm Springs and South Coast Plaza, California. During this time Elena was involved in acquiring major works of art for the Nelson Rockefeller Collection, which is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Rockefeller created the first State Council on the Arts in the country, which became a model for the National Endowment for the Arts. He was a noted collector of both modern and non-Western art. He continued his mother's work at the Museum of Modern Art as president. Rockefeller also built, in collaboration with his lifelong friend Roy Neuberger, the Neuberger Museum. In 1954 he established the Museum of Primitive Art devoted to the indigenous art of the Americas, Africa, Oceania and early Asia and Europe. We are very honored to have her experienced guidance & ongoing support.

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Elexis Schloss

A director of the Art Gallery of Alberta

Elexis Schloss is an active philanthropist and volunteer, devoting her life to charity works. Among her many causes, the Northern Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation, and an HIV Project in Africa, she's also worked on behalf of immigrant women, the homeless and Aboriginal peoples. Her fundraising efforts also include many of Edmonton's community events and festivals. She also helped get Compassion House built, a place for out-of-town women with breast cancer to reside while they have treatment. She is recipient of the Rotary Integrity Award, Global Woman of Vision, and 1989 Edmonton Journal Woman Entrepreneur of the Year. Her most notable awards are the Alberta Centennial Medal, Queen's Jubilee Medal and Canada's highest civilian honour; The Order of Canada, recognizing her outstanding achievement, dedication to community and service to Canada. An true inspiration to us & our embassodor to Charitable Organizations.

Charities we support

In a Land Where They Believe in The Beauty of Life... This story touches our team member Martina Merelli. Her uncle, Mario Merelli, was a well-known climber who devoted his all life to reaching the top of the highest mountains and do good in this world, especially in the land of Nepal, where he felt home. He sadly passed away in January 2012 due to a climbing accident in the mountains of Lizzola, Italy. However, his spirit is still with us as back in 2008 he and his dear friend Marco Zaffaroni believed in a project for the development of a new hospital in Kalika, a small village in the land of Dolpo, accessible only on foot and through a trekking of 3 days. This hospital was officially opened in 2011 and it now needs continuous help funding its operations. It has now become a fundamental and crucial location for the whole valley, and many communities now get access to health care. It costs about $52,000 a year for it to work but it has saved many lives and Marco is still keeping the memory of Mario alive by keeping this dream a reality. For that reason, we would like to donate proceeds to join the efforts made through the years and help contribute to its mission in the Merelli Family Name.

In a Land Where They Believe in The Beauty of Life... This story touches our team member Martina Merelli. Her uncle, Mario Merelli, was a well-known climber who devoted his all life to reaching the top of the highest mountains and do good in this world, especially in the land of Nepal, where he felt home. He sadly passed away in January 2012 due to a climbing accident in the mountains of Lizzola, Italy. However, his spirit is still with us as back in 2008 he and his dear friend Marco Zaffaroni believed in a project for the development of a new hospital in Kalika, a small village in the land of Dolpo, accessible only on foot and through a trekking of 3 days. This hospital was officially opened in 2011 and it now needs continuous help funding its operations. It has now become a fundamental and crucial location for the whole valley, and many communities now get access to health care. It costs about $52,000 a year for it to work but it has saved many lives and Marco is still keeping the memory of Mario alive by keeping this dream a reality. For that reason, we would like to donate proceeds to join the efforts made through the years and help contribute to its mission in the Merelli Family Name.

Advancing Excellence In Childrens Health Care... A place that has touched many friends in LJL's home town, giving them hope and saving lives every day. The Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation gives the sickest kids the best chance, to live a long and healthy life. 2001 marks the official beginning of the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation. But it was a long journey reaching this point, with generations of concerned and generous citizens paving the way to ensure the best pediatric care in our region. The story begins in 1978, when the Northern Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation was established to advocate for a children's hospital in Edmonton. In 1992, the name was changed to the Children's Health Foundation of Northern Alberta to more accurately reflect the role in supporting regional Child Health program. The next seven years saw the Foundation's work touch the lives of kids from across Canada benefiting from the Child Health program's specialized services. It was during this time that Bob and Shirley Stollery provided a generous donation that would be the catalyst for a dedicated children's hospital.