4 Hours of Great Marimba Music!

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An Ancient Ways ensemble, Kufindura, brings 4 hours of great marimba music from Zimbabwe to downtown Silverton on Saturday October 3rd as part of the Silverton Sidewalk Shindig Check this out!.  Please join us from 1 to 4 pm and again from 5 to 6 pm as these 7 musicians share the uplifting sweet music of the Shona people, complemented by a few original pieces. If you are interested in learning to play yourself check out our website! Bring your dancing shoes!

Ancient Ways playing the HOUR Exchange Summer Celebration 6/28

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Find the Ancient Ways Community ensembles at Central Park in Corvallis from 1 to 2:30 pm on Sunday, June 28th, sharing the uplifting music from Zimbabwe! Both of the Corvallis classes will be playing. Nhimbe, the beginning class, and Mufambo, an intermediate class, are putting it together in the gazebo to beat the heat and celebrate the HOURS exchange, Benton County’s answer to the economy!

Join us for Mother’s Day!

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Join the Ancient Ways Community Marimba Ensembles for Mother’s Day at Thyme Garden in Alsea. Enjoy the ambiance of great food and festive vendors while shopping for your favorite herbs. We’ll bring the uplifting music from Zimbabwe to share in the celebration. See you there this Sunday!

* Diki Diki Marimba and Kufindura will play from 12:30-2 pm
^ Kufindura, Mufambo and Nhimbe marimba groups will play from 3:30 -5 pm

Zimbabwe is on my mind today…

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Zimbabwe is on my mind today, particularly the children. You and I can’t solve the world’s problems but we can make a difference! With our attention, focus, and compassion, each of us does change the world! Any donation you make to Ancient Ways is fully tax-deductible. There are still a couple of days left to use your donation as a tax-deductible write-off for 2014.

If you have already replied to our earlier email, thank you very much! If our original letter to you is not available, please see Ancient Ways Website for the annual update and check out 2015 Donation Focus for ideas as to how to help. Any amount makes a difference! And all our programs, such as pure water wells or maturing girls assistance, are vital. But I am writing to you today because there is only a month, with much preparation to do, before the schools open, and currently we have dedicated funds for a little over 17% of the children. Other donations given towards “greatest need” can be put towards the preschool funding but if you are moved by the plight of young children, you can ask that we direct your funds to the preschool.

During this holiday break, most of us have been able to share time with family and/or friends. We can easily buy gas, use our telephone without interference, and watch movies of our choice. We have medical facilities we can count on, insurance that helps with the unexpected, and stores with an abundance of food and other basics. We have so very much for which to be thankful.

If you are able, please share some of your abundance with one of our preschool children. The average cost per child is $330 for the year which is less than $30 a month, or $1 a day.

Please mail a check to PO Box 346 Scio OR 97374, use the online system at the web links above, or call the office at 877-TATENDA to setup a recurring charge on any credit card. Credit cards and PayPal have a fee for use so a check is most direct, but if you enjoy the convenience of the online system or a phone call, they work and we are happy to help! Thank you in advance for whatever you can do!

Always feel free to write or call with questions…thank you for the consideration,

Have you seen our annual letter?

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Have you received our annual letter, which we just sent in the last couple of days? It would have come directly from the office to you, personalized for your ease. You can also go to https://ancient-ways.org/news/annual-newsletters/ to find the latest update and a general purpose donation form that can be used and/or also sent to family and friends, if you would like to forward them this information. Check out https://ancient-ways.org/about/join-or-donate/2015-focus/ for an online version of the donation form. Thank you for your time and attention! Looking forward to hearing from you!

Great W.A.T.E.R! News!

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W.A.T.E.R! = Wells And Toilets Everyone’s Right! After some difficulties in acquiring cement, we are now in a position to source the cement for wells! Ancient Ways has saved enough since 2013 to build 22 wells right away before the rainy season comes in November. Around 7% of the residents have a pure water well. We have about 515 left to build, 280 in Nhimbe and 235 in Jangano.
If you have a “special project” jar, in which you have saved up your skipped-video-or-latte money, or, are moved in your heart to make a big difference in an extended family’s life, consider DONATING NOW at https://ancient-ways.org/programs/facilities-improvement/water-for-wells/.
Don’t hesitate…Join us in our W.A.T.E.R! program. One well costs $250 to build , or $23/month if using a reoccurring credit card (CALL THE OFFICE at 541-259-HOPE or 877-TATENDA). Any amount helps…Plus, your family surname is painted on the well. Thank you for increasing a family’s garden productivity, overall health and wellbeing, as well as ensuring their future. Always feel free to call or write with questions! Tatenda Chaizvo!

Zimfest Volunteers

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Very soon Ancient Ways will be participating in the annual Zimbabwe Music Festival, this year in Tacoma Washington July 25th-27th. Zimfest 2014 will be held on the University of Puget Sound campus where there is an incredible line up of musicians for afternoon and evening concerts, workshops for all levels of learning, and a marketplace that shares a super variety of African goods. Check out 2014.zimfest.org for the full information!

If you are able to attend Zimfest, please do come by the booth and say hello as Ancient Ways will have the exquisite serpentine sculpture from Mhondoro, textiles and jewelry from the village residents, as well as some children’s toys, CDs and T-shirts tamiflu medicine. Make it a point to stop in as we always love to reconnect with you and share the latest.

Please let us know if you are attending and are able to help Ancient Ways by taking a shift at the booth over the 3 days at the marketplace. We have the advantage of having front and center access to the free afternoon stage each day so you won’t miss a beat! If you can give us a hand with setting up or taking down the booth, or taking a 1 or 2 hour shift during market hours, please let us know right away as we are committed to sharing information and village crafts with everyone, and that means many hours and many hands from 8:30 am to 6 pm, from start to finish all three days.

Thank you! Looking forward to hearing from you. See you there!

Shop for Zimbabwe/Father’s Day Promotion at Amazon

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Have you signed up to support Ancient Ways through the AmazonSmile program yet?

 

Right now, Amazon is running a special Father’s Day promotion. Through 6/15/2014, for every person who makes a qualified purchase, Amazon will donate $5 in addition to 0.5% of the purchase price. To learn more about the promotion, or to sign up, follow this<a title="link" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/r.html?R=2GS547F2Z37UB&C=3SS2O5OZ670D6&H=JW2RZFUM2JWAHXYZQ6TAFK1H9YYA&T=C&U=http%3A%2F%2Fsmile.amazon singulair dosage.com%2Fgp%2Ffeature.html%3Fref%3Dsmi_em_chfd_btn_fdoc%26docId%3D1002662301%26pldnSite%3D1%26ref_%3Dpe_732550_119439840″ target=”_blank”> link.

 

Or try http://tinyurl.com/plytlb6 or http://smile.amazon.com if the above link doesn’t work for you.

 

Example: I’ve been procrastinating on buying a new tent for camping this summer. It costs $140. If I order it right now during the Father’s Day promotion, Amazon will donate $5.70 to Ancient Ways. In this case, procrastination pays off 😉

 

Please take a minute to register for this fundraiser. If you ever shop online at Amazon, it really starts to add up and it’s no extra money out of your wallet.

Upcoming Zimbabwe Music Venues

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Come join the Ancient Ways Community Ensembles as they share the sweet sounds of Shona music on marimba!
• May 2nd, 1:15 – 2 pm, Muti Marimba at LBCC One Vibe Diversity Day. Find us on West Way near the greenhouse…weather looks incredible…come and explore the campus in Albany!
• May 11th, Mother’s Day, Marimba Detembo and Muti Marimba share the stage from 12:30 – 2 pm, at The Thyme Garden in Alsea.
• Later on the 11th from 3:30 – 5 pm, Marimba Detembo and Mufambo Marimba finish the afternoon at the annual Mother’s Day celebration at Thyme Garden. Scrumptious food offerings, savory adult beverages, and unique gift booths add to the beautiful and bountiful nursery ambiance. Hope to see you there!

Also, remember May 3rd as Musekiwa Chingodza comes to Corvallis! Singing workshop 4 – 5:30 pm (541-752-7559541-752-7559) and Mhofela evening concert 7:30 pm (https://ancient-ways.org/2014/04/)