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New CD by Calgary Songwriter Leads Readers and Listeners to Acts of Peace Through Legacy Projects |
CALGARY, AB - A newly released CD by Calgary songwriter, Phyllis Wheaton, includes a 16 page booklet which is as vivid as the music, 'In Harms Way'. This is what Phyllis Wheaton calls a Legacy Project where the music tells the stories and the descriptive booklet leads the reader and listener on toward their own 'acts of peace'.
The Izzy Doll has become a national phenomenon. It is the story of how Carol Isfeld answered her son Mark's frustration for the children of war and began crocheting dolls that would fit her soldier son's pocket. When Mark Isfeld was killed de-mining in Croatia in 1994, his troop continued to give out these dolls and more and more Canadian moms and grandmothers became involved in the cause. ICROSS Canada (started by and supported by Canadian Veterans) asked if they could give out Izzy Comfort dolls. To date over 300,000 home-made dolls have been handed out to the children of war and the poorest of the poor.
The first track also entitled 'In Harms Way', speaks of Mark Isfeld and other legacy projects begun by the parents of soldiers lost. "A tribute to our soldiers present and past", says Wheaton, "this project honours the moms and dads, spouses and families who have inspired me with their belief in their soldier, the courage to face criticism and the ever present possibility of their ultimate sacrifice. Having risen from their grief, their Legacy Projects are world changing."
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