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Help Fair Trade Minneapolis at weekend events May 31, June 14, June 27&28, July 12, July 25&26, August 1,2,16&23, September 13,19&27, October 11,18,23,24,25, and beyond - with Fair Trade art from Haiti
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Haiti needs help. Fair Trade Minneapolis brings metal wall art; bracelets, necklaces and earrings made with paper-rolled and ceramic beads; hanging birds, bees, and trees; Haiti Friends dolls, ceramic mugs, greeting cards, and head bands - made by parents getting paid fairly for their work at Papillon Marketplace in Haiti - to events in Minneapolis.
Fair Trade Minneapolis needs volunteers at 2026 events in/near Minneapolis including the Linden Hills Farmers Market (May 31, June 14, July 12, Aug 16&23, Sep. 13&27, and Oct 11&18), Twin Cities Pride (June 27-28), Loring Park Art Festival (July 25-26), Powderhorn Art Fair (Aug 1-2), Powderhorn Porchfest (Sep 19) in Minneapolis, and Roseville Spooktacular Craft & Vendor Market at Rosedale Center Oct 23-25. We're often just my mother and me, so I'm reaching out to ask for your help.
More information: My name is Karen Lunde, and I've started Fair Trade Minneapolis, a 501c3 nonprofit. We encourage people to choose Fair Trade coffee, tea, chocolate, and gifts - to pay farmers & artisans fairly, protect our environment with the Fair Trade Standards for sustainable agriculture, and ensure that cocoa for Fair Trade chocolate has been farmed by fairly-paid adults.
At events, we sell Fair Trade artisan products made in Haiti by parents at Papillon Marketplace https://papillonmarketplace.com. In Haiti, Papillon Marketplace hires parents, provides childcare, and pays the parents fairly for their work - so they'll have money to buy food for themselves and their children.
We need volunteers who can help us greet event goers (and get them to take a 2nd look at our great Haitian art!) at the Linden Hills Farmers Market (May 31, June 14, July 12, Aug 26&23, Sep 13&27, and Oct 11&18), Twin Cities Pride (June 27-28), Loring Park Art Festival (July 25-26), the Powderhorn Art Fair (Aug 1-2), and more events in and near Minneapolis.
It would be great if you could please help us in our booth at one or more of these events - for at least 3 hours. We do our best to have fun at these events! In addition to Haitian art, we also bring dozens of kinds of Fair Trade tea, and some Fair Trade chocolate - and give away "your choices" for free. Be sure to get some yourself! This meets our mission: to encourage people to choose Fair Trade!
I'll be there too - Let's have fun greeting people at these fantastic events! Thank you for your help!
Location
Minneapolis: locations such as the Linden Hills Farmers Market, Loring Park, and Powderhorn Park
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Fair Trade Minneapolis (501c3 nonprofit) "pops up" in our booth at events in and near Minneapolis. We need your help greeting event goers - so they'll take a look at our bracelets, metal wall art, and more - made by parents in Haiti, plus "your choices" of free Fair Trade chocolate and tea (to make when you get home).
You could help us in our booth at the Linden Hills Farmers Market (Sundays May 31, June 14, July 12, Aug 26&23, Sep 13&27, and Oct 11&18, in the parking lot of Settergren's Ace Hardware at 2813 W 43rd St, Minneapolis), Twin Cities Pride (June 27-28, Loring Park, Minneapolis), Loring Park Art Festival (July 25-26), Powderhorn Art Fair (Aug 1-2, Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis), and more events in and near Minneapolis this summer and beyond.
Thank you for thinking of helping us - please provide your name, email, and phone (see below) - I'll text you to learn which event(s) you'd like to volunteer at and what time you're available. Hope to see you there!
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