BPW News Women of the week Jeanette Arsenault, Women of the Week (61)
Who is Jeanette Arsenault ?
Jeanette Arsenault is a BPW member and a very proud Canadian, with deep Acadian roots. Both her parents are of French Acadian descent going back to 1604 when they were the first European settlers in North America. She sang with all her passion for her country for the Canadian Olympic Team both in Salt Lake City in 2002 and in Athens, Greece in 2004 for which she has commissioned to write “Canadian Olympian/Olympien Canadien”. She also sang another song she wrote, “This is my Canada/Mon cher Canda” which she had written back in 1992.
In her ongoing passion of connecting and giving to people Jeanette wrote a song called "The Sound of Haiti" (see the video "Sending support, love & prayers to Haiti " on Youtube) which was used as a fundraiser. We honor her for her beautiful gifts of song to mankind.
Jeanette Arsenault is a singer/songwriter who has independently released 5 albums: This Is My Canada/Mon cher Canada, 2009; Women of the World, 2006; Arise, 2004; I Believe In You, 2001; and, From The Heart, 1994. She will be launching her 6th album of inspiring songs by Christmas 2010, entitled “I Wish I Had Wings”.
Jeanette helped organize, emceed & performed during the Olympic Torch Relay Celebration in Picton, ON in December 2009. She also performed her original songs for our Canadian Olympic athletes in Athens, Greece in 2004 and in Salt Lake City, Utah in February 2002. She also sang on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on July 1st, 2001 which was broadcast nationally on CBC TV.
She also helped organize & performed for Songs of Hope for Haiti, 2010 where she launched her new song, “The Sound of Haiti”. “I was so inspired by an article I read which talked about how, after the devastating earthquake, you could hear the sound of hymns being sung throughout the night on the streets of Port-au-Prince”, she says.
Other benefit concerts she helped organize & performed in include World AIDS Day, 2006 and The County Cares Tsunami Benefit Concert, 2005 among many other fundraisers.
In 2010, she received the prestigious “Leading Women, Building Communities Award (one of 104 in Ontario). In 2009, Jeanette was voted Woman in Business of the year as well as Reader’s Choice Favourite Local Entertainer (5th time). She was nominated for a Quinte Business Achievement Award in the Community Recognition category. Jeanette also was chosen as “Woman Of The Week” in July 2009 on BPW-International’s website.
Women of the World, celebration and empowerment of women
Jeanette’s one of most recent albums, “Women of the World” is an album of celebration and empowerment of women. “Women of the World” is an inspirational song that is perfect for BPW.
Jeanette has translated the song at my request into our official languages that she will record specially for BPW on one CD. Please help to support her efforts by buying the song “Women of the World” . The download “Women of the World” cost of the whole album is only $12,00 and the proceeds will go to funding the new CD production for BPW. Please enjoy the song and support Jeanette and BPW.
The Sound of Haïti
In her ongoing passion of connecting and giving to people Jeanette wrote a song called "The Sound of Haiti" which was used as a fundraiser. We honor her for her beautiful gifts of song to mankind. See the video, "Sending support, love & prayers to Haiti ".
The Sound of Haiti
by Jeanette Arsenault © 2010
The sound was deafening It was the sound, it was the sound | So they lifted their voice & they sang Songs that filled the night skies On every corner it rang Until sunrise And the sound was deafening On every city street Mother’s singing to their children With a sound so sweet Everything they had was gone | CHORUS It was the sound, it was the sound It was the sound of people praising And the sound that was amazing That even shook the heavens It was the sound, it was the sound The sound of hallelujah raising A sound that was bemazing It was the sound,,,,, REPEAT CHORUS And the sound was deafening… |
Liz Benham