Events

Thank you for supporting the fundraising initiatives of grandmothers groups across the Campaign! Browse the calendar below to learn about the many online, in-person and multi-day events that grandmothers groups are organizing, as well as Campaign-wide events.

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Brews on Tues (supporting local non-profit organizations)

Hudson, QC 466 Main Road, Hudson, QC, Canada

Grannies Aid for Africa, Hudson, QC will be at Cardinal Microbrewery on Tues, April 30th from 5-7pm. Come out and join us for a brew, or two, and see what the Grannies movement is all about. Tickets for our upcoming Soup Event on May 18th will also be available. Cardinal will donate 10% of beer […]

Free

Fabric and Yarn Sale

Garrison Curling Club 2288 47 Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Ujamaa Grandmas' annual Fabric and Yarn Sale is being held from May 3 to 5 at the Garrison Curling Club. Knitters, quilters, sewers and craftspeople, here is your chance to stock up on supplies for the coming year! Fabric, yarn, sewing notions, books and patterns, craft supplies and so on will be on sale at […]

$2.00

Fabric and Yarn Sale

Garrison Curling Club 2288 47 Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Ujamaa Grandmas' annual Fabric and Yarn Sale is being held from May 3 to 5 at the Garrison Curling Club. Knitters, quilters, sewers and craftspeople, here is your chance to stock up on supplies for the coming year! Fabric, yarn, sewing notions, books and patterns, craft supplies and so on will be on sale at […]

$2.00

Plant sale and Market Place

65 Knudson Drive, Kanata, ON K2K 2L5 65 Knudson Drive, Kanata, ON

This is our 16th year holding the Plant Sale and Market Place event over the Mother's Day weekend. The Grassroot Grannies will be selling hardy perennials from their gardens along with vegetable seedlings, herbs. Local garden nurseries also sponsor this event and provide choice annuals and hanging planters. Our famous Pretty Pots feature lovely potted […]

Free

Spring Sale in Comox, BC

Comox United Church 250 Beach Drive, Comox, British Columbia, Canada

Just in time for Mothers' Day we will be selling plants, our own crafts, fashion jewelry, quality second hand items, locally-made pottery and lots of home baking

Trunk Sale in Cambridge, ON

Cedar Hill United Church 241 Cedar St, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Afrinanas of Cambridge are hosting a Trunk Sale at Cedar Hill United Church, 241 Cedar St., Cambridge, Ont. Members are busily collecting items from friends, family and our own homes to sell. All proceeds will go to the SLF Grandmothers Campaign.

Soup Competition and Lunch

Hudson Community Center 481 Main Road, Hudson, QC, Canada

On SATURDAY, MAY 18th at noon, Grannies Aid for Africa, Hudson, QC will host the ever-popular SOUP COMPETITION and LUNCH. Guests at this fundraiser will sample soups contributed by local chefs, cast a vote for their favourite, then enjoy a lunch consisting of the soup of their choice, sandwiches and dessert. Tickets are $30 per […]

$30.00

Kingston Grandmother Connection Spring mini-Market

St. John's Anglican Church 41 Church St, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Our spring sale is on! May 25 10am - 3pm at St. John's Anglican Church, 41 Church St. Kingston, ON. Join the Kingston Grandmother Connection to find delicious baking, exquisite sewing and nature cards, authentic African baskets and crafts, quality pre-loved women's wear and jewellery, and eco products and plants for your house and garden. […]

Free

Under the Canopy of Sisterhood

9915-148 Street NW Edmonton, AB T5N 3G1 9915 - 148 Street NW, Edmonton, Ontario, Canada

The Edmonton GANG will be displaying the quilt at St Andrew's United Church. Dr. Stan Houston will join the GANG at 1:30 pm to share "A Short and Personal History of HIV in Africa.

Free