Join us at our 6th annual Christmas Shoppe on Sunday, Dec 11th! The Christmas Shoppe is an alternative shopping market featuring socially conscientious gifts that directly support service organizations in San Diego and around the world, offering you the opportunity to spend less and buy gifts with a purpose. Entry to the Shoppe is free and will feature cookie decorating, music and more!
Sunday, Dec. 11th, KHS gym
Shoppe Hours: 9am-2pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm
Check out descriptions and photos of the products below!
Vendor: Amor Ministries
Cause: Amor Ministries mobilizes volunteers around the world to build houses for impoverished families in Mexico, South Africa, and on the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona. Through this house, Amor is helping to fight poverty and keep families together.
Merch: backpack full of school supplies $25, water filter $100, food for a family $25/week & $100/month, blankets & jackets $25, bibles $5 (all of the items are our of our Project Hope program; this program exists for further support the pastors and families which they serve)
Info: www.Amor.org
Vendor: Because of Hope (BOH)
Cause: Because of Hope seeks to empower widows and orphans living in Uganda and to encourage sustainable holistic development in impoverished areas. We sell handmade jewelry and handbags made by Ugandan women as a way to raise money and awareness.
Merch: beaded necklaces $12-$15, beaded bracelets $5-$10, hand-painted cards $4, purses $20-$25 (all items are handmade by Ugandan widows; the beads are made from paper and come in a variety of colors. The purses also come in a variety of patters and colors.
Info: Contact Allison@BecauseOfHope.org
Vendor: Children of the Nations (COTN) – San Diego
Cause: Our vision is to raise children who transform nations by partnering with nationals to provide holistic, Christ-centered care for orphaned and destitute children, enabling them to create positive and lasting change in their nations.
Merch: Hand crafted jewelry and art pieces (price TBD), Gift items for children in country ($1-$25)
Info: www.COTNI.org
Vendor: COTN (Sable & Snow by Ashley Jorgensen)
Cause: Sable & Snow is a local stationery and paper goods company. All of our products are custom designed and hand-crafted. We believe that through our creativity we have the potential impact environments locally and globally. Proceeds from our custom designs will support Children of the Nations, Uganda—helping to meet transportation needs for child sponsorship initiatives.
Merch: Hand crafted and designed: spiral bound journals ($15 each), saddle stitch journals($10 each), and holiday greeting cards ($4 each, 3 for $10).
Info: Contact Greetings@SableAndSnow.com
Vendor: COTN (Flood Kids)
Cause: Fundraising for playground equipment for children in Malawi
Merch: Hand crafted ornaments made by Flood Kids $2-$3
Info: Contact AbbyNguyen@DIVEintoFLOOD.com
Vendor: College Area Pregnancy Services (CAPS)
Cause: CAPS is a life-affirming medical clinic offering early pregnancy care including utrasound and pregnancy testing, counseling and practical help to those facing unplanned pregnancy in San Diego.
Merch: Boxed Christmas ornaments with a life affirming theme $7/each, baby onuses $10/each
Info: www.FriendsOfCaps.org
Vendor: Empower A Child
Cause: Empower A Child works with the orphans and vulnerable children of Uganda and Kenya. We seek to empower them through education and child sponsorship, discipleship, and hands-on skills and business training. We believe nurturing them in all these areas will give them what they need to become job creators rather than job seekers and future leaders of Africa.
Merch: earrings $6, wallets $10, necklaces $12, scarves $16, purses $20z
Info: www.Empower-a-Child.org
Vendor: Erase Poverty
Cause: We mobilize small businesses and their customers to fund microloans through everyday purchases – erasing poverty faster through the power of small business. Join us in giving a hand-up to hardworking women and men locally and globally.
Merch: Micro Loan Blend Coffee (12 oz bags, decaf & regular available) $10 to help fund additional poverty-eliminating micro loans as well as benefit women coffee farmers in Africa, Central America, and South America
Info: www.ErasePoverty.org
Vendor: Good Paper
Cause: Good Paper creates jobs in developing and underprivileged communities by making greeting cards. Cards from Africa is a unique line of fair trade greeting cards handmade by people orphaned by the Rwandan genocide and the AIDS epidemic. Sanctuary Spring is a line of beautiful, fair trade greeting cards handcrafted by women who have escaped human trafficking in the Philippines.
Merch: Fair trade greeting cards: $20 per set or $30 for two sets
Info: www.CardsFromAfrica.com, www.SanctuarySpring.com
Vendor: Invisible Children
Cause: We work to transform apathy into activism. By documenting the lives of those living in regions of conflict and injustice, we hope to educate and inspire individuals in the Western world to use their unique voice for change. In war-affected regions we focus on long-term development, working directly with individuals and institutions that are eager to realize their full potential. Through education and innovative economic opportunities, we partner with affected communities and strive to improve the quality of life for individuals living in conflict and post-conflict regions.
Merch: handmade bracelet & video $20, tshirts $20-$25, silver bracelet $75, handmade messenger bags/purses/totes, frontline kit (latest documentary, tshirt, map of conflict area, postcards with program description, actual defection fliers used in rebel affected areas), new holiday line
Info: www.InvisibleChildren.com
Vendor: iSanctuary
Cause: iSanctuary (International Sanctuary), a non-profit organization, offers rehabilitation and employment opportunities to survivors of human trafficking. Handmade jewelry, ornaments, and greeting cards provide self-sufficiency to survivors rescued in Mumbai, India and Southern California. Purchase with Purpose®
Merch: Jewelry handmade by survivors of human trafficking $5-$45 (avg price $15), holiday ornaments, and greeting cards
Info: iSanctuary.org
Vendor: Krochet Kids Intl.
Cause: Krochet Kids intl. is a cause-driven accessories brand that is working to eradicate poverty through sustainable economic development programs and unique, one-of-a-kind products. The organization is currently working in Northern Uganda and Peru to fulfill its mission statement – to empower people to rise above poverty.
Merch: Crocheted and knit hats & scarves $22-$34, tshirts & sweatshirts $20-$40
Info: www.KrochetKids.org
Vendor: Live a Life of Love
Cause: Live a Life of Love is a San Diego based non-profit apparel company that donates 100% of its profit to charity; we believe in encouraging the world to live a life compelled and fundamentally governed by love. We have faith that love can and should be the foundation for the way we treat each other, the decisions we make, and the way we live – that by digging down to the root of the problems that plague our world, the solution is ultimately love.
Merch: Women’s and men’s shirts and hoodies, stickers, buttons
Info: www.LiveALifeOfLove.org
Vendor: MiiR
Cause: At MiiR, we believe in challenging the status quo. We believe in thinking differently about what we create and who it may impact. We do this by making our products highly functional, well designed while giving back to those in need. We decided to start by making great bottles with significant purpose behind them.
Merch: Water bottles-600mL $23, 800mL $25
Info: www.MiiR.com
Vendor: Plant with Purpose
Cause: Plant With Purpose is a Christian, environmental non-profit organization that transforms lives in rural areas worldwide where poverty is caused by deforestation. Focusing on holistic solutions to poverty, Plant With Purpose has been restoring the lives of the rural poor for over 25 years by planting trees, creating economic opportunity through micro-credit and micro-enterprise, implementing sustainable agriculture programs, and encouraging spiritual renewal.
Merch: Alternative gifts and corresponding greeting cards for trees, fuel-efficient stoves, bunnies, goats, etc.: fair trade coffee from Project 7, Natural dye Thai scarves and purses, Oaxacan pine needle baskets
Info: www.PlantWithPurpose.org
Vendor: San Diego Rescue Mission
Cause: The San Diego Rescue Mission believes in the inherent worth of every homeless man, woman, and child. Our mission is to spread the good news of salvation through Christ by serving the needs to the poor, addicted, abused, and homeless, thus improving the quality of their lives. Our programs provide the rehabilitation and discipleship that allow us to achieve this mission, leading to positive, lasting change–and creating better lives for those we serve, their families, and the community.
Merch: Hot meals for those living on the streets $10, Hygiene Products & Underwear Care Package $15, Safe Shelter for mother & child $33 or for single homeless woman $17
Info: www.SDRescue.org
Vendor: Soul Food
Cause: Soul Food provides monthly food delivery to Kearny families who are facing challenges related to housing, employment, financial, and at times, medical issues. Monthly delivery provides some financial relief so that family resources may be stretched to meet other obligations until they can get back on their feet.
Merch: English toffee
Info: Food@DIVEintoFLOOD.com
Vendor: The Chisomo Idea
Cause: Started to address issues of poverty in Malawi, Africa, through soccer, youth leadership, and child development.
Merch: Chisomo signature shirt $10, Malawi national soccer team jersey replica $20, Don’t Write Me Off-Malawian Youth Soccer Documentary $5, Authentic African Soccer Balls, $5, Nyasa Bling-Jewelry from Malawi $10-$20, Authentic African Bags $15, bracelets $5
Info: Facebook: The Chisomo Idea
Vendor: The Paradigm Project
Cause: The Paradigm Project is a social enterprise working to create sustainable social, economic and environmental value within developing world communities. We combine the heart and mission of a non-profit with the discipline and market-based principles of a for-profit.
Merch: Fund a stove $40 and receive an ornament, water bottles $10, tshirts by Jedidiah $20
Info: www.TheParadigmProject.org
Vendor: TJ Housebuilding
Cause: Flood TJ Housebuilding has been sending teams South of the Border for over six years to help build homes for those less fortunate. We’re raising funds for our 7th anniversary trip (and also our 60th overall trip), our first weekend trip. Gracias for your support!
Merch: ornaments, mexican bracelets, churros
Info: Contact TJHousebuilding@DIVEintoFLOOD.com
Vendor: TJ Orphanage
Cause: We are Flood’s Tijuana Orphanage Impact Team. We go to El Faro Casa Hogar orphanage located in Tijuana once a month. Our vision is to help the kids build a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, instill hope in their lives by tangibly loving on them, and to build a community within Flood volunteers.
Merch: We will be selling home made Christmas ornaments that the kids have lovingly painted. We will be selling them for $5 each.
Info: TJOrphanage@DIVEintoFLOOD.com
Vendor: Yadumu Project
Cause: Yadumu is the Swahili word for “long life.” The Yadumu Project supports and promotes organizations that are saving lives in East Africa. Presently we are providing financial support for a Kenyan-run orphanage in the Nairobi area and endeavoring to raise the funds needed to build a much-needed well for a village called Rakwaro, just outside of Kisumu, Kenya.
Merch: A Yadumu Notebook and a 2012 Planner, both featuring fine art black & white images from East Africa $12 each, (100% of the profits will go towards supporting life-saving projects in East Africa)
Info: Contact-andyjohnson3@gmail.com
Vendor: Youme Clothing
Cause: YOUME clothing is a collaborative recycling project with a desire to take that which is old, and make it new, locally and internationally. We do this through international clothing exchanges where new clothes are provided to those in need, and in exchange they give YOUME one of their oldest articles of clothing. A patch of their previously worn cloth is then stitched into a new article of clothing and the finished product is sold. 100 % of the profits made from those sales are put right back into the communities from which they originated.
Merch: tshirts $15-$30, v-necks $15-$30, tanks $15, accessories $10-$30
Info: YouMeClothing.storenvy.com
Vendor: Young Life Capernaum
Cause: Young Life Capernaum in San Diego gives young people with mental and physical disabilities the chance to experience fun and adventure, to develop fulfilling friendships and to challenge their limits while building self-esteem through club, camp and other exciting activities. Young Life staff and volunteers model Christ’s unconditional love and acceptance as they walk alongside these young adults — filling their lives with love and support.
Merch: Christmas trees, custom greeting cards, camp scholarships
Info: Contact YLCapernaumSD@gmail.com
