Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign

Peace by Chocolate - Mar. 13-20 (Online, Multi-day)
2021-03-13 00:00 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
This is the first in our series of virtual book talks on the theme of the Canadian immigrant experience. The online discussion, with author Jon Tattrie and CEO Tareq Hadhad, will be available to viewers from March 13 to March 20, inclusive. Registration is available on Eventbrite by clicking here. This event is free, but donations to the Grandmothers Campaign are welcome.
Peace by Chocolate: The Hadhad Family’s Remarkable Journey from Syria to Canada tells the true story of the Hadhad family who lost everything in the Syrian war and arrived as refugees in Antigonish NS where they rebuilt their chocolate business. This is a wonderful feel-good story about a town, its people and a family determined not only to build their life again but also to give back to the community and country which welcomed them. Author Jon Tattrie will be in discussion with Tareq Hadhad, CEO of Peace by Chocolate, and the eldest son of the Hadhad family.
Jon Tattrie is the author of six non-fiction books (including a Canadian best seller) and two novels. He works as a journalist for CBC News and has taught journalism at the University of King’s College and fiction writing at Dalhousie University.
Tareq Hadhad is the CEO and Founder of Peace by Chocolate. Tareq has spoken extensively – including appearances at Amnesty International’s Human Rights Conference, TEDx events, the World Bank, and the OECD. Passionate about peace and entrepreneurship, Tareq has a focus on job creation and is a board member at Invest Nova Scotia.
You do not need to have read the book to enjoy this event, but we are sure you will want to afterwards!
There is no charge to register, however we would welcome donations to the Grandmothers Campaign. Click here to make a donation.

Virtual Stride Walk- March 14 to April 25 (Online, Ongoing)
2021-03-14 00:00 - 23:59, 2021-04-25 00:00 - 23:59 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Victoria Grandmothers for Africa are doing a virtual Stride Walk from March 14th- April 25th. “VG4A Magical Mystery Tour- Celebrating 15 years of amazing”! Participants will count their steps, aiming for 15 thousand kilometers collectively. We can do this. Our newsletters at the end of each week will have four components; an article from a member of VG4A or a participant that has experienced Africa, a memory from our veteran members, a progress report on our steps, and membership directed motivation. It is going to be such fun. 20 dollars to register.

Spring Flower Fundraiser (In-Person)
2021-03-15 00:00, 2021-03-31 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
The Afri-nanas of Cambridge are selling pots of tulips, hydrangeas and hyacinths as well as a mixed arrangement in time for Easter. There are several colour choices. Orders must be in by March 15th.

Final Day: Treasures from Grannies' Attics
2021-03-19 17:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Online
The Fenelon Falls Grandmothers for Grandmothers are holding an online art auction featuring paintings, photos and figurines. Successful bidders will need to pick-up their items locally in Fenelon Falls. To browse the lots up for auction visit http://maxsold.com and look for auctions under Peterborough.

Kingston Grandmother Connection Re-opens On Line Shopping (Online, Multi-day)
2021-03-21 00:00 (America/Toronto) | Online
We are re-opening our ON LINE STORE on March 21, 2021. PICK UP your purchase in central Kingston or ask for Local Delivery. Lots of new products, gifts for Mom, Nature Photos, Bath and Beauty products, textiles, African crafts and way more. On March 21, go to www.g2gkingston.ca and click on SHOP ON LINE. The Store will be open until May 14, 2021. All proceeds to Help Lesotho and The Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. #allforthegrannies

Virtual Stride to Turn the Tide (Multi-Day)
2021-04-11 00:00 (America/Vancouver) | Ontario
Campbell River Grandmothers to Grandmothers are doing a Virtual Stride Walk April 11 – 25. Grandmothers and Grand others will be walking, jogging, riding (inside or out) or maybe even gardening over 15 days to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the SLF Grandmothers Campaign. We are being active in some way to show solidarity with African Grandmothers.
By reporting kilometres walked we will try to fill a virtual water cistern to represent the heavy loads the African grandmothers might carry for their household needs. We have included the local and scenic Greenways loop as a suggested location to do some of our social distance walking. Registration is $20 placed onto our team page. There will be fun daily draw prizes for all those that report their distance on the day(s) they walk.

Virtual Stride to Turn the Tide (Multi-Day)
2021-04-15 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Edmonton) | Ontario
Members of Rayanna’s Hope for Africa plan to do a variety of activities to accumulate enough kilometres to walk from south to north Malawi, the home of Rayanna. Along the way, we will learn about the grandmothers in the country, and the community support groups working with the grandmothers and grandchildren there! We plan to have a weekly newsletter tracking our progress and providing interesting information and pictures of the places we “visit” and the people we “meet”! All are welcome to join! Our Stride will go from April 15 to May 31.

Grandmothers' Actions for Africa (Multi-Day)
2021-04-16 00:00 - 23:59 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
The GANG in Edmonton is hosting a 15 week event to raise awareness, create community and raise money. Members are encouraged to identify an action that will work for them and request donations for the campaign. The actions can be walking, biking, knitting, baking, reading, gardening….etc. whatever is doable. We will celebrate the 15 African countries week by week and celebrate our accomplishments every week. A fun way to work and play together.

Mother's Day Madness: A Spectacular Silent Auction (Multi-day, Online)
2021-04-20 00:00 - 23:59 (America/Regina) | Online
Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers Regina is pleased to present its first on-line silent auction. All proceeds from the auction go to the Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation to support grandmothers in sub-Saharan Africa raising children orphaned by AIDS. To register and start bidding, please go to 32auctions.com/mda2021. You’ll see lots of beautiful items for Mother’s Day or for any day. You are bound to find something for that special someone in your life.

Final Day: Mother's Day Madness: A Spectacular Silent Auction (Multi-day, Online)
2021-05-05 08:00 - 23:59 (America/Toronto) | Online

Spring Plant Sale (Multi-day)
2021-05-08 08:00 - 23:00, 2021-05-24 08:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
The Gorgeous Grannies & Friends spring plant sale runs from May 8 – May 24. Pre-order and pick up your plants or have them delivered to you with a minimum order of $50. Various payment options are available.

Plant Sale (In-Person, Multi-Day)
2021-05-10 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Toronto) | 725 Dovercourt Ave, Ottawa, ON K2A 0W9, Canada, 725 Dovercourt Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, K2A 0W9, Canada
The Unitarian Gogo’s annual spring plant sale is back! Get your garden and perennial plants and many more. Curbside pick up only.

Final Day: Plant Sale (In-Person, Multi-Day)
2021-05-22 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Toronto) | 725 Dovercourt Ave, Ottawa, ON K2A 0W9, Canada, 725 Dovercourt Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, K2A 0W9, Canada

Final Day: The Forgotten Home Child (Multi-Day, Online)
2021-05-30 00:00 - 23:30 (America/Toronto) | Online
This is the second event in the Old Orchard Blossoms’ and BramGrans’ series of author conversations which are focused on some aspect of immigration to Canada. Genevieve Graham’s novel, The Forgotten Home Child, examines the lives of orphaned children, or children living in poverty who were shipped from Britain to Canada from 1869 to 1948 to work on farms and as domestics, supposedly to give them a better life. This relatively unknown chapter in Canadian history comes to life as Ms. Graham uses her extensive research to develop her characters and her plot. She will be interviewed by best-selling historical fiction writer, Jennifer Robson. You will enjoy their discussions of the book, the research, the writing of historical fiction, and also learn about their newest novels.
This pre-recorded event will be available to watch from May 22 until May 30, inclusive. A link to the YouTube video will be sent to all registrants a few days before the start date.
Genevieve Graham is a best-selling author of historical fiction. Her mission is to bring Canadian history to life through her fiction, and her most recent 6 books focus on different Canadian historical events and the people who lived through them. She was brought up in Toronto, trained as a musician and now lives in Nova Scotia. Jennifer Robson is another best-selling historical fiction author who has written six novels set during and after the two world wars. She has a Ph.D. in British economic and social history from Oxford, is a former editor, and now lives in Toronto.
There is no cost to register or to attend this event; however we do hope you will consider making a donation to the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers Campaign. Your contributions will ensure that vital programs through grassroots organizations will be sustainable for the African grandmothers and the children in their care. Donations of $20 or more will receive a tax receipt.
Register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-forgotten-home-child-registration-146982609943

Grandmothers' Actions for Africa (Multi-Day, Last Day)
2021-07-29 00:00 - 23:59 (America/Toronto) | Ontario

Victoria Grandmothers for Africa Cycle Tour 2021 - Go Anywhere From Anywhere (Online, Multi-Day)
2021-08-14 00:00 - 23:59 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
VG4A’s 15th annual Cycle Tour will again be a Covid-style individualized tour lasting for four weeks. Cyclists do not have to be members of a Grandmothers group. They can ride conventional bicycles, unconventional bikes, e-bikes or even stationary bikes. All women 55 or over are welcome, from beginner to veteran. Each cyclist will set their own personal target for the period from August 14th to September 10th and report their weekly kilometres to their team captain. As the grand total of kilometres grows, participants will be guided on a virtual tour of sub-Saharan African to meet some of the women working for the community-based organizations they are supporting.
Registration is $20. To receive the registration package and information as it develops, OR if you have questions, send your name to vg4acycleregistrar@gmail.com.

Victoria Grandmothers for Africa Cycle Tour 2021 - Go Anywhere From Anywhere (Online, Multi-Day, Last Day)
2021-09-10 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario

GrammaLink- Africa's Fabulous Fabric Sale (In-person, multi-day)
2021-09-24 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Edmonton) | Gaetz United Church, 4758 Ross St, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 1X2, Canada
Join GrammaLink Africa for the return of their Fabulous Fabric Sale at Gaetz United Church! Admission is $2.

GrammaLink-Africa's Fabulous Fabric Sale (In-person, multi-day)
2021-09-25 09:00 - 14:00 (America/Edmonton) | Gaetz United Church, 4758 Ross St, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 1X2, Canada
Join GrammaLink- Africa for the return of their Fabulous Fabric Sale at Gaetz United Church! Admission is $2

Bags, Babies & Beyond Sale (In-Person)
2021-10-15 14:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | Marda Loop Communities Association, 3130 16th St. SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Ujamaa’s annual Fabulous annual handcraft sale! October 15th 2-8pm and 16th 10am-3pm. 1000’s of high quality items!

Kingston Grandmother Connection's On Line Store REOPENS
2021-11-14 08:00 - 2021-12-14 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Online
Our successful Online Store reopens for Christmas and Holiday shopping November 14-December 14. Local pickup and delivery in Kingston, Ontario. Art, Textiles & Sewing, Gifts, Body and Bath, Jewellery and more. Check us out! https://kingston-grandmother-connection.myshopify.com/

Slocan Valley Grassroots Grammas Bake Sale
2021-11-27 11:00 - 15:00, 2021-12-11 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | 3036 BC-6, Slocan Park, BC V0G 2E0, 3036 BC-6, Slocan Park, BC, V0G 2E0, Canada
The Slocan Valley Grassroots Grammas will have a loaves and cookies bake sale. Various loaves and cookies are available. Pre-order and pick up om November 27 and December 11.

Kingston Grandmother Connection’s unique African-oriented online store opens again April 3-29, 2022.
2022-04-03, 2022-04-29 | Ontario
Fine handcrafted items for Mother’s Day, Easter, Birthdays: large woven African baskets, African cloth placemats, distinctive light-weight nuno-felted scarves, soap and shampoo bars, note cards and more.
Pick up in central Kingston every Saturday, or get delivery.
All proceeds go to Help Lesotho and the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign, helping African grandmothers and their families.

VG4A Virtual Stride Walk
2022-04-22 | Ontario
Victoria Grandmothers is doing a virtual walk. The theme of this year’s walk is “Count your steps to awareness of the 94 Calls to Action”. Our goal is to walk at least 9400km; 100 km for each call to action. Once a week, those participants who would like, can join up for a group walk and coffee. Locations will be published in the weekly newsletters and will take in various sites of interest. From April 22nd- June 3rd

Art From the Attic (In-person)
2022-04-23 09:00 - 2022-04-25 16:00 (America/Vancouver) | Comox Valley Curling Club, 4835 Headquarters Road, Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada
On Earth Day weekend, the Comox Valley Glacier Grannies are pleased to present ‘Art From the Attic,’ a huge sale of upcycled art.
Come and browse through hundreds of pieces of art featuring treasures and bargains for every budget and taste. Choose from a remarkable collection of works from near and far, including paintings (watercolour & oil), Japanese woodcuts, sculpture, decorative pottery, photography (modern & antique), drawings, African batik, felting, quilting, embroidery, limited-edition prints, stained glass, art and vintage posters, and Indigenous art from Canada, the United States, and Australia. Many pieces have been professionally appraised and will be offered below appraised value.
Our “Boutique” selection of higher-priced works includes a limited-edition Robert Bateman print, oil paintings by Salt Spring artist Gwen Ruckle, numbered prints by Bruce Cryer, a silk screen by Roy Henry Vickers, and signed limited-edition prints by Ojibwe artist Gelineau Fisher. Works in the medium range of “Fabulous Finds” include locally-made fabric art pieces, a Haida shawl by Clarence Mills, portrait drawings by African artist R. Klla, a limited-edition print by local artist Luke Raffin, and an original “Star Wars—The Empire Strikes Back” movie poster with as issued folds. We also offer a wide selection of “Bargain” posters and prints.
All funds raised by Art From the Attic will go to the Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Through local grassroots organizations, grandmothers in sub-Saharan Africa are supported as they raise their grandchildren, orphaned in the HIV & AIDS pandemic.
This fundraising event will be held on Saturday and Sunday, April 23-24th, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, and Monday, April 25th, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Comox Valley Curling Club, 4835 Headquarters Road, Courtenay. Art remaining unsold after Sunday, will be marked half price for the Monday sale. For more information please go to www.glaciergrannies.org
