Quinte Grannies for Africa will present a fashion show and afternoon tea on Saturday, October 18, at 2 p.m. at Christ Church Anglican on Everett Street in Belleville.
The show will feature clothing from Deja Vu Boutique and three African women will model beautiful outfits from their native countries. A market place will complete the event.
All proceeds will go to the Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation (SLF). Since 2006, this campaign across the country has raised more than $19 million in support of grassroots organizations in Africa that provide food, educational supplies and fees, housing, counselling, health care and HIV testing.
The money raised by Canadian grandmothers helps to ensure children in certain areas of Africa are fed and clothed so they can attend school and have a chance for a better life.
It is only when the children orphaned by AIDS are cared for that the African grandmothers can turn their attention and energy to their quest for needed change in their own countries. These changes include pensions for grandmothers and the right to own property.
It is only when the children orphaned by AIDS are cared for that the African grandmothers can turn their attention and energy to their quest for needed change in their own countries. These changes include pensions for grandmothers and the right to own property.
The members of Quinte Grannies for Africa, ranging in age from early 60s to 94, will not rest until the African grandmothers can rest.
Source:www.insidebelleville.com
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