Bags 4 Darfur: Sunday Goin' Ta Meetin' (Now Sold)

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Sunday Goin' Ta Meetin' (Now Sold)

Want to show your support in a quiet, dignified way? Here's your bag.
Soothing grey and taupe textiles designed to outlive most household pets, this bag will hold up in tough times. All the materials were donated by my local furniture store, so these upholstery pieces aren't likely to fray any time soon.

Two reclaimed buttons give it a certain respectable, "Sunday morning" kind of feel.

This bag is not lined, and sells for your choice of price typically between $15.00 and $50.00 Cdn.

If you'd like to do your toting in style, leave a comment below.

Let me know if you'd like to pay via cheque or paypal and we'll exchange info through my e-mail address re-joyce@live.ca

Please leave something akin to a name, and the amount you are willing to pay. Please keep in mind a $10.00 shipping fee.

Thanks for looking!

2 comments:

Chelsea said...: Hi Joyce! I saw your article in the Free Press this morning :) I was like oh oh there's Joyce from bags4darfur! You are a constant inspiration and light in this world. I would like to buy this bag for $45 if it's still for sale...Chelsea; August 6, 2011 at 7:41 AM
joyce said...: ah, a "familiar face"! How nice.
Thanks for the kindness- and the bag is yours! Just remind me of your shipping details at re-joyce@live.ca

THANKS!; August 6, 2011 at 12:09 PM

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About The Bags

Frequently asked questions answered here.

Read about the project here.

Read about the history of Darfur here.

Play a game to end hunger here: http://www.freerice.com/index.php

Re-joyce.

I've always been a scrounger. Raised by a frugal prairie farm woman who reduced, reused, and recycled long, looooong before it was trendy; I've come into the concept of re-purposing honestly. I am silly-in-love with anything vintage-ish, and am powerless against it when I discover it stacked on card tables in someone's garage, or stale and lonely in a thrift shop.

As a responsible consumer, here's what you can feel good about:

*the bags are fashioned from recycled fabrics purchased at thrift shops, garage sales, and fabrics donated by generous supporters.

* Most of the thrift shops are themselves humanitarian aid fund raisers.

*while keeping this stuff out of the landfills, you get to enjoy little pieces of history. Fabrics that used to function as tableclothes, aprons, bedspreads, sheet sets, coats.... Well, you get the idea.

*the proceeds of the project are intended for food aid to people in camps in and around the Sudan via the United Nations World Food Programme.

The bags are distributed in "good faith"; the fabrics within each piece can not be warranteed due to their unknown fiber contents. I myself treat my bags with little caution- throwing them in the wash, hanging them on the line to dry. I cannot offer any guarantees though, and do not offer refunds or returns; although I am certainly willing to do reasonable repairs. Although in a sense one is purchasing a bag, the bigger vision is to partner in feeding the hungry.

Interested in supporting the project? Visit my ETSY shop, top of the page. E-mail me with any question at re(dash)joyce(at)live.ca

Feel free to copy the "bag button" on the sidebar if you would like to place it on your own blog or web page.

Thanks for your interest!

Funds Sent for Aid

Grand Total: $32,918.00
$24,918.00 total to wfp
$2,097.00 to MCC Sudan, 2013
$400.00 to CMU Outtatown in 2013
$4,172.00 total for 2012
$910.00 to UHCR in 2012
$2,142.00 to WFP in 2012
$400.00 to CMU Outtatown/Guatamala 2012
$720.00 women to women in 2012
$240.00 to women to women in 2011
$6,203.00 to WFP in 2011
$4,078 total in 2010
$525.00 to WFP in 2010
$200.00 to UNHCR in 2010
$175.00 to Save Darfur in 2010
$3,178.24 Women For Women Int'l 2010
$5,385.00 in 2009
$210.00 to Mennonite Central Committee '09
$100.00 to Siloam Mission in 2009
$200.00 to Save Darfur in 2009
$10,658.00 to wfp in 2008