In 2011, Pat Ward, then President & CEO of Painted Pony Energy, contacted me about publishing a calendar to raise money for charity while promoting my art and his company. The charity he selected was Calgary based www.hopethiopia.com. In the first 9 years of calendars, over $1,050,000 was donated. Despite Pat selling his company in 2020, he and his wife Michelle personally sponsored the 2021 calendar. With heartfelt thanks to the extraordinary support we received, our 10 years of calendars raised over $1.2 million for HOPEthiopia.