Gifts of Life...Help support artisans from poverty stricken and war torn areas of Rwanda, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, and around the world make a better living for themselves and their families. Purchasing FAIR TRADE handmade African baskets, baskets from South Africa, Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya, helps provide critical income for these people.  The craftsmanship in making these handmade African baskets and other crafts have been traditions handed down for centuries.
Helping to support artisans of poverty stricken and war torn areas of Africa, and around the world, make a better life for themselves and their families, with the Fair Trade sales of their handwoven baskets, handmade crafts and jewelry.

Your purchases of handmade African baskets, baskets from South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, and the greatly publicized Rwandan Peace Baskets.. and other handmade crafts help provide critical income for these artisans.

PLEASE NOTE:All of these crafts are hand made, and will contain slight variations in size, colors, etc. We will always send an assortment of colors if we have them available, on orders containing many of one item. If you have SPECIFIC PREFERENCES, PLEASE NOTE THEM IN THE SPECIAL REQUEST or COMMENTS PORTION OF THE SHOPPING CART.
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JOIN US AT "THE MET"

WORLD FAIR TRADE DAY

MAY 10, 2008

KENYAN ARTISANS RELIEF FUNDRAISER
IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO SAVE A VILLAGE!

WHAT BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE WORLD FAIR TRADE DAY, THEN BY LIFTING 15 FAMILIES OF FAIR TRADE SOAPSTONE ARTISTS, BACK TO THEIR FEET AFTER THE RECENT POST ELECTION VIOLENCE-CIVIL WAR IN KENYA?

OUR FRIENDS HOWARD AND ERIN AT THE
METROPOLITAN COFFEE HOUSE AND ART GALLERY
ARE GRATIOUSLY HOSTING US.
"THE MET," IS LOCATED ON NORTH MAIN ST
NORTH CONWAY VILLAGE, NH



COME JOIN US FOR A DAY OF MUSIC,
RAFFLES, INFORMATION AND FUN!
MUSIC RUNS MID DAY UNTIL OUR
SUNSET SERENADE (7:30) BY PHENOMENAL
ACOUSTIC GUITARIST JAY PSAROS,
THE MINSTREL AT MEDIEVAL MANOR IN BOSTON.

THE TEJANO BOYS ORIGINALLY FROM TEXAS, WILL BRING THEIR AWESOME LATIN, TEX-MEX SOUNDS TO MAKE YOU MOVE, AROUND 6:00.

OUR LOCAL MICHAEL HATHAWAY, MUSICIAN, AUTHOR, AND HYPNOTIST WILL BE ON KEYBOARDS FROM AROUND 3-5:00

BENNY VINNIE WITH SPECIAL GUEST CHRISTIAN GANEM WILL BE STARTING US OFF AT AROUND NOON.

MONEY RAISED FROM DONATIONS AND RAFFLES DONE AT THIS EVENT WILL 100% GO BACK TO HELP GET OUR SOAPSTONE ARTISANS BACK TO WORK. MOST OF THESE FAMILIES LOST EVERYTHING IN THE RECENT WAR INCLUDING ALL HOPE OF SURVIVAL... THIS MONEY WILL ALLOW THESE 15 OR MORE FAMILIES GET ON THEIR FEET, ALLOWING THEM TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES AGAIN. IT IS GIVING THEM HOPE AND IS ALLOWING THEM TO DREAM AGAIN WHEN THEY THOUGHT THEIR LIVES WERE OVER.

WE HAVE A LOCAL "ANGEL" THAT HAS OFFERED TO MATCH THE FIRST $1500.00 RAISED... THIS MONEY WILL GO PHENOMENALLY FAR.

PLEASE COME JOIN US AND HELP US GIVE THEM HOPE.

OUR RAFFLE DRAWING IS PLANNED FOR THE END OF THE EVENING, BUT ALL TICKETS PURCHASED WILL CONTAIN SHIPPING ADDRESSES SO YOU WILL NOT NEED TO BE PRESENT TO WIN! ALL ITEMS CAN BE SHIPPED, OR PICKED UP AT THE DRAWING OR SUNDAY AT GIFTS OF LIFE. WINNERS WILL ALSO BE POSTED AT GIFTS OF LIFE SHOP ON SUNDAY.

WINNERS FOR THE RAFFLE:

LORI ZAMARRON-NH-
TELEPHONE WIRE BASKET

KAREN GIBSON-NH-
SOAPSTONE CHESS SET

ZOE FERREIRA-RI-
$50 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO SYNERGY SPORTSWEAR
DONATED BY SYNERGY, NORTH CONWAY, NH
603-356-5039

JILL DOWNING-NH-
RECYCLED PLASTIC BAG CHICKEN

BEN COOK-NH-
RECYCLED TIN CAN BANJO PLAYING LIZARD

COLETTE POMERLEAU-NH-
RECYCLED JUICE BAG