Lead for Change Blog
Holiday Fair Trade Sale featuring Ten Thousand Villages and Bead for Life
November 18, 2014Sunday, December 7 Join us after worship at 9 am or 11:45 am, OR join us at 1:30 pm before our Advent Tea withLessons and Carols. We will have crafts, jewelry, puzzles, games, coffee, tea, chocolate and more. ALL ARE WELCOME!
BLUE SKIES,GREEN SPACES
November 17, 2014What A Wonderful Experience at the BLUE SKIES,GREEN SPACES, The Unconference, Innovations in Sustainable Business at Philadelphia university this past weekend ! We were able to network with many members of the Sustainable Business Network and to be a part of the growing Sustainable Business community in Philadelphia!
BLUE SKIES,GREEN SPACES
November 17, 2014What A Wonderful Experience at the BLUE SKIES,GREEN SPACES, The Unconference, Innovations in Sustainable Business at Philadelphia university this past weekend ! We were able to network with many members of the Sustainable Business Network and to be a part of the growing Sustainable Business community in Philadelphia!
‘God Bless this Child’
November 12, 2014The week will conclude on Thursday, with the showing of “God Bless the Child,” a film depicting the struggle of homelessness and perpetual cycle of poverty and how it affects people; showing the sacrifices of a single mother in hopes of a better life for her daughter.
6th Annual Sleep Out
November 12, 2014Wednesday is our big day, where we will be having our 6th annual sleep out to help students spend the night in solidarity with the homeless. The evening will include reflections and simulations of hunger and homelessness, then continue to the chapel lawn for the overnight sleep out. The night starts at 7pm in Tinsley.
Info Booth
November 12, 2014On Tuesday, we will have an info booth in Charlie’s from 11-2, handing out facts on hunger and homelessness in Worcester, the US, and around the world. We will also be making bags of hospitality which include a toothbrush, toothpaste, mittens, socks, deodorant, water bottle, and granola bar; which will be handed out to those […]
Soup Kitchen Challenge
November 12, 2014We will be kicking off the National Hunger and Homelessness week on November 17th in Taylor during dinner hours, with a soup kitchen challenge. Here, we will ask students and faculty to choose to eat what you would be given in a soup kitchen, typically a sandwich and a bowl of soup.
Third Annual Fair Trade Wine Event
November 12, 2014Three day Fair Trade Wine Sale and Tastings at Ten Thousand Villages Raleigh. Featuring Fair Trade and Organic wines from South America. Tasting on Thursday, November 20, coincides with the Cameron Village Holiday Open House.
Tasty Tuesday, November 18, 2014
November 12, 2014Ongoing event, First and Third Tuesdays of the month at Ten Thousand Villages Raleigh, 435 Woodburn Avenue, Cameron Village, Raleigh, NC 27605 919-821-1100. Featuring seasonal treats using Fair Trade and local ingredients sponsored by Fair Trade Raleigh Board Members and Ten Thousand Villages Raleigh.
Chocoholic Frolic
November 10, 2014The Chocoholic Frolic, is a fund raiser for The ARC of Winnebago and Boone County. The ARC, sells tickets to Chocolate Lovers. The ARC has approximately 80 vendors, who hand out Chocolate. We hand out Fair Trade Mini Chocolate from Equal Exchange, that are individually wrapped. (they can be taken home) This is a wonderful, […]
Tees & Tea
November 10, 2014Fair Trade Club & Hippies for Hope team up to make a relaxing, creative, and cozy night for all. Tie-dye a tee and take it home with you while sipping on fair trade tea. Learn about fair trade and how your purchases makes a difference by empowering farmers from around the world! *This event is […]
Fair & Sustainable Gift Fair
November 8, 2014Dear Friends, Please come and be inspired by those vendors, many of them local, who are passionate about their beautiful businesses and/or their tireless volunteering efforts. They connect Philadelphia citizens with those far and near by their fairly traded products and/or products created to promote sustainability. Sit and relax while you enjoy our complimentary Fair […]
Fair Trade Fair
November 7, 2014A holiday sale that includes participating Fair Trade certified vendors.
Local and Fair Trade Dessert Night
November 6, 2014RSVP to Pine Lake Club’s event on Facebook or my emailing [email protected] Celebrate and a free taste of local Oneonta business Liberty Tree Chocolates and Pie in the Sky ice cream.
Holiday Bazaar at Colonial Church
November 5, 2014November 15 and after church until 1:00 on Sunday, November 16 is our Annual Holiday Bazaar, where local artists display and sell their work, we will be displaying items from Ten Thousand Villages and selling Divine chocolate bars. Included in our display will be tea, jams, Equal Exchange dried fruit, and olive oil. We also […]
Serina Roy VIA
November 4, 2014Serina Roy, a Fair Trade coffee roaster from Maryland will be coming to campus to speak about the value of fair trade as well as her experience growing a roasting company from small fair trade stores.
10th Annual Fair Trade Holiday Sale
November 2, 2014Join Hoosier Fair Trade at the Indiana Memorial Union to purchase hand-made gifts from all over the world! Fair trade products from Global Gifts and art from Stone Belt will be available for your holiday shopping needs.
Scary Stories and Fair Trade Chocolate Program
October 31, 2014Our campaign, in collaboration with Hartwick Residential Life, is having an RA Halloween program. Ware meeting in Hilltop res hall first floor lounge to make fair trade s’mores, melt fair trade chocolate to use for dipping, and to tell spooky stories.