November 2012 Chatter - Townsite of Redwood Meadows

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20 CHATTER IN THE WOODS, November 2012
Ujamaa Grandmas — Sustainable Redwood’s Charity Focus for 2012This year Sustainable Redwood chose to supportUjamaa Grandmas with funds raised through localevents such as the Friday night film series and EarthDay. Read on to learn more about the work done bythis group of Calgary and area women who donatetheir time and talents to raise funds and awarenessin support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation.The SL Foundation supports 200 grassroots projectsin sub-Saharan Africa, an area that has 68% ofworldwide HIV infections and 90% of global childHIV infections. Projects have been initiated by resourcefuland dedicated Africans to assist orphansand other AIDS-affected children and supportgrandmothers, the unsung heroes of Africa, whobury their children and then care for their orphanedgrandchildren.Projects help to meet immediate needs such as supplyingnutritious food, health care, transportation,home visits, adequate housing and bedding, as wellas school fees and uniforms. Longer term needs arealso addressed, such as parenting and businessskills; micro-credit loans; bereavement counselling;Sustainable Library in RedwoodSustainable Redwood has created a new bookand film library with titles that focus on currentand pertinent issues related to sustainability.Titles can be signed out from Redwood HouseMonday to Friday from 9am to 4pm.Loans will be based on an honour system, but ifitems are not returned, fees will apply so thatwe can purchase a replacement.HIV awareness training, and counselling and supportgroups for grandmothers.The SL Foundation’s fundamental objective is toprovide assistance to those most in need by puttingmoney directly in the hands of communities andfrontline organizations. Each initiative is visitedbefore funding and then on a regular basis by African-basedfield representatives. Overhead is keptlow so that 90% of contributions support projectwork in Africa.Ujamaa Grandmas raises funds through a variety ofevents and awareness through a speaker’s bureau.We have just completed a successful Bags, Babiesand Beyond sale, the culmination of a year of handcrafting.Find out more about us atwww.ujamaagrandmas.com. Join us and/or considerstarting a group in Redwood Meadows!For additional information on the Stephen LewisFoundation see the websitewww.stephenlewisfoundation.orgUjamaa GrandmasBook loan: 2 weeksFilm loan: 3 daysIf you have any related books or films youwould like to donate to our library, pleasecontact Shana at shana@barbourwelsh.comor phone 949-2490.CHATTER IN THE WOODS, November 2012 21
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