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:
| 4-More |
| Aaron’s Acres |
| American Red Cross of the Susquehanna Valley |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lancaster County |
| Bridge of Hope |
| Celebration for life, Inc |
| Central Asia Institute |
| Church World Service |
| Domestic Violence Services of Lancaster County |
| Fulton Theatre |
| Girls on the Run Lancaster |
| Heads Up Lancaster |
| Heifer International |
| Hold the Children |
| Hope International |
| Jewish World Watch |
| KPets |
| Lancaster Habitat for Humanity |
| Love 146 |
| Lumina |
| Music for Everyone |
| No Longer Alone Ministries |
| Orphan Resources International |
| Partners in Health |
| Power Packs Project |
| St. Peters Tanzania Mission Committee |
| Teen Haven |
| The Cookie Sale |
| The Threshold Foundation |
| YWCA Lancaster |
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
We would like to thank the following organizations for their generous support and encouragement of Heifer International’s “Read to Feed” Program: Aaron’s Books, Barnes and Noble, Kids and Cultures, Lancaster Science Factory, Your Language Connection, and Winding Way Books at Gallery Row.
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
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