Upcoming Fundraiser 2/8 Vibrant Reunion
https://www.facebook.com/events/1300344731110062 ARANTHA FARROW BIO: ARANTHA FARROW HAS JUST RETURNED FROM VISITING HER FATHER AKIM IN ZIMBABWE IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2023 and 2024. THIS YEAR WE PLAN TO RAISE 15K TO RENOVATE HER FAMILY’S HOMESTEAD WHICH WILL MAKE IT LIVABLE FOR HER FATHER, AKIM AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE HOMESTEAD CAN SERVE AS A PLACE THAT VERMONTERS AND OTHER SUPPORTERS CAN VISIT. ARANTHA IS A LEADER IN VERMONT’S MUSIC, HERBAL HEALING, ARTS, ROCKS, MINERALS AND CRYSTALS INDUSTRIES. SHE OWNS A SAN FRANCISCO TROLLEY WHERE SHE HOSTS CONCERTS, HOUSES A RETAIL STORE THAT SELLS JEWELRY AND INSTRUMENTS FROM ZIMBABWE AND HOLDS SPECIAL EVENTS. SHE’S ALWAYS HELD THE DREAM OF CONNECTING HER LIFE IN VERMONT WITH HER FATHER'S LIFE, TO HELP IMPROVE THE LIVELIHOODS OF THE PEOPLE, LAND, AND CULTURE OF ZIMBABWE. AKIM’S COMMUNITY IN ZIMBABWE HAS BEEN STARVING AND THIS IMBALANCE IS EXACERBATED BY THE PANDEMIC. THIS FUNDRAISING IS SOMETHING POSITIVE AND HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN DO IN RESPONSE. AS ARANTHA PLANS OUT HER NEXT STEPS IN HER CAREER AND LIVELIHOOD SHE IS CO-CREATING CONNECTIONS WITH ZIMBABWE ARTISANS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MAKERS AND HER FAMILY MEMBERS. WE WISH TO ATTRACT AN ABUNDANCE OF EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL, AND MATERIAL BLESSINGS, AND WE SEEK TO RAISE AN ADDITIONAL 48.000 AND OUR GOAL IS TO RAISE 15K THIS SUMMER FOR ARANTHA TO MAKE THE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS ON THE HOMESTEAD TO MAKE IT LIVABLE WHEN SHE VISITS IN THE FALL OF 2023. DONATE LINK: HTTP://WWW.ARTEVOLVE.ORG/SUPPORT-US.HTML BACKSTORY: ON VALENTINE’S DAY 1996, AKIM HAD JUST MARRIED ARANTHA’S MOTHER JUSTINE, AND WAS IN ST. ALBANS, VT APPLYING FOR HIS GREEN CARD WHEN HE WAS UNEXPECTEDLY ARRESTED AND DEPORTED FOR A MINOR OUT-OF-STATE CANNABIS POSSESSION CHARGE. THIS LEVEL OF CANNABIS POSSESSION IS NOW LEGAL. AT THE TIME, ARANTHA WAS 4 YEARS OLD, AND HER BROTHER WAS A BABY. THIS TRAGEDY LEFT JUSTINE ALONE TO CARE FOR TWO CHILDREN, AND SINCE THEN, AKIM HASN’T BEEN ABLE TO RETURN TO THE STATES. WE ARE GOING TO CHANGE THIS! 2022 WAS A PARTICULARLY TRAGIC AND DIFFICULT YEAR OF LOSSES FOR ARANTHA, AS IT INCLUDED THE MURDER OF HER BEST FRIEND, FERN FEATHER, AND THE PASSING OF HER GRANDMA AND FAVORITE ELDER ANCESTOR, SUZY. AS ARANTHA PLANS OUT HER NEXT STEPS IN HER CAREER AND LIVELIHOOD SHE IS CO-CREATING CONNECTIONS WITH ZIMBABWE ARTISANS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MAKERS AND HER FAMILY MEMBERS. WE WISH TO ATTRACT AN ABUNDANCE OF EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL, AND MATERIAL BLESSINGS. DONATE TO THE FISCAL SPONSOR: ARTISTIC EVOLUCIÓN, INC 501C3 WE CAN PROVIDE TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION RECEIPTS FOR DONATIONS TO OUR CHARITY. MAIL A CHECK. :ARTISTIC EVOLUCIÓN, INC, 96 Morrill Rd, Burlington VT 05408 OR DONATE ONLINE:HTTP://WWW.ARTEVOLVE.ORG/SUPPORT-US.HTML CONTACT: LAUREN LARKEN HEARTSONG LLC with any questions about 2/8 fundraiser, [email protected] 415-632-2731
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