Arjei Franklin Calgary Stampeders Art Kidney Foundation

Original Painting by:

Arjei Franklin

A Brush of Hope - Celebrity Paintings for Kidney Research

in support of The Kidney Foundation of Canada

8" X 10", acrylic on canvas board

This is a rare opportunity for you to own an ORIGINAL, one-of-a-kind painting by Calgary Stampeders' wide receiver, Arjei Franklin.  All proceeds from the sale of this painting will go to The Kidney Foundation of Canada so that the Foundation can continue to fund much needed kidney research and improve the lives of people living with kidney disease.

Franklin played high school football at Toronto's Agincourt Collegiate Institute. He studied human kinetics at the University of Windsor.  Franklin was first-team all-CIS in his final two seasons at Windsor. He is the all-time leading receiver in Lancers history with 178 catches for 2,913 yards and he finished his university career with 23 touchdowns.  In his third CFL season, Franklin started all 18 games for the Blue Bombers and made a career-high 49 receptions for 566 yards. He scored the first touchdown of his CFL career on Sept. 26 on a 73-yard catch-and-run play against the Edmonton Eskimos. His season featured three six-catch games, the first in the season-opener on June 27 against Toronto and the others against Calgary on July 24 and against Hamilton on Aug. 14. Franklin made two receptions in the East Semi-Final against Edmonton.
Calgary acquired Franklin in a trade with Winnipeg on Sept. 20, 2009 (after he painted this Blue Bomber painting).  The Blue Bombers selected him in the third round (19th overall) of the 2006 Canadian draft.

The Kidney Foundation of Canada is the national volunteer organization committed to reducing the burden of kidney disease through:

• funding and stimulating innovative research;
• providing education and support;
• promoting access to quality healthcare; and
• increasing public awareness and commitment to advancing kidney health and organ donation

Please note our shipping and handling charges.  We will try our best to ship to you within 3 business days of receiving your payment.  However, we are a charity operating with a small staff and volunteers, so it may take up to a week to ship your painting.  Paypal is the preferred payment method, although we will accept credit card over the phone for Canadian purchasers.  If you are local to Fredericton, New Brunswick and would prefer to pick your painting up in person at our office, please message us and we will not charge for shipping.  Local pick-ups can pay by cash. 

Our preferred shipping method is through UPS at the excellent rates indicated ($12 anywhere in Canada, $20 anywhere in the USA using UPS Express Saver).  However, if you would prefer a different method of shipping, please message us.  We want to make your experience as easy as possible and we are pleased to ship using the method you prefer. 

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Thank you for your bids!  The Kidney Foundation of Canada appreciates your support!