Fair Trade Shopping Event Coming to La Mesa!
There will be an opportunity to shop among a wide range of
unique, one of a kind items at a gift faire scheduled for Sunday, October 15
(8am-1:30pm) at St. Martin of Tours Parish Hall. Fair Trade refreshments will be available to
sample and/or purchase and enjoy while shopping. They include chocolate, tea, coffee,
bananas, soda, and free samples of Ben and Jerry’s fair trade ice cream.
Local vendors who sell Fair Trade products will have
baskets, jewelry, clothing accessories, home décor items, and an abundance of
gift items. Here is an opportunity to
join the many thousands of today’s consumers who are adding “social
responsibility” to their shopping list.
Fair Trade is a “win-win”.
The consumer gets a high quality product and the producer is paid fair
wages for that product and is helped to make a better life. Fair Trade items originate in impoverished
areas of developing nations. The guidelines
for certification as fair trade ensure protection of the environment, education
and health care for children,
and community development.
La Mesa has the distinction of being declared a “Fair Trade
Town” and is published as such on a national level. Each year a Fair Trade Gift Event is
scheduled so as to bring further awareness about the good that is accomplished
simply by making a fair trade purchase. The motto is “Buy Local, Buy Fair”.
St. Martin of Tours Parish Hall
7710 El Cajon Blvd.
La Mesa, CA 91942
