Hancock Holiday Fair – Gifts that Help Others
Sunday, Dec. 4 – 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Hancock United Church
Looking for gift ideas for the person who has everything? To shop for gifts that make a difference by helping others – look no further than the popular annual Hancock Holiday Fair.
For the eleventh year, Hancock Church is offering a different way to share the holiday spirit with gifts that benefit local, national and international charities. For example, when giving to Heifer International and Guiding Eyes for the Blind, the recipient will receive a colorful holiday card explaining the contribution made on their behalf as a pledge to help buy meals, buy livestock for needy people or train service dogs. Distinctive handcrafts from Aruna Designs, Kinara and Bead for Life, special Cambodian gifts from Sharing Foundation, unique scarves, shawls and jackets hand-crafted by Mayan women through A Thread of Hope, and beautiful woven items from Weavers of Varanasi will also inspire thoughtful and unique giving.
Some of the other many charitable organizations participating with unique gifts available are: Lexington Food Pantry and MinuteMan Senior Services , Empower Dalit Women of Nepal, Bead for Life, Women’s Gold Shea Butter Project, Sustainable Harvest, Tales from Togo, BasicNeeds US, The Cotting School, Apabil Patchwork, Children’s Books for Africa and City Mission Society. Local dentist Dan Palant will offer his novelty clocks with proceeds benefitting the Lexington Food Pantry. Fine woodworks by Chris Groves will benefit Rosie’s Place, and the Hancock Youth Group will sell baked goods, other delicious food items and refreshments, with earnings going toward their mission trip working with HOMES in rural Kentucky. Special music will be performed by Hancock’s Early Music Consort, The Joyful Noyse, and the Hearts and Noses Hospital Clown troupe will entertain.
For more information visit: www.hancockchurch.org/events/hancockholidayfair
