Bags 4 Darfur: Ten For Ten

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Ten For Ten

#1: sold to Lisa!

#2: sold to Lisa!

#3 Yay, Erika!

#4 : Sold to Jennifer!

#5: Lisa!

#7: sold to Janice!

#8 : yay! Mike Deal!

#9: Sold to Nance Pance!

#10: sold to Lisa!

That's right, sistas!

Any offer on any bag for ten buck-aroonies is all it takes to see your name in print!

11 comments:

Jennifer P said...: #4 for a friend! Send me your Pay Pal info and I'll send you my address!; February 16, 2011 at 8:09 PM
joyce said...: Thanks so much, Jennifer. You can pay via paypal by sending funds to the e-mail address brijoy@mts.net; February 16, 2011 at 8:19 PM
Anonymous said...: Can I have #1 and #10 - also for gifts. I can pick them up.
Lisa; February 16, 2011 at 9:26 PM
Anonymous said...: Can I have #5 and #2 as well?? Or is that being greedy?
Lisa; February 16, 2011 at 10:24 PM
Anonymous said...: #3 is calling my name for #15 please!
my mom can talk to you about pick-up.
Daughter of VB
(Erika); February 16, 2011 at 11:10 PM
joyce said...: This is that ONE context where what appears to be greed is actually GENEROSITY!
Thanks so much.
And Erika, you gave me a big smile- thank you.; February 17, 2011 at 7:10 AM
joyce said...: (that's so weird. I dreamt about your mother last night...); February 17, 2011 at 7:10 AM
Mike Deal said...: I would like to get #8 if it is still available...; February 17, 2011 at 7:54 PM
Anonymous said...: #9 please!!!! Just for me!; February 20, 2011 at 3:13 PM
Anonymous said...: oops- forgot my name! #9 is for me - Nance Pance!!!; February 20, 2011 at 3:15 PM
janice said...: Is 7 still available? I would like it.; February 24, 2011 at 10:18 AM

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