Sales & Crafts
2019 Chair: Judy Hazzan judyhzzn2@shaw.ca
2019 cochair: Marilyn McKenzie dm-mckenzie@shaw.ca
2019 cochair: Marilyn McKenzie dm-mckenzie@shaw.ca
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 Judy Hazzan at judyhzzn2@shaw.ca.
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 Judy Hazzan at judyhzzn2@shaw.ca.
Upcoming Sales and Crafts Events
Check back here from time to time for upcoming sales dates
Sales & Crafts and Education were in Market Sq. Aug 18 for Global Village's 30th anniversary
A new product we sell, a reusable shopping bag, does away with plastic
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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