Pet Vaccination Clinic - 1:00PM - 4:00PM
By SULA Foundation
- The Sula Foundation will subsidize pit bulls vaccinations at $15 for the full set of three vaccines including rabies, distemper and kennel cough. Non-pit bulls will be just $45.
- SPCA will provide humane education and info on their summer education programs.
- Pets R Our World mobile vet clinic with Dr Jessica.
- The Sula Foundation will make appointments for free spay/neuter surgeries for pit bulls.
- Marketgoers will be able to schedule appointments for future exams for any of their non-canine pets
Ujamaa Project - 1:00PM - 4:00 PM
at Sankofa Marketplace Youth Tent
The Ujamaa Project provides children with access to and a positive experience with fresh fruits and vegetables through visits to our farmers market and vegetable grill station. Children meet Sankofa Marketplace Produce Vendors and learn about different types of vegetables and fruits through various activities. They get to create artwork of their favorite vegetables and fruits. Children who participate in the project activities also get a bag of fresh fruits and vegetables to take home to share with their families!
Community Gardening Day
WHEN: Sunday, January 10th from 1PM - 5PM
WHERE: Guerilla Garden on Chartres and Charbonnet Streets
Celebrate Community Gardening Day with us on Sunday, January 10th from 1PM to 5PM and come on out to the developing Guerrilla Garden on Chartres and Charbonnet Streets. The Guerilla Garden team will be building garden beds, making concrete footing for its shade structure, and removing bricks from the soil.
All ages are welcome! There will be seating for the elders. Refreshments will be available pot-luch style. Please bring a healthy dish, snack, or beverage.
What is the Guerrilla Garden?
The Guerrilla Garden is a project conceived, developed and implemented by Lower Ninth Ward residents. The Guerilla Garden team is converting an empty blighted lot into a vibrant community greenspace that includes a small fruit tree grove, vegetable garden beds and seating areas.
All residents are welcome to join, and the garden will be open to the community. Come be a part of this garden's growth!
Other Gardening Dates:
- Sunday, January 17th (2 PM - 5PM)
- Monday, January 18th, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
For more information, please contact Jenga by phone (504) 994-7745 or email backyardgardeners@gmail.com.
Book Giveaway - 1:00PM-4:00PM
by New Orleans Public Library Bookmobile at Sankofa Marketplace Youth Tent!
To participate in the Sankofa Marketplace, you must first register here to complete your online application. Upon approval of your application, you may pay your booth fee through the paypal link (below) or by check to Sankofa Marketplace, PO Box 770570, New Orleans, La 70177.
Download the Vendor Guidelines and Special Events Occupational License
The Sankofa Marketplace of the Lower 9th Ward is a free, open-air event, held every 2nd Saturday in the parking lot of the All Souls Episcopal Church at the intersection of St Claude and Caffin Avenues. This monthly community event was created to help spur restoration, development and economic growth in the Lower 9th Ward. The event features children's activities, a farmers market, local entertainment, access to community and health resources, a crafts market, and an exhibition of Lower 9th Ward history and culture.
The January 9, 2010 Pet Vaccination Clinic at the Sankofa Marketplace is sponosred and organized by the Sula Foundation. The Sankofa Marketplace is sponsored in part by H&R Block located in Eastern New Orleans at 9954 Lake Forest Blvd, Ste. 2 and in Gentilly at 3135 Gentilly Blvd providing quality income tax services.
The Sankofa Marketplace is a project of the the Historic Lower 9th Ward Council for Arts & Sustainability (HL9CAS). HL9CAS thanks theMilagro Foundation for funding the Ujamaa Project to encourage children to increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables through arts education. HL9CAS is in partnership with Home, New Orleans, a project of National Performance Network with funding support by the Ford Foundation.
SPONSORS
Would you like to sponsor the Sankofa Marketplace? Please email us TODAY! sponsor@sankofamarketplace.org
VENDORS
To participate in the Sankofa Marketplace, you must first register here to complete your online application. Upon approval of your application, you may pay your booth fee through the paypal link (below) or by check to Sankofa Marketplace, PO Box 770570, New Orleans, La 70177.
Download the Vendor Guidelines and Special Events Occupational License
VOLUNTEERS
Volunteer at the Sankofa Marketplace! If you are interested in volunteering 1 hour to many hours, email volunteer@sankofamarketplace.org
with your name and contact information.
CONTACT US
We'd love to hear from you. Please email us at info@sankofamarketplace.com
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Sankofa Marketplace is a project of the Historic Lower 9th Ward Council for Arts & Sustainability, in community partnership with:
All Congregations Together
All Souls Episcopal Church and Community Center
Global Green USA
Greater Little Zion Missionary Baptist Church
House of Dance and Feathers
Lower 9th Ward Health Clinic
Lower 9th Ward Neighborhood Council
Preservation Resource Center
St. David Catholic Church
SUPPORTERS/CONTRIBUTORS
Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation
marketumbrella.org
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation
Transforma Projects
Episcopal Diocese Of Louisiana
Sheriff Marlin N. Gusman
Councilmember Cynthia Willard-Lewis
Home, New Orleans?
Lecler Printing
lowernine.org
Musician's Clinic
International Society On Hypertension In Blacks (ISHIB)
PEACE of Heart sponsored by UnitedHealth Group Foundation
Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro
Baby's Coffee
National Performance Network
