When: 1/1/1970
Where: Bangladesh, India, Peru, Van Buren, Vietnam
Organization:000 Villages, 10, Christmas Market, fair trade, First Presbyterian Church, International Market, Oxford Medical Ministries, Partners for Just Trade, Presbyterian Coffee Project
After almost selling out last year, organizers of this year’s International Christmas Market at the First Presbyterian Church are offering a special premier party Friday night for those who pay a $5 entry fee.
Profits from the sale and Friday’s entry fee will be donated to Oxford Medical Ministries, which provides medical care to the working poor with no insurance
The merchandise being sold has all been created by artisans from countries around the world, including Peru, Vietnam, Bangladesh and India.
The market will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday in the Fellowship Hall at First Presbyterian on Van Buren Avenue.
Published: October 7, 2010
Writer: Alyssa Schnugg
Names: Mary Edith Walker
Places: Bangladesh, India, Peru, Van Buren, Vietnam
Tags: 000 Villages, 10, Christmas Market, fair trade, First Presbyterian Church, International Market, Oxford Medical Ministries, Partners for Just Trade, Presbyterian Coffee Project