Greensboro News & Record (NC)
November 12, 2004

SWEATER SALE KEEPS PERUVIAN CO-OP GOING

Author: Josh Barrer, Staff Writer

Edition: ALL
Section: LIFE
Page: D1

In a small mountain town in Peru, 68 women get together to knit sweaters, hats, handbags and other items from the local alpaca wool.

They've organized as a collective called Artesania Pachamama, which means "Workshop of the Mother Earth," and use the profits from selling the sweaters to benefit their rural town of Manazo.

Representatives of the Artesnia will be showing off the ladies products and promoting the sale in Greensboro. Tune in to WFMY News 2 on November 6 at approximatley 7:49am and to FOX News 8 on November 9 at approximatley 7:25am. The sweaters this year look better than ever.

The children of the Saint Pius X Elementary Faith Formation program are holding their annual Peru Penny Drive this month. This money will go to our sister parish in Peru. This is one of the many ways the parish of St.Pius tries to help the people of Manazo. If you have change you want to donate bring it to St.Pius this month.

Our retail sales dates for 2007 are as follows:

• October 26,27 in Cincinnati,Ohio
• November 3, in Boone,NC at St.Elizabeth of the Hills
• November 9,10,11 in Greensboro,NC at St.Pius X
• December 1,2 in Clemmons,NC at Holy Family