If you have attended the Edmonton Grandmothers Shakers and Makers craft sale before, then you know you will find a wide range of unique items handcrafted by our members just in time for the holiday season. If you haven’t attended, then you are in for a treat. Spring may have just arrived but in between […]
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The Edmonton Grandmothers Fabulous Fabric Frenzy is over for another year, and what a day it was! A heartfelt thank you to our many patrons who supported our event. We appreciate each and every one of you. Despite the cold weather and gently falling snow on April 25, more than 900 customers came to the sale.
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Many Edmonton Grandmothers and guests enjoyed our Fashion for Climate Action last spring. If you missed this event, your can join our sister organization, Eastside Grannies of Strathcona County, when they host the to show later this month. Visit our Fabulous Fabric Frenzy, then head over to their event! In the hopes of creating a
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Grandmothers of Alberta for New Generation (G.A.N.G) recently “Rethinking Good Intentions” by Nancy Edwards on March 4th. Dr. Edwards one woman narrative play eloquently shared her experiences as a young nurse working in as a CUSO volunteer in Sierra Leone. Beginning in 1978m she worked as a Community Health Nurse, and later evaluating primary health
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Thanks to everyone who supported our Shakers and Makers Market, and to our many members who contributed their time and talent. Congratulations to the winner of our door prize, a handcrafted birdhouse! A special thanks to our event leads, Janice and Wendy, for their amazing organizational skills!!
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GUEST SPEAKER AT GENERAL MEETING At the May 20, 2025 general meeting, we were fortunate to have a speaker Mr. Christopher Chukwanta, who spoke to us, about the growing concern of climate change in Africa. Mr. Chukwanta is a Professional Engineer, who holds a master’s degree from the Imperial College London UK. He also was
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Thank you to everyone who joined GANG on May 31 for our Fashion for Climate Action event! Featuring the amazing work of Ellen Monahan, a member of Ujamaa Grammas in Calgary, this fashion show used creativity to prompt discussion about the climate challenges facing our world. Several members of GANG modeled 29 different creations that
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A huge thank you to everyone that came out to support our Bake sale. This event was part of a response to the threatened funding cuts to aid organizations (e.g. USAID, AMREF) proposed by the American government. Funding cuts are having a devastating impact on the ability of the SLF partner organizations to do their work.
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