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Tune in to the Morning Express this week for your chance to WIN a $50 gift card!

HOW: Listen for your cue-to-call (613-247-1886) and you could WIN a $50 Ten Thousand Villages gift card.

WHEN: Contest runs Monday, October 30th through Friday, November 3rd, 2017 between 7:00am - 10:00am ET

 

Festival Sale Details...

Stop by the CHRI table to enter the draw to win a basket of Fair Trade gifts!

WHEN: Fridays & Saturdays in November (Nov. 3 - 25)
Friday: 3pm-8pm
Saturday: 10am-4pm
(with the exception of Remembrance Day – open at noon)

WHERE: Ottawa Mennonite Church (1830 Kilborn Avenue) ... run by volunteers at the church.

WHAT: Handmade Christmas ornaments, nativities, linens, jewelry, toys, ceramics, musical instruments, home décor, etc... and fair trade food like coffee, chocolate, cocoa, tea, sugar, spices, jams, olive oil and chutneys.
EXTRAS:

- Give Fair Trade this Christmas and support artisans in developing countries!

- Ten Thousand Villages sells fine handcrafted goods and food products from over 35 countries, providing more than 60,000 artisans with a fair income with which they can provide food, healthcare, education and housing for their families.

- Ten Thousand Villages is celebrating 70 years!

- Store located in Westboro 371 Richmond Rd, operated by Ottawa Alternative Trade Corporation - a not-for-profit organization - rely on volunteers for most retail positions.

 

For more information:
Call: 613-733-6729
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Visit: www.alternativetrade.com/festival.htm

About Ten Thousand Villages:
Ten Thousand Villages sells fine handcrafted goods and food products from over 35 countries, providing more than 60,000 artisans with a fair income with which they can provide food, healthcare, education and housing for their families. People are at the heart of Ten Thousand Villages. The two stores are operated by Ottawa Alternative Trade Corporation - a not-for-profit organization - and rely on volunteers for many of their retail positions. Your purchase makes a difference. 

Listen back to Care's interview from 2016 with Monica Scheifele, coordinator of the Ten Thousand Villages Annual Fair Trade Festival Sale and helped open the first Ten Thousand Villages store in Ottawa, re: the 40th Annual Sale.

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