Potluck Dinner at Kits Community House

July 8th, 2009 6:00-8:00pm - ALL AGES - EVERYONE WELCOME

Bring a vegetarian dish to share, enjoy a casual atmosphere & get to know your neighbours!

July Potluck Topic:

What is FAIR TRADE?

Learn more about people from around the world & the difference you make as a responsible consumer.

Presentation & discussion with staff and volunteers from Fair Trade Gift Store "Ten Thousand Villages".

BIG BANG!

BIG BANG!!
CIRCLING THE EARTH WITH DRUMMING ON WORLD FAIR TRADE DAY 09 MAY 09

Fair Trade Day this year was a great success!
http://www.worldfairtradeday09.org/

Chalk for Change

On Saturday May 16th there was much fun and cookies to be had as creative youngsters raising money to go to camp this summer chalked a mural of the Ten Thousand Villages logo on our sidewalk .

With the support of this program, last year these kids were able to raise enough money to subsidize a number of youth. Businesses, parents, customers and local kids all got inovled to support this fun, unique and colourful initiative.

Embracing the essence of reaching out to help the economically disadvantaged we were able to help youngsters in our community to go to summer camp. It just feels good to help others help themselves! It's a win-win situation for everyone.

Canadian Fair Traders Receive Recognition

One of the most important ways to change the world is to lead by example. This is what we are doing by partnering with organizations like Cocoa Camino who produce the cocoa in La Siembra products.

This picture is a photo of the visit to Ottawa paid by Cocoa Camino workers who were celebrating the award that was given to the c0-operative.

In April La Siembra, a co-operative in Ottawa-Gatineau won the WorldBlu "Worldwide Award for the Most Democratic Workplaces".

WorldBlu Founder and CEO Traci Fenton notes that "organizations that practice democracy in the workplace are creating the businesses of the future and will ultimately build a more sustainable and democratic world".

I am so happy to know that I am a part of this relationship even though I live across the country and I have never met these people. I know that the volunteers in our store in Vancouver are helping to make a difference in the lives of these people by enabling them to access our neighbourhood. It's really great to know that we are all connected!

Check out the Worldblu website:
http://www.worldblu.com/worldblu-list?company=nixonmcinnes

Check out the Cocoa Camino's homepage:
http://www.cocoacamino.com/