Month: November 2009

Coffee Party – November 30, 2009, 2 p.m.

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Interested members and potential members of Grannies à Gogo are invited to an informal coffee party on November 30 at 2 p.m.  With the hosts, the past chair and the first vice chair of the Steering Committe, you will have an opportunity to chat about past and planned activities for both the Sitabogogo in Sabie, South Africa and Vernon’s Grannies à Gogo. You will also be able to meet other Grannies à Gogo members, always fun and very interesting. We are a diverse and active group of women dedicated to making a difference, locally and internationally.

For more information, directions and contacts, please email us at granniesagogo@gmail.com.

As a teaser, visit our photo albums to see recent photos of the gogos in South Africa.  And, then, please join us at the coffee party to learn more about what we are doing to assist them in their raising of their AIDS-orphaned grandchildren.

News About Our Gogos

A group of Sitabogogo meet on Thursday mornings to create African bead and wire jewelry. To see more photos, click on the picture; then, to return to this web page, click on the back arrow at the top of your browser page.

Christmas Cards for Sale

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Using photos of very special Christmas hangings created by Beauty Manzini, one of our Sitabogogo grannies, we have printed Christmas cards to sell as a fundraiser. The net proceeds from the sale of the cards will provide direct support to grandmothers in Sabie, South Africa raising their AIDS-orphaned grandchildren. The cards are in packages of 8, 4 cards of each design, and sell for $10 per package.  To order cards, email Grannies à Gogo: granniesagogo@gmail.com.  Shipping can be arranged for out-of-town and out-of-province orders.

Click the photo to see more views of the cards.

Card Photo 5

Christmas Card Fundraising Project: 8 cards for only $10

Kitchen Safari – a Grand Success

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Forty guests enjoyed a South African culinary safari hosted by Grannies à Gogo on November 7, 2009.  Teams of ten, the Elephants, the Cheetahs, the Giraffes and the Lions, visited four host homes, The Wallow, The Veld, The Watering Hole and the Savanna, to partake in a four course, unforgettable, South African meal.  The event raised over $1600.  The net proceeds from the Kitchen Safari will provide direct support to Sabie, South African grandmothers caring for their AIDS – orphaned grandchildren.  Thanks to the generous donations by members of Grannies à Gogo, the costs of offering this unique fund raising event are negligible.

Kitchen Safari 4e

The Elephants are about to partake in Tipsy Tarts at Schroeder's Savanna.

Please click on the photo to visit the Kitchen Safari Photo Album.  To return to the Grannies à Gogo web site, click on the back arrow at the top of your screen.