FAF Fall Schedule 2007

SEPTEMBER 22  9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

     Eastown Streetfair, Ethel Street, Grand Rapids, MI

     The streetfair is an event drawing thousands to Eastown, the art and crafts center of Grand

     Rapids.  The FAF booth will feature Laura's Salazar's watercolors and surface designed

     textiles.

OCTOBER 20   9:00 A.M. through 3:00 A.M. 

     Artist's Attic--First United Methodist Church of Dunedin, Florida

     It's a tradition.  Visit our booth and others at this top drawer craft festival.  Enjoy Breakfast,

     lunch, and snacks.  Also check out the Dunedin Fall Antiques Fair 

THE CLOTH AND THE MUD, SPRING, 2007

NEWS FROM FABULOUS AFRICAN FABRICS

a 501 (c) (3) organization

1158 Kensington St. NW Grand Rapids, MI 49534 and

433 South Paula Dr. #7 Dunedin, FL 34698

www.fabulousarficanfabrics.org

616-735-4109 Michigan, 727-733-9694 Florida

Editor, Laura Salazar, FAF Executive Director

Fabulous African Fabrics is organized to support agencies working with AIDS widows and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Kenya and other African countries, to inform United States citizens of the AIDS crisis in Kenya and to promote African textile arts

FAF PARTNERS WITH ROTARY ON $13,900 GRANT

The Good Samaritan Home of Nairobi Kenya has received a grant of $13,900 from Rotary International for high school tuition for its students in the next school year. The grant came about when Keith Kurber and Laura Salazar, both of the Dunedin North Rotary, Dunedin, Florida worked together to write a proposal for the grant. Kurber, a past District President of Rotary involved other clubs. The Hudson club headed by Judy Scheve and Ginny PIerce of the Keystone Sunrise club raised further funds. International Rotary matched this money. The Rotary Langata Club of Nairobi, Kenya, and its President Mutala Kilonzo contributed a cooperative grant. Mr. Mutala's club will administer the funds.

Although the money will go directly to the Langata Rotary, FAF gives heartfelt thanks to all of those involved. Because of FAF's many faithful workers, excellent publicity and strong financial support, we were able to draw attention to the needs of the Good Samaritan Home. We look forward to hearing about how well our students are doing in their classes. Thank you all for your help and a special thanks to Keith Kurber who was determined that the Good Samaritan Home would recieve a significant amount of money for tuition.

Mercy Thuo wrote "It is great to hear from you with the encouraging news of what God is doing. . . We believe the grant will boost us and push us to another level. With the tuituion it is already needed because right now we have some balances plus the ten students who are out of school."

FAF is working for a greener world.  Ever wonder why you have to get all those plastic bags when you go to the grocery store, thus using up valuable petrolium products?  You don't have to take it!  All across the United States people are taking their own shopping bags to the store, unpacking them at home, and taking them to the store again, over and over.  Shoppers world wide have been doing this for decades:  why not us?  FAF will help you join them.

In co-operation with United Methodist Women of Dunedin, FL, FAF is making and selling strong beautiful shopping bags for $5.00-$7.00 per bag.  Laura Salazar and Lucy Ramshaw (who has abandoned hat making temporarily) are tied to their sewing machines until they get enough bags made to fill a truck.  Well, maybe a small wagon.

Contact the First United Methodist Church 727-733-4139 or FAF to buy a bag, put in your order, or join the sewing and selling teams. 

The Good Samaritan Home has received a grant from Rotary International for $14,000.  The monies will be used for high school tuition and beds for the home. 

The grant was initiated by the Dunedin North Rotary in Dunedin, FL.  Mr. Keith Kurber raised the matching monies from $7000 from various Rotary clubs in west central Florida.  These clubs are partnered with the Rotary Langata Club of Nairobi, Kenya, Mutala Kilonzo, President.

Fabulous African Fabrics Executive Director Laura Salazar, is a member of the Dunedin North Rotary.  Details of the grant and its use will be reported as they unfold.