The Garden of Eve hosted a wine and cheese fundraiser for BEADS on October 30, 2004.  We were very successful in our efforts; we raised $2,500 for Beads and sponsored eight girls!  We also received donations in the amount of $1,600 for the Garden of Eve. 

Approximately 50 people attended the fundraiser.  Everyone enjoyed the food, wine and the company and participated generously in our efforts.  Debby Rooney, founder of Beads, gave a presentation on the status of women in the community  she works with, and the problems of poverty, population growth and illiteracy.  Debby brought with her a variety of jewelry, pocketbooks, boxes and key chains made by the Maasai women in Kenya and Tanzania.  Your contributions are directly helping Debby to sponsor girls' education, build women's businesses and to provide targeted workshops on topics such as AIDS Training, Female Circumcision and Environmental Awareness.  

The Garden of Eve is sponsoring another fundraiser for BEADS in March, 2005 in North Jersey.  Stay tuned for details.

We thank all of the participants who attended the October fundraiser.  It was our first event and we are energized by the success of the event.  We appreciate your generous contributions and look forward to seeing you again at our next event.