Welcome to the Alternative Gift Fair at the Unitarian Memorial Church

Sponsored by the Women’s Alliance of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Fairhaven

Please take some time to browse and learn about the organizations represented here today.

We endeavored to select a cross section of groups

• from a variety of locations: Local, National and International
• that meet a variety of different needs: Education, Youth Services, Senior Services, Homelessness, Poverty, etc.

Ideas for gifts

For you Children’s Teacher: Heifer Intl, Seeds for Education, or Learning in Order to Teach

For Grandparents: Community Nurses, Shepherds Panty, or Teach in Order to Learn

For an environmentalist: The Coalition for Buzzards Bay or Biotechnology for Cooking

For a friend concerned with HIV/AIDS issues: Hope for HIV/AIDS Families in Thailand.

For a boater or angler: The Coalition for Buzzards Bay

To honor your Minister or your neighbor: Shepherd’s Pantry

To honor a youth: Heifer International, the YMCA, or Yaks for Youth.

To honor a woman in your life: The Women’s Center, Neonatal Training, or Seeds for Education

Please see Shopping List sheets for specific gifts.

Additional items

• Brewed Coffee is being sold by our Youth Group as they are trying to raise money to purchase a Bike Rack for our Church.
• Profits from the sale of Equal Exchange goods go to Shepherd’s Pantry and Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
• Please pay for the gift items from A Thread of Hope at their table.

All other items, please go to the CHECKOUT area and make check payable to Unitarian Universalist Society of Fairhaven (UUSF). You will receive gift inserts, cards and envelopes for all Gifts.

Thank you very much for attending and providing “A GIFT OF HOPE”