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On September 14, GANG was pleased to host a presentation from Ruth Anne Seaborn, Program Development Officer for the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

donations for fabric frenzy We are grateful to everyone who has donated fabric, yarn, notions and craft supplies for our Fabulous Fabric Frenzy. If you are interested in donating fabric or sewing supplies this fall, we have suspended donations for the present as we prepare for our sale September 17 at Strathearn United Church. There …

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We accept donations of clean, unused fabric at least 1 metre in length. We also accept sewing notions, yarn, and craft supplies. We are accepting donations on two Thursdays in April: April 14 and April 21. Donations can be brought to Strathearn United Church, 8510-95 Avenue, Edmonton, from 10 am to 2 pm. Please use …

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Announcing our in person fabric sale fundraiser! Bargain prices! Please wear a mask.

This workshop was created for GANG by four students from NAIT as part of their program.

GANG president Judy Mill recently gave one of the beautiful Afghan blankets created by members and friends of GANG to a family who arrived in Edmonton in October as refugees from Afghanistan. She has been helping the family with their settlement in Edmonton. Judy says: “When I brought the Afghan to the family, I asked Sadaf, …

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We are grateful for all of the donations of fabric, yarn and craft supplies we received this week – now we are busy getting them organized. We will announce another day for donations in the near future, watch for an update on this page or on the Calendar of Events.

We are accepting donations this Thursday ONLY, thanks to everyone who has enquired about making a donation and thanks for your support!

The last day for local pickup is December 22.

Together with the Eastside Grannies of Sherwood Park, we are re-opening our online store on October 15. The store shelves will be stocked with amazing, handcrafted items all made by Grandmothers and friends. Payment by etransfer or credit card. All profits benefit the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

We are sorry that due to rising Covid numbers, we are cancelling our pop-up sale set for Sunday September 12. We hope to proceed with a sale next spring. Please check this page, or our Facebook and Instragram pages for updates.

Thanks to everyone who supported our first Pop-up Fabric Fundraiser July 25. We had a great day, and raised significant funds to support the Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation. A big thanks to our GANG member and host, Betty Reitan from the Old Strathcona Antique Mall. Stay tuned for more details about our …

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10 am – 4pm at the Old Strathcona Antique Mall Parking lot, 10323-78 Avenue. Lots and lots of fabric, starting at $1/metre. Cash sales only. All of the profits benefit the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

We have lots of fabric and notions at bargain prices! Come and shop at one or all of our pop-up Sunday sales.

Dear Grandmothers and Grandothers, I have some difficult news to share with you as valued members of the SLF family. Below you will find a letter from Stephen about his health that he has asked us to share. We know that you send Stephen your best wishes. He is in good spirits and continues to …

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Thanks to everyone who supported our online store. We have closed temporarily to allow us some time to build up our stock of quality handmade items. Watch this space for store updates, and thank you for supporting the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign!

Grandmother groups across Canada are celebrating the 15th anniversary of Grandmothers to Grandmothers, supporting grandmothers and communities in sub-Saharan Africa. The GANG is planning a series of activities; some of these will increase our knowledge about the 15 African countries that host projects supported by the Stephen Lewis Foundation. -Our general meeting in March featured …

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Thanks to everyone who has been inquiring about our fabulous fabric sale. At this point, we still cannot make definite plans for holding a full scale one day sale; we are always optimistic that it will happen at some point. Check back here for updates. In the meantime, we are making tentative plans for mini-garage …

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