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United Methodist Fair Trade Market Contest

Through the direction of Kellee K. Sikes, Manchester United Methodist Church, founded the Fair Trade Market (www.manchesterumc.org/ftm) that has grown since 2003 to be one of the largest fair trade markets in the country.  In a MissionCast (http://www.momissioncast.com/?p=212) Kellee tells why it would be great if more and more churches would sponsor fair trade markets. Any church large or small can do so.  To offer encouragement Kellee is offering two prizes:

1) In 2010 a $500 reward to the congregation that sponsors a market for the first time in 2010 and sells the most fair trade items in gross dollars per capita for their church membership. The $500 reward is made available via the honorarium Kellee received with the Social Justice Ministries award at the 2010 Missouri Annual Conference, in Springfield, in June. 

2) A second $500 reward will go to the congregation that sponsors a market for the first time in 2011 that uses the most volunteers per capita in their 2011 market.  The $500 reward is made available via donation from Kellee’s company P3 Strategies, Inc. www.P3StrategiesInc.com

To report your results and apply for the Fair Trade Market prize complete the following form and return no later than January 15 of the corresponding year it to:

P3StrategiesInc@gmail.com or

P3 Strategies, Inc 101 West Argonne Dr., Ste 171
St. Louis, MO

To complete the form simply place your cursor in the grey boxes and type your answers. The grey boxes will increase in size to accommodate any length of answer.

Church Information:

Church Name:      
Church Address:      
Church Web address:      
Church Phone Number: ( ) -
Number of Church Members:      

Market Information:

Market Contact Name:       Phone Number:       Email:      
Dates and Times Market was held:      
Number of Volunteers who put on the Market:      

How was the Market advertised?:      
What vendors did you work with or order from to gain your fair trade sale items:      
What were the results of the Market?: (How did the church community receive the market? Did you feel a greater awareness for social justice through conscious consumerism had a seed planted or started a discussion or grew a passion from the market? Etc)      
$ Gross Sales of Fair Trade items only: $
What was the best part of the Market experience?:      
What were the challenges?:      
Are there areas of Fair Trade or Markets you would like to know more about?:      
Will your church hold a market again next year?: