International Knit in Public Day is celebrated on the second Saturday of June every year. The objective of the holiday is to showcase knitting as an enjoyable activity to partake in — for all ages, not just doting grandparents looking to make a sweater for their grandchildren. The day brings with it a sense of community for knitters, who often celebrate together by knitting in public spaces to make their hobby more visible and accessible to the public. Worldwide Knit in Public Day was founded in 2005 by Danielle Landes and remains the world’s largest knitting event

In Calgary, Knit in Public day will be celebrated on Saturday June 13 from 10am-2pm on June 13th at Bowness Park. The event is sponsored by Stash. Ujamaa Grandmas have taken part for a few years to advertise our presence in Calgary and educate the public on what we do. We provide door prizes and enter the knitting/crochet races. It’s a lot of fun.

Please feel free to join us and bring your project, a lunch and clothing for whatever June may have in store for us. We will not be difficult to find as we have the Ujamaa sign. Hope to see you there.

WHAT: Lunch at AFRO KITCHEN

WHEN: Thurs. June 11, 11:30 AM

WHERE: AFRO KITCHEN NL, Unit 4 1704 62 St.SE

Come join us for a lunch with fellow Ujamaa Grandmas members.  We will be talking to the chef to pick out several interesting, representative, popular African dishes.  We could then share the cost & be able to try several different dishes. If you prefer you could order your own choices from the menu.

I appreciate this isn’t, giving you a lot of notice but I hope you will be able to join us for a taste of Africa.  Please reply to message@ujamaagrandmas.com  as soon as possible.

Thanks, Marilyn

For the month of June, Ujamaa Grandmas (UG) members will have yet another fun way to fundraise for the Stephen Lewis Foundation. SLF funds over 1800+ African community initiatives focused on health, education, and strengthening the capacity of African grandmothers to support their families – and we can help SLF. ANY type of activity is counted – not only walking or running, but any others you enjoy – crafts, gardening, cooking, reading, biking, golfing and so on. Each team member keeps track of the time they spend on any activity. Each hour of activity is worth 5 km. For fundraising, we ask family and friends to make a pledge to support us. Do not be shy to do this and to include those who don’t live in Calgary – this is similar to asking them to attend any of our other successful fundraising events,

To sign up send an email to message@ujamaagrandmas.com ATTN: Stride.

If you have further questions please contact Jan Geggie at message@ujamaagrandmas.com