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GRENADA STREET THEATER

Suriwalla, India- how our work changed this village.

THUNDER AWARD WINNER 2024- 2025

Cause to Wonder Progress Report 2011-2024

Big Deal Stuff Big Deal Stuff

PBS Documentary: What Have You Got to Lose?

Briefing United Nations High Commission of Human Rights in Geneva

• Featured on Outlook by BBC World Service

Magic Castle Fellowship award – founder Lisa Menna
•  International Women’s Day KEYNOTE FOR THE  UN in Geneva

Magic Castle Fellowship award – founder Lisa Menna United Nations

• Tilly Award-winning Super Bowl commercial for an anti-gang school program

Produced Events
• International Women’s March Publicity Stunts

◦ Santa LUCIA MARCH

   (ITALY)- USVI. ST JO

School Anti-Gang program featuring half-man Eddie in “What Have You Got to Lose?”
• Annual Career Day (2011–2016, USVI) featuring Cause To Wonder board members &
volunteers (e.g., Captain Tambra Swan, Cowboy Derick, Wacky Wendy)

• Keynote Speaker at Womaginarium Wonderfest (BC Canada)

• Annual Hope for  Limpopo AIDS ORPHANS Fundraiser (2011–2016)
◦ Raised $36,600 for AIDS medication for infants in a South African  ◦ Featured Magicians: Johnny Fox, Steve Silverman. Hosted by CARE and Cristina Kessler

Wonder Tours- The Real Work   “HELPING WOMEN WILL BRING GOOD LUCK”

•Ethiopia: Partnered with the YWCA211 audiences, 8,000 people40 college scholarships awarded◦ 211 audiences, 8,000 people

• Malta: One week of street theater promoting Helping Women Bring Good Luck

• Sicily:  Hurting Women Brings Bad Luck show
◦ Three Anti-Feminicide programs over three years ◦ 10,000 stickers distributed
◦ Hurting Women Brings Bad Luck show

• Tortola: 1500 people, Elementary schools and street shows (2 tours) ◦ 10,000 stickers distributed

*Antigua: Society for People with Disabilities (18 shows) ◦ Three-week tour, 52 shows

• Grenada:  Mural & T-shirt media campaign (1,000 T-shirts); Radio show, TV news ◦ Three-week tour, 52 shows . 70,000 instagram views

• Punjab: 28 schools 202 village shows. 40,000 people witnesses and got sticker signage.

WATER  CONSERVATION

Mozambique Clean Water Program Mozambique Clean Water Program

  • Sponsored by the US Ambassador (A Clean Lake is a Happy Life)

Scalability

Pakistan Spin-off with Afzaal Afridi:
◦ Contracted six magicians & provided training

  • Helping Women Bring Us Good Luck Jingle & Song Contest: Winner – Uganda

  • India: COVID Outreach Program

  • Mexico Spin-off: Led by Gian Carlos Ynostrosa

Notable Speaking Engagements

  • International Peace and Justice Education Conference

  • University of Texas Medical School

  • G4G Conference Presenter

  • Lecture on Magic Castle Cruise

• Lecture at FISM Quebec ( magicians’ olympics) Studying the Work

• Measured Impact Report: Showed 104% recall with a single viewing, introduced signage to turn key events

• Cover Stories:

◦ Linking Ring magazine
◦ Genii, International Conjurors Journal ◦ Vanish magazine
◦ ArtFaké

Podcasts

◦ Tensegrity
◦ Dirt in Your Skirt
◦ Double’ Fond
◦ Shezam
◦ The Magic Word with Scott Wells ◦ Magical Women with Connie Boyd

Magical Support

◦ Genii Convention: Outstanding Contribution to the Art of Magic Award

   MCE  Magic Castle Cruise

Murphy’s magic

PENGUIN MAGIC!

◦ Alexandra Duvivier, Joycee Beck, Mysty Lee, Joe Hanoseck, Richard Hatch, Donal Chase, Artem Shuckin, Triana Rosas, Erika Larson, David Copperfield,Paul Gertner, Jeffrey Korst, Steve Silverman, Johnny Fox, Jim Steinmeyer, magical Katrina, Jules Fisher, Judith Gotlieb , J Boylan  West McDonough Jonathan Pendreagon and many more