ORCHARD RIDGE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ is sponsoring a Fair-Trade Christmas Sale where you will find unusual and beautiful gifts and holiday items.  Proceeds go to organizations that help people around the world to be self-sustaining.

Participants include:

THE GLOBAL EXPRESS sells fair-trade hand-crafted items from around the world, including hand-made clothing and unique jewelry, toys, and holiday gift items.  

A GREATER GIFT promotes social and economic justice by marketing hand-crafted items in a just and direct way.  They will offer a wide selection including jewelry, Christmas decorations, baskets, carved animals, musical instruments, food, and toys. 

GLOBAL REFLECTIONS offers hand-painted mirrors, ornaments and pottery from Mexico and Guatemala.  Sales of these beautiful pieces provide a sustainable livelihood for the artisans.

CHIRIPA sells exquisite hand-hammered copper vases, bowls and other ornaments and also offers handcrafted art and crafts from Ecuador.

TERRA EXPERIENCE specializes in ethnic doll clothes for American Girl-type dolls, hand-woven in South and Central America, and also sells clothing, books and art.  Sales support sustainable development, fair trade, local artisans and their communities.

SHARING RESOURCES WORLDWIDE sells hand-crafted merchandise to raise funds to provide surplus and recycled medical supplies and equipment to needy populations around the world.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY builds and renovates homes for people in need of housing and ORUCC is a covenant member of Dane County Habitat for Humanity.  This event offers opportunities to support this mission.

HEIFER PROJECT provides the chance to buy shares of farm animals, trees, fish and honey bees for impoverished rural families so they can produce their own food and a livelihood.  

ALLIED PARTNERS EVICTION PREVENTION FUND raises funds to help families facing eviction.  This event will feature hand-made flower-photo greeting cards. 

DOERS offers humanitarian aid to victims of war, poverty, oppression and natural disaster.  They will be selling books and handmade Afghan blankets, pillows and jewelry to support that country's refugees.