CALENDAR July 10 - August 14 - September 11 - October 9 - November 13 - December 11 - January 8

July 10, 2010

Car Exhibit by Untouchables Car Club

Silverback Society® calls 50 men to mentor eighth grade boys

Live Performances by

  • 1:00PM to 2:00 PM -- Mario Abney Quintet
  • 2:00PM to 3:00PM -- Michaela Harrison
  • 3:00PM to 4:00PM -- Guitar Lightnin' Lee


YOUTH TENT

Ujamaa Project - 1:00PM -4:00PM  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 the benefits and nutrition of vegetables and fruits through activities such as role play, drawing, printmaking, and imagination games. They also get to create artwork of their favorite vegetables and fruits. Children participating in the project's activities also get a bag of fresh fruits and vegetables to take home and share with their families!



BOOK GIVEAWAY
New Orleans Public Library Bookmobile at Sankofa Marketplace Youth Tent!

MODEL CAR GIVEAWAY FOR KIDS

Sponsored by:

  • Arabi Food Store
  • Boom Racing USA
  • Heavenly Touch Beauty Salon
  • Mark's Muffler
  • Oliver Banks Jr Masonry
  • Stanley's Custom Shop
  • Willie Pugh's Body Shop


RECYCLING DROP OFF STATION

  • Deja Vu Recycling - Collecting aluminum, plastic, paper, and cardboard items. Click here for more information about Deja Vu Recycling.

HEALTH SCREENINGS

  • Free private HIV screenings in the NO AIDS Task Force mobile van.
  • HIV and STD health information by St John #5 Camp Ace HIV Program.

VENDOR LINEUP

  • Chef Coy LeBeaud - grilled vegetable poboys, grilled shrimp
  • Deja Vu recycling - recyclable station of aluminum, plastic, paper, and cardboard items
  • Grilling Shelling - hot grilled hamburgers, chicken, Italian hot sausage
  • House of Dance and Feathers - Ronald Lewis' book the House of Dance and Feathers, voted by The Times Picayune as one of the best books of 2009
  • Know-it Alls - kettlecorn, strawberry lemonade
  • New Orleans Public Library Bookmobile - book giveaway
  • NO AIDS Task Force - free rapid private HIV testing
  • Primerica Financial Services - financial planning information
  • Prosper Farms - fresh produce/vegetables
  • RU Shopping Yet, LLC - bags, jewerly, accesories
  • Sheaux Sweets - baked goods
  • St John #5 Camp Ace HIV Program - HIV and STD information

 




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

Sankofa Marketplace Vendor Booths

 

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 with fresh produce and wild caught Louisiana shrimp, local entertainment, community resources, health screenings, and health resources.

Sankofa Marketplace thanks theMilagro Foundation for funding the Ujamaa Project to encourage children to increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables through arts education. Sankofa Marketplace is in partnership with Home, New Orleans, a project of National Performance Network with funding support by the Ford Foundation.

 

 

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SPONSORS
Would you like to sponsor the Sankofa Marketplace? Please email sankofamarketplace@gmail.comTODAY!


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

Sankofa Marketplace Vendor Booths


VOLUNTEERS
Volunteer at the Sankofa Marketplace! If you are interested in volunteering 1 hour to many hours, email sankofamarketplace@gmail.com with your name and contact information.


CONTACT US
 We'd love to hear from you. Please send an email to sankofamarketplace@gmail.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
marketumbrella.org
New Testament Baptist Church
Preservation Resource Center
St. David Catholic Church


SUPPORTERS/CONTRIBUTORS
marketumbrella.org
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation
Episcopal Diocese Of Louisiana
Sheriff Marlin N. Gusman
Councilmember Cynthia Willard-Lewis
Home, New Orleans?
National Performance Network