Showing posts with label celebrations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label celebrations. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Fair Trade Month


We're gearing up for Fair Trade Month (aka October) here at World Next Door, and you're invited. We've decided to hold three Saturday events in honor of Fair Trade Month throughout October, seeing this as a way to inform more folks about fair trade and have some fun in the process. Here's a sneak peek at some of wjat we're planning for Fair Trade Month. Make sure you come by!

Saturday, October 3
Event: Make-your-own-paper beads!
Time: 11am-2pm
Bring your kids and make your own magazine paper beads, just like we sell in our store. We'll also be talking about the folks who make magazine jewelry in Uganda. Their work benefits AIDS orphans--come visit and find out more!

Saturday, October 17
Event: sample fair trade coffee with local fair trade coffee and teahouse Pasha, and yummy chocolate brownies from Alchemy Spice
Time: 2-4 pm
Have you ever wanted to find out more about the coffee you're drinking? You know--where it's from, how it's made, who grew this? This is your chance to find out. The experts at Pasha will be on hand for this free coffee tasting event, and would love to answer your questions.

Saturday, October 31
Event: Fair Trade Halloween - come into the store in your Halloween costume and get a FREE bar of chocolate. People, this is perfect for kids! If you buy something, we're also going to be giving out free mini chocolates. What can I say, we're sweet!
Time: All day
In addition to bringing your little ones by for a free chocolate bar, we're also going to be doing that Reverse Trick or Treating thing we blogged about earlier. You want to be here.

Check out more info on Fair Trade Month here and here.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

World Fair Trade Day

We're having a party, and you're invited.
This Saturday, May 9, is World Fair Trade Day and there is no way World Next Door is going to miss out on the excitement!
Did I mention that we are offering a 10% discount on everything in the store (last minute Mother's Day presents on the cheap, people) and giving out free fairly traded coffee and chocolate?
Here are the details:

WHAT: 2009 World Fair Trade Day.

WHEN: Saturday, May 9, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

WHERE: World Next Door, 100 Market St., Chattanooga, TN

WHY: Participate in “World’s Largest Fair Trade Coffee Break” to help set the record straight: Everything is Better When It’s Fair

Take a coffee break for justice with us as we mark this year’s World Fair Trade Day. On Saturday, we will join Americans across the country as they gather to surpass last year’s largest fair trade coffee break in support of the United States’ growing fair trade movement.




For more information on World Fair Trade Day, check out the Fair Trade Resource Network at www.ftrn.org.