What is in a Just Bag?
Support Tenth's Global mission partners while purchasing Just Bag products for Christmas.
In every Just Bag, you will find:
- Stylish handbag – made with waxed canvas by our Fair-Trade certified friends in Cambodia, Village Works
- Wallet - made from upcycled cement bags by Village Works
- Cosmetic bag made from upcycled fish feed bags by Village Works
- Handmade Soy Candles – made together with our newcomer/refugee community
- Handmade Earrings - made by our mission partner in Eastern Asia and assembled in Vancouver with our newcomer community
- Handmade Natural Soap – created by Adult & Teen Challenge, an organization for local women in recovery
- Fair Trade Coffee from Nicaragua - Café Sito, our friend Osmin works with national coffee growers
- Fair Trade Tea from Kenya - JusTea, our friends Paul and team are redeeming the tea industry in Africa
- Facial spray - made with our refugee community and Momentum mom’s group
Bag design – Kuero, a social enterprise of Ana Velazquez, Just Bags team leader
A Just Bag is a Christmas bag filled with ethically sourced, carefully curated, and lovingly created handmade/fair trade products, made and assembled with our refugee community and volunteers. One Just Bag sells for $85 ($120 if purchased products individually), or 2 or more for $80 each.
Other individual products for sale include:
- small pouches
- stars and cards - from Sierra Leone
- Yoga bags made from upcycled material
- cosmetic bags made from canvas and cement sacks
- wallet made from cement bags
- shopping bags made with upcycled fish food sacks
- essential oil soaps
- candles
- tea and coffee
Available for purchase/pick up at Tenth Mount Pleasant morning services on December 10 (Lower East Hall) and December 17 morning and evening services December 17 (Upper East Hall).
Special thanks to the newcomer refugee community, Momentum Mom's group and Beautiful People volunteers for helping in the creation of Just Bags.