




Every year for the past 14, Grace has hosted an Alternative Gift Market and Craft Fair. Shoppers buy support for local and international non-profits and give this support as a gift to their friends and relatives. Booths are set up to describe the various projects, shoppers choose and pay for their gifts. They then receive a card, stating what was given in honor of the recipient, to give as a Christmas or holiday gift.
Local groups which are “gifts” in the market include the Carousel Center, Dreams of Wilmington, Wilmington Interfaith Hospitality Network, Full Belly Project, Heifer International, Our Children’s Place, Tileston-St Mary Outreach, Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard, Early Bread, Carolina Canines for Service, Wilmington Health Access for Teens, Mercy House, First Fruit Ministries and Good Shepherd Center. To see the international gifts for this year, go to http://www.alternativegifts.org/ 

All Christmas orders should be placed by Sunday December 14. Orders may also be placed, throughout the year, for birthday's, anniversaries, memoriums, etc. by contact Jane Spicer at 392-1551.
Crafts at the fair are from Ten Thousand Villages, who find artisans in remote areas of Third World countries, buy their goods at fair market value, and sell them in North America, using the profits to do it all again! These crafts are hand-made, unique and very reasonably priced. To see samples of what might be available, go to http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/
If you would like to help with the market as a cashier or making and manning a booth, please call Jane at 392-1551. Please call if you have questions!