Fundraising Activities
​​​In January, 2025, we are heading to Uganda. While we are there, we are planning to fund and facilitate 3 mobile medical clinics. One of the clinics will take place in a slum, located in Kampala. The other two clinics will take place in Abim District, Karamoja.
We need to raise $4,500 to fund these mobile medical clinics.
Will you help us reach our goal? There are multiple ways for you to contribute to our cause:​​​
1) Clearspring Mall Craft Market - Nov 15 & 16, 2024
2) Country Perogy Fundraiser - Nov 15 to 29, 2024
3) 50/50 Raffle - Dec 31, 2024
4) Make a donation - we have a matching donor, so you can double your donation!
Please see below for all the details concerning each fundraising activity.
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Any funds raised in excess of $4,500 will be set aside for our upcoming Community Garden Project and for some administrative costs.
CLEARSPRING MALL CRAFT MARKET - NOV 15 & 16, 2024
​​​Looking for that special, unique Christmas gift? Please come visit us at the Clearspring Mall Craft Market in Steinbach. We will have a table set-up near Sobey's, where we will be selling Ugandan-made craft items such as paper-beaded jewelry, paper bowls, trivets made from palm and banana leaves, leather bookmarks with paintings on them, stone chess boards with matching chess pieces, wooden beaded clutch bags, beaded Christmas tree ornaments, African printed fabric items that include handbags/make-up bags, crossbody bags (perfect for the beach), hair scrunchies and hairbands. Our Founding Director also makes cards, using photos she took in Uganda, during her many trips there. ​​
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You will find us there:
Friday, Nov 15th - 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, Nov 16th - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
COUNTRY PEROGY SHOP FUNDRAISER - NOV 15 to 29, 2024
Just in time for those get-togethers with family and friends during the Christmas season! Country Perogy Shop is a local family-owned business located in Kleefeld, MB, specializing in the production of gourmet home-style recipe perogies.
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Perogy Flavours:
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Cottage Cheese
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Potato Cheddar
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Pizza Perogies
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Mexican Perogies
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Mediterranean Perogies
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Three Cheese & Spinach
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Bacon, Cheese & Potato
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Potato & Caramelized Onion
If you're interested in ordering perogies (or maybe you'd like to bring an order form to your workplace), just email hands.serving.ug@gmail.com and we will be happy to help get your order placed! Orders will be delivered to Winnipeg on Thursday, December 12, 2024. More details will be provided once order is placed.
50/50 RAFFLE - DRAW DATE DECEMBER 31, 2024 @ 3 PM
​​​In an effort to raise the funds needed for our 3 mobile medical clinics planned for January 2025, we are having a 50/50 raffle.
Tickets are $10 each, with a chance to win up to $5,000!!
To purchase tickets, you can e-transfer your payment to hands.serving.ug@gmail.com, along with your name, phone number and email address. Once we have received your order, we will fill out the raffle tickets for you and contact you with your ticket #s for the draw. ​​
Lottery License # LGCA 8999-RF-45758
DOUBLE YOUR DONATION
Realtor, Candice Bakx-Friesen, has graciously offered to match all cash donations up to $400! That means donating $20 turns into $40! Just think how quickly we could reach our goal of $4,500, with your generosity!
2023 - 2024
Over the past couple of years, we have had three pizza fundraisers (Rocco's Pizza in May 2023 - Steinbach, MB and Spenst Bros Pizza in November 2023 and May 2024 - Winkler, MB). We also had a meat fundraiser in May 2024 (Spenst Bros - Winkler, MB and Unger Meats - Mitchell, MB). These are all local, family-owned businesses that we support by using their products for some of our fundraising activities. ​​
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We are always in need of more volunteers when it comes to fundraising, so if you are interested in supporting any of our fundraising activities or if you would like to get involved in any of our fundraisers, please email hands.serving.ug@gmail.com. We would love for you to join us!
