OUR HISTORY IN PICTURES

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2005 EARLY FUNDRAISING - Ellen Monaghan and Leslie Buckle at Glimmers of Hope in 2005.

2005 MILLVILLE MARKET - The Millarville Christmas Market in November 2005

2006 FIRST STAND-ALONE SALE - Items on sale at the first stand-alone sale as Purses for Africa.

2006 SALE VOLUNTEERS - Volunteers at the first Purses for Africa sale.

2006 SALE ENTERTAINMENT - "Support African Grandmas!" - the Raging Grannies provide entertainment at the 2006 sale.

2007 RAISING AWARENESS - Grandmother Florence telling stories at Woodcliff United Church, Mothers' Day, 2007.

2007 SHARING THE MESSAGE - Grandmothers Florence and Zubeda and members of the Sisika watch a cultural presentation.

2008 FABRIC and YARN SALE - The first FABRIC & YARN sale; a now famous annual event at Woodcliff United Church.

2008 FABRIC and YARN SALE VOLUNTEERS - Ellen Monaghan, Suzanne Duhamel and Judith Watt sort fabric for the first FABRIC & YARN SALE in 2008.

2008 MARDA LOOP SALE - UJAMAA GRANDMAS Handcrafts Sale moved to Marda Loop Communities Association and became BAGS, BABIES & BEYOND

PARTNERSHIPS - Jan Heath volunteering at Ten Thousand Villages Partnership Day. This partnership continues today with a portion of the day's sales proceeds going to UJAMAA GRANDMAS.

2010 SWAZILAND GATHERING - Yvonne Way shown here with African grandmothers at the Swaziland Gathering in 2010

2010 AFRIGRAND CARAVAN - The Afrigrand Caravan brings Grandmother Tsabele and grand-daughter Thandeka to Calgary in 2010.

2010 BAGS BABIES and BEYOND - Volunteers appear ready for the doors to open at Marda Loop Communities Association in 2010.

2010 STEPHEN LEWIS VISIT - Stephen Lewis paid UJAMAA GRANDMAS a visit at McDougall United Church in November, 2010 as a result of the Scrabble Competition.

KAZURI JEWELRY - Hilda Hunter was UJAMAA GRANDMAS first Kazuri Jewelry representative.

2012 BAKE SALE - Anne Taylor, Jan Robinson, Merle Young and Karen McManus tend the table at the Bake Sale at the 2012 Justice Film Festival.

2011 BAGS BABIES and BEYOND - Volunteers appear for the first time in our now signature aprons at the 2011 BAGS, BABIES & BEYOND SALE at Marda Loop.

2011 SCHOOL VISIT - Louise Breadner, Carole Carlton, Yvonne Way and Diane Woods at Dr. Morris Gibson School for the Red Shoelaces Campaign event in 2011.

2012 FASHION SHOW - UJAMAA GRANDMAS volunteers model outfits with friends and relatives at the first Fashion Show at Varsity Community Hall, 2012. Photo by Jeff Turner.

2013 VANCOUVER TRIBUNAL - Kathy O'Grady, Anne Taylor, Carla Lofting, Janice Meeking, Louise Breadner, Alison Longson, Jan Heath and Ellen Monaghan at the African Grandmothers' Tribunal in Vancouver, 2013.

2013 ART POSTER - This poster was for the Celebrating African Grandmothers: Heroes of the Continent traveling art exhibit which visited Calgary during the Regional Gathering in 2013.

2014 GATHERINGS - Record-breaking attendance of 51 members at a South Gathering at Sewing World in 2014.

2014 ETHIOPIA GATHERING - Alison Longson on the Grandmothers Campaign trip to Ethiopia in 2014. Photo by AlexisMacDonald

2014 SHARING THE MESSAGE - Alison Longson shares her experience in Ethiopia with the Calgary Association of Life-Long Learners.

At the second Fashion Show UJAMAA GRANDMAS members and friends act as models.

Stephen Lewis pays a surprise visit to the 2015 FABRIC & YARN SALE.

The lineup of enthusiastic shoppers snakes around the block before the opening of the 2015 FABRIC & YARN SALE.

2015 FABRIC SALE - A sampling of unearthed treasures at the 2015 FABRIC & YARN SALE.

2015 AGM - UJAMAA GRANDMAS members with 2015 AGM guest speaker Ida Mukuka from the Stephen Lewis Foundation

2015 HANDCRAFTS - A small sampling of the variety of items on offer at the 2015 BAGS, BABIES & BEYOND.

2015 SAIT CONVOCATION - UJAMAA GRANDMAS volunteer at the 2015 SAIT Fall Convocation Ceremony.

2015 COLORS EVENT - Barbara Coloroso meets with Claire Scott and Ellen Monaghan at Temple B’nai Tikvah in November, 2015.

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2013 VANCOUVER TRIBUNAL - Kathy O'Grady, Anne Taylor, Carla Lofting, Janice Meeking, Louise Breadner, Alison Longson, Jan Heath and Ellen Monaghan at the African Grandmothers' Tribunal in Vancouver, 2013.