Oliver Grandmothers for Africa are presenting a “Spring Bling” sale of new and used jewellry, home décor and women’s accessories on Saturday, April 11th from 9 am to 2 pm at the Oliver United Church. Those who attended last year will already know that exciting buys can be found as well as opportunity to run into many friends from the community. All proceeds are donated to the Stephen Lewis Foundation Grandmothers Campaign to support African grandmothers raising children orphaned by HIV/AIDS.
African grandmothers are heroic women who meet adversity head-on as they raise their voices in song, move their bodies in rhythm and heal themselves and their communities. We celebrate and support them. Stephen Lewis believes we must continue to get funds directly into the hands of their grassroots organizations. They know exactly what to do and how to do it. They simply need the funds to make it happen. They are the ones who make a protective embrace for the orphan children of the African continent.