Sales & Crafts
2020 Chair: Carol Long
2020 Co-chair: Orleen Maclulich
2020 Co-chair: Orleen Maclulich
The Sales and Crafts working group is one of the largest groups within Victoria Grandmothers for Africa. New members are always welcome. We have a chair, a recording secretary, a book keeper and a quartermaster who stores and keeps track of our inventory. Working group meetings are held in the months between general meetings or as necessary.
We have teamed up with the Education group to visit a number of retirement homes for an audio visual presentation followed by a sale of our items. Some members work at home sewing or knitting, some contribute baking for the bake sale at our Christmas social, some participate in the many workshops we organize to make our various sale items. Members volunteer to help staff the many sales events we attend and also help with decorating for some of our major events. We have a very busy November attending various Christmas Craft Sales.
At present we sell knitted comfort dolls, South African made Ubuntu bracelets and beaded “Little travellers” pins, a variety of jewelry, handmade fabric cards, insulated fabric wine bags, reversible adult clothes protectors (bibs), beat the heat neck coolers, unique place mats and table runners, cloth napkins, mug rugs, cotton clothesline baskets, trivets and coasters, screen printed aprons, microwave bowl holders, pot holders and a variety of seasonal Christmas items. Our inventory is constantly changing with some items being removed and new ones added. We are currently working on a line of “green”, reusable items such as produce bags, bowl covers, sandwich wraps, etc.
If you are interested in any of our products please contact Carol at (250) 208-2786
We have teamed up with the Education group to visit a number of retirement homes for an audio visual presentation followed by a sale of our items. Some members work at home sewing or knitting, some contribute baking for the bake sale at our Christmas social, some participate in the many workshops we organize to make our various sale items. Members volunteer to help staff the many sales events we attend and also help with decorating for some of our major events. We have a very busy November attending various Christmas Craft Sales.
At present we sell knitted comfort dolls, South African made Ubuntu bracelets and beaded “Little travellers” pins, a variety of jewelry, handmade fabric cards, insulated fabric wine bags, reversible adult clothes protectors (bibs), beat the heat neck coolers, unique place mats and table runners, cloth napkins, mug rugs, cotton clothesline baskets, trivets and coasters, screen printed aprons, microwave bowl holders, pot holders and a variety of seasonal Christmas items. Our inventory is constantly changing with some items being removed and new ones added. We are currently working on a line of “green”, reusable items such as produce bags, bowl covers, sandwich wraps, etc.
If you are interested in any of our products please contact Carol at (250) 208-2786
Upcoming Sales and Crafts Events in 2020
Saturday, May 2, 11:30 to 2:30 Multi Cultural Fair at the Cook Street Village Activity Centre
Saturday November 21 Doncaster School Craft Fair
Friday, March 13 at 1:00 pm Planning Meeting at 327 Maitland St
Tuesday, March 17 at 1:30 pm Sales and Crafts Working Group Meeting at 327 Maitland St
Check back to see new event dates as we make bookings
Sales & Crafts and Education were in Market Sq. Aug 18 2019
for Global Village's 30th anniversary
A new product we sell, a reusable shopping bag, does away with plastic
for Global Village's 30th anniversary
A new product we sell, a reusable shopping bag, does away with plastic
Below, photos from the Sale at VIDEA on Saturday November 24th, 2018
Members Judy, Joan and Grace with customers Judith and Inanna
Members Judy, Joan and Grace with customers Judith and Inanna
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