 |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2010 Lancaster ,
PA Gifts That Give Hope FairFair Information
Date: Saturday, November 20, 2010, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Rd, Lancaster, PA 17601 [map] For more information or to volunteer contact: Lancaster Fair Committee LancasterGiftFair@gmail.com At a Gifts That Give Hope fair, shoppers meet and learn about nonprofit organizations and make a donation to a cause in honor of a friend or family member. In return, they receive an attractive card with a description of their gift, which can be presented to the friend or family member. Our 2010 Participating Non Profits Are:
Enjoy lunch at the Alternative Gift Fair featuring international flavors from Café Chocolate, Cocina Mexicana, Rafiki’s Café, Rachel’s Creperie, and Spyro Gyro and Square One Coffee. Schedule of Events 1000: Gift Fair opens! Food available throughout the day as well as children’s activities on stage 1130: “Read to Feed” Information due at the Heifer Table (Auditorium) 12150-1245: Performance by Heads Up Lancaster (Multipurpose Room) 1pm : Winners of “Read to Feed” Reading incentive program announced in Multipurpose Room Top classroom: Fieldtrip to the Lancaster Science Factory Top Boy: 1 week to “Your Language Connection” Summer Camp (2011) Top Girl: 1 week to “Kids and Cultures” Summer Camp (2011) 4pm: Gift Fair closes-Don’t forget you can continue shopping online until December 17
Children’s activities on stage provided by Kids and Cultures, Music For Everyone, Heads Up Lancaster, Your Language Connection and The Lancaster Science Factory. Live items include jewelry from BEADS FOR LIFE, an organization that provides impoverished Ugandan women an opportunity to earn a living by making this beautiful jewelry out of colorful recycled paper. 100% of the proceeds from the sale go to BEADS FOR LIFE. Trade As One will feature a selection of fairly traded items including Divine Chocolate, Delicious Peace Coffee, Olive Oil from Palestine and a variety of Tea. Trade As One aims to use sustainable business to break cycles of poverty and dependency in the developing world. We all have a conscience, and we want to give people the chance to use it when they shop. Ten Thousand Villages is one of the world's largest fair trade organizations and a founding member of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO), the company strives to improve the livelihood of tens of thousands of disadvantaged artisans in 38 countries. Ten Thousand Villages accomplishes this by establishing a sustainable market for handmade products in North America, and building long term buying relationships in places where skilled artisan partners lack opportunities for stable income. Product sales help pay for food, education, healthcare and housing for artisans who would otherwise be unemployed or underemployed. A variety of fair trade items will be offered for purchase at the gift fair. Made By Survivors is an international organization dedicated to fighting human trafficking and modern day slavery. We help survivors of slavery rebuild their lives after rescue from slavery, with sustainable income, education and help reintegrating into society. All products come labeled as Made By Survivor products and come with information materials. All of the proceeds from the sale at this table support the fight against human trafficking and modern day slavery. Gifts that Give Hope: Lancaster’s 3rd annual Alternative Gift Fair Website: www.giftsthatgivehope.org/lancaster Blog: http://lancastergiftsthatgive.wordpress.com/ Twitter: Lancastergifts Facebook: Gifts that Give Hope: Lancaster’s Alternative Gift Fair Linkedin: Gifts that Give Hope |
