Community Corner
Fair Trade Gift sale at St. Thomas features artisan items from developing areas
Your holiday shopping can help you fill Santa’s pack as well as aid people who are struggling to provide for life’s basic necessities, to educate their children, and to work in a safe environment. Just bring your list to the “Bethlehem Gifts Sale” the weekend of Nov. 20 at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 1500 Brookdale Road , Naperville , and choose a gift for everyone on that list.
Beautiful and fairly traded gifts, house wares, accessories and other hand-crafted items from artisans and farmers in developing regions will be available for purchase from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, and from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, in the gathering area in the church building.
For information about the “Bethlehem Gifts Sale” or those benefiting from the sale, contact Michael Ryder, director of outreach and social justice at St. Thomas, (630) 355-8980, ext. 121 or at mryder@stapostle.org.