Christmas Shopping at the SOLID Exchange – December 1-24, 2014
The shop will be open 7 days a week, 11-3 for the month of December until Christmas eve.
Great new stock!!
Also open for the Christmas Saturday Markets.
KENYA TRIP – 2015
SOLID director Lynda Turner will be going on her annual trip to Kenya from Feb 24-Mar.25/15.
If you are intersted please contact her at 250-931-1214 for further information.
CELEBRATION OF TREES – DEC 16-DEC.30
SOLID will have a tree in the First Annual Celebration of Trees at the Salt Spring Golf Club.
Come and enjoy all the trees and vote for your favourite by putting a donation for the Food Bank under it.
ANGLICAN CHRISTMAS BAZAAR – Nov. 22
SOLID will be selling at the annual Christmas Bazaar at All Saints by the Sea 10-2pm.
Come for Christmas Baking and Christmas gifts.
FULFORD FLEA MARKET – Nov. 8/14
SOLID will be selling at the Fall Flea Market @ Fulford Hall, 10-2pm.
BRIDGE TOURNAMENT – Nov. 7/14
Come at 1pm to All Saints Anglican Church Upper Hall for fabulous desserts followed by bridge.
Wonderful door prizes, gifts for top scores, silent auction.
Tickets $20 from SOLID or phone 250-931-1214.
All proceeds for hygiene kits for Kenyan school girls.
In 2014 we distributed over 200 kits!
Wine & Appies at All Saints – Oct 24/14
WINE & APPIES’ – Oct. 24/14
From 4:30 to 6 Friday, Oct. 24 at All Saints Anglican Upper Hall.
$15 per ticket from SOLID or the Church Office.
Proceeds to uniforms for Kenyan school children. Great Silent Auction!
In Kenya, no uniform no schooling.
SOLID – Fancy Pants Party May 3, 2014
Island Women heading to Kenya for SOLID
SOLID Press Release:
On Feb 25th this year four adventurous women are heading to Kenya to distribute the proceeds of SOLID’s Christmas fundraising campaign, as well as other project goals. Lynda Turner (SOLID Director) will be joined by Shirley McIntyre (on her second volunteer trip to Kenya), Nancy Wiggen and Jackie Stibbards of Merritt, and they will be spending a month in rural Kakamega distributing the generous donations of Salt Spring Islanders. In total 21 goats, 48 solar lights and 44 chicken flocks were purchased and these will be distributed to families in the Kakamega region. Salt Spring Islanders are familiar with the Goat Project from last year, and this year SOLID is offering other alternative gifting options. Read more
SOLID steps up for Africa
see SOLID steps up for Africa
on the Gulf Island Driftwood website.
By Elizabeth Nolan on January 21, 2014
Confirmation that mother-and-daughter team Shirley McIntyre and Meron Moroz should be featured as the column’s first heroes came with their reluctance to be “sung” at all — at least not without their team of fellow SOLID volunteers sharing the credit. Read more
