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mokenamessenger.com life & arts<br />
the Mokena Messenger | November 1, 2018 | 17<br />
Nearly 150 vendors at<br />
45th Holli-Daze fair<br />
T.J. Kremer III, Editor<br />
Forty-five consecutive<br />
years is a long time to do<br />
anything, but that’s how<br />
long the Mokena chapter of<br />
the General Federation of<br />
Women’s Clubs has been<br />
hosting its Holli-Daze Arts<br />
and Crafts Fair.<br />
The long-running fair was<br />
held on Saturday, Oct. 27,<br />
and Sunday, Oct. 28, at Lincoln-Way<br />
East High School.<br />
The fair draws crafters<br />
from across the midwest to<br />
invite shoppers to check out<br />
the unique items for sale that<br />
can’t be found in any big box<br />
store.<br />
Mokena resident Andrea<br />
Laue was there to sell her<br />
own line of all natural skin,<br />
hair and body care products,<br />
all of which are hand<br />
made. She calls her business<br />
“MaMa RaRa’s Market.”<br />
“It started very small,”<br />
Laue said. “I made my very<br />
first product ever for dogs<br />
— it’s a paw protector. And<br />
it all evolved from there. I<br />
get more interested — the<br />
more I do, the more I want<br />
to learn.”<br />
Another of the vendors,<br />
Frankfort resident Jo<br />
Galmines — who calls her<br />
home business “Jo’s Fashions”<br />
— has spent the past<br />
nine years making handmade<br />
scarves. She said she<br />
makes around 100 scarves<br />
in preparation for the annual<br />
Holli-Daze fair.<br />
“It takes a full year,”<br />
Galmines said. “A full<br />
year, and you have to make<br />
scarves constantly because<br />
one scarf could take me<br />
three days to do, which is<br />
about 12 hours, and another<br />
day might only take me 2<br />
hours. It depends on the patterns<br />
and materials.”<br />
All that knitting and crafting<br />
pays off in the end, as the<br />
proceeds from the two-day<br />
event go toward charitable<br />
endeavors that are based in<br />
the local communities, according<br />
to Mokena Women’s<br />
Club Parliamentarian Joanne<br />
Jeffers, who has been with<br />
the club at every Holli-Daze<br />
fair since its inception 45<br />
years ago.<br />
“The majority of our money<br />
goes out in scholarships,”<br />
Galmines said, noting that<br />
Holli-Daze is the only fundraiser<br />
the group conducts<br />
during the year. “... Over the<br />
years, I think we’ve given<br />
about $140,000 in scholarships.”<br />
The Mokena Women’s<br />
Club meets on the second<br />
Monday of each month at<br />
Mokena Community Public<br />
Library District. For more<br />
information about the club,<br />
or to find out about joining,<br />
contact email kathyvob@<br />
hotmail.com or call (708)<br />
751- 0114.<br />
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Shoppers at the Holli-Daze Arts and Crafts show at Lincoln-Way East High School browse<br />
nearly 150 vendors’ wares on Saturday, Oct. 27. This was the 45th anniversary of the<br />
Mokena Women’s Club’s fair. T.J. Kremer III/22nd Century Media
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