UUSE Artisan Holiday Market News!

Questions can be sent to our fearless leader, Desiree Holian-Borgnis, and the planning committee Jennifer Klee and Michelle Spadaccini at Fair@uuse.org.

The UUSE Artisan Holiday Market (because it's so much more than a run-of-the-mill fair) will be held on

Friday, Nov. 22, 6 to 8:30 PM

Saturday, Nov. 23, 9 AM to 3 PM

Attention all Crafters! Join us Sunday, September 29 after the second service to make crafts for the holiday fair. We'll provide the materials and instruction for several different projects, or feel free to come and work on whatever it is you are making for the holiday fair. Bring your lunch. We'll provide dessert. Please contact Gina Campellone at uuseoffice@uuse.org to let us know you're coming.

Silent Auction is Looking for Donations

We have some UUs who own local businesses or are accomplished artists who help us out yearly with generous contributions. But you may have some treasures to donate. What draws bids? Past items that attracted numerous bids include a beautiful set of wooden jigsaw puzzles featuring some “whimsy” pieces, a new gas grill (a thank you gift for purchasing a car), a member upgraded her iPad, and donated her old one. We’ve had a quilting frame, a fancy Franklin Mint commemorative Monopoly game, sports memorabilia, high-end jewelry, gently used designer purses, and decorative home items. Themed baskets full of goodies that can be given as gifts are usually a big draw (think spa night basket, pet-owner basket, hostess gift basket, etc.) And, of course, the work of our many talented UUSE artists and crafters is always a big draw! Have an idea? Talk with Mary Ellen Vigeant.

Also --

Canning jars: Do you have any to donate to the cause? Leave them in the fair bin in the coat closet.

Leadership: We need people to take on a few leadership roles • Organize Lunch for the Fair Workers: Easy! Order take out and set/clean it up. • After Fair Party: Find and reserve a fun venue. • Garden Level Coordinator: Organize the team that empties out and resets the Children & Youth Ministry Rooms. • Jewelry team leader. Past chairs Peggy Webbe and Diana Sherman are happy to advise but have family matters that mean they don't have the bandwidth to donate as much time as they have in the past. Talk to Desiree or email Fair@uuse.org if you can step up. • Books: Are you willing to apprentice this year with the goal of taking over the leadership of the book shop next year? Talk to Dottie Keating at uuseoffice@uuse.org or Fair@uuse.org.

Fabulous Finds: The former “Friday Night Specials” booth has been renamed “Fabulous Finds” because it is open throughout the Fair. Please start setting aside any “upscale” tag sale items you would like to donate, including new or nearly new art, kitchen ware, serving pieces, clothing and accessories, tools, housewares or one-of-a-kind treasures. Contact Lesley Schurmann at uuseoffice@uuse.org if you’re unsure if your fabulous finds are appropriate or with other questions.

For more ways about how you can pitch in, click here.

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