FUNDRAISER: Ti Mache – Haitian Art Sale

Host: Jennifer Wenger USF Cohort P1309 Zanmi Lakay Location: Jen's Bungalow 240 Bancroft Way Pacifica, CA 94044 US When: Sunday, April 11, 11:00AM to 5:00PM Phone: 650-302-8405 Please stop by our Open House to support the Haitian non-profit "Zanmi Lakay!" We will be selling Haitian art, accepting donations (see below), viewing recent photos of Haiti and enjoying food, Haitian rum cocktails and music! All is welcome - Please bring friends! http://www.zanmilakay.org Donation Wish List: Tax-Deductible donations for our programs and earthquake ...

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Beautiful Beaded and Sequin Haitian Ceremonial Flags !

Haiti’s Ceremonial tapestries, or Vodou Flags, are sacred banners of sequins and beads handmade by artists with the assistance of neighbors and family members and can take more than two weeks to produce. They are the most celebrated genre of Vodou’s sacred arts. The ritual flags of meticulously sewn sequins and beads form a mosaic (think sequin paintings) that blend traditional African religions brought to Haiti by slaves with the adopted Catholicism of their former masters, and are trimmed with a satin backing and border. They are displayed in the Vodou ...

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Ti Maché at International Holiday Crafts Fair this weekend in Berkeley!

This Saturday and Sunday November 28th and 29th! Zanmi Lakay will have our biggest sale of the year at this event, and since we're gearing up for our January/February trip to Haiti we really need to sell some art. Come on over to Berkeley and support the kids and many other fantastic nonprofits selling really great items, have some tea, and do some quality holiday shopping. Zanmi Lakay will have paper maché fish ornaments made by children in Jacmel along with our usual painted recycled metal art, Vodou flags, beaded purses, traditional metal art, etc. Flyer attached to ...

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Upcoming Ti Maché (little market) Dates

Greetings from Zanmi Lakay! Here are the dates for our Fall and Winter Ti Maché sales. These sales are held throughout the year to benefit our programs for street children. We sell beautiful Haitian Folk Art purchased directly from artisans in Haiti and sell it to our community increasing awareness of the beauty and culture of our neighboring island nation. If you would like to host a Ti Maché in your home, business, or community, please contact us! Come on by to say hello, bring friends, and spread the word! Pacifica Fog Festival September 26 and 27 Saturday and ...

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Report Back from Haiti and Ti Maché Trunk Sale Event!

Come check out the children's work from our May/June 2009 Photography Workshops and past Workshops! We'll report on our recent trip, our first digital Photo Workshop with 30 kids at ACFFC in Jacmel, and our new collaboration with a group of 25 children in Cite Soleil. The Haitian Folk Art Sale benefits our programs with street children in Haiti - we are fundraising for our new school sponsorship program so young children can begin their education in September, for our continuing program that finances school and rent for 12 teens, and our outreach programs. Join us at the ...

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Ti Maché Trunk Show and Open House

Haitian Art Sale to Benefit Children in Haiti Enjoy some traditional Soup Joumou or one of Guy's Rhum Punches and help us prepare for our Haiti trip, organize Care Bags, and buy a beautiful piece of Haitian Folk Art for your garden. We have a special project and are raising funds for a field trip with children from Cite Soleil that are participating in one of our Photography Workshops next month in Haiti. Sunday May 10th 1 - 6 pm 153 Montecito Avenue, Pacifica, CA  94044 Come on by, enjoy some soup, buy some art, and see what we're up to.

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