A BIG Thanks to Annalise Klingbeil, who wrote an excellent article in The Herald’s Neighbours section about Minkha Sweaters. We now hope the success of the article will lead people to our Highwood Luthern Church Sale this Saturday (April 21, 2012).
Read Article: http://bit.ly/HX2hRh
More Info About Sale: http://bit.ly/nInfPr
Minkha Calgary had a great first meeting of 2012. Seventeen volunteers showed up to contribute time, experience and direction for the organization. A BIG thankyou for everyone who came!
A live performance by Los Kjarkas in Cochabamba, reveals the native cultural sounds many Bolivians enjoy and aspire to.
In 2010, Minkha Chairman and Photographer, Ellis Bartkiewicz, travelled to Cochabamba Bolivia with Mary Schoeder, to meet and work with some of our knitters. While there, Ellis captured many images including this, a young assistant developing valuable new skills.
Minkha table display at the WISE Volunteer Fair at UofC (Women in Science and Engineering). Lots of great vendors here. It’s was good to be involved. Thanks to everyone who signed up as volunteers to support us!
Ex Calgarian and visual artist, Jill Anholt has used her incredible talents to build a new street art project at the Telus Convention Centre C-Train Station. Jill’s work investigates qualities of time, movement, light and materiality. We love it!… they look good in our sweaters too!
Read more about the project on www.calgary.ca
Since 1990, dedicated Minkha volunteers have helped Bolivian knitters find new sales opportunities in Canada. We have now collected some of the Archived News Items from the past for you to see.
Happy Valentine’s Day from everyone at Minkha Sweaters!!
It was not long time ago that the culture of celebrating Valentine’s Day in Bolivia began do to the migration of numerous American families in the late 1990s. Previous to this, South Americans only celebrated ‘Day of Love’ or the ‘Lover’s Day’ held on September 21st.
Here is the new poster for the next Minkha Sweater Sale. We have celebrated Valentine’s Day by adding a few hearts.
With National Sweater Day coming, WWF is calling on Canadians to turn down the thermostat and put on a sweater for the day to show their commitment to the environment.
Across the country, Canadians can participate in a variety of fun ways. Workplaces can have a casual day to engage with staff at all levels; schools can have a sweater contest to showcase students’ creativity; neighbours can get together for a fun, sweater-themed party. For ideas on how you can get involved and helpful toolkits, visit SweaterDay.ca.
Read more about National Sweater Day
