Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Upcoming MayaWorks Sales

Happy Summer from MayaWorks! MayaWorks products may be coming to a neighborhood near you. Check out these upcoming summer sales.

Evanston Ethnic Arts Festival
July 17th & 18th
12pm - 7pm
Dawes Park at Sheridan & Church
Evanston, Illinois

Bebe Paluzza
July 31st, 10am - 5pm
August 1st, 11am - 4pm
Renaissance Schaumberg Convention Center
1551 North Thoreau Drive
Schaumberg, Illinois

Brantling Bluegrass Music Festival
August 6th, 7th & 8th
4015 Fish Farm Road
Sodus, New York

SoNo Arts Celebration
August 7th, 10am - 6pm
August 8th, 11am - 5pm
South Norwalk, Connecticut

Dekalb Corn Fest Craft Fair
August 21st, 10am - 5pm
August 22nd, 10am - 4pm
164 E Lincoln Hwy
Dekalb, Illinois

To check and see if MayaWorks is coming to your neighborhood visit our website at https://www.mayaworks.org/sales/. Want to see MayaWorks come to your neighborhood? Make it happen! Become a MayaWorks volunteer! Email stacey@mayaworks.org or call 312.243.8050 for more information.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

MayaWorks Hand Up Challenge is a Big Success



Because of its generous donors, MayaWorks raised more than $30,000 in its Hand Up Challenge. That's way above our $20,000 goal! We are very grateful for the many women and men who believe that the economic development of communities begins with the development of its women. We could not do our work without your support.

Donations help MayaWorks sustain tutoring centers in its artisan communities, fund scholarships, pay for artisan training and provide microloans so that women can start small businesses. These are all vital programs that address the cycle of poverty. It is our goal that our women become economically independent and their children have a brighter future.

Thank you for standing with us as we develop strong communities in the central highlands of Guatemala.