There's a new kid on the block and she is coming to St. David's Anglican Church Christmas Craft Fair next month.
Andrea O'Leary, owner/manager of Coastal Olive Oils, an attractive new store in Tsawwassen, sells 40 varieties of olive oil and balsamic vinegar from around the world and she's bringing some of those combinations to the fair.
Shoppers will have a new experience when they sample and learn more about the many flavours available at Coastal Olive Oils.
O'Leary joins two well-known participants in St. David's Christmas fairs whose products also source from distant countries - Ten Thousand Villages and Grandmothers for Grandmothers (Gogo Grannies).
Resolute in its commitment to fair trade policy, Ten Thousand Villages brings unique handcrafted gifts to Canada to sell in support of projects aimed at empowering the disadvantaged. Grandmothers for Grandmothers works to assist grandmothers in sub-Saharan Africa raise orphaned children.
Other participants - artists and artisans, knitters, quilters and bakers - will all come together on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in a singleminded fundraising effort that most importantly takes the church to the community and the community to the church.
Parish hall vendors along with the mainstay St.
David's Café are but part of what will be offered at this year's fourth annual fair.
The lounge area is expected to be a hive of activity when the bake table opens for business and shoppers zero in on some 80 frozen fruit pies stockpiled by ladies of the parish during the summer.
The popular re-gifting stall will share the lounge with home baking, while round the corner gently used books will be offered to readers.
