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| Founder | Martha Hart |
|---|---|
Area served | Alberta |
Key people | Martha Hart Oje Hart Athena Hart |
| Website | owenhartfoundation |
The Owen Hart Foundation is a nonprofit organization based out of Calgary, Alberta. It is named after Owen Hart, a professional wrestler from Calgary's Hart family who died in an accident at a World Wrestling Federation PPV in 1999. The organisation was founded by Martha Hart, Owen's widdow, who took inspiration for the name from The Hart Foundation, a name used by Owen and some of his relatives for several tag-teams and stables.
Purpose
editMartha has stated that she started the Owen Hart Foundation to create a meaningful legacy for Owen outside of wrestling and because she knew Owen would be happy that she was helping people in his name, especially in the area of education, as education was very important to him and herself. In 1999,[1] Martha announced the opening of the Owen Hart Foundation, which she stated would provide university/college scholarships for children in need, as well as housing for low income families. The Owen Hart Foundation also supports a number of other charities in the Calgary community.
History
editEvery year, as a tribute to Owen Hart, Martha hosts a high-profile fundraising event for the foundation. The 2000-2003 charity events were in support of YouVille Women's Residence, a shelter for abused women. Starting in 2004, the charity events have included a guest star; guest stars have included, Bob Newhart, 2004; Paul Anka, 2005; Neil Sedaka, 2006; Bill Cosby, 2007; Howie Mandel, 2008; Jerry Seinfeld, 2009 - 10th Anniversary; Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band, 2010; Russell Brand, 2011; Robin Williams (with special guest David Steinberg), 2012; Steve Martin and Martin Short, 2013; Dane Cook, 2014 - 15th Anniversary. Seth Meyers performed on October 2 for the 2015 event.[2] In 2016 the fundraiser was headlined by Elvis Costello.
Documentary
editIn 2014 a documentary about the organisation named The Owen Hart Foundation: A Look Back was produced. It was well received and won best documentary at the Monaco International Film Festival.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "About The Owen Hart Foundation". Archived from the original on 5 February 2014.
- ^ "The Owen Hart Foundation". Archived from the original on 13 November 2014.
- ^ https://books.google.se/books?id=KUsJAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA131&dq=owen+hart+foundation&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0_dbW7rjTAhWGDZoKHbayBjAQ6AEIPTAD#v=onepage&q=owen%20hart%20foundation&f=false
- ^ http://www.pitch.com/news/article/20577175/owen-harts-widow-talks-about-the-anniversary-of-the-pro-wrestlers-death http://www.webcitation.org/6wdaTyG2s
- ^ http://finance.yahoo.com/news/owen-hart-foundation-presents-evening-165318036.html http://archive.is/alKnb
- ^ http://owenhartfoundation.org/assets/danecookheraldarticle.pdf
- ^ http://www.calgaryherald.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Robin+Williams+cracks+them+Owen+Hart+Foundation+fundraiser/7695626/story.html http://archive.is/NeWRc
- ^ http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/the-owen-hart-foundation-an-evening-of-sit-down-with-robin-williams-david-steinberg-1706960.htm http://archive.is/sOVvj
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/08/29/steve-martin-martin-short-calgary_n_3837085.html http://archive.is/FkRDD
- ^ http://beatroute.ca/2016/12/01/7-calgary-holiday-shows-support-local-causes/ http://archive.is/7VVOl
- ^ http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Pictured+Evening+Down+featuring+Robin+Williams+David+Steinberg+event+sponsor+Brian+Killick+wife+Sandy+Cozens+Funds+raised+were+directed+Owen+Hart+Foundation/7695628/story.html http://archive.is/CMzha
- ^ http://www.allwrestlingnews.com/2014/10/11/owen-hart-foundation-documentary-open-upcoming-film-festival-martha-hart-comments/
- ^ http://www.calgaryfoundation.org/grants-awards/student-awards/high-school-students
- ^ http://www.fortheloveofchildrensociety.org/about-us/hart-foundation/
- ^ http://www.canoe.ca/OwenHart/mar14_martha-sun.html http://archive.is/6qisz
- ^ http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/Steve+Martin+Martin+Short+deliver+hilarious+night/8939856/story.html http://archive.is/gQUzv
- ^ http://calgaryherald.com/opinion/how-will-you-change-the-world-for-girls http://archive.is/zj5HD
- ^ http://www.calgarysun.com/2014/12/10/young-filmmaker-part-of-award-winning-team-honoured-for-owen-hart-film
- ^ http://www.calgarysun.com/2014/10/10/the-owen-hart-foundation-a-look-back-documentary-selected-to-open-monaco-international-film-festival
- ^ http://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/documentary-about-owen-hart-foundation-wins-big-at-monaco-international-film-festival http://archive.is/F1gDM
- ^ http://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/celebrity/dane-cook-headlines-owen-hart-foundation-fundraiser http://archive.is/ryuhH
- ^ http://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/music/owen-hart-foundation-bringing-elvis-costello-to-calgary-for-december-concert http://archive.is/D4qp1
- ^ http://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/celebrity/elvis-rocks-the-house-for-the-owen-hart-foundation http://archive.is/BsyjH
- ^ http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/hart-foundation-features-seth-meyers http://archive.is/TIlAq
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/elvis-costello-owen-hart-foundation-gala-1.3838555 http://archive.is/8CkOu CBC News
- ^ http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/sued-sponsor-mars-owen-hart-foundation-comedy-show-1.2384262 http://www.webcitation.org/6wdcfFOGk CTV News Channel
- ^ http://eedition.calgarysun.com/epaper/viewer.aspx?issue=62832015100400000000001001&page=10&article=f202d9ec-f136-4f6e-aa1b-c7322ba88ca9&key=eFY9kyFb8xmmxxnmiQ8IdQ==&feed=rss&google=1 http://archive.is/eH3BV
- ^ http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2009/02/23/pf-8499256.html http://archive.is/MfteQ
- ^ http://www.calgaryherald.com/Part+look+back+best+bashes+galas+fundraisers+2013/9347041/story.html http://archive.is/V4Dc4
- ^ https://www.pressreader.com/canada/calgary-herald/20180210/281938838374892