Friday, October 8, 2010

Tucson Meet Yourself is starting today! Please make it a point to support these refugee entrepreneurs!

Food Vendors:

Sahra Hirsi will be selling Somali food including sambusas and Somali tea at the Guryasamo stand near the library.

Sultan Palace, a local refugee-owned business, will sell Afghani food.

Iskashitaa Refugee Sewing and Crafts Circle (IRSCC) will feature Burundi baskets, rag rugs, plarn water bottle holders, and much more for sale, and refugees from many countries will sell and demonstrate how to make these beautiful items. Iskashitaa Refugee Harvesting Network will also have available local fruit and preserved food items from locally gleaned produce. Stop by their booth at Pennington and Church by the library.

The Somali Bantu Association of Tucson, Arizona will have a booth on the grass on the main library plaza. Stop by to learn about SBATA and purchase jewelry.

International Rescue Committee MicroE participants:

Aita Gurung: Demonstration – 10/9-10

Artiest from Bhutan, he would like to demonstrate his art paintings and introduce the Bhutanese art culture.

Charlotte African Tailoring: Demonstration - 10/9-10

Charlotte, a tailor from Congo, will demonstrate her African tailoring styles and introduce her African dresses made for male and female.

Morad Ceramic: Sale - 10/9-10

Morad uses special paints on ceramic bowl, plates and more. This type of art originated in Turkey and called the Art of Izink Ceramic. Morad has learned and master this type of paintings and started his own small workshop business. He is planning to sell his products at Tucson Meet Yourself.

Tatari Import: Sale - - 10/9-10

This is a small family business owned by Ejaz Bhakshi and his wife, who are both from Afghanistan. They sell clothes for men and women, accessories, antiques from the Middle East and other parts of the world.

Paradise Fashion Design: Demonstration – Only Sunday October 10th

Teddy Mambulu is from Congo. He designs and tailors African clothes for men and women.

This is his first year in the USA, and he would like to show his product to the public.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Volunteering at the click of a button!

Volunteering with Iskashitaa has never been quicker or easier! Iskashitaa now has all of our events listed on the internet with quick links to signup sheets. All our wonderful volunteers need to do, is go to our website: www.Iskashitaa.org and click on the events tab. Now you can sign up for all of our fun events at anytime of the day or night. Our volunteer coordinator will update you as the event gets closer and if you decide you cannot come, just return to our website and “undo” your signup. Don’t forget to check back often because we are always finding new ways to spread our mission throughout Tucson and we cannot do it without your help!

Friday, September 17, 2010

Wednesdays are foodie days!



On Wednesdays Iskashitaa is busy harvesting limes, making olives, culling mesquite beans, or canning home made preservatives. No matter which week you join us, you will always have fun learning and enjoying time with other local volunteers and refugees. Join us this week at 8am at the Iskashitaa office and experience our community first hand. To sign up, please click here and follow the directions on the site. You will be contacted on the Monday before your harvest with more details! Hope to see you harvesting with us soon!

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Iskashitaa graciously welcomes monetary donations of any size. See how your donation can help:



Kumquat level- $25:
Buys vital tools for Iskashitaa - a new fruit picker for our green work
We desperately need to replace our worn out tools!


Lime level- $75:
Buys us 5000 minutes of cell phone time – the amount of time the director spends on the phone in a month


Meyer Lemon level- $200:
Buys a month’s worth of gas for one vehicle for harvesting and redistribution trips


Tangelo level- $500:
Supports harvesting coordination through the AmeriCorps program


Pumpkin level- $1,000:
Supports volunteer and resource coordination through the
AmeriCorps program


If you would like to make a monetary contribution to Iskashitaa Refugee Harvesting Network, please make checks out to St Francis in the Foothills UMC and write Iskashitaa RHN in the memo line. Mail checks to: St Francis in the Foothills UMC 4625 E River Rd Tucson, AZ 85718. We also accept credit cards. Contact us for more information. All donations are tax deductable!
Thank you for your continued support!