Haitian Artist Made Candle Holder - Bid Now

 

Up For Bid: Haitian Artist Made Recycled Metal Candle Holder / Sconce Valued at $30

 

About Global Gallery from their fabulous owners:

  

"Global Gallery is a non-profit, volunteer operated, marketplace in Ohio that promotes Fair Trade and cultural awareness.  Fair Trade products and handicrafts from around the world in our store help provide each artisan with a fair wage to support their families. The guidelines of Fair Trade dictate our pricing. In addition to educating our customers and community about the importance of Fair Trade and what a fair price makes for artisans in impoverished countries, we work on raising the awareness of cultural and human value of each item.

Global Gallery has been part of the community for over 11 years. In September of 1991 five area churches provided money and volunteer help to start the operations and run the store. Their wish was to help economically challenged individuals and cooperatives. Since then Global Gallery has always worked hard, overcome many difficulties and has developed considerably. Our goal is not only to help but to make a change in people's lives in impoverished countries, show them how they can improve their work and life conditions, educate them about Fair trade opportunities. On the other side we want to raise cultural awareness here in the US and let people know how they can contribute.

 Global Gallery constantly searches ways and opportunities to spread the knowledge about Fair trade and cultural diversity. We started by working with churches but since then we have established contacts and partnerships with many others. Schools, universities, libraries, local businesses, cultural organizations and festivals co-work with us to promote Fair Trade and educate about different cultures and the value of human labor. UNICEF joined our store, adding even more ways to learn and help. We offer special events, workshops and presentations in store as well as in most of the local area (schools, university campuses, churches, festivals, etc).

Global Gallery has three locations: 682 North High Street in the Short North (just north of downtown Columbus and the Convention Center and a few miles south of the OSU campus.); 148 Easton Town Center, Columbus (on the first floor of Easton Station Mall); and the Global Gallery Coffee Shop in Clintonville at 3535 N. High St., North of North Broadway at the intersection of N High and Dunedin."

The Global Gallery has graciously donated the Haitian Artist-Made Recycled Metal Candle Holder pictured below. The item was made in a village just outside Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince. 

 

  

 

A huge thank you to The Global Gallery for supporting our efforts to help the people in Haiti!

About this auction item:

The item you are bidding on is a recycled metal candler holder made by a Haitian Artist and donated by The Global Gallery. The item will be shipped to the winning bidder at the end of the auction or will be available for pick up at The Ohio State University.

Bidding will be available from February 15th to March 8th at NOON.

Bidding will start at $10! 

All proceeds go to Partners In Health.

Please only bid if you are intending to pay for it. Scroll to the bottom of the item post and click on the "comments" link. A new page will open and a text box will be to the right. In the box type your name, your contact information (either email or phone number), and the dollar amount of your bid. Please bid in full dollar increments. Then click on of the options under "choose your identity". If you do not have a Blogger or OpenID account, choose "anonymous" or "name/url" and enter your contact information. Don't forget to scroll to the last comment to check the most current bid!  Good Luck!!

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