St. Paul’s Christian Education Centre, Paget
Saturday, December 1st, 2007, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Ann Coakley |
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Burton Jones (Drawbridge Industries) |
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Carla Marquardt |
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Carolyn Telford |
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Charmaine and Jerry Friday (One Love Designs) |
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Dale Butler (The Writers Machine) |
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Dan and Deanne Desilva |
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Daron Lowe |
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David Semos (The Semos Family) |
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Deirdre Furtado |
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Dena Lister |
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Denise Giles-Woodhouse (Woodpecker Designs) |
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Gail and Robin Marirea |
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Gina Brown |
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Gladys MacIntyre |
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Kelli & Roseclair Thompson (Nature's Stone) |
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Mary Tatem (Seamist Designs) |
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Milton Hill (Bermuda Sails) |
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Nicole Ratteray |
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Nishanthi Bailey |
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Romona Cardell (Baskets of Love) |
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Sandra O'Brien (Village Café) |
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Terry Chapman |
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Wendy Avery (Dockyard Glassworks & Bermuda Rum Cake Company) |
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Welcome to Home-Grown Alternatives
Another great year for HGA -- 12 to be exact.
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| Scenes from last year's event. The crowds were large. Check out our gallery for "some" images -- more gallery images to come. |
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Mark your 2007 calendar to Saturday, December 1st for the next HGA event. It will be held at our home at St. Paul’s Christian Education Centre.
Fruitcake, Boxing Day gatherings, “Deck the Halls ...” and Home-Grown Alternatives (HGA) are all synonymous with Christmas in Bermuda. If HGA had a birthday cake this year, it would be sporting eleven candles! That's saying a mouthful for an event which was originally only planned for November 1995! This year’s Shopping Extravaganza is slated for Saturday, December 1st, 2007 at St. Paul’s Christian Education Centre in Paget. from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. |
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We have always supported 'Buy Bermuda'. We actually support 'Buy Made in Bermuda'.
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HGA has a remarkable group of Bermuda’s best artists and craftspeople including the decorating team (Mary Tatem and Lyn Vaughan) which is constantly challenged with new approaches to decorating the hall with everyday materials. Once again, we will have new vendors for 2007!
The reality is that Christine Wellman and Mary Tatem organize an annual event that customers and artisans alike anticipate every December. “Even if we wanted to take a break, artists meet us and start suggesting about November and customers start asking ... ” say Wellman and Tatem. HGA has always been held indoors to facilitate the creation of a Christmas spirit. Live entertainment from some of Bermuda's premier musicians has been a welcome addition since 1997.