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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Camrose Saturday Farmers’ Market (In-person)

Duggan Mall 6601-48 Ave, Camrose, Alberta, Canada

The Grateful Grannies will be at the Camrose Saturday Farmers Market at Duggan Mall in Camrose, Alberta, on Saturdays from November 28th through December 21 from 10 am - 1 pm.

Free

Bianca Marais Presentation (online)

Online

Ujamaa Grandmas present Bianca Marais. Bianca will share information about her life growing up in apartheid South Africa, her work with a Cotlands, an SLF partner in Soweto and her two novel based on her experiences - Hum if You Don't Know the Words and If You Want to Make God Laugh. Donations graciously accepted […]

Free

Virtual Stride to Turn the Tide (Multi-Day)

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 […]

Grandmothers’ Actions for Africa (Multi-Day)

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 […]

Free

Fabric, Yarn and More Sale (In-person)

St. John's Presbyterian Church 504 2 St SE, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

Our annual Fabric, Yarn and More Sale skipped two years (during which we continued to receive donations) but we are back! Our sale will be held Saturday, March 12, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the usual location of St. John's Presbyterian Church, 504 - 2nd Street S.E., Medicine Hat, Alberta. You will […]

$1

GrammaLink-Africa Chili for a Cause

Gaetz Memorial United Church 4758 Ross Street, Red Deer, Alberta

Join GrammaLink-Africa for a delicious chili lunch in a handmade pottery bowl (yours to keep)!

$20.00

GrammaLink-Africa 15th Anniversay Celebration Everything Rhubarb

Gaetz Memorial United Church 4758 Ross Street, Red Deer, Alberta

GrammaLink-Africa is celebrating 15 years! Join us on Saturday, June 24, 2023, from 1:30 - 3:00 for "Everything Rhubarb" at Gaetz Memorial United Church Red Deer. Enjoy rhubarb pie with ice cream and coffee/tea for $8 per person for $15 for you and a friend. Also available: rhubarb bake table, merchandise table, prizes, and GrammaLink-Africa […]

$8.00

GrammaLink-Africa Chili for a Cause

Gaetz Memorial United Church 4758 Ross Street, Red Deer, Alberta

$20 for Lunch and a Handmade Pottery Bowl Wednesday October 18, 2023 11:30 until the chili runs out Tickets at the door Gaetz Memorial United Church 4758 Ross Street Red Deer Twoney Lane and Merchandise Table

$20.00

Shakers and Makers Quality Craft Market

Southminster-Steinhauer United Church 10740 - 19 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW and plan to attend our Shakers and Makers Quality Craft Market where you'll find hundreds of unique, one-of-a-kind handcrafted items! A delicious array of home baked goodies and jams and preserves will be available too! Definitely something for everyone!

$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

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