Mikinduri Children of Hope

Mark Your Calendars!!

Gigantic Perennial Plant Sale:

We have something for everyone:
house plants, bulbs, trees,
shrubs, and of course Perennials.

Mikinduri Children of Hope Perennial Plant Sale will be held
Sat. May 26th from 8am-12 noon
at the Ch’town Experimental Farm (off Mt. Edward Rd.).
Donations of plant material would be
appreciated and can be dropped off on Thurs May 24th
and Fri. May 25th from 4pm-7pm.

For more information or to volunteer please call Coreen/Mike Conroy at 569-5501.

Tell all you friends!

Calling all volunteers for the Mikinduri Yard sale! To volunteer your time on the evening of Thursday May 3rd, daytime Friday May 4th, or May 5th, contact Karen McKenna: 887-2417

Lunch and snacks are provided and you’re donating your time for a really great cause! If you have any questions or can only help for a few hours, we’ll take it! Please contact us.

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The Annual Yard Sale and Book Sale is planned for May 5th at the Civic Centre!

You can show your support by donating preloved items, baking goodies for the bake sale, helping us collect the items, volunteering on the day of the sale, or buying items at the yard sale on May 5th!

• Come join us on May 5th for great items, hot food, a silent auction, 50/50 draw and much more!
• To drop off items or offer your help to pick up items, contact Lew Black: 569-9124
• To volunteer your time on the evening of Thursday May 3rd, daytime Friday May 4th, or May 5th, contact Karen McKenna: 887-2417
• If you will bake sweets, contact Lorraine Gillan: 566-4290

Any other questions, email hope@mikinduri.com

Mikinduri Children of Hope is offering individually quick frozen wild blueberries for sale. Proceeds support agricultural development in Mikinduri, Kenya. 5kg (11 lb) boxes cost $35. Enjoy a taste of summer and support a great cause. To order and for pick up information contact Jane Farmer 566-4021 or George Likely at 368-3576

Mikinduri Children of Hope is offering wild blueberries for sale. Proceeds go to support agricultural development in Mikinduri, Kenya. Berries are individually quick frozen and available in 5kg boxes for $35. Enjoy a taste of summer and support a great cause. To order and for pick up information contact Jane Farmer at 566-4021 or George :ikely at 368-3576.

Thanks to everyone who joined in the Tip2Tip4Africa, cycling across PEI on Thanksgiving weekend! We raised a great amount of money for the Township Project and Mikinduri Children of Hope!

Congratulations to Art Buote who received the prize for top fundraiser in the 2011 Tip 2 Tip – a 32” flat screen TV donated by Leon’s.  Art raised $2090 for the cause this year.  Congratulations Art!!

Sunday, September 04, 2011, 08:00am – Metro Credit Union in Stratford

Registration is at 8 am with the 5K walk/5K run/15K run starting at 9 am. The registration fees are as follows: $10 for the 5K walk or run, $15 for the 15K run or $20 per family. Following the race join us for African food, refreshments, African music and door prizes. African wood carvings, jewellery and artwork will be given away as door prizes and also available for purchase. Major sponsor is Stratford Metro Credit Union. All proceeds go to support Mikinduri Children of Hope Foundation, a PEI based charity that does poverty and health relief work in Kenya.

This annual 3 day bike event will be held October 8 – 10 on PEI’s beautiful Confederation Trail – from Tignish to Elmira. Registration is $200 per person which includes all meals & accommodation for 3 days & 2 nights as well as great Island entertainment. Transportation from Charlottetown to the trailhead on Saturday and return on Monday is also included. Each rider must raise $600 in donations ($400 for students) which goes to support Mikinduri Children of Hope and The Townships Project, two registered Canadian charities doing poverty relief work in Africa. Register early and join in on the training rides taking place July through September. For more information visit www.tip2tip4africa.org or call 566-2043. A great way to get fit, have fun, and give thanks at Thanksgiving!

See photos from the 2010 tip to tip ride here.

Register by Sept 15th to have your name put in a raffle for a fantastic prize!