TJ Partners hosts the Craft Fair, a unique shopping experience with lots of homemade goodies to choose from.
The TJ gym will be changed for the annual TJ Craft Fair on Saturday. Artwork by Tori Wallace
On Saturday November 10th from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, TJ Partners will host the annual craft fair, at the TJ Gym, run by the TJ parent group with help from National Honor Society volunteers. This year’s craft fair will offer a vast array of shopping experiences, a tasty café, and a book fair.
This year will be the 24th year of the holiday market and craft fair at TJ. The focus is to have vendors display and sell their unique handmade items. Each year the craft fair has new vendors joining, and over the years they have allowed commercial items to be sold, as well. This year TJ has over 60 vendors, and seven TJ groups selling items.
The annual fair is the only fundraising done by TJ Partners, and the money raised goes towards scholarships and grants for TJ students and staff. “The fair is a wonderful way to build our TJ community,” says Leanne Golledge, who is also the main organizer of the event.
Also, The Optimists Club of South Monaco helps with traffic control on the day, so no need to worry about the rush, and parent and student volunteers give their time to help set up and run the event, so that everything will run smoothly.
The craft fair this year is going to consists of vendors from all over the community with different goods to offer. All the vendors will set up booths in the TJ gym on Friday, and on Saturday business opens to the public at 9:00 a.m., and lasts for the whole day. Shoppers will explore treats from homemade knits to nifty holiday gifts that all ages will enjoy.
Craft fair shoppers will also be able to go into the lunchroom and purchase books, videos, DVDs, and even holiday CDs. All of these items will be at a reduced price.
Craft shoppers and vendors will also be able to go to the Café, which is also in the lunchroom, and will feature a wide variety of meals on the menu with reasonable prices that everyone can enjoy.
“Hope you all can join us on November 10, 2012; its a great way to get into the holiday spirit early,” Golledge added.
