Community Corner
Annual Holiday Craft Sale
The
First Congregational Church of Greenwich is hosting their Annual Craft Sale of
handcrafted goods from Maine on Saturday, November 23, 9 AM to 4 PM, and
Sunday, November 24, 11 AM to1 PM at 108 Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich
(across from Binney Park). The event is open to the public and all are invited.
Come by
and enjoy some Maine hospitality and shopping. Offerings include handmade
quilts, Christmas decorations and gifts, wooden toys, woven scarves, hand
knitted sweaters, hats and gloves, pottery, homemade jams, maple syrup and
much, much more!
All
proceeds benefit H.O.M.E. (Homeworkers Organized for More Employment), which is
a craft co-operative working with the rural poor in Hancock County,
Maine. H.O.M.E.’s programs include the operation of a free health clinic,
a soup kitchen, and food bank, homeless shelters, learning center with daycare,
literacy and GED tutoring, and job and craft training.
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Their
sawmill produces lumber from which houses are built for folks in need of
adequate housing. H.O.M.E. has been an outreach ministry of First
Congregational Church for many years.
For
more information, call the Church Office at 203-637-1791.