Little Travellers North Carolina
[ Little Travellers North Carolina coordinators Audrey & Mel pose with the
newest admirer of the LT's, NBC's Today Show host Jenna Wolfe (middle).
Jenna was so enamored by the Little Travellers presented to her that she
agreed to introduce them to her producers, and invited us to NYC for a visit! ]
Below is the latest update from LT-NC coordinator, Audrey Warren:
Hello Friends,
I just sent $2100 over to South Africa at the end of last week. So
in total we have sent $5,100!!! Great job to you all, and many thanks
for the time and effort you have put into this project. We still have
many dolls to sell, so please continue with your ideas and creative
ways of selling! Below is a thank you e mail from Julie Hornby, the
director and CEO of Hillcrest AIDS Centre! She is so lovely. I hope
you can gather from her e mail how much these funds mean to the centre
and to the women! Check out the website if you have some time
www.littletravellers.net, there have been more stories of the crafters
added!
Blessings to you all!
Peace,
Audrey Warren
Dear Audrey,
Just a quick note to let you know that the money came in this
morning!! Thank you Thank you Thank you for all your hard work!
Please pass on our sincere thanks to all who have helped with the
organisation and selling of dolls.
God Bless and look after yourself
Love Julie
The Word is Getting Out
About a month ago Little Travellers made their way into the United States. There is much enthusiasm and excitement and little by little the Travellers are making their way into hearts and minds of those here in the United States. Our project has begun in Durham, North Carolina, specifically at Duke Divinity School. Currently we are selling them every Tuesday outside of the Refectory. Over the past month the Travellers have made their way into shops such as One World Market and other schools such as East Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill High School, University of North Carolina Greensboro, and University of North Carolina’s School of Social Work. We are willing and wanting to sell them anywhere and everywhere in the US and have had some calls from churches in Texas and Florida that are interested in selling the travellers. If you have a venue where you would like to sell them please contact Audrey Warren at Audrey@littletravellers.net.
This past weekend Little Travellers were special guest at One World Market’s 30th Anniversary (One World Market is a store that sells fair trade crafts made all over the world at fair prices in order to help in economic empowerment across the globe.) The Market was the first business to sell Little Travellers in Durham and has been a huge way of connections for us here in the US. Below are pictures from the most fun day!
Currently the most rewarding part about being involved in the Little Travellers initiative is being able to educate people on the serious problem of HIV/AIDS in South Africa and at the same time providing them a very serious and yet joyful way to be involved through the purchase of a Little Traveller! Thanks to all the support from Paula, Ilan, Julie, and the whole team back at the Hillcrest AIDS Centre, most especially all of the beaders, who are my constant inspiration!
