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Thursday, March 10, 2011

"Mother's Day Portrait Days" Photography Sessions Benefit Boulder Non-Profits

Michelle Maloy Dillon, a Boulder-based photographer who has been documenting the moments and events of people's lives through photography for over 20 years, has announced Mother's Day Portrait Days. Proceeds from the session fees will be donated to Boulder non-profits Mothers Acting Up and Educate!. The donation days will take place on Sunday, April 3 at Washington Park in Denver, and Saturday, April 9 along Boulder Creek in Boulder.

Session fees are $70 and include a 20-minute outdoor photo session and a private website of photos for individuals to choose an exclusive Mother's Day Black and White Photo Collection. 100 percent of the session fees will be donated to Mothers Acting Up (an organization dedicated to engaging mothers to act on behalf of the world's children) and Educate! (an organization working to educate and empower Africa's youth to become socially responsible future leaders.)

"I have worked in the Boulder and Denver community for many years, taking photos of special events and portraits of kids," said Dillon. "I feel honored to have the opportunity to use my photography talent to help such wonderful, locally-based, non-profit organizations that work to empower women and children. It’s important to me to give back to my community.”

Exclusive Mother's Day Black and White Photo Collections are available starting at $275. Contact Michelle for more information and to make an appointment. Email: michelle@mmdphotography.com or Call: 303.499.0787.









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About Michelle Maloy Dillon Photography

Specializing in people photography in an unobtrusive and photojournalistic style

For nearly 20 years, Michelle Maloy Dillon has been documenting the moments and events of people's lives through the meticulous craft and creative art of photography. Based in Colorado, Michelle is a photojournalistic event and portrait photographer, working in a candid and unobtrusive documentary style. Versatile and experienced at her craft, Michelle is very active in the Boulder and Denver area, shooting portraits on location and in environments that her client's feel comfortable in and speak to who they are. Although she has shot in the digital format for years, she worked for more than a decade in traditional fine art, black and white film photography, and brings that experience to the pictures she takes.

She has traveled all around the state of Colorado and beyond to photograph weddings, bar mitzvahs, parties and special events and has been awarded The Knot Best of Weddings for the last three years.

Clients include: Denver's Mayor Guillermo “Bill” Vidal, John W. Hickenlooper and his family, former presidential candidate Howard Dean, University of Colorado, BSW Wealth Partners, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, KGNU Public Radio, Heart Center of the Rockies, National Business Officer's Association, Arapahoe/Douglas County Mental Health Network, Starz Entertainment and Sunflower Preschool. For more information and a portfolio visit: www.mmdphotography.com

About Mothers Acting Up (MAU)   


Mothers Acting Up is a movement of mothers* stretching traditional mothering roles to include advocating for the world’s children. Why mothers? Because we’re already passionate, committed and potentially the most powerful lobby for children on earth. Why the world’s children? Because our own children’s future is inextricably linked to the wellbeing of every other child. Collectively, you, she, we, can create a world where every child—and the planet itself—thrives. Mothers Acting Up engages mothers on behalf of the world’s children in three ways: Identity—seeing our role as public and powerful; Community—learning together and uniting around critical issues; Action—taking effective action to effect direct relief and systems change. For more information visit: http://www.mothersactingup.org


*mothers and others who exercise protective care over someone smaller

About Educate!                                                                                                                                 

In Africa nearly 50% of the population is under the age of 18 and youth face problems of poverty, disease, and environmental degradation. But there won't be sustainable solutions without a new generation of African leaders to create and drive those solutions. That's where we come in. Educate!, founded in 2002, unlocks the potential of African youth to solve their communities' greatest problems of poverty, disease and environmental degradation. Our model is exponential empowerment - investing long-term in a few so they can positively impact many others.

Educate! provides a proven mix of a leadership and social entrepreneurship course, long-term mentoring, practical experience solving a community problem, and an alumni network for high school aged youth. Today, Educate! works with 830 youth across Uganda and is developing a model of education that can be applied across Africa. For more information visit: www.experienceeducate.org

Educate! has been backed by Echoing Green, the leading venture philanthropy fund, won the Ashoka Changemakers Quality Education in Africa award, received first place in the Pan African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education, and was recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of 100 Brilliant Companies of 2009.

FluteMoon2 - A multi-media experience at Fiske Planetarium

Dr. Chris Potter presents a multi-media presentation about the many faces of the moon as seen by scientists, composers, painters and poets at Fiske Planetarium on March 12 and 13. She will be performing on eflat flute, c flute, alto flute, bass flute and conta alto flute. Pieces to be performed include Clair de Lune by Debussy, Moon River by Henry Mancini and Blue Moon of Kentucky as performed by Elvis Presley. Tickets are $7.50 for students and seniors and $15 for adults. Saturday's performance is at 7:30pm; Sunday's at 2pm. Fiske Planetarium is located on Regent Drive on the CU Boulder campus. For more information, visit www.altoflute.net.

Dr. Potter, an international performing artist, has a teaching studio in Boulder. She is also a frequent contributor of teaching related articles to national flute magazines and Chair of the Low Flutes Committee of the National Flute Association. Several of her students have performed at National Flute Association conventions and for the Colorado Flute Association of which she is a founding member.

Chris Potter with a contra alto flute