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.

Join MayaWorks at Green Festival Next Weekend!

In one week, Saturday May 22nd from 10am-7pm and Sunday May 23rd from 11am-6pm, join MayaWorks at Green Festival in Chicago at Navy Pier! MayaWorks will be one of 350 vendors offering environmentally friendly, sustainable, recycled and socially conscience products. Also enjoy many speakers and delicious food! For more information visit http://www.greenfestivals.org/chicago/

MayaWorks Hand Up Challenge

In a world where women own just 1% of the world's financial assets and earn only 10% of the world's income, MayaWorks has provided nearly $2,000,000 in earnings to indigenous women in Guatemala. MayaWorks is about creating work for women. It's about giving women a hand up to use their skills to provide for their families and build a brighter future. A friend of MayaWorks has made a $10,000 challenge gift to the Hand Up Challenge. For every dollar MayaWorks raises, the donor will make a matching donation. These dollars go a long way in funding artisan training, awarding scholarships to young girls, supporting tutoring centers in artisan communities and granting microcredit loans so that women can build small businesses. Together we can transform women's lives. Take part in our Hand Up Challenge and help women realize their dreams! Donate by June 30 on our secure website at www.mayaworks.org/donate.php.

Thank you!

Vote for MayaWorks for Best Non Profit in Chicago!

MayaWorks has been nominated for Best Non Profit in Chicago in Mindful Metropolis' Best of Mindful Chicago! Please take a few minutes to show your support, we would love your vote! Last day to vote is this Friday, May 7!

Vote for MayaWorks for Best Non Profit in Chicago Here!

Happy Belated Earth Day!

Happy Belated Earth Day from MayaWorks!

In honor of our earth check out MayaWorks Recycled Huipul Luggage Tags! Which are made from traditional Guatemalan women's blouses.

purchase here at www.mayaworks.org

MayaWorks New Spring Products!

Spring has offically sprung! Which means new adorable MayaWorks Florecita Baby products. Check out these great fair trade produts, perfect for any baby!


Comalapa Hi-Top Booties
Your baby will be the most stylish around sporting these Comalapa Hi-Tops. Made with 100% cotton Florecita fabric these boots are not only soft but stay on great with their velcro strap. Available in lilac, coral or baby blue. Fit 6-10 months.$17

Florecita Sunhats
Protect your favorite little baby's head from the sun this spring with a beautiful Florecita Baby Sunhat. Handwoven with "little flower" fabric these hats are truly adorable. Available in lilac, coral or baby blue. Fit 6-10 months.
$23

Order online at www.mayaworks.org

Vote for MayaWorks for Best Non-Profit in Chicago!

Exciting News! MayaWorks is a finalist in Mindful Metropolis' Readers Choice 2010 in the Category of BEST NONPROFIT! Please vote today by clicking on the link to vote for us!

http://www.mindfulmetropolis.com/Blog/Readers_Choice_2010_Best_of_Mindful_Chicago/54

The 1st Peoples of Guatemala

The trip with MayaWorks was a wonderful introduction to the Mayan people, their culture, and history.

Unlike other trips, where you visit a new country and leave knowing little about the people who live there, the MayaWorks tour takes you into the homes and villages of the Mayan people, lets you hear their stories, and learn about their beautiful arts and crafts.

While their history has been fraught with violence and hardship, as has been the case of all 1st peoples, the Mayans have survived with dignity and pride and a welcoming attitude. They are proud of their culture and their talents and are happy to show this in their beautiful dress, their incredible weavings and their smiles.

Their weavings are skillful and interesting with old and new designs, a history of a people woven in their fabrics.

Their murals tell the story of their people, a living book to help the old remember and the young to learn. The murals reflect a sense of community that the modern world has lost.

The MayaWorks trip captures all your senses in experiencing a beautiful country and its people.

Carol & Chris Melby, IL February 2010 tour participants