Families First Fundraiser at Ten Thousand Villages

PORTSMOUTH, NH — Ten Thousand Villages, a nonprofit retail store in Portsmouth, is inviting the Seacoast community to come out and shop for the holidays to benefit Families First Health & Support Center, from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13. The purchase of a unique, handcrafted gift from Ten Thousand Villages will not only support Families First, but will improve the livelihoods of artisans in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

For more than 60 years, Ten Thousand Villages has established fair, long-term buying relationships in places where skilled artisans lack opportunities for stable income. All artisans are fairly paid for their products.

Fifteen percent of the afternoon’s proceeds will be donated to Families First.

Families First Health and Support Center is a nonprofit community health center providing primary, prenatal, behavioral and oral health care; parent and family groups; one-on-one family support; and mobile health care. Learn more at 603-422-8208 or FamiliesFirstSeacoast.org.

Ten Thousand Villages is at 87 Congress St. in downtown Portsmouth. More information is available at 603-431-2392 or tenthousandvillages.com.

Caption: Ten Thousand Villages, a fair trade retailer of artisan-crafted home decor, personal accessories and gift items from across the globe located in Portsmouth, will donate 15 percent of the price of items sold from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13, to Families First Health & Support Center.

Submitted by Julia Minchew.