Tired of Giving Socks for Christmas?

This year, you and your family might like to give a gift of reading and education for some Mayan children, or food and support for a frail, elderly woman.

Reading & Education — Life-Changing Gifts

$20 will buy one or more books for the San Antonio Learning Centre Library, and we will print your friend’s name on a bookplate. The children of San Antonio are learning to love reading, and they need more books! Your contribution will also support the general running of the Learning Centre, and the granting of scholarships to bright, poor secondary students. 

Food and Fun for an Anciana

$25 provides a frail elderly woman with a whole month of 2x/week lunches, plus a social time of fun, stories, and exercise. Donations of any amount are welcome.

Your financial help will make a great difference to the lives of people in San Antonio. Your friends will probably prefer this gift to socks, and you will get a tax receipt.

GUATEMALAN SCARF SALES IN DUNCAN, SAANICH AND VICTORIA

FIESTA

FAIR AND ETHICAL TRADE MARKET

Saturday, November 10th, 10am to 4pm

Ramada Inn

140 TransCanada Highway

DUNCAN

NOVEMBER NOEL

at ST. JOHN’S UNITED CHURCH, NORTH SAANICH

Saturday, Nov 17th - 9:30 - 1:00

10990 West Saanich Rd., North Saanich

                                       

CHRISTMAS IN THE MANGER 

Saturday and Sunday, Nov 24 and Nov 25 from 10 to 4

Saanich Fairgrounds, 1528 Stellys X Rd

BOOTH 43 IN THE RCMP BARN

VIDEA FAIR TRADE FAIR

Saturday, Nov 24th - 10 to 4

First Metropolitan Church Hall, 932 Balmoral 

Victoria

BUY A GORGEOUS HANDWOVEN GUATEMALAN SCARF or MAKE A DONATION AS A CHRISTMAS GIFT instead of exchanging gifts with family, workmates or friends, and make a huge difference in a Mayan family's life. (Stop by to see our beautiful gift cards.)

Thanks to your generous support over the years, most people in the village now have clean burning, fuel efficient stoves that have replaced dangerous open hearth fires, and we will continue to maintain them so they are safe and working well.  With input from parents, teachers and community leaders we established a much-needed Learning Centre and Library for San Antonio's children, who are falling behind and dropping out of school as early as Grade 6.  It has been a huge success. We are also continuing with our lunch program for very poor elderly widows.