After a successful outdoor sale last month, the Hat Grannies for Africa are hosting an indoor one on Oct. 17 downtown.--SUBMITTED PHOTO
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The Hat Grannies for Africa are hosting an indoor sale this month to support the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign.
The local group is holding a Pop Up Quilting Fabric Sale on Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 617 Second St., downtown. There is a $1 admission fee.
The event is running as first come, first served and there will be a limit on how many people are allowed in at a time.
“This is quilting fabric only with some cotton blend fabric,” said spokesperson Joanie Gilchrist. “The quilting fabric is $5 a metre and and the cotton blend is $2 a metre.”
Strict COVID-19 protocols will be in place during the event.
“We’re going to be making sure everyone is distancing and everyone who comes in needs to wear a mask,” she said. “We’ll have two shoppers max at every table and we’ll be making sure people sanitize when they come in and when they leave.”
The event follows a successful yarn sale last month, which made the Grannies optimistic about hosting more during the pandemic.
All money raised at the sale will go to grandmothers in sub-Saharan Africa who are in charge of raising grandchildren during the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
The same community groups in Africa are helping communities deal with COVID-19 and everything that comes with it.
There are more than 240 grandmother groups across Canada raising funds and awareness for grandmothers in Africa. The local Hat Grannies have raised more than $63,000 for the cause in more than a decade.
The Hat Grannies can be found and contacted on Facebook by searching ‘Hat Grannies.’
